Highway routes will continue this afternoon. We will drive some side roads this evening after HOPEFULLY some melting has occurred.Make up day for this past Friday will be Monday, January 20th as determined by our calendar for this school year!Homecoming will be on Friday, January the 17th.
Games will be against Timbo 1-2-3
Sr. Beta will have a silent auction @ the ballgame.
Calico Rock School will start at regular time tomorrow (Wednesday) January 15.
Buses will run snow routes/highways only.
Calico Rock School will start at regular time tomorrow (Tuesday) January 14.
Buses will run snow routes/highways only.
Calico Rock School will start at regular time tomorrow (Monday) January 13.
Buses will run snow routes only.
There will be NO SCHOOL at Calico Rock on Friday, January 10 due to weather.
Due to incoming weather, Thursday night's games at Viola and Friday night's games at Rural Special will be rescheduled.
We are sending two buses home early today. The Bear and the Eagle bus, which are our longest routes, will be leaving at 1:45 to take students home.
There will be no school tomorrow, Friday, January 10th!
Due to incoming weather, Thursday Night's games at Viola and Friday night's games at Rural Special will be rescheduled.
WASH will start back on January the 15th.
See you then!
2025 is here!
We have a teacher in-service day on Monday, students will return on Tuesday for classes.
We are looking forward to a great Spring Semester!
Keep watch on the weather for the upcoming week. Stay safe!
CRHS Student Council is selling homecoming shirts! Homecoming will be Friday, January 17th. Order forms will be coming home with students or you can get with a student council member to order. Order forms can be returned to either campus office. Order forms are due by January 7th (first day back after Christmas break). Checks can be made to CR Student Council. Thanks for supporting our student council and homecoming festivities!
The Little Dribblers will perform tonight at half time of the first game.
Kenley Whiteaker qualified to compete in the Junior Patriot Semi Finals in Las Vegas, NV in both barrels and poles! She has been in Las Vegas competing this week, representing CRHS. She finished the week with a 15.789 second barrel run this morning coming in 21st out of all the contestants who qualified! It is a huge accomplishment to make it out here, but an even bigger accomplishment to make that kind of run at this level of competition!
We appreciate the community for supporting our kids in this way each year! Currently we have received all gifts back with the exception of 4 students. If you have one of these slips and are waiting on gifts or not quite finished, it's not a big deal but we would like to know that it is still going to be brought in. If your circumstances have changed and you are no longer able to sponsor a student, we would like to know that as well. We will make sure that all of these kids are covered, but need to know what we still need to purchase. If you have one of the slips for one of these students, please call the high school office at 870-297-3745 and let us know the number on the slip and whether you will be bringing gifts or we need to get a new sponsor. Thanks so much!
"Price goes up on December 13 so order your yearbook either at school by contacting dcooper@calico.k12.ar.us or go to www.jostensyearbooks.com"
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session November 25-29. Classes will resume on Monday, December 2.
Hope you have a wonderful break!
First of all, thank you to the caring and compassionate community we call Pirate Nation. ALL of our Angel Tree Cards have been taken from the tree. This will make some of our kids have a Christmas they otherwise would not be able to have.
Secondly, all Angel Tree gifts need to be turned in to the Highschool by December 9th. You are making a difference in a child's life.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
The students are working on a public service announcement for the good of the community in Oral Communications Class. One group did their PSA on not using alcohol. Creepy Uncle Dan was the epitome of not drinking. One group did a PSA on Suicide Awareness.
See the videos below:
We have about 25 names left on the tree if anyone would like to sponsor a student for Christmas this year! You can pick one up at the high school or if you're unable to come get one, we can send you a picture of one of the sheets! 
Congratulations to Maegan James for joining the Air Reserve.
FFA Harvest Supper
Friday November 15
4:30-7:00
High School Cafeteria
Tickets $15
Turkey
Dressing
Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Roll
Pumpkin Pie
Drinks: Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Mtn. Dew, Coke Zero or Water
All proceeds go to the Calico Rock FFA Chapter
See you there!
If you ordered products from the bowling team, they should be here between the middle and end of the month.
Thank you for your support!
Forms went home with preschool and elementary students in their folders for parents to opt into having their child receive gifts through the Angel Tree program at our school. If you have a high school student that you would like to have sponsored, please fill out the form here. These forms are due to be returned to either campus office by Friday, November 8th. If you are unable to print this form, you can just write on another paper and return to the office with all of this information included.
The Culp bus will be running late this morning, Friday, November 8.
National STEM Day is celebrated on November 8th each year to recognize the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. This day is used to inspire students to think critically, problem-solve, collaborate, and be innovative.
The Calico Rock EAST students are involved in STEM activities daily. Recently, they finished a project for the community where they learned braille and 3D printing to create door signs for the visually impaired.
Reminder that we are out of school on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day!
Our Veterans Day program will be tomorrow, November 8th, at the elementary auditorium beginning at 10 am! The community and all veterans are welcome to attend as we celebrate and honor the sacrifices of our past and present military personnel.
Special Programs
The vision of the Calico Rock School District is that "all students can achieve", therefore, we are committed to identifying and meeting the diverse needs of each student through individualized educational programming. It is our mission to work cooperatively with families, students, the community, colleagues and other professionals in order to promote each student's success and well being as he/she prepares for future endeavors.
Public Meeting Notice
The Calico Rock School District Office of Special Programs Invites K-12 Private Schools and Home School Families within the Calico Rock School District boundary to an informational meeting regarding the provisions of special education and related services. This meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 4 at 12 noon. Please come to the Calico Rock high school building located at 1 Pirate Place, Calico Rock, Arkansas.
Halftime of Jr. Boys game
Mammoth Spring vs. Calico Rock
All teddy bears collected will be donated to the Christmas Child Shoebox program.
Bring a stuffed animal to the game on Thursday, November 7 and toss it on the court.
The Senior Beta T-Shirt orders are due this Friday, November 1.
As a school district,this year our motto is "Better Together" because we truly believe that together with parents, students, faculty, staff, and community we can be better.
To kickstart this community partnership of "better together," we would like to host a community trunk or treat here in the CRES parking lot.
We would love for churches, fire departments, clubs, and businesses to get involved in this. We know many of you already host a trunk or treat at your location, but we would love for you to do what you normally would, just here in our parking lot.
A community trunk or treat at CRES also makes for easier access to Main Street, before or after coming here.
Here is our invitation to our 1st annual CRES Community Trunk or Treat.
October 28-November 1, is Red Ribbon Week! We have activities planned on both campuses to encourage our students to live healthy, drug-free lives! Below are the dress up days!
On Saturday, October 26, seven of the Calico Rock High School students attended the Junior High Quiz Bowl Camp at Cotter High School. Approximately 36 7th-9th graders from 8 schools were first mixed/matched and then placed on four teams.
After playing four games on the day, Lizzy McCreary's team placed second and her and her team members each received a $15 Amazon Gift Card. Gracie Hicks' team finished third and each member of her team received a $10 Amazon Gift Card.
Lily Rush earned a spot on the All Tournament Team, earning a $25 Amazon Gift Card along with her teammates.
Our students had a great experience today and they represented our school wonderfully. Special thanks to Leisha McCoy for accompanying the players and for her continued support of Quiz Bowl.
A HUGE thank you to NAEC and their Sole Power Project for providing our 3rd grade students with brand new tennis shoes! We are so thankful for your generosity and this project!
The Calico Rock School District will hold its annual public meeting on Tuesday, October 22 at the elementary campus starting with the public meeting at 5:30 and regular school board meeting to follow.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Today, Thursday, October 17th, Calico Rock School District will be dismissing school at 1:00 for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent teacher conferences will last until 6:30 pm.
Friday, October 18th and Monday, October 21st there will be no school for students due to Fall Break.
Calico Rock students will be out of school on Friday, October 18 and Monday, October 21 for Fall Break!
Parent\Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, October 17 at the Calico Rock School District.
School will be dismissed about 1:00 on Thursday.
High school will have open invitation to stop by and see the teachers from 1:15-6:30.
Elementary will have scheduled times to meet with parents until 6:30.
Hope to see you there!
The Bear Bus will be running late this am Friday, October 11.
We had a bus have an accident at the turn around spot this morning with a new driver on highway 5 south of Calico. There are no injuries reported and students have been transported to school by another bus. They are at school safe and sound.
Parents of students on the bus have been contacted.
Bear Bus is running late this morning, 10/09.
Your Pirate Family wishing you the Best of Luck today @ the 1A State Golf Match.
Keaden Gill will be representing the Calico Rock School District in the 1A State Golf Tournament at Blytheville on Tuesday, October 8.
Senior Banner unveiling will be after Bowling Team Recognition.
Everyone come out and take a look at our basketball teams on Friday, October 4.
Free admission..............
Games start at 6:30...........
Fish fry will be before the games from 4:30-6:30.
Students in grades K-12 will have the opportunity to take fall pictures on Friday, October 4.
This afternoon, the golf team competed in the district tournament, an 18-hole match at Turkey Mountain Golf Club in Horseshoe Bend....
Six area high schools (23 boys) competed in this match and Keaden Gill came in a tie for second place, carding a 92 on the day...
Wet conditions on the course today produced higher scores then usual but Cash Alman and Triston Scott played well. Kudos also to Eli Thornton, who was a game day replacement for Kyle French who injured his ankle yesterday and was unable to play today...
Coach Duffie would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Brannon, Coach Whiteaker, and Coach Hoskinds for supporting our team today...
Keaden Gill qualified for the state tournament to be held on Tuesday, October 8 at the Thunder Bayou Golf Links in Blytheville...
Congratulations to all of the CRHS Golfers!
The deer bus has broke down, but we have another bus on the way.
This afternoon, the golf team competed in an 18-hole match at Turkey Mountain Golf Course in Horseshoe Bend.............
Three area high schools played in this match and Keaden Gill came in second place again this week, carding a 91 on the day.......
Triston Scott fought through another hot day on the course and he is continuing to improve with each match he plays.........
Once again, thank you Mr. and Mrs. Brannon for supporting our team today......
The boys will be playing again on Wednesday at Turkey Mountain Golf Course in a 9-hole match with a 3 pm tee time.......
Great Job Pirates!
Around 12:25 pm, Calico Rock Elementary School had a phone call from an upset parent. Due to this, we sent students to their homeroom and limited student access to the lobby. CRES was not under a hold or lockdown, we were simply taking precautions. At this time there has been no threat and we have had SRO presence the entire day
Elementary Book Fair will be held at the elementary campus from September 9-13.
Snake Bus Running Late This Morning 9/12
The Snake bus is running about 30 minutes late.
The Bear Bus will be running late this morning. The Snake Bus may be a little late also.
Seniors will be taking cap and gown/banner pictures on Thursday.
The deer bus taking students home is inoperable. Another bus will be bringing students home later than expected. Thank you for your patience.
There will be an Athletic Booster Club Meeting in the High School Cafeteria tonight at 6:00 p.m.
The Athletic Booster Club is open to anyone wanting to support our sports programs at Calico Rock High School. You do not have to be a parent or guardian.
We look forward to seeing you tonight.
We still have many students who do not have the online informational packets completed by their parent or guardian. Disregard this message if you have completed the packet.
You may fill out the packet online or stop by the high school office and look over the previous year's info and sign that it is correct to have a completed packet. All seventh graders must fill out the packet online.
We are looking forward to a wonderful school year. We just need to get this beginning of the year paperwork completed. Thanks for everything you do for your child and our students.
There will be no school on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day!
There will be a board meeting at the elementary campus on Monday, August 26 in the library starting at 5:30.
It will also be streamed here.
- Open house on both campuses today from 4:00-6:30
- Hot Dogs @ Elementary Campus for everyone provided by First National Bank of Izard County
- Meet and Greet Mr. Green outside the Elementary Campus @ 5:00
- 7th Grade Meeting at High School Campus @ 6:00
Everyone Welcome!
We Are Better Together!
Reminder!
7th graders and parent/guardian meeting in high school cafeteria at 6:00 today. We are looking forward to having you at the high school!!
If you are a 9th-12th grade student that wasn't able to come last week to make your schedule, you can come do that tomorrow 9 am- 12 pm.
Also, if you are a 10th-12th grade student that was needing to take the Accuplacer test, that will be administered tomorrow at 9 am on the high school campus.
Calico Rock School Named National Beta School of Merit
Calico Rock, AR
July 24, 2024
Calico Rock Public School is proud to announce that Calico Rock School is a 2023-2024 National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus.
The National Beta School of Merit award is given to honor a club's dedication and commitment to academic excellence. To achieve this prestigious honor, a school must include members from all eligible grade levels in their Beta club. This year, 49% of Beta Clubs across the country received this award.
In a congratulatory letter to the school, Bobby Hart, CEO said "Thank you for your continued support of National Beta and commitment to developing future leaders!"
[Insert quote from Beta sponsor and/or school principal celebrating the club's success and highlighting the importance of National Beta within your school]
About National Beta With more than 500,000 active members and 9,000 chapters nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation's largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta recognizes outstanding achievement, promotes character and social responsibility, encourages service involvement to school and community, and fosters leadership skills. National Elementary Beta includes grades 4-5, National Junior Beta includes grades 4-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12. The National Beta program offers over $300,000 annually to its Senior Beta Members. Visit betaclub.org for more information.
PROVISION 2 NONBASE YEAR
PUBLIC RELEASE
SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025
The Calico Rock School District is pleased to announce the district will participate in Provision 2 during the 2024-2025 school year providing meals, regardless of eligibility, at NO CHARGE for all students at the following Calico Rock Elementary and Calico Rock High School participating in the School Breakfast Program or National School Lunch Program. This is made possible through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Special Assistance Certification and Reimbursement Provision 2 Alternative. All adults, e.g., visitors, teachers, support staff members, and administrators of the district must assume the full cost of the meal which is $2.92 for Breakfast and $4.36 for Lunch.
In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability.
Non-Discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 8778339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gOv/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-ll-28- 17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainants name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
We are excited that Coach Tanner Hoskinds will be hosting our PIRATE PEEWEE Camp in August! Get your kiddos signed up!
Please make note of your day to come plan your schedule for the upcoming year! Looking forward to seeing everyone back on campus!
There will be a called school board meeting tonight in the high school cafeteria at 6:00p.m. The meeting is for employment purposes. As always the public is welcome to attend.
New students to the district in grades 7-12 can register at the high school starting July 1 Monday-Thursday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Please bring your Social Security Cards and a copy of your Birth Certificate.
New students and those students entering 7th grade, need to fill out the following enrollment form:
Students who attend grades 7-12 last year will just need to have their parents sign their enrollment form at the high school or during Open House on August 13.
The Calico Rock School District Board of Directors is seeking applications for Superintendent of Schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The salary will be negotiated by the school board.
Applicants must have the following to be considered for an interview.
- Current Arkansas administrators license or able to obtain if candidate holds an out of state administrators license.
- At least 5 years' experience as a building administrator
The Calico School District Board of Directors is seeking applicants for Superintendent that will promote and fulfill our District's Mission.
Mission-The Mission of the Calico Rock School Board of Education is to provide the vision, the philosophy, the policy, and the environment, to nurture the students of our community toward their full potential as academically knowledgeable, ethically grounded, culturally enriched, responsible citizens.
Job Goal: The Superintendent, as the chief executive officer of the Board and the school system, shall be the administrative head of all departments in the District. The Superintendent shall be responsible to the Calico Rock Board of Education for administering the school system according to the mandates of the laws, Arkansas Department of Education, other agencies of jurisdiction, and policies governing school operations. While the Superintendent may delegate his duties when and where necessary and appropriate, he/she shall be responsible to the Board for the results of those duties delegated.
