Trojan Happenings: February 3-7, 2020
Upcoming Events

Monday, February 3
Jr. High Basketball (8th-9th Girls & 9th Grade Boys) vs.
Lakeside at HOME, 5:00

Tuesday, February 4
-6th grade Gifted & Talented Program students to attend
Rosa Parks play at UCA (Conway)
- Wrestling vs. Greenbrier at HOME, 5:00
-New Principal Reception for HSWCHS Principal Mrs. Simms
at HSWCHS Library, 3:30
-Basketball (JV Boys; V Girls & Boys) vs. J.A. Fair at HOME, 5:00
-Oaklawn Social Hour at Hot Springs Cracker Barrel, 6:00

Wednesday, February 5
-HSSD Football Signing Day Ceremony in Indoor Practice Facility, 10:00
- Langston and Gardner 5th-6th Grade GT Students Visit Dawson for STEM Day
-HSSD Grading Committee meeting at District Office (400 Linwood Avenue), 4:00

Thursday, February 6
-Swim Meet, Bryant Old South's Last Chance, at Bryant (AWAY), 3:00
-Jr. High Basketball (8th-9th Girls & 9th Boys) vs. Hope at Hope (AWAY), 5:00

Friday, February 7
-Basketball (JV Boys; V Girls & Boys) vs. Arkansas High
at Arkansas High, Texarkana (AWAY), 5:00

Saturday, February 8
-Jr. High Basketball (9th Girls & Boys) 5A South District Tournament
at Lakeside (AWAY)
-Wrestling Dual State Tournament at Russellville (AWAY)

Reminder: The ELPA21 assessment will be given February 3-7. This assessment is for English Learners in grades K-12 and stands for "English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century." It is the state approved assessment for language proficiency.  

Reminder: The second round of ACT Aspire Interim tests will be given February 10-14, 2020 for students in grades 3-6.

Reminder: Parent/Teacher Conferences: Thursday, February 13

Trojans News

HSSD Launches
New Mobile App

Download the "Hot Springs School District" app from your app store (for FREE of course) to quickly and easily access HSSD News, Calendars, a quick link to the Home Access Center (HAC), Lunch Menus, the Student Handbook, and more! We look forward to utilizing this additional communication tool to help keep our students, families, and community as well informed as possible.
Juniors at our Hot Springs World Class High School traveled back in time, as the new Library Media Center was used as the host site for a hands-on, interactive experience to model the 1920s - including an archive of historic documents and photographs, activities and board games, films, photo booth, and large collection of memorabilia from the time period. See more, here.
Let's work to stay healthy, together! HSSD families, please remember that January - March is the peak of flu/sickness season. What are everyday preventive actions we can all take to avoid spreading germs? 

1) Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. OR, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
 
2) If you or your child gets sick with flu-like illness, the CDC recommends that you (or your child) stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone. Your fever should be gone for 24 hours without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.)

3) Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. After using a tissue, throw it in the trash and wash your hands. 

4) Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs that can cause respiratory illnesses like flu. 



As we wrap up January, I want to give a big shout out to the outstanding teams at all of our schools for meeting second quarter goals. We also wrap up School Board Appreciation Month today. I cannot say enough good things about the great support and excellent leadership that we receive from our School Board members. I have one shoutout to share from our Langston 5th and 6th grade team. Trojan ‘Good Things’ is a weekly shout out from #HSSD Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Nehus to individuals in our school community who are doing amazing things!
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