Trojan Happenings: January 27-31, 2020

Upcoming Events

Monday, January 27

Jr. High Basketball (8th-9th Girls & 9th Grade Boys) vs.

Texarkana at HOME, 5:00

Tuesday, January 28

-6th grade Gifted & Talented Program students to attend

Rosa Parks play at UCA (Conway)

- Wrestling vs. Greenbrier at HOME, 5:00

-Basketball (JV Girls & Boys; V Girls & Boys) vs. Sheridan at Sheridan (AWAY)

-Gardner Winter Carnival, 5:30-7:00

Wednesday, January 29

-Jr. High Basketball (7th Girls & Boys) vs. Lake Hamilton at HOME, 4:00

Thursday, January 30

-Park/Gardner/Oaklawn/District, 5th grade StarLab Planetarium

-Jr. High Basketball (7th-8th Girls & Boys) vs. Bethal at HOME, 4:30

Friday, January 31

-Park/Gardner/Oaklawn/District, 5th grade StarLab Planetarium

-Basketball (JV Girls & Boys; V Girls & Boys) vs. Lakeside at HOME, 5:00

Saturday, February 1

Elks Free Throw Contest at Park Magnet Gym, 5:30

Growth and Change Ahead

for our HSSD!

Learn more about the newly named Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School, Oaklawn STEM Magnet School, and the NEW state-of-the-art Hot Springs Junior Academy campus, and HSSD Auditorium and Arena, here.

Trojans News

Get to know Mrs. Deborah Clevenger, our newly named Director of Special Education

"She will do a wonderful job of blending her experiences to strengthen our comprehensive approach in providing a renowned Special Education Department," says HSSD Superintendent Dr. Nehus. See via The Sentinel-Record, here.

Discovery Mobile Teaching Cart to Bring Cooking Demos and Interactive Lessons to HSSD Classrooms

Our HSSD food service provider Chartwells unveiled a new teaching tool - the Discovery Mobile Teaching Cart! Staff members across our campuses can request this cart station and Chartwells staff for classroom demonstrations and collaborative cooking lessons with our kids. Learn more, here.

Park Second Graders Redefine Holiday Traditions

Second grade students at our Park Magnet, an IB World School, presented summative assessment projects for the “Who We Are” Unit of Inquiry. The project assignment was to create their own holiday or celebration, entirely unique from any existing holiday. Students created posters to help communicate the details of their unique holidays and celebrations. The critical thinkers and creative minds in all three second grade classrooms came up with outstanding celebrations. It is noticeable immediately that most holiday ideas have in common the need for togetherness with family and/or friends, and great food. Read here to see all the innovative ideas ...

Trojan Good Things, 1/24

I have three anonymous shoutouts to share with you this week to our Gardner STEM Kindergarten Team, our T-Steppers, and our Institutional Law Enforcement Officer. 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!