The Board is looking for a leader to do the following:
1) Implement the policies of the Board;
2) Be responsible for the planning and implementation of an educational program in accordance with State and Federal requirements and the needs of the District;
3) Report to the Board concerning the status of the educational program, personnel, and operations, and making recommendations for improving instruction, activities, services, and facilities;
4) Act as a liaison between the Board and school personnel;
5) Make recommendations to the Board concerning personnel employment, discipline, and termination;
6) Communicate the District's mission to staff, students, parents, and the community;
7) Be responsible for the development of short- and long-term goals for the District;
8) Prepare and present an annual budget for the District to the Board for its consideration;
9) Administer the District's budget and regularly reporting to the Board on the financial condition of the District;
10) Attend and participate in all meetings of the Board except when his employment is being considered;
11) Prepare, in consultation with the Board President, the agenda for all Board meetings;
12) Be responsible for the planning and implementation of an effective personnel evaluation system that is aligned with the goals of the District; and
13) Maintain a current knowledge of developments in curriculum and instruction, as well as pertinent legal changes, and advising the professional staff and Board of such information.
All applicants must be able to successfully complete DHS and Criminal Background check.
Closing Date: Position is open until filled.
Resumes can be sent to:
Chris Brandon <cbrandon_20@yahoo.com>
and/or Anita Nordrum <anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us>
For more information, contact: Anita Nordrum 870-297-3745
The Calico Rock School Board has accepted Superintendent Jerry Skidmore's retirement at a called meeting held on June 26, 2024. The Board extends thanks to Mr. Skidmore for his many years of service to the Calico Rock School District, and best wishes in his retirement.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has partnered with the Arkansas Department of Education to provide summer
food benefits (S-EBT) to certain households. These benefits can help families buy food to provide meals for their children
during the summer and will be available on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card and can be used like SNAP benefits.
Each approved child will receive a one-time issuance of $120.00 for the summer of 2024. A S-EBT card will be issued for
each approved child.
Instructions for 2024 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Application
Erika Watson_K-12 ART
Deshea McCain_Girls Basketball Coach
Hannia Hughlette_K-12 School Nurse, RN
Kitty Dockins_Elementary Teacher
Abbey Orf_Pre-K Director, Dyslexia/GT
Lisa Roderick_Preschool Lead Teacher
The last day of school will be on Thursday, May 9.
Hope everyone has a wonderful summer!
Graduation will be on Friday, May 10 at 7:00 PM.
Senior Video will start at 6:30 PM.
Live Stream can be viewed here:
https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/player?udi=Y2FsaWNvcm9ja3Nk&c=Y2FsaWNvcm9ja2hpZ2hzY2hvb2w%3D
The Bear Bus will be running late this am.
Fun filled events are scheduled on Wednesday for Earth Day at the elementary!
High school semester exams will be on Wednesday and Thursday.
Wednesday will be 1-3-5-7
Thursday will be 2-4-6-8
Maddie Thornton received a BAA Contributor Award at the State FBLA Conference this week!
Way to go!
K-6 Mile Run Wednesday, May 1st
Senior Recognition Day will be on Tuesday, May 7 at 10:00 AM at the high school.
The Calico Rock School District last day of school will be on Thursday, May 9.
Graduation will be on Friday, May 10 at 7:00 with video starting @ 6:30.
The mile run has been moved to tomorrow, May 1st and field day has been moved to Thursday, May 2nd. Please go to our school Facebook page for more detailed information about the mile run and field day.
Educators, you are leading the way. Guiding and protecting; nurturing and supporting our precious students all across this nation. Every day, all day, you provide our students with the tools they need to build a future that will help them live into their wildest dreams.
Congratulations to Kenya Speirs and her Kicks and Flips Fire Team on their big win! They received 1st place, best tumbling , high point, and most creative out of their level 2 division! We are so proud of you, Kenya!
High School will have Academic Awards today, April 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The event will be livestreamed also for those that cannot attend the event at:
The Eagle bus is running late with drop off.
Athletic Awards night has been rescheduled to April 30th at 6:00 p.m. (the next night). Come out an support our Lady Pirates and Pirates one last time this year and let them know how much we appreciate them.
It was reported by students that another student of the CRSD made a threat of violence, however, the student was located by police over the weekend and informed they are not allowed on our campuses. In addition, we have taken extra precautions this morning by partnering with the Izard County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) requesting extra security. ICSO gladly granted our request by providing extra deputies today.
The Deer Bus route will be running about 25 minutes late this morning.
Wyatt Littrell Won First Place in The Arkansas Elite Welding Academy Structural Welding Competition
Keegan Cox won Sixth Place in The Arkansas Elite Welding Academy Pipe Welding Competition.
Give the yearbook that personal touch for your student!
The magic of a yearbook is even stronger with personalization. Time is running out to add a name and up to four cover icons to make it truly unique and personal. The deadline to order is April 12th! To purchase your yearbook, just click this link, http://jostensyearbooks.com?
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session on Monday, April 8 because of the Solar Eclipse.
Here is a video that will help explain the eclipse and how to view it.
Koah Dockins won 2nd Place at the Chess Tournament out of 71 kids!!! Way to go!!
Reminder: NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 29th
In observance of Good Friday, school will not be in session on Friday, March 29th as originally scheduled.
Third place isn't too shabby. Fell to a really good team from Farmington, learned a lot. Ended up with a W against Magazine to take 3rd place in the tournament. Playing against tough competition will only make us better. Proud of our Lady Pirates
The Calico Rock EAST won the 3D Print it Up Competition at EAST Con2024.
Baseball and softball start times have been moved up to 3:30 today due to incoming weather. This will get the opposing team home hopefully before storms get here.
In the meantime, come out and support the pirates and lady pirates!!
A big thank you to The First National Bank of Izard County for providing dinner tonight for our EAST Students and Facilitators. We appreciate your support!
The Calico Rock School District will be on Spring Break from Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22.
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Madelyn (Maddie) Thornton Recipient of 2024 Friendship and Dedication In Honor of Amanda Thornton Scholarship |
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Jensen Wilbur Recipient of 2024 Janice and John Anderson Scholarship
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On Tuesday, March 5, the 7th-10th grade students will be taking the ATLAS Summative Writing test.
Please make sure your student gets a good night's rest, breakfast and has their Chromebook charged and ready to go!
Just a reminder that the deadline to sign up for summer league baseball, softball and tball is this Friday at 4:30. Registration forms and fees need to be turned in to city hall. Looking forward to seeing our Pirates compete this year!
WASH is cancelled due to a large number of leaders and students being sick.
Hey Pirates,
Parent teacher conferences are this evening until 6:30 p.m.
Parent/Teacher conferences will be this Thursday, February 15.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Our students all look forward to receiving that special something at school on Valentine's Day. When planning and sending a Valentine for that special someone, remember that balloons and vases are NOT ALLOWED on the bus. Our bus drivers and all the staff here at CRSD thank you for helping us in this matter.
District Tournament games postponed until tomorrow.
There will no games tonight. Games will be tomorrow night at the same times they were going to be tonight.
All State Honors
FBLA Students that placed in top 5 at District:
Dakota Stewart and Jensen Wilbur
1st Place - Visual Design
Mylie Waire
4th Place - Job Interview
Maddie Thornton and Laney Stanford
4th Place - Web Design
Other State Qualifiers:
Emma Brickell and Thomas Hood - Broadcast Journalism
Audric Browning and Keaden Gill - Computer Game and Simulation Programming
Jared Waldroup - Future Business Educator
Damien Lee - Business Management
Luke Moody - Local Chapter Annual Business Report
Calico Rock FBLA also won a Marketshare Chapter Award
The Book Club is selling their annual Candygrams and Crush Sodas for only $1 through next Monday, February 12.
Please fill out your order form or contact Mrs. Cooper in the High School Library to get your order in!!!
Games will be 2/12-2/17 @ West Side High School
Calico Rock School District members, please fill out the survey below to help us make decisions regarding the 2024-2025 school calendar.
For all those fans who want to attend the State Bowling Championship, you must purchase your tickets online before you go. You will not be allowed to purchase tickets on site.
This will be the same GoFan page we have used to purchase regional and state basketball tickets.
Click this link to purchase your tickets
Carolina Brown placed 2nd in Black and White photography. Jensen Wilbur placed 4th in drawing, and Laney Stanford placed 5th in digital enhanced photography. All 3 qualify to go to nationals.
Pop-Tarts on Wednesday!
Tonight we honor our seniors. This is a time we set aside to honor the ones who have dedicated so much to Pirate Nation over the years.
Due to a large number of seniors to recognize we are splitting them into 2 groups.
Group 1: At halftime of Junior girls game (the 1st game)
eSports , Trap, Band and Bowling
Group 2: Between the first and second game
Basketball, Softball, Baseball and Cheerleading
The Dolph bus route is running late this morning.
Tonight's ballgames with Viola have been rescheduled to tomorrow night, Wednesday at 5:00. Little Dribblers will perform at tomorrow night's games.
Calico Rock School will start at regular time tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan 24th but run pavement only and at bus driver discretion.
School will start at regular time on Tuesday, January 23 with buses running pavement only and drivers discretion.
There will be NO SCHOOL at Calico Rock on Monday, January 22 due to the weather forecast.
There will be NO SCHOOL at Calico Rock on Friday, January 19.
Don't forget to order your Calico Rock Yearbook!
BUY YOUR CALICO ROCK HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK
There will be NO SCHOOL at Calico Rock on Thursday, January 18 due to the weather.
There will be NO SCHOOL at Calico Rock on Wednesday, January 17 due to weather.
There will be NO SCHOOL at Calico Rock on Tuesday, January 16 due to the weather.
Addy Lemon will be attending the Arkansas Braille Challenge Wednesday.
Go Addy!!!
There will be no school on Monday, January 15.
Due to forecasted weather on Friday, games and homecoming ceremonies have been moved to Thursday night. Come out and support the Pirates!
Welcome Back to School. School starts back tomorrow. Get a good night's sleep and be ready to DO MORE IN 2024!
Things to know about this week.
1. Games scheduled to be played on Tuesday at Timbo will now be played on Monday starting at 5:00. Junior B Girls, Junior Girls and Senior Boys will play at Timbo. We are trying to avoid possible inclement weather.
2. This is Homecoming Week! Monday is CAMO DAY! Wear your Camo and let's have some fun this week! Watch for the dress up day announcements. Pep Rally on Thursday.
3. Tomorrow starts the 3rd nine weeks. Grade reports will go out this Wednesday for 1st semester.
4. Bowling match at Driftwood Lanes on Wednesday at 3:30 playing Norfork and Mountain Home.
5. FRIDAY!!! HOMECOMING!
Tonight's games are cancelled due to inclement weather. We will let you know of the new date as soon as it is scheduled.
Stay warm and stay safe.
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The Calico Rock School District will be out for Christmas Break from December 25-January 5.
S.T.E.M. Classroom activities (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH)
PLTW empowers millions of students across the U.S. to unlock their potential by developing the in-demand, real-world knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in life beyond the classroom.
Our students had an amazing time exploring the brain in our Project Lead The Way Medical Detectives class! They have spent the semester learning how to take vitals, exploring different medical cases, and discovering what ails various patients. Now that they have explored the different parts of the brain and become familiar with it, the next step will be exploring what could cause it to be sick!
In the following pictures you see a sheep's brain. They had to label the parts of the brain.
The Elementary Christmas Program will be on Monday, December 18 @ 6:00.
In memory of Mr. Mark Green,
Mark Green was a long time resident of Big Flat, Arkansas but his second home was in Calico Rock. He worked for the Calico Rock School District from 1986 until his retirement in 2014.
Mr. Green was a teacher, librarian, and confidant to the students he served. He made an impact on every student who knew him and was inducted into the Calico Rock Hall of Honor in October of this year. His passing has left his family and friends to mourn but with fond memories as well.
For more information, please visit the following link:
https://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/memorialpage.asp?id=67865&locid=26
Update for game at Shirley December 12th: Tomorrow, the junior boys team will be playing with the senior teams at Shirley instead of the junior girls team. No junior girls game tomorrow.
There will be a chili benefit starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Calico Rock Elementary Cafeteria to raise funds for medical expenses for Cooky Williams.
Chili OR Baked Potato with Chili OR Frito Pie served with a drink for a minimum $5.00 recommended donation.
AUCTION STARTS AT 2:00P.M. See pictures below for just some of the items to be auctioned.
Cooky is a long time employee of the Calico Rock School District. She has impacted countless lives and now we want to give back to her.
This Sunday, December 10th, there will be a benefit at the Calico Rock Elementary Cafeteria for our long time employee Cooky Williams as she battles lung cancer. There will be a chili lunch (bowl of chili, frito pie or baked potato with chili) beginning at 1 pm. Live music from 1-2 pm. We will have silent auction items and a live auction beginning at 2 pm. All proceeds will go toward Cooky´s expenses and treatment.
If you are able to come support Cooky, we look forward to seeing you there! She has been an asset to our school district for 20 years!
High school students that volunteered to bring drinks for the benefit Sunday, please remember to bring those in tomorrow! We appreciate all of the help and donations!
The schedule shows a 5:30 start time. ACTUAL START TIME IS 5:00.
Spread the word!
High School Students
Monday is interim testing day. Please make sure you have your chromebook charged and bring your earbuds and be ready for testing.
A change for the game this Thursday the 30th at West Side Greers Ferry---Junior Girls will play instead of the Junior Boys.
In conjunction with that change, the home game against West Side Greers Ferry on 1-12-24 will switch to a Junior Boys game instead of Junior Girls.
WASH is cancelled today, November 29th, due to water issues at the church. Students will not be going to WASH after school.
There will be a parent involvement meeting at the elementary campus on Thursday, November 30 @ 6:00 pm. in the parent center.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Bear bus is running 30 minutes late.
There was a main water line break in Calico Rock today. This has resulted in no water at the High School. We will be dismissing at 1:45 pm today.
The CRES Little Dribblers will perform tonight during halftime of the first game. The games start at 5:00 p.m. Please make sure your Little Dribbler wears their orange t-shirt.
When you sign up, you will be presented with two options:
The option to use Public Wireless will get you the tablet and internet.
The option to use your existing internet provider will give you a possible discount but no tablet.
Click on the following link to apply. https://app.publicwirelessllc.com/apply/4c67de13-b0f0-4145-8633-96af0d1f9f15
This form is to allow EAST members at our high school to gain more community involvement and, to solve real world problems.
If you are a parent/guardian that wishes for their child to be on the angel tree, this is the last week to return forms to the school. If you need an additional form sent home with your child tomorrow to return on Friday, please email sking@calico.k12.ar.us or call the school. Forms may also be picked up on the high school campus.
Thanksgiving Holiday will be from Monday, November 20-Friday, November 24.
Hope you have a wonderful break!
The November school board meeting will be moved from Monday, November 27 to Tuesday, November 28 at 5:30.
The Calico Rock School District will host a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 10 to honor all our Veterans.
9:00 am at the elementary campus auditorium.
Make-up pictures and fall sports pictures will be taken on Thursday, November 9.
The Calico Rock School District will have a Flex-Day on Monday, November 13.
No school that day!
There will be a Parent Meeting on Monday @ 4:00 pm at the Elementary Campus. For more details, contact Susan Cowgill at the elementary 870-297-8533
Family and Community Engagement (FACE) means the participation of families/communities in regular two-way communication & meaningful communication involving student learning & other school activities that ensure that families and communities are equal partners in their child's education and play an integral role in assisting in their child's learning.
Thank you Calico Rock Museum and the Calico Rock Library for the wonderful day you gave us today!
We want to say a huge thank you to First National Bank of Izard County for their continued support of Calico Rock School District! Having a community partner that is supportive and invested in the success of our school is not only an important asset to our school, but to the future of our community as well.
NO Tutoring at CRES today, 10/31, due to Halloween.
The Calico Rock School Board will have a short called meeting on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 5:00 pm in the High School Library to discuss investing in a certificate of deposit.
Home vs Cotter Friday, October 27
1,2,4
starting @ 5:00
There will be no school for the Calico Rock School District on Friday, October 20.
PUBLIC MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 WITH BOARD MEETING TO FOLLOW AT ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.
