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Henderson State University Fall 2011 Dean’s List/Honor Roll

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

Henderson State University announces the students listed on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester.
To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have achieved a 4.0 grade point average for the entire semester.  To make the Honor Roll, a student must have received at least a 3.5 grade point [...]



Beebe Schools Career and Technical Facility Offers Students Hands-On Choices of Careers

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

By:  Wendi McAfee
Email: wendi.mcafee@badger.k12.ar.us
   One of several programs of study offered at Beebe Public Schools in the new Career and Technical facility is that of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism.  As a prerequisite to this program, Computerized Business Applications, the foundation course for all business programs of study, introduces students to business computer applications necessary to [...]



Geography is Everywhere

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

By Elise Schlosser
TORNADOES & FROG RAIN

When I was doing my research for the bird event in Beebe, one of the theories discussed was the possibility of a tornado as the cause.  That led me to do research on tornadoes and what kind of destruction and weird things that can happen when a tornado hits.  I [...]



ASU-Beebe Students Receive Certification in Six Sigma

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

Participants in the Arkansas State University-Beebe Sigma Six program are pictured from above: Steve Lewis, Roger Adamson, Scott Follett, Carey Maples, ASU-Searcy Workforce Training Coordinator Todd Hunter,  Brian Burch, and Jacob Burns.  The students attended the certification on the Searcy campus and received their green belt in Six Sigma, which is a 80-hour Green Belt [...]



School Choice Week in Arkansas Launches with Statewide Events

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

Arkansas will celebrate National School Choice Week starting today, with eight events planned across the state, designed to highlight the need for enhanced educational options for children.
Arkansas is one of the states holding highest number of National School Choice Week (January 22-28, 2012) events. Nationwide, nearly 400 events are being organized by hundreds of organizations; [...]



Harding University Offers Courses for National Board of Certified Teachers

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

SEARCY, Ark. — Beginning in 2004, Harding University began offering graduate courses to assist educators through the National Board Certification process from the board’s Professional Teaching Standards. Since then, Harding has significantly helped increase the number of certified teachers in Arkansas.
Fifty-three of Arkansas’ newly certified National Board Certified Teachers participated in the classes offered at [...]



Seats Still Open for “Smoke on the Mountain”

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

Seating is still available for Cabot Community Theatre’s production of “Smoke on the Mountain”. It’s a Saturday night in June, 1938, and the Sanders Family Singers are back on the gospel singing circuit after a five year hiatus. Pastor Oglethorpe, a young and enthusiastic minister, has enlisted the Sanders in his efforts to bring his [...]



AETN Examines dropout Rates, Resources in Arkansas as Part of National American Graduate Initiative ‘Staying Power: Helping Students Reach Graduation’ to air Jan. 31 at 8 p.m.

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — Approximately 20 percent of Arkansas ninth graders do not obtain a high school diploma, with an even higher dropout rate for black and Latino students, according to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) addresses this problem in “Staying Power: Helping Students Reach Graduation,” airing Tuesday, [...]



Arkansas Arts Center Presents the Spring Film Series: The Art of Poetry

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

(LITTLE ROCK, AR) – The Arkansas Arts Center presents the Spring Film Series: The Art of Poetry at the Arkansas Arts Center.  Three films focused on poetry will be shown February 1, March 7 and April 4, 2012, at 7 p.m.  A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. for each film.  Admission is free.
The [...]



Griffin: Celebrates National School Choice Week 

Jan 26th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Education

LITTLE ROCK – Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-02) issued the following statement in support of National School Choice Week, January 22-28, 2012
“Innovation in education is critical to maintaining America’s leadership and competitiveness.  Parents should be able to determine how their children are educated and where they attend school.  I support school vouchers and other innovative educational [...]