School News

A national search by the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Chancellor Search Committee has yielded four finalists for the position of chancellor at the College. The search generated a dynamic and talented group of applicants from twenty-two states and two countries.

Each year, the local Teachers Support Teachers organization receives nominations for six Teacher of Excellence Awards.

Congratulations to Pleasant Grove High School Robotics Team and the Journalism Department for bringing home some big awards!

Jamiya Greene of Ogden, Arkansas, has been nominated for the 2021 TRiO Hall of Fame at the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs. Greene is a Senior at the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy, where she will graduate with a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts degree simultaneously.

The 2020 edition of The Hawk yearbook was named a Pacemaker Finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) on March 9, 2021.

Southern Arkansas University has announced its 2021-2022 academic schedule. SAU altered the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semester schedules to accommodate COVID-19 and the new protocols. However, the upcoming academic year’s schedule will revert to normal. Please view the 2021-2022 schedule below.

Believe it or not, the school year will be coming to a close before you know it and that means that spring graduations will be here soon!

This past weekend, the Pleasant Grove High School Keyettes sponsored the 2021 Miss PGHS Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, March 13 in the Pleasant Grove High School Performing Arts Center.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Secondary Career & Technical Education Center offers FREE college credit to several area high schools. If a student will be entering 11th or 12th-grade next school year at one of the following high schools, they can sign up now for UAHT Secondary Career Center classes.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana is looking for sites and projects where university volunteers can help out during its annual day of giving, called “The Big Event- Eagle Pride City Wide.” The annual day of service scatters hundreds of A&M-Texarkana students, faculty, staff, and alumni across the city for a day of giving back. The 2021 Big Event is scheduled for Saturday, April 10th. Read Mor

Creativity and hard work pay off. Here's a big congratulations for Texas High School’s TigerVision students that participated in the annual Student Television Network Convention. The event was held virtually last month. This year, more than 100 schools and 1,800 audio/video students competed through the virtual program.

The excitement is building for North Heights Junior High students, teachers, and staff as they are just a few days away from moving into the new $26 million Arkansas Middle School building on Jefferson Avenue.