EVERYONE WELCOME.
Hey Pirate Fans!
Just in case you missed the action on Friday Night, we have attached a link to the video so you can see the Hall of Honor Induction and the Black on Orange Games.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, October 19 until 7:30 pm.
The home games will be live streamed starting with tonights Black and Orange Games.
Go to the pirates.k12.ar.us then District and go to Live Streaming Channel.
Or click this link: https://pirates.k12.ar.us/live-streaming-channel
There will be a Parent Meeting on Monday, October 9th at 5:00 pm in the Parent Center at the Elementary Campus.
Black and Orange Game and Dinner Friday, October 13.
Dinner from 4:30-6:30. Tickets $17 and you can get them from any of our players.
Games start at 6:30.
Every October is designated as school principals month. We would like to take the time to thank our principals for their commitment to our students and staff at Calico Rock.
We appreciate you!
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Anita Nordrum |
Bailey Whiteaker |
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FBLA District Conference @ ASU Mtn. Home on Wednesday, October 4.
Tonight is the last night of intramural games! Games start at 5:30 p.m.
The snake bus is running late. The deer bus will be running in place of it. We apologize for the inconvenience.
September 18 & 25
Monday starting at 5:30
Booster Club Meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. Everyone is welcome.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO KEEP US SAFE EVERYDAY AS WE REMEMBER 9/11!
There will be a booster club meeting on Tuesday, Sept 12 at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. If you have a student who is involved with any sport at Calico Rock High School, please plan to attend this meeting and be a part supporting our kids. This is including cheer, trap cross country, bowling, and golf along with basketball, baseball and softball.
We would love others in the community to come be a part of the booster club also. If you have grandkids or know some kids that go here and you want to be a part, you are more than welcome.
We hope to have a good crowd on Tuesday, Sept 12th at 6:00 p.m.
There are still some students who do not have a completed registration form.
Please click on the link below and fill out the online registration for you child if you have not already done so. It is imperative that we get these turned in as soon as possible. Paper packets are available at your request if you do not wish to fill out the online packets.
Link to registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVSwOm0ftx1NyAbep_n4sFPK9CxTMATDwjRQYazknyaWIeng/viewform
Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 16th is the first day of school for Calico Rock School District. We are so excited to see our kids!
Please remember that we have changed our start time and end of day times a bit.
Elementary and High School Start time is 7:50 a.m.
Elementary will get out at 3:20 and High School will get out at 3:30.
Please remember that busses will be approximately 10 minutes earlier than they were last year to pick up your child. They will be approximately 10 minutes later being dropped off.
Please be patient as we begin our new schedule.
We are looking forward to a great year!!
There will be a meeting in the gym at 5:30 Thursday night, Open House Night. All boys basketball players parents are encouraged to attend this meeting.
Cross Country Practice Schedule for this week
Tuesday 8:00 am
Wednesday 8:00 am
Thursday 7:30 am
Open House will be Thursday from 4:00pm - 6:30 pm on both the High School and Elementary campuses.
We will have a 7th grade meeting at 6:00 in the High School Cafeteria on that night also.
We have our beginning of the year school packets available online. They are easier to fill out and less time consuming. Please visit our facebook pages or our website to access the online version.
We do have our paper packets available if you would like to fill those out instead.
We hope everyone comes out and we have a great start to our new year.
The 2023 Yearbooks have arrived!
High school students can pick up their yearbook during open house on Thursday from 4-6:30 in the library.
Elementary students will have their yearbooks delivered to their classroom the first week of school.
Come join us for Open House at the Elementary and High School campus on Thursday, August 10.
Meet the faculty and staff for the 2023-2024 school year from 4:00-6:30.
Seventh grade orientation at 6:00 in the high school cafeteria.
If you have a student who will be attending the high school for the 2023-2024 school year, please take time to fill out the following registration forms.
If you have a student who will be attending the elementary for the 2023-2024 school year, please take time to fill out the following registration forms.
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Coach Hoskinds is looking forward to coaching the Cross Country Team! Practices start this week.
Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Meet Coach at the gym.
We are looking forward to a great season!
Next week, July 10-13, high school students may come in to make their schedules for next year from 8:30-2:30 each day. The schedule will be as follows:
July 10- Seniors
July 11- Juniors
July 12- Sophomores
July 13- Freshmen
If you are not able to come on your scheduled day, you may come another day. If possible, come the day assigned as it cuts down on waiting time. If you are not able to come next week, we will have another day closer to the start of school that students will be able to come in. Looking forward to a great 2023-2024 school year!
The Calico Rock All School Reunion will be on Saturday, June 10 at the elementary auditorium.
Time:9:00-2:30
Registration starts 9:00
Lunch 11:00-$10 per plate
Music Vic Stanley and Group 10:00-11:00
Music Jerry Hopper Band 12:00-1:00
Welcome 1:00
Drawings:
2- $50 Door Prizes
2-$75 Door Prizes
2-$100 Door Prizes
Next years date June 8, 2024
Tomorrow, Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. we will have open gym for all Boys Basketball Players from 7th grade to 12th grade.
Come out and meet your new Coach. He is excited to get started and be a part of Pirate Nation!
Congratulations to Riley Whiteaker and Emma Colbert.
Mr. and Mrs. CRHS!
Graduation tonight at 7:00.
Video will start at 6:30.
Event will be live streamed at the following link starting at 7:00:
https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/player?udi=Y2FsaWNvcm9ja3Nk&c=Y2FsaWNvcm9ja2hpZ2hzY2hvb2w%3D
GTS 5K is tomorrow at the high school campus starting at 8 am. Check out the CRHS Facebook page for more details!
The following events will take place in the auditorium today:
Prek Graduation at 9:30
Elementary Awards starting at 12:30
Kindergarten Graduation at 6:00 pm
6th Grade Graduation at 7:15 pm
The PreK will be live streamed today at this link:
https://pirates.k12.ar.us/live-streaming-channel
All other activities will not be live streamed because of so many students who cannot be posted on social media
Friday, May 19th will be the last chance to purchase a yearbook for the 2022-23 school year.
For more information, contact Melissa Cooper at 870-297-3745
Semester tests for the high school are next monday and tuesday, May 22nd and 23rd. Pictured above is the testing schedule.
Students must stay until the end of the class period for each test. This is to cut down on distractions for students still testing. Thank you for your cooperation on this.
Also, thank you to our community who have supported our school this year. We appreciate it more than you know. We are already excited about upcoming plan for next year!
The athletic awards will be on Tuesday, May 16 at the high school gym starting at 6:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
| William Robbins | Dakota Sherrill | Shayna Staggs |
| Lyrick Stapleton | Riley Whiteaker |
We would like to congratulate all of our students who were recognized at the academic awards on Monday and the senior recognition day on Tuesday. We are so proud of you and your accomplishments this year.
If you were not able to attend the ceremony, you can go to the following links to watch the programs and see what outstanding students we have here at Calico Rock!
Yesterday was a Big Day at CRHS. We celebrated Riley Whiteaker's official signing day to further his education and to play basketball at Missouri State-West Plains! We couldn't be more proud of Riley and all of his accomplishments both academically and athletically. Although he will now be a Grizzly, we hope he always remembers that Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate! Congratulations Riley Whiteaker!
The softball team will be headed to Bradley on Wednesday. They will be playing Bradford at 10:00 on Thursday.
Good Luck Girls!
| Abigail Nebergall | Draton Owens | Hannah Parnell |
The softball team will be leaving early Wednesday to head to Taylor for state tournament. We will have the students in the gym by 8:25 a.m. The bus will leave from the high school shortly after, around 8:40, to go through the park, turn left on Hwy 56, and head to the elementary. They will stop there to see the kiddos and then head out on hwy 5 across the bridge into Stone County to head out on their adventure.
I hope you can line the streets to show support of these girls.
GOOD LUCK LADY PIRATES!!!!
The Academic Awards on Monday and Senior Recognition on Tuesday will be live streamed if you would like to watch the events.
They will begin at 10:00 Monday and Tuesday.
Graduation will also be streamed on Friday starting at 7:00.
This is the link that you can join to watch:
https://pirates.k12.ar.us/live-streaming-channel
Next Friday, May 12th, our graduation ceremony will begin at 7 pm with senior video preceding it beginning at 6:30. Come out and support the 2023 class of Calico Rock High School!
| Meagon McDole | Blake Moody | Johnathan Morehead |
High School Academic Awards will be Monday, May 8 starting at 10:00.
Senior Recognition Day will be held at the high school on Tuesday, May 9 starting at 10:00.
Graduation will be held on Friday, May 12 at the elementary school auditorium.
Graduation starts at 7:00 pm with video after the ceremony.
Parents & Guardians,
We want your input on our school calendar for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year! Please click the calendar survey link to give us your input.
| Makaia Harwood | Carter Hiles | Morgan Hiles |
| Chandrak Holt | Allison Humphries | Andrew Killian |
Riley Whiteaker has been selected as one of the members of the East Roster of the Arkansas All-Star Game!
All-Star games are scheduled for June 24th at UCA.
Both teams will be playing at Viola on Friday, April 28 at 12:00. Good luck teams!
| Patience Elledge | Barrett Fountain | Lily Grigg |
The White River Auto Club will be hosting their 35th annual car show this weekend at the high school parking lot. Rain or Shine!
This year's show will be In Honor of Robert Dale Skidmore.
Registration will be 9-12.
Judging starts at 11:00.
| AYDEN BARNES | EMMA COLBERT | JOSEF DWIGHT |
Calico Rock Pirates will play at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow at Viola in the first round of District Tournament. This is earlier than scheduled. They have had to move up games in order to avoid expected rain.
The lights on the high school baseball field are scheduled to be removed Thursday or Friday of this week. Due to the windy conditions in the last storm, the age and condition of the lights, we feel it's best to close the field at this time.
We are sorry for the inconvenience but we also know that safety is everyone's priority.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Due to repair of lighting at our field, the baseball games will be AT Viola tomorrow NOT here at Calico Rock. Please plan to come out and support the Pirates!
The softball game that was scheduled for this Thursday, April 20, has been moved to tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19 at Concord starting at 4:00.
The magic of a yearbook is even stronger with personalization. Time is running out to add a name and up to four cover icons to make it truly unique and personal. The deadline to order is April 14th! To purchase your yearbook, just click https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A00306200. But hurry, the last chance to order personalization is Thursday, 4/14!
If enough pints are donated, there will be a scholarship given to Calico Rock High School Senior. Please give to save a life and to help a senior!
The Calico Rock School District will not have classes on Friday, April 7.
Due to impending weather and wanting everyone to get back home without driving in storms, we are moving the start time of today's games to 3:00 p.m.
Come out and cheer on our Pirates and Lady Pirates to victory over Greers Ferry West Side!!!
This weeks peewee basketball games are both makeup games at home.
Tonight's games are against Rural Special and ALL teams will play.
Thursday night's games are against Norfork and 5/6 teams will play.
The Calico Rock School District will be on Spring Break from Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24.
The Peewee bus leaves the elementary gym at 5:00 tonight. Students will need to go home after school and then be brought back to the gym by 5:00.
Some kids getting the teachers involved in the Senior Beta Scavenger Hunt today!
The softball and baseball games that were scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, at home have been rescheduled for April 13th at home. It will be a doubleheader.
Tonight's Peewee ballgames have been cancelled. 5th & 6th grade boys and girls basketball will have practice after school from 3:30-5:00. They will ride the bus to the High School. Please pick your child up from the High School gym at 5:00.
Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 A.M.
On Saturday night, clocks are set forward one hour (i.e., losing one hour) to "spring forward."
The 3rd quarter will end on Friday, March 10.
Calico Rock will host the 2023 1A Senior High North Central/North East Regional Quiz Bowl Tournament on Saturday, March 4.
Teams scheduled to compete include:
Armorel
Crowley's Ridge
Mammoth Spring
Norfork
Ridgefield Christian
Viola
Calico Rock
Good luck to all the teams!
Tonight's peewee games against Rural Special have been rescheduled to March 27th.
The third quarter of school will end on March 10.
The school board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28 has had a change in start time. The meeting will begin at 6:30p.m. in the High School Library.
Today we have two sessions. 2 games at 12:00 p.m. (gates open at 11:30) and 2 games at 6:00 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.)
The gym will be cleared between sessions and new tickets will need to be purchased to re-enter to the late session.
Good luck and safe travels to all of the teams and fans.
The Calico Rock School District will host the 2023 1A-2 Regional Basketball Tournament.
Games will be played on February 22-25 at the high school.
Come on out and watch some great basketball action!
The deadline to sign up for summer ball is this Friday, the 24th. Forms and money need to be turned in at city hall.
The senior boys game on Thursday night, at Viola, time of game has changed to 7:45 p.m. If they win this game they will be in District Finals. Wear your pirate attire and come cheer on the Pirates!
All-State Choir
SATB 15th Chair
Games will be at Viola
Girls Bracket
Boys Bracket
SR High Basketball teams have added a game for this Friday night 2/10/23 at home vs. Alpena. Games start at 5:00! See you there
The BEAR bus and the TURTLE bus are leaving campus at this time. We are running those 2 routes early due to possible flooding of roads. At the high school we have also sent student drivers home that live on those routes. Please be aware your students will arrive home early.
WASH is cancelled for today.
Parent Teacher conferences are still on. Teachers will be on campus until 6:30 today to meet with parents.
Thursday Games start at 6:00!
6:00 Sr. girls
Recognition of Seniors
Sr. Boys game
Today (Saturday) Junior High District Tournament
Junior Girls play at 12:00
Junior Boys play at 1:00
Monday Bowling District Tournament at Rogers, AR
Tuesday Senior Basketball teams at Timbo (2 senior teams only)
Wednesday Parent Teacher conferences
Thursday Basketball at Home 2 senior games (Senior Night)
Come out and support your Pirates!
Tomorrow, Friday, February 3rd is a regularly scheduled teacher in-service day. Students will not be on campus and it is not an AMI day. Students enjoy your day off!
We will have on campus instruction on Monday. Make sure you have your AMI work for this week completed by that time.
The Junior High Games that were rescheduled for tonight to play ICC are have been CANCELLED.
Calico Rock will have AMI Day #6 on Thursday, February 2.
No onsite instruction.
The Parent/Teacher Conferences that were scheduled for tomorrow have been rescheduled for next Wednesday, February 8.
Calico Rock will have AMI day #4.
No onsite instruction!
Tuesday, January 31.
Calico Rock will have AMI day #5.
No onsite instruction!
Wednesday, February 1.
Calico Rock will have AMI day #3.
No onsite instruction today!
Monday, January 30.
Tonight's games at home against Shirley will be rescheduled due to impending weather. When a date is confirmed, we will update you.
#gopirates!
Calico Rock School will be in session Friday, January 27, starting at regular time. Buses will run paved roads only.
The Calico Rock School District will have AMI Day #2 on Thursday, January 26.
The basketball games scheduled for Thursday, January 26 have been cancelled.
We will look to reschedule at a later date.
Due to the possibility of inclement weather we have decided that tutoring today will be cancelled in order to keep our staff and students safe.
The games tonight have been cancelled due to impending weather and have been rescheduled for Feb 3rd.
NO ONSITE INSTRUCTION.
CALICO ROCK WILL HAVE AN AMI DAY ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
Due to impending weather, tonight's junior games with Norfork have been cancelled. Norfork is needing to get in a conference game so they will not be able to come to Calico.
Tomorrow's games start time has been moved to 5:00 p.m. weather permitting. Stay tuned for updates as the wintery weather moves closer and we have a better idea of how it will affect activities.
Remember to keep watch on our website, facebook page and tv and local radio stations for updates on school closures due to weather.
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Happy New Year: Please share this important message with your high school juniors and their families so they'll fully understand how a higher ACT score this spring can save them thousands of dollars and improve their futures.
