Olivia Farrell was among the founders of @ArkBusiness and eventually became the CEO of ABPG. She also co-founded the Arkansas Women's Foundation. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Check out this great summer opportunity sponsored by Drama Kids!
http://www.dramakids.com/ar1
https://www.facebook.com/dramakidsAR1/
Maya Angelou was an internationally renowned bestselling author and poet. She was also an activist for the rights of American Americans and women. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2017. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Conversations about internet safety are more prevalent than ever with the rise in virtual learning. PCSSD Director of Technology, Jimmy Hogg, spoke with @KATVNews about how PCSSD, and parents, can aid in internet safety.
http://ow.ly/eAoY50DPbPS #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Natural State Recovery Center will be hosting a Food Giveaway this Saturday (March 6) from 12-2pm! This community drive-thru event will offer food, while supplies last, to those who need it right now. Thank you to our community supporters for making this event possible.
Hattie Caraway was a U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1931-1944. She was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right. She was inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Black History Month celebrations continued an extra week in PCSSD due to winter weather in mid-February. Members of the superintendent's cabinet wore HBCU and Greek shirts this week to show support of these schools. #blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
REMINDER: Registration is now open for the Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge encourages 3-12 graders to apply knowledge they have, learn new skills, and work with people in science-based fields.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/407611?org=pcssd
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Carolyn Witherspoon is a labor and employment attorney and first female president of the Arkansas Bar Assoc. She helped found the Women's Foundation of Arkansas. She was inducted to the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Celebrate Read Across America Week with us! We have a different theme book focus for every day and we are having a bingo book challenge for all students. In person students can come by the library to get a bingo card and virtual students can email Mrs. Matthews for a copy, tmatthews1379@pcssd.org. Please see this link for more information:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yaKnVdVkKfdd9pMxMFl0tRdQ4vAHM4vk61vizB0sDmw/edit?usp=sharing
Alice Walton is the founder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. She was named to the 2012 "TIME 100" list of influential people in the world and inducted in the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2015. #womenshistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
June Carter-Perry served as the US ambassador to Lesotho and Sierra Leone. She spent 25+ years with the State Department, working in Zambia, Zimbabwe, France & more. She was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2016.
#blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Share Black Stories: Books About to Go Down in History
Hear from contemporary Black authors about their upcoming books! The next Power of Story Speaker Series event is Share Black Stories: Books About to Go Down in History, a conversation with Justin A. Reynolds (Miles Morales: Shock Waves), Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel Makonnen (Last Gate of the Emperor) and Leah Johnson (Rise to the Sun), moderated by Kathy Burnette of Brain Lair Books! Learn more about the #PowerOfStory here
https://fb.watch/3UPfErFHy_/
Willie Roaf is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman. He played for New Orleans Saints and KC Chiefs before retiring and was selected to the Pro Bowl 11 times. He was inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2013.
#blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Mother Nature surprised residents in Arkansas with nearly two feet of snow across the state! Students in Pulaski County Special School District enjoyed a week of "winter-based" instructional activities in order to take advantage of these rare snow days.
https://youtu.be/cGq1CIE1rtQ
#pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Natural State Recovery Center will be hosting a Food Giveaway next Saturday, March 6 from 12-2pm! This community drive-thru event will offer food, while supplies last, to those who need it right now. Thank you to our community supporters for making this event possible.
Course Selection for the 2021-2022 school year must be submitted ASAP. Please ask your child to see his/her course requests form.
Instructional video for current 6th graders: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16x2--CvtG3qXvXsS3K8PWfDMtBSaPZYz/view
The Google form can be found in World History Schoology.
Instructional video for current 7th graders:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NjbEdDkZaJNeUZRzyBRjc_r2DIksWZGP/view
The Google form can be found in Geography Schoology.
Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett was a combat pilot in World War II & Korean War. His WWII flight suit is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in DC. He was inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2012.
#blackhistorymonth #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Here is the link to the Cyber Safety presentation from the Attorney General's Office from Feb. 23 . Thank you! https://www.dropbox.com/s/wazl4xn0d814f48/Cyber%20Safety%20Parent%20Meeting%20Maumelle%20Middle.mp4?dl=0
6th graders at MAUMELLE MIDDLE dissected flowers during a recent lab. They explored the different parts and characteristics of a flower. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
