Students got to visit Wilson Water Treatment Facility to learn how Water is pumped to the Facility and treated to make water safe for drinking. This is a great experience in the field for our students as part of the Academies of Maumelle High.
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Theatre/Technical Theatre students from Maumelle High School attended "Sparking Dialogue Through Drama, AMFA presents Breaking the Box," at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Elizabeth Eckford of the LIttle Rock Nine was in the audience. After the stunning performance, students participated in a Q&A with the Arkansas-based cast/crew and toured the facility.
Next week is High School Voter Registration Week and your chance to fulfill your civic duty. In partnership with Pulaski County Government, MAUMELLE HIGH is hosting a voter registration drive on September 25. If you are 18 years old (on or before election day), here's your chance to help shape your future and register to vote!
Progress continues on our blackbox theater thanks to our Technical Theater students! Cue the applause!
They have:
🎭 Moved the stage in.
🎭 Leveled the sections.
🎭 Attached the front skirting.
🎭 Blacked the stage.
It's Match Day for several schools in PCSSD! DonorsChoose will double all donations for projects today only. Hurry and donate now, the match will go until funds run out.
Did you know? According to a University of Michigan study, a teacher having just one funded DonorsChoose project improved teacher retention by 1-3%.
On National IT Professionals Day, we say thanks to the tireless (and mostly behind-the-scenes) tech pros who keep our devices, sites and networks working like they should. We appreciate you all! #pcssdproud #serveall
This year, Constitution and National Voter Registration Day fall on the same day! Celebrate the constitution’s anniversary by making sure you’re registered to vote. Get started here: https://trst.in/1PNien
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It's Arkansas Peace Week and our schools are spreading the news to "Make Pace Our Natural State." This week's mission is to educate and promote peacemaking and raise awareness of organizations working to build a lasting peace. https://trst.in/bfCIz8
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Our Spanish students are ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
Ms. Rodreguiz’s class decorated the halls with garlands, hand-colored posters and information on Spanish speaking countries of the world.
Ms. Franco-Whitmore's students created “Alebrijes” and “Molas” to help them identify similarities and differences between the symbolism and traditions of Hispanic culture. They also used the AVID strategy of the month: the focus note taking process.
September is Attendance Awareness Month. What is Chronic Absence? Chronic absenteeism is being absent 10% of the time or missing just two days of school per month in a school year. Learn more here: https://trst.in/I5pz4v
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Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated September 15 - October 15. This is a time to honor cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. We look forward to seeing how our schools celebrate the heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. #pcssdproud #serveall
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Learning the risk factors and warning signs can help save lives. Check out this list here: https://trst.in/7FoXj8 #pcssdproud #serveall
Our Engineering Classes are learning about simple machines and how to calculate mechanical advantage. They had to identify the simple machines in a combine harvester and then build a working replica of that simple machine as it works in the combine. The students are building and coding their machines, while recording their design process in their engineering notebooks.
Ms. Keesee is also working with John Deere to get the kids to a combine or a combine to them so they can see a combine in person!
Wishing our teams the best of luck on this Friday the 13th! SYLVAN HILLS and MAUMELLE are on the road; ROBINSON HIGH is at home. After 2 road games, MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH is on a bye this week. Don't forget, you can livestream games here: https://trst.in/BAlcPJ.#pcssdproud #serveall
It's National Kids Take over the Kitchen Day! To celebrate, cook as a family! The benefits are more than a delicious meal. It's quality time for building healthy habits, fine motor skills, math skills, creativity & more! What are your kids' favorite meals? #pcssdproud #serveall
Our Technical Theater students have been busy! They are painting a foliage background and putting the finishing touches on a platform for our black box theater. Bravo!
Stay tuned for public performances of “The Brothers Grimm Specatculathon” on the new stage on the evenings of October 24th and 25th!
On Patriot Day, we remember the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11 attacks and the first responders who risked their lives to save others. Never forget.
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September is Take your Legislator to School Month. This initiative helps build better communication between our state’s lawmakers and educators. Be on the lookout for legislators visiting classrooms across PCSSD! #pcssdproud #serveall
This National Arts in Education Week! If you walk the halls of a PCSSD school, chances are you’ll spy art on the walls and hear music in the air. Learn more our creative K-12 programs here: https://trst.in/KGD94f #pcssdproud #serveall
Happy Grandparents Day! Today we celebrate the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. This year's theme is “Grand Minds: Learn, Love, Legacy,” highlighting the role of learning across generations. What's something you learned from your grandparent(s)?
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