We ask school leaders to please strongly encourage all juniors to sign up for the February 11 ACT. Time is short. The deadline is this Friday, January 6. Students eligible for free or reduced lunch get to take the ACT four times for no cost. The juniors who prepare for and take the February 11 ACT should score even higher on their mandatory spring test at school.
Also, as the video urges, please encourage them to finish the course on their own before February 11. They'll be ready for February 11 and then their spring test should go even better.
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As soon as we have brackets for next week's Junior High Tournament at Hillcrest we will post them.
Junior Girls play Saturday, Jan 7, against Maynard at 10:00 a.m.
Junior Boys play Saturday, Jan 7, against Hillcrest at 11:10 a.m.
Addition to the schedule
January 26 Junior High Night (3,3b,4, 4b) vs. ICC
Home game, starts at 5:00.
Happy New Year!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at school.
Let's make 2023 a fantastic year!
The Calico Rock School District will be on a break from December 19-30. Classes will resume on January 2.
We wish you all a Happy Holiday and enjoy the break.
Please remember that we will be finishing up semester tests tomorrow. It is our policy to not let a student check out until the end of the period if they have their tests completed. This allows all students to take their time testing without interruptions.
Thank you for your understanding.
There will be no tutoring after school on Thursday, December 15.
On Monday, December 12 at 6:00 pm, the high school band and choir will perform at the elementary auditorium.
There will be no WASH on Wednesday, December 7 due to the high percentage of kids and staff with the flu.
The Pirate Nation Parent Groups will be sponsoring the Penguin Patch Holiday Store beginning December 5th and ending December 9th. Mrs. Kitty Dockins is the contact person for the Penguin Patch.
We had 5 students compete in STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition). Caroline Mitchell, Alia Kearbey, and Lailee Barker competed in Food Innovations Level 3 and got 1st place!! Cole Hendrix competed in Event Management Level 2 and got 2nd place! Jayden Reed competed in Food Innovations Level 2, and while he didn't make the top 2, he did an amazing job on his project! We are so proud of their efforts.
There will be a Project Graduation Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, December 3 to help raise money for the Seniors.
Breakfast will be served from 6:00-10:30 a.m.
Grinch will be there from 8:30-10:30.
Located at the High School Cafeteria.
FCCLA is participating in S.T.A.R. Events today in Heber Springs. We have students competing in events that they have been preparing for for a great deal of time. Looking forward to seeing how today goes. Good luck Jayden Reed, Cole Hendrix, Caroline Mitchell, Lailee Barker and Alia Kearby!
Audric Browning, Jackson Browning, Kyler Hargis, Blake Rasmussen, and Braxton Staggs competed in the first ever NAESC Fall Rocket League Tournament in Melbourne. These boys went head to head with nine other teams from ICC, Salem, and Mountain Home high schools and placed 2nd in the tournament. Through hard work and determination they have qualified to be in the PlayVS Fall State Tournament! Let's cheer these boys on and wish them good luck for their games to come!
The Christmas Music Concert is tonight at 6:00. Elementary students need to be in the auditorium by 5:45.
The Izard County Tournament will be held at Cave City, December 3-10, 2022. Attached are the brackets. All four of CRHS teams will begin play on Saturday Dec 3rd.
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session November 21-25 as we will be enjoying the Thanksgiving Holiday that week!
Be safe and enjoy the holiday!
Dear Principal Whiteaker,
Congratulations! Calico Rock Elementary School has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school where students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire!
As you may know, the OEP creates an annual report entitled the Outstanding Educational Performance Awards where we recognize schools with high student academic growth. We think growth is the best indicator of the positive impact that your school is having on students.
- In our Elementary School Level report published today, Calico Rock Elementary School received the following awards:
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High Overall Growth (Northeast region)
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High Math Growth (Northeast region)
Awards are based on the 2022 content growth score calculated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. These growth scores reflect how much students at the school improved from 2021 compared to how much they were expected to grow considering prior achievement. We recognize schools based on Overall growth, as well as for growth in Math and English Language Arts separately. To learn more about how we determined the OEP award winners and to see the full list of award recipients, you can view the report here.
We congratulate you on this accomplishment and hope that you will share this good news with teachers, students, and others who contributed to your school's success.
For updates and insights, follow our blog at https://oep.uark.edu/blog/, and to be added to our weekly updates and roundup of education news, send an email to oep@uark.edu with the subject line "Sign me up!"
Congratulations again on your OEP Growth awards!
Sincerely,
Sarah McKenzie, PhD
Executive Director
Office for Education Policy
University of Arkansas
479-409-9753
Today's Games at Viola
Order of games: Start time for games is 5:30 p.m. This is different than the schedule (not 5:00)
Junior B Girls
Junior Girls
Junior B Boys
Junior Boys
Tomorrows Games at Home (Homecoming)
Order of Events
5:00 p.m. Junior Boys Game
Homecoming Ceremonies (Dance Team then Royalty)
Senior Boys Game
Senior Girls Game
Both campuses will have the option for 2 hot lunches today. Turkey or chicken patty with mashed potatoes and gravy, hot roll, glazed carrots, fresh fruit and a pumpkin bar.
No salad or OPPA to go today.
Tonight's scheduled ball games are still ON. Come out and cheer on the Pirates!
Calico Rock Host 1st District Cross Country Meet
Calico Rock hosted its first ever cross country and first ever 1A-2 District Cross Country meet on October 18th at Calico Rock High School. The meet featured seventy eight runners from four area schools all competing to be individual and team cross country champion.
Timbo, Norfork, Viola, and host school Calico Rock all competed over a 1.55 mile course that encompassed the Calico Rock High School Campus and Earl King Park.
The Jr. High teams competed at 1.55 miles while the Sr. High teams competed at 3.1 mile races.
In Jr. Girls, Viola was District Champion with Calico Rock Jr. Girls placing District Runner Up. In Jr. Boys, Timbo won the District Championship by just 3 points over Calico Rock. Timbo also won the Sr. Boys District Championship as well. The Sr. Girls Division only individual awards were awarded as no schools had enough participants to qualify for team Awards. Grace Hudson of Calico Rock was the 1A-2 Sr. Girls District Champion with a time of 24:45 over 3.1 miles.
"In discussions with the Athletic Director Alex Skidmore We thought it would be great for our runners to try and host a meet and that is how the idea to host this meet began. " stated Coach Chip McDonald
" I felt the meet ran very smoothly. I'd like to thank all the other athletes, coaches, and parents here that volunteered so that we could put on this meet. Also, I am very proud of our runners who ran their best times of the year. I hope we can make this an annual event and grow the number of schools that come. " Coach Chip McDonald
"We had six runners place in the top 5 in their races. Emma Brickell 3rd, Kaylee Galloway5th (Jr. Girls); Grace Hudson 1st (Sr. Girls); Aiden Harris 2nd, Aden Otto 3rd ( Jr. Boys); and Luke Moody 5th (Sr. Boys). Our Jr. Teams won the schools first ever District Runner-up team Plaques. Along with the record number of runners we had this year this has been a very good year for Cross Country at Calico Rock. My hope is we can keep building on this success next year and in the future." Coach Chip McDonald
Photo Credits: Angela Sanders (thanks!)
Wingard Photography will be here on Monday, November 14 to retake photos and fall sports.
Mid Terms were distributed for the 2nd quarter yesterday at the elementary and today at the high school. Please check folders or with your students to see how they are progressing this nine weeks! If there are any questions, please feel free to contact your child's campus/teachers.
There will be no after school tutoring at the elementary today, Thursday, November 10.
Our angel tree is up in the lobby of the high school! If you are interested in sponsoring one of our students, please stop by and grab a name. The "B" and "G" on the envelope indicate boy or girl if you have a preference. It will be available at tonight's home ballgame. You can also stop by during school hours if that's better for you. Thanks to our community for supporting our kids each year!
Shayna Staggs is the 3D Barrel Racer Champion for 2022! She received this saddle this weekend at the finals and we couldn't be more proud of her. She's a member of the FFA and a hard worker. We want to show her some PIRATE PRIDE!
Tonight is the night! Harvest Supper will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. tonight at the HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA. Come enjoy a great meal with your community while supporting our FFA club.
Traffic:
Drive thru dining will need to enter the campus at the school sign and your will be directed into the drive through line.
Dine in dining will need to enter campus through the park and come to the top parking lot. This will keep dine in customers from having to wait in line with the drive through customers.
Come out and enjoy a great meal and good fellowship.
Angel Tree forms were sent home last week. If you want your child to be included, please make sure that you send the information sheet back to school with your child by tomorrow. We want to give those that sponsor gifts for our students plenty of time to shop. If you need another form, please contact the school office and we will get it sent home with your student.
If you are willing to sponsor a child, they will be available starting Friday evening at the Harvest Supper at the high school campus.
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Calico Rock School District will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11.
The assembly will be at the elementary auditorium starting at 9:00 AM.
All Veterans are invited to attend.
Veterans Reception to Follow.
For more information, contact Kish Pool @ 870-297-3745
The FFA will host their annual harvest supper on Friday, November 4 at the high school.
Tickets will be available at the door or through the drive-thru Friday.
Cost will be $13.
The time will be from 4:30-7:30 with the option to eat in or pick up meals.
The scheduled ballgames for tonight have been postponed to Thursday night. The Junior boys and senior teams will be playing.
The annual Harvest Supper is Friday night. This year it will be held at the HIGH SCHOOL Cafeteria with Dine in and Drive Thru. Come out and enjoy a great meal with your community!
The junior class was going to host a haunted hayride trail at Rand Park this weekend but with weather conditions calling for rain, it has been cancelled.
Thank you for understanding.
The games on Monday night, October 31st have been moved to Thursday, Nov 3rd. Please make the necessary changes to your schedule.
The high school will stream the home senior high basketball games on the schools website starting with Thursday nights action when Sr. Boys and Sr. Girls host Riverside starting at 5:00.
The link can be found on the schools website (pirates.k12.ar.us) under the district page and Live Streaming Channel.
#GOPIRATES!
Senior Beta Club will be sponsoring a Teddy Bear Toss at tomorrow night's home basketball game. If you are planning to be at the game, bring a small stuffed animal to throw onto the court during the Teddy Bear Toss during halftime. All stuffed animals collected by our Senior Beta students will be donated to help fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We appreciate your support!
Parent/Teacher conferences will be on Thursday, October 20 until 6:00 pm.
Teachers will have professional development classes on Friday, October 21.
No students will be on campus that day.
Students will have the opportunity to receive the flu vaccine on Friday, October 14 if they have filled out the paperwork.
Fish fry and black and orange games will be on Friday, October 14.
Meet the teams pep rally Thursday afternoon October 13 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the high school.
Everyone in the community is welcome and invited to attend.
Sponsored by Student Council.
Food prepared by First National Bank of Izard County.
There will be no tailgate party tonight. One of our seniors lost their father in a tragic accident last night. We want to spend this time showing love and respect to the family.
Peewee Basketball Physical Forms-Due Tuesday, October 11
Elementary Dance Forms-Due Wednesday, October 12
Flu Clinic Forms-Due Friday, October 14
The CRHS Athletic Booster Club will have a meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.
There will be an Athletic Booster Club Meeting Thursday evening at 6:00 in the highschool cafeteria. Please make plans to be there. The Black and Orange games are Oct. 14th and plans need to be made.
The Class of 2025 will have a Ragball Tournament on Saturday, October 1 at Earl King Park in Calico Rock.
Games start at 9 A.M.
$150 entry fee per team.
Winners receive T-shirts
Home Run Derby after
sign up online, or visit
Email any questions to crclassof25ragball@gmail.com
Calico Rock School District Provides New Mental Wellness Resource for Parents
As the pandemic's unseen costs begin to unfold on the mental health front, some wonder how school children will be impacted. Despite the massive challenge we face, there are growing resources to help families who are struggling.
Virtual Family Mental Health Night - Talk to a Therapist
Calico Rock School District is partnering with The Cook Center for Human Connection to host a free virtual Family Mental Health night on September 28, 2022 from 7:00-8:00 PM. Participants will hear from a leading clinical psychologist, be able to ask questions, and learn about free resources available.
Register now by going to https://CookCenter.info/Sept 28
If attending: Please fill in this form so we can estimate attendance:
If you miss this event or can't make it live, check out https://ParentGuidance.org where you can access on-demand virtual courses, professional support, and a safe community for parents to learn how to support their children and get answers to mental health questions. There are courses on anxiety, depression, self-worth, grief and loss, suicidal ideation and other mental health concerns. All courses are created by therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other certified mental health practitioners. There is even a portal where you can "Ask a Therapist" your tough questions, as well as see questions and answers from other parents.
The Cook Center for Human Connection has made these resources available to help increase hope in a time of continuing uncertainty and growing mental health concern. There are good people in your community working to provide solutions and help for those who are struggling. If you or anyone you know is in a mental health emergency, reach out immediately to the suicide prevention lifeline here: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text HOME to 741741.
Please take a moment to fill out this survey form. Your feedback is important to us.
FFA will have their annual rodeo on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 starting at 8:00 each night.
Come put and support the kids tonight! Elementary kids playing basketball and the high school kids coaching. It's going to be a fun night.
Games start at 5:30.
The Parent Center for the Calico Rock School District is located on the elementary campus in rooms 11 and 12.
The parent center facilitator is Ladonna Franks. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact her at 870-297-8533. In addition, parenting information is also located on the high school campus in the guidance counselor's office.
For a list of resources and information, please go to https://pirates.k12.ar.us/parent_center
Parents, guardians, grandparents and community members are all invited to the Athletic Booster Club meeting tonight at the high school. Be a part of the planning for the upcoming year!
If you missed out on the speeches made by our student council members today, you can click on the link below to watch them.
Athletic Booster Club meeting tonight at 5:30 in the high school gym. Please make plans to attend. Anyone in the community is invited to be a part of the booster club.
We have several drawings you will be entered in if you turn your forms in before Sept 15. Even if you don't think you are eligible turn in the forms so you can be entered into the drawing! Who knows who will win!!!
Calico Rock Booster Club Meeting will have a meeting in the High School Cafeteria on tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 5:30. New officers will be elected.
Please make plans to attend and let's support the Pirates!
Creating video games and music to go in the background of the game.
The Calico Rock Girls' Basketball teams will be having a Shoot-A-Thon fundraiser to help raise money for our basketball program. Team apparel for the players, uniform upgrades, and locker room upgrades are just a few of the things we would like to do for our program in the foreseeable future.
Coach Drennan
The Hwy 5 route, the snake bus, will be running late. It will run. It will be there as soon as possible. We thank you for your patience.
On August 9th at 6:00 p.m., in the High School Cafeteria, there will be 7th grade parent meeting. Please attend to hear what to expect this year at the high school for your 7th grader.
We are looking forward to this school year!
#gopirates
Reminder:
Friday, August 5th, is the deadline to register for the September 10th ACT.
Blessing bags will not be delivered this week 07/28/2022. Sorry for the inconvenience.
The Schliemann Center for Women's Health Education came to Calico Rock High School last friday and conducted a Safe Sitter Training Class for area youth to learn to be the safest they can be when babysitting. Here are a few pictures to see what they learned.
On Monday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m., there will be a meeting in Mr. Duffie's room for any 9th-12th grade student who is interested in playing golf.
Please make sure you attend the meeting. If you are unable to attend please call the office at 870-297-3745 and tell Mrs. Stacy you would like to be on the list to play golf but are unable to attend Monday's meeting.
Good luck to all!
Please note the following dates/times next week that high school students can come to campus to make their schedules for this school year.
Monday, July 11th- Seniors
Tuesday, July 12th- Juniors
Wednesday, July 13th- Sophomores
Thursday, July 14th- Freshmen
Times for each day will be between 8:30 am- 2:30 pm.
We look forward to seeing you!
The board meeting for Monday, June 27 will be at 5:00 instead of 5:30 in the superintendents office.
Calico Rock School District will provide breakfast and lunch to those students attending our summer school program only.
Breakfast will be served 7:30 - 8:00 am and Lunch will be served 11:30-12:00 pm.
