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PCSSD schools held grand re-openings on Tuesday to change the name of our school Media Centers to Library Learning Centers. Check out all the cool pictures of the new looks: http://ow.ly/jMbY50x3awq
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REMINDER: Week 10 high school football games will be played Thursday and Friday night this week. SYLVAN HILLS, MAUMELLE and ROBINSON will play on Thursday. MILLS will play on Friday.
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November is Child Safety and Protection Month. Did you know more than 200,000 playground-related injuries happen each year in the US? Keep a close eye on children to ensure they are using equipment properly and it is age appropriate.
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REMINDER: Schools are closed Wednesday - Friday for teacher and leadership professional development. See you Monday, Nov. 4!
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SHHS cross country Lady Bears win the conference championship today at War Memorial Golf Course. The team is coached by Todd Romaine and Grover Garrison.
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The Sylvan Hills Cheerleaders are sponsoring an ONLINE fundraiser store which will be open until December 2. There are long sleeve shirts AND sweatshirts in multiple designs! These will make GREAT Christmas presents and will help you keep warm for the winter. https://stores.inksoft.com/shhs_cheer/shop/home
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The Sylvan Hills Cheerleaders are sponsoring an ONLINE fundraiser store which will be open until December 2. There are long sleeve shirts AND sweatshirts in multiple designs! These will make GREAT Christmas presents and will help you keep warm for the winter.
https://stores.inksoft.com/shhs_cheer/shop/home
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Three DECA members made it to the stage for scoring in the top 3 of their cluster exam on Oct 24 at the DECA Fall Leadership Conference in Benton.
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Don't forget that students get a little fall break NEXT week. Schools are closed Wednesday (Oct. 30) - Friday (Nov. 1) for districtwide professional development. You can find all district events on the website: https://www.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/events
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Check out these SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL rock stars ~ they're ready to ROCK Red Ribbon Week!
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This week is National School Bus Safety Week. The school bus ride is an extension of the school day and PCSSD schools is committed to providing a safe transportation experience for all students across the district.
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Students from SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Military Club visited Camp Robinson to build confidence and improve teamwork skills. Students got to repel (in the rain!!) with Sgt. Randall. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
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At the Arkansas State Fair, SHHS Cosmetologists get first in the scavenger hunt and manage a pop up store to learn about entrepreneurship and marketing.
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**ATTENTION** Phones are down at several PCSSD schools and admin offices. Our IT department is working with Windstream to resolve the issue. You track the outage here: https://downdetector.com/status/windstream/map/
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Every PCSSD staff member is encouraged to wear red on Tuesday, October 15 in honor of World Dyslexia Day.
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Sylvan Hills High School named Beth Lamar as support staff member of the month, and teachers Michael Johnson and Jennifer Alaquinez as Teachers of the month. These honors are voted on each month by the student body then the winners are recognized by the administrators.
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It finally feels like fall! So let's celebrate with some football with our PCSSD high schools. Good luck to our student athletes tonight. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Evan Stuckey, Paige Lambert, Khalil Muhammad, Vanessa Arias, Audra Zeff and Kayla Brown
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month. The National Bullying Prevention Center provides a "Kids Against Bullying" pledge encouraging kids to speak up against bullying, support those being bullied & to be a friend when they see bullying. http://ow.ly/snaM50wEVmm
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The Sylvan Hills High School choir concert scheduled for tonight (Monday, October 7) has been postponed indefinitely.