School News

Four arrests were made Friday in the shooting at SAU last week resulting in the death of a student.

Ashdown Public Schools have announced the Meet the Teacher schedule and COVID-19 Guidelines beginning on Tuesday, August 18. Please adhere to all guidelines set forth in meeting your teachers in order to maintain safety for them and yourself.

Ashdown Teacher/Coach Eric Cross received a grant from the Margaret Daniel Education Foundation for $954.72 in order to implement comfy/flex seating in his classroom.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s Political Science Department is offering several classes during the fall semester that deal with current issues related to today’s political climate. Among these is a new course offering this year, Public Health & Epidemiology.

Update 8:10 AM August 11, 2020:SAU Facebook page announced the name of the students involved in the shooting on campus that took place overnight.

The first day of school for TASD is August 26 but over the weekend, the school district was notified that one of their students tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).

A big congratulations is in order for Foreman, Ar. native. Southern Arkansas University’s HKR Department is pleased to announce that Kylie Cowan, a senior Exercise Science major from Foreman, Arkansas, has been accepted into the UAMS Occupational Therapy Doctoral program.

The start of the new school year is just around the corner but unfortunately, we are still living with the coronavirus epidemic. Yesterday it was announced that five staff members of the Pleasant Grove Independent School District have tested positive for COVID-19.

We are now in Back to School mode. Whether your kids are going to be in school in person or not they are still going to need supplies and clothes. Last weekend was Tax-Free Weekend in Arkansas this weekend it's Texas' turn!

It's almost time for the 2020 University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana commencement ceremony. It will be a virtual event and it will take place on Tuesday, August 4 at 6PM.

We are now in Back to School mode. Whether your kids are going to be in school in person they are going to need supplies and clothes. This time of year is always a great time to stock up with Tax-Free Weekends. When are they and what can you buy that is actually Tax Free?

Ashdown Junior High 7th Grade Math Teacher Tom Simmons applied and received one of four grants from the Arkansas Association of Middle-Level Education (AAMLE).