If you are not attending our summer school program please click on the link below to find a summer meals program near you.
The Calico Rock All School Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 11 from 9:00-2:30 at the elementary campus.
Lunch will be available for purchase.
The Calico Rock School District will be hiring Parapro positions for the 2022-2023 school year.
Please email resume to Anita Nordrum, High School Principal, anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us or call 870-297-3745 for more information.
The Calico Rock School District will have the following positions available for the 2022-2023 school year.
High School
- Business Teacher Position Open for 2022-2023 School Year Calico Rock High School, Grades 7-12
- Must have certification or be in a DESE approved program of certification.
Applicants please apply by email to Anita Nordrum, Calico Rock High School Principal anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us You may call with any questions at 870-297-3745.
- English Teacher Position Open for 2022-2023 School Year Calico Rock High School, Grades 10-12 English, Oral Communication licensure a plus.
- Must have certification or be in a DESE approved program of certification. If certified in mid level English but are willing to test up to secondary English please apply.
Applicants please apply by email to Anita Nordrum, Calico Rock High School Principal anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us You may call with any questions at 870-297-3745.
Elementary
- Elementary Teacher Position Open for 2022-2023 School Year
- Must have certification or be in a DESE approved program of certification.
Applicants please apply by email to Anita Nordrum, Calico Rock High School Principal anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us You may call with any questions at 870-297-3745.
For more information, please go to:
ASUMH will be forming a Softball team in the fall of 2022. Maddie Elledge will be a member of the inaugural team this fall. We are proud of Maddie for being a Pirate all these years and look forward to her continuing at ASUMH in her softball career.
ASUMH will be forming a softball team in fall of 2022. We are proud to announce that CRHS Alumni, Kachina McDole, will be a part of the inaugural team. Congratulations to Kachina!
We will Live Stream the Sixth Grade Graduation tonight (Tuesday, May 24) starting at 6:00 this evening on our elementary page.
Calico Rock Elementary School invites you to Awards Day and 6th-grade graduation tomorrow May 24th.
You are cordially invited to share the proud moments of our 1st through 5th graders as they take the stage to receive their Academic Award Certificates tomorrow at 12:30.
You are also welcome to attend the 6th Grade Graduation Ceremony where they will be receiving their diplomas and academic awards tomorrow evening at 6:00 PM in the auditorium.
High School Athletic Awards
Thursday, May 19
High School Gym
Starting at 6:00 pm
Friday, May 20, 2022
Graduation will be at 7:00 pm.
Video will begin at 6:30
We have several upcoming events!
Thursday, May 19th, Earth Day (All Day) Please remind your students to wear sunscreen and outdoor clothing. They will also need to bring a water bottle.
Monday, May 23rd, Little Pirates Pre K Graduation in Auditorium at 6:00 PM.
Tuesday, May 24th, Elementary Awards Day at 12:30 in the Auditorium.
Tuesday, May 24th, 6th Grade Graduation in Auditorium at 6:00 PM.
Thanks!
The High School Academic Awards will begin approximately 8:50. Please tune into the Calico Rock High School FB page to watch live.
Dates to Remember for High School:
May 17 10:00 a.m. Senior Recognition Day
May 18 FCCLA/SR Beta Trip to Silver Dollar City
May 19 Earth Day Activities at Elementary
May 19 6:00 p.m. Athletic Awards at High School Gym
May 20 7:00 p.m. Graduation @ Elementary Auditorium
May 20 6th grade tour of High School
May 26-27 Semester Tests
May 31 Semester test make up day
Even though it's not on the exact date, we are observing Earth Day this Thursday! We will have many outdoor learning opportunities and activities scheduled for students throughout the day at the elementary campus.
Please remind your students to wear sunscreen and outdoor clothing. They will also need to bring a water bottle if possible. Thanks!
Congratulations to our new Elementary BETA members.
High School Academic Awards Ceremony
High School Gym on Monday, May 16 starting at 8:50 am.
Senior Recognition Day will be at the high school gym on Tuesday, May 17 starting at 10:00 am.
The Calico Rock School District will take a PEP Bus to the softball game tomorrow (Friday, May 13) if we have enough students sign up for it!
Students (HS only) need to sign up today in the office so we can make that decision before 3:00 pm.
Students need to bring money for the admission $6 plus food and drink money tomorrow.
We will buy the admission tickets on the bus in the am! Do not buy ahead of time in case we do not have enough students sign up!
Bus will leave at 5:45 am on Friday morning!
Just as a reminder, the Elementary Beta Induction today will be streamed on Facebook Live at approximately 12:40. Thank you!
Our Kindergarten graduation is tonight at 6:00 PM. Kindergarteners should arrive at 5:45 to be ready onstage by 6:00. Thanks and congratulations to our 2022 Kindergarten graduates!
We will have a send off for the Softball girls at 11:00 in the gym and then outside.
The bus will take the route from the school, around the baseball field, past the hospital and then to the elementary. When they leave the elementary they will head toward the bridge to Stone county.
If you can, line the streets and support the girls as they go out and represent our school and out community. We are so proud of them!
BLACK AND ORANGE DAY!
Lady Pirates State Bound
The Calico Rock Softball team will be leaving for the state competition
tomorrow (Wednesday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m.). The girls will play
Thursday morning at 10:00 AM in Arkadelphia in the first round of state
tournament play.
Wear your black and orange, let's give the Lady Pirates a proper send-off!
GO LADY PIRATES!
The elementary concert (1st - 6th) is tonight at 6:30! The production is titled Music of the Soda Shoppe and will feature 50's songs. Students should arrive at the auditorium at 6:15. There is a 50's themed backdrop on the back wall of the auditorium for photos!
There will be an elementary band concert at the elementary auditorium on Tuesday, May 10.
Concert starts at 6:30.
Robotics team will be there to demo from 5:30-6:30.
Due to a power outage, the Calico Rock School District will have a 10:00 starting time today. (Thursday, May 5)
In 2003, Arkansas established the first statewide multifaceted strategy to combat the epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity. One component of these strategies was the reporting of health risk information to each parent through an assessment of their child's height and weight using the body mass index (BMI) screening tool. This fact sheet summarizes the history of the BMI initiative, describes the measurement process, and provides examples of reporting and data applications.
Key Takeaways
The Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 1220 of 2003, requiring every public school student to have an annual body mass index (BMI) assessment performed. The measurement schedule was modified in 2007 to students in grades K, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10; The assessment is reported confidentially to students' parents with an explanation of the possible negative health impact of a high BMI, as well as suggestions for healthy eating and physical activity; School district and school aggregate data have been used in grant application funding requests, school improvement plans, student projects and food-weight impact studies.
This information is from: https://achi.net/library/bmi-measurement-arkansas/
The Calico Rock School District now has your child's report available. If you would like to receive your report, please stop by and see our nurse (Kaye Arnold) at school.
Thanks for a great season!
For more information on the regional shoot you can go here: https://www.facebook.com/ayssp
The softball team will begin Regional Tournament play at Marked Tree on Thursday vs Hillcrest starting at 5:30.
Good Luck Team!
There will be a band/choir concert at the elementary auditorium on Tuesday, May 3.
Concert starts at 6:30.
Robotics team will be there to demo from 5:30-6:30.
Thanks for a great season Jr. High Trap Team!
For more information you can go here: https://www.facebook.com/ayssp
Softball and Baseball games scheduled for today are postponed until tomorrow, weather permitting. The games are at Calico. Hope to see you all there and cheer on the Pirates. District tournament starts within a week.
The Spring Elegance Gifted & Talented fundraiser pageant will be held this Saturday at 11:00 am, in the Calico Rock Elementary Auditorium. If you need an entry form, you can pick one up in the elementary office or email Kish Pool at kpool@calico.k12.ar.us. Doors will open at 10:30. Admission is $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.
There will be a Blood Drive at the high school on Wednesday, April 20th.
Sponsored by the local Girl Scouts.
Please come to the high school gym between 12:30 and 5:30 Wednesday to donate.
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
For more information, go to the following link:
Congratulations to Jeremiah Seay and Dalton Owens signed a commitment to further his education/training at Missouri Welding Institute. We are so proud of Jeremiah and Dalton! We also want to thank Mr. Bryan Fountain for building a wonderful welding program over the last few years. He is instrumental in helping lots of students get a head start in their career field.
Congratulations again to Jeremiah Seay and Dalton Owens!
Band will have a fundraiser pancake breakfast and pictures with bunnies on Saturday, April 16th at the United Methodist Church in Calico Rock from 7:30-9:30.
$5 Admission
Just as a reminder, Calico Rock Schools will be open this Friday as a make-up day for inclement weather earlier in the school year.
WASH is cancelled tomorrow, April 13, due to the possibility of dangerous weather.
We love our WASH kids!
Stay safe!
Officer Stephen's First Responder Class is learning how our local fire departments respond to injury accidents.
The Little Warriors KIAP 1st through the 3rd-grade season has come to a close, we had a great season! Our next season will start back next school year. Go, Pirates!
Talent show Sunday, April 3 at 2:30 in the elementary auditorium.
Free admission with the silent auction starting at 1:30.
We have comedy, we have shuffle dancing, we have singing, we have saxophone playing and more. We will also have a special appearance by the band and choir! It's going to be a wonderful afternoon.
Mrs. Brannon's Physics class recently built rockets and launched them as part of their physics lesson on the trajectory, speed, and acceleration of rockets. The whole project was a big success, after a few failed attempts. But that is what science experiments are about, learning what doesn't work until we figure out what does work through modifications.
The fundraiser pizzas from elementary will be available for pick up this Thursday, March 31st after 11:00 AM. Thank you for your support!
Little Warriors Kiap is canceled for today, however, Little Warriors Kiap will resume next Monday, April 4th. Thanks!
The 5th & 6th-grade Peewee teams will travel to Cotter this afternoon for an away game. The bus will leave the Elementary gym at 3:30.
Go, Pirates!!
There will be no Trap practice on Thursday, March 24. Practice will resume next week weather permitting.
Calico Rock EAST attended the 2022 Conference Showcase in Hot Springs March 15-17.
EAST Conference is a National Conference for thousands of students to showcase their work over the past year. Each spring, more than 2,000 students and teachers attend this event.
This year, Calico Rock had the honor to be receive the "Judges' Choice Award".
Congratulations EAST on a job well done.
It is with a heavy heart that the Calico Rock Trap Team mourns the loss of long time coach Fred Blickle. Mr. Blickle served as one of the trap team coaches for twelve years. Fred and his wife Kathy, have been instrumental in the success of the students involved in the trap team and he will be missed.
https://www.eddiesfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituary/frederick-blickle-jr
Congratulations to our 4th and 6th grade girls PeeWee basketball teams as they both received 2nd place for their grade division at the Izard County Basketball Tournament today!
All of our teams did a great job at the tournament!
Go Pirates!
Bus will leave the elementary gym at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
12:00----4th Girls
12:30----4th Boys
2:00-----6th Girls
These growth bacterial cultures are the results of a Biology lab in which students swabbed a sample from their phones to see what bacteria may be on them. From recent experiments, the cell phone has become one of the dirtiest objects within a household (the former item being the TV remote), they are even dirtier than a toilet seat. Students wanted to test if this statement was actually true. As a result, they were thoroughly grossed out by the result. On the cultures you can see: Staphylococcus Aureus ( the golden yellow dots) which is a bacteria that is commonly found on the human body like many other bacteria in the Staphylococcus family, the white dots are Candida a type of yeast commonly found on the skin and the main culprit for Cutaneous Candidiasis (a type of yeast infection), and the large fuzzy circle with the green center is mold. We wanted to share this with the community as a reminder to please sanitize your phones and as always wash your hands, because if these microorganisms are on your phone then they are also on your hands.
Our Peewee basketball players are participating in the tournament at ICC this evening!
Basketball players need to be dropped off at the elementary gym at 4:45 as the bus will leave at 5:00.
For Saturday, the bus departure time from the elementary gym will depend on which teams win. We will post the time that the bus is leaving immediately after the games Friday night.
One of the participating schools will not be able to attend this evening so there is an update to the tournament schedule. Our Boys 5th/6th-grade team will end up playing twice tonight. The added game is at 7:30.
Each team that wins Friday will play Saturday. The new schedule (added one game) is -
Friday
3rd/4th Girls - 6:00
3rd/4th Boys - 6:30
5th Girls - 7:00
* 5th/6th Grade Boys - 7:30
6th Girls - 8:00
5th/6th Boys - 8:30
Saturday (For teams that win Friday)
3rd/4th Girls - 1:00
3rd/4th Boys - 12:30, 1:30
5th Girls - 11:00, 2:00
6th Girls - 3:00
5th/6th Boys - 12:00, 3:30
Go Pirates!!
The Criminal Justice program 1st Responder class is currently learning how to assess a patient and treat trauma before the ambulance arrives. The methods are M.A.S. (Massive bleeding - Airway - Stretcher) and S.T.A.R.T. (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment.) Today we covered use of a tourniquet for an arterial bleed and an improvised pressure bandage for a venous bleed.
The Softball game is still on for today. First pitch is at 4:30. It is a home game. Come out and support the Lady Pirates!
The Baseball game has been postponed to Monday, March 21st at 4:00 p.m. at Calico Rock. Come out and support the Pirates!
The Calico Rock School District will be on Spring Break March 21-25.
No classes will be in session during this time.
3rd nine week report cards are being sent home on both campuses today. Please check your child's folder or ask them for it! Virtual students' report cards were sent out in the mail today.
Apologies, there was a mistake in the previous message -
Transportation will be provided to the Peewee tournament at ICC
For Friday night the bus will leave the elementary gym at 5:00.
For Saturday the time will be determined depending on which teams win. We will post the bus departure time immediately after the games Friday night.
The Peewee basketball tournament is tomorrow March 18, and Saturday, March 19 at ICC. Each team that wins Friday will play Saturday. The schedule is -
Friday
3rd/4th Girls - 6:00
3rd/4th Boys - 6:30
5th Girls - 7:00
6th Girls - 8:00
5th/6th Boys - 8:30
Saturday (For teams that win Friday)
3rd/4th Girls - 1:00
3rd/4th Boys - 12:30, 1:30
5th Girls - 11:00, 2:00
6th Girls - 3:00
5th/6th Boys - 12:00, 3:30
We have a home game today! Go Pirates!!
Due to inclement weather and scheduling issues, the Regional Quiz Bowl Tournament will now be held on March 28th at Calico Rock High School. Good luck to our quiz bowl team!
Only 4th and 6th-grade teams are playing tonight at Norfork.
The bus will leave the old gym at 4:00 PM.
Thank you!
Go Pirates!!
CALICO ROCK ELEMENTARY
Peewee Basketball Home Games
3-14-22 Cave City (All)
3-17-22 Norfork (4G, 4B, 6G, 6B)
3-29-22 ICC (All)
4-04-22 Cotter (5G, 6G, 6B)
All home games begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Calico Rock High School gym.
*Peewee ballplayers need to meet Coach Drennan in the gym at 4:30 prior to the game.
Students are NOT to stay after school and please do not drop your child/children off prior to 4:30 or have them ride the bus to the gym. We DO NOT have supervision available until 4:30. Also, while games are being played, please remind your student to stay seated until their teams turn on the ball court. Thanks! :)
Go Calico Rock Peewee Pirates!
Due to the forecast for snow today we are dismissing school at 1:22 today.
Please make arrangements for the early dismissal.
Also, we will monitor the weather to see if adjustments need to be made.
Be safe and have a great weekend!
Mrs. Moser and Ms. Williams took a group to ASU Mountain Home this week to a program called Teen Girls Go To College. This program encourages girls to take that next step in education and go to college. Three of our students won scholarships at the event.
Brooke Littrell, Emma Grigg and Shelby Walters all won scholarships worth $2000, $500 per year for 4 years. Congratulations to the girls and thank you to the sponsors for investing in our students.
Due to inclement weather, the Calico Rock School district will dismiss at 1:22.
Due to impending inclement weather conditions, you may pick up your child earlier if you feel the need to do so.
Have a safe day!
We ask everyone to wear RED tomorrow in remembrance of 14-year-old Norfork student Taylor Ferretti who passed away last week. Taylor herself was a Norfork basketball player and a massive fan of the Lady Panthers. So, let's wear RED tomorrow to send the Norfork Senior Girls off to state and to remember Taylor as one of their biggest fans!!
The senior boys ended the season with a trip to the Final Four. They had a great game against Bradley and one of the teams had to lose. It was a great season for the Pirates and we are so proud of them.
Great job team!
The Peewee games for Tuesday, March 8 with ICC have been postponed. They will be rescheduled for a later date.
The senior boys defeated Wonderview today and have made it to the Final Four!
The Pirates will play Monday Night at 7:00 p.m. against the winner of the Bradley and New School game later tonight.
There will be a pep bus going to the game tomorrow night. It will be leaving the high school at 1:30 tomorrow. Please sign up at the office first thing tomorrow morning if you plan on going on the pep bus.
We are so proud of our basketball boys and our outstanding fans. Let's fill the gym tomorrow night and cheer our boys on to another win!
GO PIRATES!
Due to the FINAL 4 game Monday night, the Peewee games at Cotter that were scheduled will be postponed.
They will be rescheduled for a later date.
The Senior Boys won today and will advance to the Elite 8.
They will be playing Wonderview on Sunday at 5:30.
Good luck boys!
At 9:35-10:00 we are having a big send off for the Senior Boys basketball team. The bus will then leave the high school at 10:00 a.m., go around the ball fields by the hospital and then head to the elementary. After the elementary they will head downtown as they go out of town. Lets all get outside and cheer them on as they go to represent our school.
Good luck Pirates!!!
Black and Orange Day TOMORROW! We will be sending our Senior Boys Pirate Basketball team off to the state tournament tomorrow!!
The Peewee bus will leave the elementary campus today at 3:30 for the Cave City game. Students will be in the auditorium with coach Drennan after school until the bus leaves.
Just as a reminder, students need to be signed out at away games if they are not riding the bus back to Calico. Go Pirates!
There will be a talent show March 28th at 6:30 p.m. Any student, K-12, who can do gymnastics, sing, magic, plan an instrument, stand up comedy or anything of the sort, we would like to showcase them.
Auditions are any day, Tuesday-Friday March 8-11 from 3:30-4:00. Tuesday and Wednesday's auditions are at the high school bandroom. Thursday and Friday are at the elementary auditorium.
If you would like to audition, please see Mrs. Gilbee for a form to sign up.
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Senior Boys Regional Tournament Runner Up 2022 |
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2022 All Region Team Senior Boys |
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CRHS All Region Team Members Alex Browning, Stratt Sanders, Riley Whiteaker |
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Coach Skidmore's biggest fan!!
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The Calico Rock Senior Boys were Runner up in the Regional Tournament and continue on to State Tournament play on Saturday at 2:30 in Morrilton.
It's been a great year and it's not over yet!!!!
Peewee Games - We will play tomorrow Thursday, March 3 at Cave City.
The home game vs Cotter on Friday, March 4, has been rescheduled to March 28 which is the Monday after Spring Break.
Go Pirates!
The senior boys basketball team won tonight putting them in the finals of the Regional Tournament tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 8:30.
Congratulations Pirates!
We will be taking a pep bus. It will leave the high school at 5:30. We have admission tickets paid for students who ride the pep bus. Come out & support the boys and wear your Pirate gear!!
Please note that the signups for Calico Rock's summer league T-ball, baseball and softball has been extended through this Friday, March 4th.
You can pick up a form at city hall or either of the school offices. Forms and money must be returned to city hall by Friday!
There will be a Pep Bus for the game on Sunday, Feb 27th, going to the Regional Tournament at Hillcrest Schools leaving at 12:30 p.m. Please sign up below if you plan on riding the Pep Bus. Tickets are $5 and must be purchased online.
PEP BUS SIGN UP FORM
Sign ups will be accepted through Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.
The App is gofan.com Download the app and purchase your ticket to be able to go. (This is AAA rule not CRHS rule) We can assist in the online purchasing of your ticket before the bus leaves, when you bring $5 cash on Sunday.
The Pep Bus will be leaving at 12:30 from the high school gym today. Please make sure you arrive there 10 minutes early so we can get the tickets purchased for admission. We still have a few more seats available so if you still want to go, show up by 12:20 at the school, grades 7-12 only.
The Booster Club is paying admission for the first 37 students to ride the Pep Bus. We still have a few spots available.
Students will also need to bring money for concessions.
Wear your Pirate Gear and be ready to cheer on the Senior Boys in the Regional Tournament
School will start at regular time and the busses will run regular routes tomorrow.
Today the Senior Boys Basketball team beat Ridgefield Christian in the Regional Tournament. This advances them to the semi-finals of the Regional Tournament and also advances them to the STATE TOURNAMENT!
We will be taking a pep bus tomorrow. It will leave at 3:30 p.m. All tickets for students riding the pep bus to the Regional Tournament have been donated by Ultimate Auto Group!!! Kids that means it's free for you to go. Thank you Ultimate Auto Group for your support!!!
CRHS students 7-12 grades are welcome to ride the bus to and from the ballgame and their ticket has been paid for. Just come and cheer on the Pirates and wear your Pirate shirts.
There will be a sign up sheet in the office tomorrow for students to sign up to ride the pep bus.
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session on Friday, February 25, due to the weather. This will be a good old fashioned snow day! No AMI!!
Enjoy your day and be safe!
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session on Thursday, February 24, due to the weather. This will be a good old fashioned snow day! No AMI!!
Enjoy your day and be safe!
WASH has been cancelled this week, February 23 due to the chance of bad weather.
Calico Rock School District will be using AMI day #10 tomorrow, Wednesday, February 23rd due to impending inclement weather.
Please use caution if you must get out and travel.
Stay safe!
The peewee basketball bus will be leaving at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow from the elementary gym to go to the games. Student athletes may stay after school if needed to ride the bus. All players are required to ride the bus to the ball game, however they are encouraged to ride home with their parents after the games.
Students who ride the bus home from the games will be picked up in front of the elementary school building. Please make sure you are there on time to pick up your kids.
Good Luck PEEWEE PIRATES!!!!
Just as a reminder, tomorrow February 18 is a professional development day for teachers therefore students will not be on campus. The school district will be closed on Monday, February 21st in observation of Presidents' Day. Have a great weekend!
There will be no Elementary KIAP this week due to Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 10.
We will have a live feed so you can watch our send off to state for our Bowlers! Beginning in the next 15 min or so. Be watching.
Due to parent-teacher conferences tomorrow evening we will not have tutoring at the Elementary School campus. Have a great day!
The Calico Rock School District will be in session at regular time tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th. Busses will run snow routes only.
Please be cautious while driving.
Reminder: Parent Teacher Conferences are this Thursday. Please make plans to come get updates on your child's academic progress.
Wednesday, February 9th, will be snow routes only.
Reminder:
Next Monday is Valentines day. Just a reminder of a few rules for delivery of goodies to school campuses.
NO BALLOONS ON BUSSES
NO GLASS ON BUSSES
Please keep those things in mind if you plan on having something sent to school for your child that they will need to bring home.
Items will not be delivered to the student until late in the afternoon to the classes.
ALSO:
"Don't forget that Book Club is selling Valentine's Day candy grams and crush sodas for $1.00! These will be delivered on Valentine's Day, Monday - February 14, 2022.
Elementary parents/teachers/students - please get you're your completed order forms back to your students' teacher by this Friday, February 11.
High school parents/students please contact Melissa Cooper at dcooper@calico.k12.ar.us to place an order. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Due to the change from 3 games to only 2 senior games tomorrow night against Timbo, the elementary Dance teams will not be dancing. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Monday: Junior Girls play in District Tournament at Viola at 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Senior Night! We have 2 senior games scheduled with Senior recognition between the 2 games.
Wednesday: Junior Boys play in District Tournament at 7:45 p.m. at Viola.
Thursday: Parent Teacher Conferences at both campuses.
Boys Bowling team competes in State Tournament in Fayetteville.
Friday: Senior High Quiz Bowl Competition at Melbourne
The Calico Rock School District will be using AMI #9 tomorrow, February 4th. Students will need to do their AMI work for tomorrow.
Parent teacher conferences which were scheduled today will now be Feb. 10th.
Professional development day which was scheduled for tomorrow will now be Feb. 18. Students will not have school on this day.
The Calico Rock School District will have Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 10.
We look forward to visiting with you!
The Calico Rock School District will be using AMI Day #8 on Thursday, February 3, due to the winter weather conditions.
Order of events tonight at the ball game.
Start time 4:00 p.m.
Senior BOYS play first
Junior boys play second
Senior Night Ceremonies
Senior GIRLS play last.
The games tonight have been postponed due to inclement weather. We will let you know as soon as we can when these games will occur.
Everyone stay safe during the upcoming days.
The CRSD will be dismissing at 1 p.m. today. If conditions worsen we will dismiss earlier. You may pick up your child earlier if you think it is necessary. Stay safe and enjoy your time.
Thank you.
This may change!
Due to the winter weather advisory, Thursday's game has been moved to tomorrow (Wednesday) starting at 4:00 pm. This is the last performance of the year for elementary and high school dance teams.
K-2 will dance the FIRST game, with a check in of 4:00 sharp.
3-6 will dance the SECOND game, checking in at the END of the first game.
High School Dance Team will dance the final game of the evening. If the games are cancelled due to early weather arrival, we will send out the rescheduled date and time.
We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.
Due to expected inclement weather, the Krispy Kreme donuts, sold by the class of 2025, will now be delivered on Wednesday, February 9th. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We want to keep our driver that goes to pick up the donuts and also our students delivering them safe.
Thursday night's games with Timbo at Calico Rock have been moved up to Wednesday night at 4:00 pm to accommodate the weather forecast. Some forecasts are predicting some icy conditions and 6+ inches of snow late Wednesday night or Thursday. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you for understanding.
Go Pirates!!!
Because of the chance for bad weather on Thursday:
Senior night will be held on Wednesday, February 2 during our ballgame against Timbo. Games will start at 4:00.
See you there!
There will be no live stream of the games tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Over 420 students competed in the Y.E.S. for Arkansas (Youth Entrepreneur Showcase for Arkansas) business plan competition. Calico Rock GT had two teams that were announced to the Top 25 Finalists and went on to compete in the virtual finals, January 21st.
The Y.E.S. for Arkansas Competition is put on by the state capital and brings a unique level of awareness to entrepreneur education not found elsewhere on a statewide scale. It's hands-on and students are responsible for writing the business plan. Students must invent something new or think of an innovative way to make something that already exists, even better. They have to figure out how their idea will work, how it can be brought to market, and do the math to see if it can make money. Cash prizes will be awarded for Best Business Plan, Most Innovative Idea, Best Retail Booth Display, and Best Marketing Piece. Our students are well on their way to proving their products are in fact marketable.
Sydney Stanley, Gracie Hicks, and Jaelyn Whiteaker are the creators of Moo Moo Brownies and say they can't keep their brownies made fast enough. They aren't just regular brownies, they are made with healthy ingredients like spinach and built in 3D shapes to look like a cow. You'll never have to fight to get your kids to eat their vegetables again!
Kenley Whiteaker actually started her idea as a Shark Tank assignment in her classroom, but was quickly challenged by Mrs. Pool to expand on the idea and compete in the Y.E.S. Competition. Rather than coming up with another idea, she decided to help combat bullying for kids who wear glasses and build on her existing idea. Kenley's Glamorous Glasses Charms are unique personalized charms that fit on your glasses. They are for boys and girls of all ages! She has sold out of her product multiple times already. Kenlee even made a commercial to promote her charms. When she showed her teacher her commercial, she asked her mom to take it down until she had a patent on her product. Her mom, grandma, and teacher believed so much in her product, Kenley filed for her first patent on her product.
In the final competition, Kenley won 2nd Place for Best Retail Booth, winning $75.00 for herself and $300.00 for the sponsoring teacher, Mrs. Kish Pool. Mrs. Pool and her students have been preparing for this competition since October 2021. Kenley is a 4th grader and first time competitor against 5th-8th grade students across the state. She stood out as a top competitor!
In addition to the competition, Friday, January 14, only 7 teams were chosen by the Venture Center in Little Rock to present their products and these two teams were among those chosen. Calico Rock Students are doing big things. Congratulations to both teams. You can purchase charms on Instagram at Kenley's Glamorous Glasses Charms!
Kenley Whiteaker placed 2nd for Best Retail Booth in the Y.E.S. for Arkansas Entrepreneur Business Competition hosted by the Arkansas State Capital.
Tonight's scheduled games with ICC at Calico Rock will be played. Games start at 5:00.
GO PIRATES BEAT COUGARS!!!!
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session on Thursday, January 20 due to the weather. This will be a good old fashioned snow day! No AMI!!
Enjoy your day!
Due to AMI Days and no onsite instruction, the elementary dance teams will be performing on Thursday, January 20th, against ICC, instead of tomorrow.
We are sorry for the changes, but health is our number one priority.
K-2 will dance the First Game, with a check in of 5:00 sharp.
3-6 will dance the Second Game, checking in at the End of the first game.
AMI days #6 and #7
This week we have been experiencing a high number of absentees due to illness among the students and staff. Therefore, the CRSD will be utilizing AMI days #6 and #7 on Thursday and Friday, January 13 and 14, 2022. We hope this will reduce the spread and allow time for those who are ill to recover and return to us. We plan to reopen for onsite instruction on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Please remember to social distance, frequently wash and/or sanitize your hands and we strongly encourage the wearing of masks.
Thank you for your support.
The games that were scheduled for tonight, Tuesday, January 11 at Timbo have been CANCELLED!
Tutoring at Elementary has been canceled for today and Thursday of this week, thank you.
The Calico Rock School District will be using an AMI day on Wednesday, January 12.
There will be no onsite instruction.
Thursday nights Junior games with Mtn View are cancelled
Due to Thursday's junior high games cancellation, the elementary dance teams will be performing at Friday's game against Greers Ferry West Side on January 14th.
2021-2022 Calico Rock High School Homecoming
Calico Rock High School will celebrate Homecoming 2021-2022 on Friday, January 7, 2022.
Pirate Spirit Days are as follows: Homecoming Kickoff
Monday, January 3- PJDay (Wear your comfy pajamas)
Tuesday, January 4-Generation Day (Dress like an older person, a baby or anything in between!)
Wednesday, January 5-The High School will be: Anything But a Backpack (Get creative and find an alternative way to carry
your things to school other than a backpack!) The Elementary will be: Wacky Wednesday (Wear Mismatched Clothes and Crazy Hair!)
Thursday, January 6-Color Wars (Seniors: Black, Juniors: White, Sophomores: Orange, Freshmen: Gray, 8th Grade: Pink, 7th Grade: Blue, 6th Grade: Red, 5th Grade: Orange, 4th Grade: Purple, 3rd Grade: Gray, 2nd Grade: Navy Blue, 1st Grade: Green, Kindergarten: Royal Blue, Preschool: Black);
Friday, January 7-Black & Orange Blitz!
Other activities include: Friday, January 7--School Pep Rally at 12:45 p.m. and Ice Cream Social at 1:30 p.m.
The Calico Rock Homecoming Royalty will be announced AFTER the Junior Boys game which begins at 5:00 pm.
The Calico Rock Pirate Jr. Boys will take on the Rural
Special Rebels at 5:00 p.m., followed immediately by the announcement of Homecoming Royalty (approximately 6:00-6:15pm).
The Sr. Boys will hit the hardwood after the Homecoming ceremony followed by the Sr. Girls to complete basketball action for the night.
Members of the Homecoming Court include:
7th Grade Representatives: Max Hood & Alivia Hudgens
8th Grade Representatives: Joseph Beckwith & Kenya Speirs
Freshmen Representatives: Mason Dixon & Alia Kearbey
Sophomore Representatives: Christian Ricketts & Carolina Brown,
Junior Class Representatives: Dakota Sherrill & Lyrick Stapleton
Senior Class Representatives:
Stratton Sanders, Daniel Stephen, & Matthew Williams
Emma Grigg, Cassidy Mendez, & Shelby Walters
Following the games, the CRHS Student Council will host a dance for students until 11:00pm. Cost for the dance is $3.00.
Pirate fans are strongly encouraged to come out in full force, enjoy Homecoming festivities, and cheer on the Pirates as they take on the Rural Special Rebels!
Photo ID: (from L to R): Alivia Hudgens, Max Hood, Carolina Brown, Christian Ricketts, Dakota Sherrill, Lyrick Stapleton, Stratton Sanders, Shelby Walters, Emma Grigg, Matthew Williams, Daniel Stephen, Cassidy Mendez, Mason Dixon, Alia Kearbey, Joseph Beckwith, and Kenya Speirs
Report cards will be sent home with students today. Please be sure to check with your child when they get home today for your copy.
Due to the weather conditions, school will be dismissed at 9:30 today!
The Calico Rock School District will be starting at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, January 7, 2022 and running pavement only due to weather conditions combined with slick rural roads.
Meal deliveries will be made tomorrow.
Food pantry deliveries will not be distributed tomorrow but will resume next week.
The services for Coach Harold Ray Jeffrey will be held in the Calico Rock High School Gymnasium today at 10:00 a.m. Services will be livestreamed on the Calico Rock High School Facebook Page if you are unable to attend in person.
The Calico Rock School District wishes the community a Happy Holiday season. We want everyone to enjoy this time of year with friends and family but remember to practice essential COVID precautions so that you have a safe and healthy holiday.
The Calico Rock School District will be on Christmas Break from December, 20-31.
Classes will resume for the second semester on January, 3.
We will be sending out double bags on Thursday because there will be no deliveries over the holiday break.
There will be frozen food in this delivery, so please make sure someone is at home or have a container there that we can put it in so it will not ruin.
Happy Holidays! See you on Thursday.
Reminder - Tomorrow is the last day to bring in Tornado Relief items for Buffalo Island Central Schools Monette, AR
Calico Rock School District is offering our assistance and
support for the tornado victims at Monette, AR.
Let's see which class can gather the most items by this
Thursday morning, December 16th.
Suggested items:
Canned goods
Non-Perishable food items
Blankets
Socks
New packaged undergarments
Unopened new toys
P.S. Elementary will be providing a pizza party for the
the classroom that supplies the most items.
Due to a conflict in scheduling, after-school tutoring at the Elementary campus has been canceled for tomorrow Thursday, December 16. Thank you.
Book Club members spent the past 9 weeks playing Wordcraft, an online game that focuses on Greek and Latin roots to expand the students' vocabularies. We had 10 games and played at least one per week. Winners were: Emma Colbert with 463 words mastered, Lane Stanford with 242 words mastered, and Carolina Brown with 217 words mastered. Over 25 students participated. Congratulations Book Club members!
The elementary dance team will not meet this evening, only the high school team will meet. Thanks!
Tornado Relief
For
Buffalo Island Central Schools
Monette, AR
Calico Rock School District is offering our assistance and
support for the tornado victims at Monette, AR.
Let's see which class can gather the most items by this
Thursday morning, December 16th.
Suggested items:
Canned goods
Non-Perishable food items
Blankets
Socks
New packaged undergarments
Unopened new toys
P.S. Elementary will be providing a pizza party for the
the classroom that supplies the most items.
There will be no Elementary KIAP this Thursday due to the Elementary Christmas Program which will start at 6:00 pm.
Tutoring for tomorrow Thursday, December 9 has been canceled due to the Elementary Christmas concert at 6:00 PM in the auditorium.
Elementary G.T is hosting a Winter Coat, Gloves, and Hat Drive. We want the whole school to help us gather these items. We will put a large box in front of the office for you to put these items in.
It will start Thursday, December 9th, and will end on Wednesday, December 15th.
We will accept NEW or USED coats, gloves, and hats, but they will need to be washed and in good condition. We will accept all sizes.
FCCLA will hold their annual Basket Bingo on Friday, December 3.
Everyone is welcome to attend this fundraising event.
Concession stand will be available for food.
Starts at 6:00 p.m. at the high school cafeteria.
The Calico Rock High School has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school that is Beating the Odds, because students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire even though the school serves a high percentage of students who participate in Free and Reduced Lunch! As you may know, the OEP creates an annual report entitled the Outstanding Educational Performance Awards, recognizing schools with high student growth. We think growth is the best indicator of the positive impact that your school is having on students.
Calico received the following "Beating the Odds" awards:
High Math Growth: High School Level (Northeast Region)
High ELA Growth: High School Level (Northeast Region)
Awards are based on the 2021 content growth score calculated by the Arkansas Department of Education. These growth scores reflect how much students at the school improved from 2019 compared to how much they were expected to grow. The Office for Education Policy Recognizes schools based on Overall growth, as well as for growth in Math and English Language Arts separately.
We congratulate you on this accomplishment and hope that you will share this good news with teachers, students, and others who contributed to your school's success.
Congratulations again on "Beating the Odds"!
Izard County Invitational Basketball Tournament
@ Izard County High School December 4-11
At the beginning of November the adults at the high school were challenged to walk 30 miles in November, which would be a mile a day. Nearly all took on the challenge and even went above and beyond the 30 miles.
Izard County Community Medical Center and GTS Therapy joined me as we kept our people motivated to keep moving throughout the month of November. Thank you to both of these organizations for all your help this month.
Yesterday we handed out T-Shirts to all who participated, provided by GTS Therapy. Everyone was excited to get the reminder of what they had accomplished! We couldn't get everyone together for a picture but when you see people wearing these shirts you know they are walking their way to better health!
| Penguin Patch Holiday Shop sponsored by the Parent Group will be held December, 6 - December, 10 at the Parent Center on the Elementary Campus from 7:30-3:30. All proceeds go to the Parent Group to help support all Calico Rock Students. |
We will have two dates for the concert this year!
December 9 at 6:00 pm is for the elementary students.
The High School band and choir, along with the 6th grade beginning band, is Sunday, December 12 at 2:00.
Both concerts will be held in the auditorium at the Elementary campus.
Thank you! :)
Attention - Just as a reminder the Winter Concert originally scheduled for tonight has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. A notice will be posted when the rescheduled date is determined. Thank you.
Thanksgiving Holidays will be from Wednesday, November 24-Friday, November 26.
The elementary dancers will NOT be performing at tomorrow night's games. Please plan accordingly.
Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday!
Mid-Term grade reports are being sent home with students, k-12, today. Please check with your child to see what their grades are at this time.
After school tutoring at the Elementary School has been cancelled for Tuesday, November 23.
Basketball games at home on Nov 23rd...
Ballgames were scheduled to start at 4:30 will now start at 5:00.
There will be no senior girls game. Senior boys and both junior teams will play.
Come out and support the Pirates!
Blessing Bags will be delivered tomorrow, Tuesday, November 23.
Please make sure you have someone at home to accept these or a cooler with ice to put them in because they will have meat in them.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be no meat in the blessing bags on Tuesday.
Sorry for the confusion!
The Calico Rock School District will be back to on campus instruction on Monday and Tuesday.
1. The games with ICC tonight are still on. Games start at 5:00 p.m. on the ICC campus.
2. If you were scheduled to be at Saturday school tomorrow, it is cancelled and will be rescheduled after the Thanksgiving Holidays.
There will be no blessing food bags delivered this week. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Next delivery will be on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021
Absenteeism is relatively high this week due to illnesses and/or close contacts. As a result, we have decided to use AMI days #2 and #3 on Thursday and Friday, November 18 and 19. There will be no onsite instruction these days.
Junior High games scheduled at Viola on Thursday, Nov 18th, are cancelled.
The Annual Veterans Day Honor Ceremony hosted by the Calico Rock
Gifted & Talented program will be hosted inside this year.
The Veterans Day Honor Ceremony will be held in the Calico Rock Elementary School Auditorium, on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. A reception will immediately follow.
All Veterans who wish to participate in the ceremony are asked to arrive at 8:15 to sign in on the official roll call list, under the service branch served/serving. All Veterans will then be seated and announced during the ceremony roll call.
All elementary and high school students will be in attendance to learn about this important day in our countries history and to see firsthand, the men and women that so bravely fight for our freedoms. It is the goal of the Calico Rock School District to never forget the significance of Veterans Day.
The ceremony will be on the Calico Rock Public School's Facebook live page and the Live Streaming Channel.
https://www.facebook.com/Calico-Rock-High-School-233066533390813
FYI - it is now possible for 5-11 year old children to receive the COVID vaccine. We were informed yesterday (11-4-21) and asked to pass this information along. All health units across the state will be open Saturday (11-6-21) to provide vaccinations for anyone interested in having their children vaccinated. The Melbourne Health Unit will be open from 8 am until noon tomorrow.
For more information contact the health unit in Melbourne, Arkansas at 870-368-7790.
The FFA will be having their annual Harvest Supper on Friday, November 5, from 4:30-7:30.
Meals will be $12 and will be available for drive-thru pickup only. No inside dining.
The event will be at the elementary school parking lot.
We are so proud of our students! They are always up for a competition and when it is to give back to the community they go out of their way to make it a huge success!
For the last 2 weeks the Senior Beta has been sponsoring a Food Drive at the high school. The food was being collected for the Bridges Program that is on the Elementary Campus but serves the entire school.
Calico Rock High School students collected 4,875 food items, which is substantially more than had ever been collected in the past!!
The Seniors and Juniors will be receiving a popcorn and movie party for collecting the most items. Way to show great leadership!!!
Our Angel Tree is up in the lobby of the high school! This includes students from PreK-High School. If you are able to help a family this year by purchasing gifts for one of our students, please stop by and get a card off of the tree! If you are unable to sponsor a child, but would like to contribute, you can give a monetary donation that 100% will go towards buying gifts for our students. Our community is always so giving and helps our students so much and we appreciate it! Gifts will be due by November 30th. Thanks for your support!
Hello Pirate Fans!
Senior BETA is conducting a food drive for our Bridges program this week.
The Bridges program helps our students tremendously by providing the needs of our students whether it be with clothing, food, or supplies to help them with their education.
We would love for you to bring in any non-perishable food items to donate at the game tonight. We will have a box set up in the lobby for you to drop those items off.
In school, peewee basketball practice will begin Monday, November 8.
Go Pirates!!
Our schedule shows that the game is at Flippin but somehow it inadvertently was put in the paper as a home game. Come out and support the Pirates at Flippin this evening!
There will be no WASH tomorrow, October 27, due to a staff shortage. WASH will resume next week and we will have our Fall Festival.
Catch all the action tonight as the Jr. Pirates take on the Flippin Bobcats.
Games start at 5:00
4B, 3B, 4, 3
https://pirates.k12.ar.us/upages.php?id=248
or on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Calico-Rock-High-School-233066533390813
Parent-teacher conferences will be held tomorrow October 21st. Conferences for the elementary campus will be held from 1:00 to 6:30 by appointment for grades K-4, and drop-in for grades 5th and 6th.
Conferences for the high school campus will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 via drop-in at your convenience.
Just as a reminder - no school for students Friday, October 22 as teachers will be in professional development. Have a great day!
Our COVID-19 Exposure Control Plan stated that masks are required in certain places and under specified conditions until further notice. The Arkansas Department of Health now indicates that we are at low risk due to the number of cases in the area. Therefore, beginning tomorrow 10-19-21 and until further notice, masks are not required but highly recommended.
Fish fry will start at 4:30 at the high school
Tickets available at the door for $15
Games start around 6:00-6:30
Order of Events for Today
4:30-6:30 ANNUAL FISH FRY (Tickets available at the door)
We have a drive through for your "to go" orders.
When you come up the hill at the main entrance, you will see a tent at the entrance of the road to go around behind the school, to your right. Please enter there. Tickets will be on sale there also. If you haven't bought a ticket you can still come enjoy a good fish and chicken dinner.
Please know that we plan to start the Jr. Boys game on time. Everything after that is an approximate time depending on how long games last.
Come out and enjoy the kick off to a spectacular season!
6:25 p.m. Senior Banner Reveal
6:30 p.m. Junior Boys Black and Orange game
Approx 7:00 p.m. Hall of Honor
7:30 p.m. Junior Girls and Senior Girls Black and Orange Game
8:00 p.m. Senior Boys Black and Orange Game
Black and Orange Dance for students grades 7-12 to follow the last game.
Of course we would love to see you in person tonight but we understand if you are not able to attend. We don't want you to miss out on the action!
The black and orange games tonight will be live streamed over two different media channels. The games will start around 6:30.
There will be a link on our website under the district page called live streaming:
https://pirates.k12.ar.us/upages.php?id=248
The games will also be on our high school Facebook page:
Meal deliveries will be on Friday this week instead of Thursday.
Elementary Dance Camp is tomorrow at the high school gym. K-2 grade dancers are scheduled for 9:00-12:00 and 3-6 grade dancers are scheduled from 1:00-4:00. PLEASE DON'T FORGET to bring a water bottle and wear clean PE shoes to protect our brand new gym floor.
KIAP for grades 4-6 will start on Thursday, October 7 immediately after school until 4:30.
As a reminder, no transportation is provided for KIAP.
There will be a Booster Club Meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Gymnasium. Please make plans to attend. Final plans will be made for the Annual Fishy Fry and Black and Orange Games.
The elementary dance forms due date has been extended to Friday October 1st! Please fill out and return your form if your child is interested. Thanks!
We will be back to school as normal on Tuesday, September 28!
DUE TO A WATER MAIN BREAK, CALICO ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL USE AMI DAY 1 ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. THERE WILL BE NO ONSITE INSTRUCTION BUT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MUST CHECK CANVAS FOR ASSIGNMENTS. ELEMENTARY TEACHERS WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH THIER STUDENTS ON MONDAY. TEACHERS ARE AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
This year, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), school districts are holding Flu Immunization clinics in schools to provide flu vaccine for students.
Flu shots will be on October 7, for Calico Rock Students.
Forms are available in the office at high school and elementary.
Please make sure you have your form filled out and returned to the school nurse before then.
If your student is quarantined please know that your child's teacher will be in contact with you when they have supplies, etc. ready for pickup. We will contact you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
There will be no KIAP classes this week.
Lockeroom will be on campus Tuesday, September 21 to order letterman jackets.
COVID-19 Update 9-22-21
As we said earlier today we want to keep our students, faculty and community safe. Therefore, due to the number of students who are quarantined, we are taking further action to limit exposure on campus.
After assessing the situation and consultation with the Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Health we are pivoting three classrooms to an Alternate Method of Instruction.
Mrs. Clinkingbeard's, Mrs. Cupples and Mrs. Teague's classes will pivot to an alternate method of instruction until you have been notified that your children can return to on site instruction. All other students will continue classes as usual.
Thank again for your understanding and cooperation it is appreciated.
WASH is cancelled for Wednesday, September 22.
There will be a Athletic Booster Club meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. All community members including parents, grandparents, guardians and all others who would like to be involved in our students' athletic future are invited to attend. We hope to see everyone there.
There will be a Athletic Booster Club meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. All community members including parents, grandparents, guardians and all others who would like to be involved in our students' athletic future are invited to attend. We hope to see everyone there.
At approximately 12:20 p.m. the Calico Rock Elementary received a phone call informing us that their spouse, who has a restraining order against them, was going to try to get the couple's child. The school resource officer was notified and in turn the Sherriff's office. Deputies were dispatched to the school and the situation is being monitored very closely.
Calico Rock Public schools is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of substitute teacher. If interested, click the link below to print and fill out an application. You may drop off your application at central office at the Elementary campus.
https://pirates.k12.ar.us/plugins/show_image.php?id=627
For further information contact central office at 297-8339.
Monday, August 23 in the superintendents office.
Morning student drop off begins at 7:30 a.m. each morning. This when they will be able to enter the building.
Also, please remember it is state law to NOT be on your cell phone while driving in the school zone. This is for the safety of all involved.
We had a great first week! Let's make it a great year.
#alittleschooldoingbigthings
The Calico Rock School District is pleased to announce that USDA has authorized all meals served in the 2021-2022 school year to be at no cost to the students.
However, we need all families to continue to fill out and return meal applications just as you have in the past. Your school district could potentially receive federal dollars based on the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced meals. In other words, the more students who are eligible, the more federal dollars the district receives to pay for things like tutoring and technology. Pandemic-EBT cards could potentially be determined based on free or reduced meal status for the 2022 summer.
If you need assistance with the application contact Stacy Sherrill at the high school (870)-297-3745, Julie Hargett at the elementary (870)-297-8533 or Chelsie Moss at the central office (870)-297-8339. As always, we are glad to help our Pirate families.
Thank you for your support!
On August 12, 2021 the Calico Rock Board of Directors adopted the following Covid-19 Precautions Plan.
Calico Rock School District Covid-19 Precautions Plan
Purpose: The intent of the plan is to provide guidance for the Calico Rock School District regarding the use of Covid-19 precautions based on the prevalence of Covid-19 within the Calico Rock School District.
Reason: The health and welfare of the Calico Rock students, staff and the community are a priority due to the potential effects of Covid-19. Also, the prevalence of Covid-19 and the high rate of transmission of the new Delta variant puts our students at higher risk than before. Onsite instruction is the more effective method to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of our students. The wearing of mask/face coverings is one tool that reduces the chance of exposure and lowers the rate of transmission when worn properly (covering the nose and mouth).
Source: Data to guide the parameters of the plan will be reviewed by the administrative team utilizing https://achi.net/covid19/ and/or covidactnow.org as its primary data sources. This guideline is subject to adjustments based on guidelines received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Standard Precautions: At all levels of risk, classrooms should continue to emphasize the use of washing hands, barriers, daily screening for Covid-19 symptoms, physical distancing, and thorough disinfecting of facilities and buses.
Who: All staff K-12 and students of K-12.
What: Wearing of mask/face-coverings for the Calico Rock School District.
Where: Masks/face-coverings at all Calico Rock School District indoor venues including transportation on buses and when physical distancing of 3-6 feet or more is not an option. Athletic activities and music practice and competition are exempt from indoor masking: rigorous exercise in P.E. or recess are exempt from indoor masking.
When: The Calico Rock Schools mask/face-coverings plan for indoor venues will continue until further notice.
At this time the American Pediatric Association recommends starting school with mask or face coverings required. Also, Izard County is considered to be at a high risk based on the number of cases in the county.
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The weekly food deliveries are underway. Please watch for the delivery people and help them when you can.
Free Pfizer COVID vaccinations will be available to anyone 12 years of age and older tomorrow (Thursday, August 12) at the high school during open house from 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. provided by Park Street Pharmacy.
Those under 18 must have a parent or guardian present to sign for consent.
There will be a called school board meeting at the elementary library on Thursday, August 12 @ 5:30.
If you would like your high school student to be virtual this semester, please contact the high school no later than Thursday. Students that choose virtual will be receiving their instruction through Virtual Arkansas teachers- not Calico Rock High School teachers. Students who start virtual will be able to move to on campus instruction if needed. Students who start on campus will remain on campus until the end of the 1st semester.
Open House is Thursday from 3-6 pm. Any virtual student that would like to pick up their Chromebook may do so at open house.
The teams have left for the food deliveries for today.
The Calico Rock elementary students in grade K-6 who are attending virtual this year will have a meeting on Monday, August 9 at 10 am in the Elementary School Cafeteria to discuss supplies and procedures. The representative will also show students how to access classes and assignments.
Students will be receiving their curriculum from the Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Cooperative and not the Calico Rock School District.
Students will be able to switch from virtual learning to in person learning on the Calico Rock Elementary Campus.
Students will be required to login to a specific website and will be required to meet with the teachers weekly. Therefore, a good internet connection and electronic device is required.
Accommodations will be provided for students and they will be required to complete standardized testing on site at the school district during their assigned time and date.
Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Cooperative has hired teachers for the K-6 virtual learning students for the 2021-2022 school year and students will be in contact with those teachers for their curriculum and lessons, not the teachers at Calico Rock Elementary.
For more information call: 870-297-8533. Please contact the school by close of business today August 5, 2021.
The school year is almost here!
Open house will be August 12, from 3-6 pm. It will be held outside this year at both the elementary and high school campuses.
If you are interested in virtual school for your child in grades K-6, please call the elementary school office at 297-8533 before 3 pm on Thursday, August 5.
Today is food delivery day. Keep watch and help your ladies delivering today. It's very hot outside.
This week's meal delivery is headed out now.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Dance camp has to be postponed. The camp will be rescheduled at a later date. We will advertise on our Website, Facebook page and our mass texting. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
We want to make sure we keep our students and faculty healthy and safe.
Next week high school students need to come and make their schedules with Mrs. Steph. We look forward to seeing you! See schedule below.
The active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas have surged this week with 1475 new cases in a 24-hour period, 15 deaths and 98 people on ventilators, as reported by KARK 4 in Little Rock. Izard county has 52 active cases as well.
That being said, it is with regret and disappointment that we believe it is in the best interest of everyone involved to cancel the Pee Wee basketball camp scheduled for July 20-22, 2021. However, we look forward to rescheduling the event next year.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. Stay safe, sanitize, social distance and mask up when necessary.
Jerry Skidmore
Superintendent
Calico Rock School District
Bid Notice
The Calico Rock School District is accepting bids for the sale of three school buses and two vehicles.
1996 Bus #1 GMC 47 198,224 miles
1999 Bus #6 Chevy71 163,433 miles
2005 Bus #54 Bluebird 72 169,269 miles
Chevy Lumina 1992 5 passenger 199,986 miles
Chevy Van 1998 7 passenger 183,251 miles
Mileage may be approximate.
These buses may be seen during regular business hours at the Calico Rock Schools Bus Garage located at 301 College Street. Buses can be viewed Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00.
Bid sheets will be provided and must be used. Bids can be mailed or delivered to Merle Tibbitts, Transportation Supervisor. He can be reached at 870-297-8533 or 870-615-0986. Bids should be in a sealed envelope with the words "School Bus Bid" or "Vehicle Bid" clearly marked on the outside of the envelope.
The Calico Rock School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Virtual Meal deliveries will be from 9:00-1:00. Please contact the Elementary @ 870-297-8533 or High School @ 870-297-3745 if you have any questions or concerns.
This week (7/8/21) we will be delivering 2 weeks worth of meals. There will be no delivery next week (07/15/21)
Calico Rock Public Schools has an Employment Opportunity for 2021-2022 school year.
We are seeking an ideal candidate for a 5-6th Grade Teacher at Calico Rock Elementary School.
Please email a resume and certifications to Calico Rock Public Schools to the following people
skid@calico.k12.ar.us (Jerry Skidmore, Supt.)
anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us (Anita Nordrum, HS Principal)
egotte@calico.k12.ar.us (Eric Gotte, Elem Principal)
Calico Rock School District today announces its policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Calico Rock Elementary, Calico Rock High School, and the Superintendent's Office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The price charged for a paid student breakfast is $1.35; the price charged for a paid student lunch is $2.45.
For more information on eligibility click here
Congratulations to CRHS senior, Keeley Pool for placing 10th in color photography at the 2021 National BETA convention in Florida! Such a wonderful achievement for her; we are super proud of you Keeley!
Little Rock, AR is the home of the First Annual Rock City Summer Nationals. Congratulations to Emma Joplin for all your hard work in competing. Great Job!
Calico Rock Elementary School has an Elementary mid-level faculty position open. The preferred applicant would be certified in Literacy, Social Studies and Science or in a program on a path to certification approved by the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education.
Interested applicants should email their resume to Jerry Skidmore, Superintendent, at skid@calico.k12.ar.us
You may also mail your resume to
Jerry Skidmore
P.O. Box 220
Calico Rock, AR 72519
The Calico Rock All School Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at the Elementary Auditorium.
Registration begins at 9:00 am
Music 10:00-11:00
Plate lunch will be $5 for food and drink. 11:00-12:00
Music and door prizes 12:00-1:00
Welcome and parade of classes start at 1:00
Meals are out for delivery today starting at 11:00 am
Due to vacations and professional development meetings, there may not be someone in the high school office to answer the phone. If you are unable to reach the high school please call the elementary office and they will get the message to the appropriate person.
The elementary office number is 870-297-8533.
There will be NO meal deliveries the week of May 31-June 4. We will resume meal deliveries next week for those that have signed-up. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school offices @ 870-297-8533 elementary and 870-297-3745 high school.
We will be picking up Chromebooks, Hot Spots, and other school materials today while we are on our food delivery routes. If you are a virtual student and have any of these items and are not on the food delivery route, please return materials to the respective schools. Please call the Elementary office @ 870-297-8533 or the High School office @ 870-297-3745 if you have any questions or concerns.
Given that the number of positive cases in our county has remained low, our school board decided it was time to lift the mask mandate at our schools.
Wearing a mask at school is now optional. We applaude any students or staff members who choose to wear a mask due to protecting themselves or loved ones they may reside with, however, if students or staff members choose not to wear masks they have the option to do so.
We have been able to "see" lots of smiling faces today. We have missed them.
Let's continue good practices to keep COVID and other illnesses at bay.
Friendly reminder for parents that KIAP classes are finished for the year. Classes will resume next year when school starts.
Autumn Whiteaker- 8th grade
We will finish out the rest of the school year with food deliveries being on Fridays.
It is the plan that graduation will be livestreamed on our Calico Rock High School Facebook page.
Seniors have reserved seating for their immediate family. The remaining seating will be open to the public, socially distanced, on a first come first serve basis.
It is also the plan that the athletic awards night will be livestreamed.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. AR State Police Safety Assembly at High School gym.
Thursday
10:00 a.m. Graduation practice for seniors in Elem Aud.
6:00 p.m. Athletic Awards night in High School Gym
Friday
7:00 p.m. Graduation Elem Auditorium
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
We are experiencing phone issues in our area this afternoon. Cell phone calls are not working when you try to call the schools at this time.
ATTENTION
This Friday, May 14, will be the last day that students may checkout books from the Elementary library. ALL books that have been checked out by your child/children, will need to be returned to the library by Monday, May 17! Please check your home and students' backpacks for books that need to be returned. Thanks you for your help!
The Body Mass Index Report is complete for students in grades K-12. If you would like a report on your child, they are available to be picked up from the nurse's office.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is open to households that
participate in an existing low-income or pandemic relief program offered by a broadband provider; Lifeline subscribers, including those that are on Medicaid or accept SNAP benefits; households with kids receiving free and reduced-price lunch or school breakfast; Pell grant recipients; and those who have lost jobs and seen their income reduced in the last year.
For more information about the Emergency visit:
Emergency Broadband Benefit ' Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)
Virtual Meal Delivery will be on Friday this week. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
There will be no KIAP this week, May 11-14. Classes will resume next week.
Congratulations to the Jr. High team of:
Ryder Avey
Evan Stephen
Kyle French
Kayden Cathey
Blake Rasmussen
Who finished in the top 16 teams in the North Region and have qualified for the state tournament on June 4 at Jacksonville.
Sr. High missed going to state by just a few clays. Johnny Mendez did hit 48 out of 50 targets to finish in the number 7 spot out of 440 shooters for the region. Good job Johnny!--
All the results can be found at the AYSSP Facebook Page or follow this link: AYSSP Results Page
Our sophomores are so proud of their class rings! Just another way they show loyalty to their school.
Good Morning,
Please tune-in to the Little Pirates Preschool Graduation tonight at 5:30. It will be live streamed on our Elementary Facebook page at the following address:
https://www.facebook.com/positivepirates
Ashlyn Mann- 8th grade
There has been a Fiber-Cut in Marion County that is affecting the phone service to the school. We are not able to receive or make calls to anyone at this time.
There will be No WASH Wednesday, April 28. WASH will resume next Wednesday, May 5.
The food delivery for this week will be on Friday, not Thursday, due to predicted weather.
Today's softball games will be played at 6:00 p.m. at West Side Greers Ferry. GO LADY PIRATES BEAT RURAL SPECIAL!
Today's baseball games have been postponed and we will announce the reschedule date as soon as we receive it.
This is District Tournament week! Good luck to the Lady Pirates and the Pirates!!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is a virtual learning day for all on-site students. They should log into their classes and do work virtually from home.
Virtual students in grades 3-10 will have ACT Aspire testing on school campuses, elementary and high school. There will be 3 tests and testing should be finished between 11:30-12:00. We can call parents when testing is over for your child to be picked up.
Get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast and do your best on your tests tomorrow!!
The Calico Rock School District will have Virtual Learning Days on April 19 and 26. On these days, all on-site students will be required to complete their assignments from home. Virtual students will be testing those days on campus. Mrs. Stephanie will be contacting you.
Congratulations to Dylan Clark who signed with Missouri Welding Institute this morning. Dylan is a senior at Calico Rock High School and has been focused on learning his welding skills from Mr. Fountain in our Agri Dept. Dylan won the pictured scholarship money above at a recent welding competition. Good luck to Dylan and may his future be bright! We have enjoyed our time with Dylan here at CRHS.
City League T-Ball games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled due to the weather.
Some things have changed due to predicted weather. Here is the schedule as it stands today.
Monday (today)
Baseball and Softball at Norfork @ 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday
No games
Wednesday
Softball @ Home vs Viola @ 4:30 p.m.
Thursday
Softball (double header) @ home vs Rural Special @ 4:00 p.m.
Baseball @ Home vs Mountain View @ 4:00 p.m.
Friday
Softball @ Viola @ 4:30 p.m.
On-site students should log in and do their work virtually from home tomorrow.
Virtual students on both campuses need to report for testing between 8-8:15 tomorrow morning.
All 3rd-10th grade virtual students will be taking 2 tests. All students should be finished testing by 11:00-11:30. You can pick up your child after testing is finished. We can call you when your child is done.
For K-2 students they will be taking just 1 test tomorrow so they should finish earlier than the older students. Again, we can call when they are ready to be picked up.
Get some rest and eat a good breakfast and do your best on your tests tomorrow!!
Due to ACT Aspire Testing and availability of personnel, we will be delivering food on Friday this week instead of Thursday.
The change is for this week only.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Softball:
Today's game will be rescheduled on a later date due to weather.
Baseball:
Tomorrow's games with ICC will be a two 5 inning games (double header). There will be no games at ICC on Friday.
Slaa Shelley- 7th grade
Student of the Week!
Scarlett Owens- 7th grade
The baseball game with Viola which was originally scheduled for Thursday will now be on Tuesday at Viola.
We had moved it to Wednesday but it is supposed to rain that day. See the schedule below for this week.
Today: Home vs Shirley
Tuesday: Baseball at Viola
Thursday: Softball at Viola
The Calico Rock School District will not be in session on Friday, April 2.
Your input will help our school make necessary decisions for the upcoming school year. Please respond to the one question survey before Monday, April 5.
Jesslyn Mann
Keeley Pool is a senior at Calico Rock High School that is determined to make a positive change in this world. Knowing how difficult the end of last year was as well as going into her senior year with so many restrictions, she wanted to help others get through this time by spreading a little positivity. She knows all too well that we all have bad days, but it always makes her feel better and have a more positive outlook on each day by brightening someone else's day. At the beginning of this school year, she decided to start Random Acts of Kindness and challenged others to pay it forward. She started the year off by putting small bags of candy and a Random Acts of Kindness note and challenge on every student's locker as well as every school employee's door. The love didn't stop there. She has extended this project to her job, church, ball teams, and most recently to the entire Calico Rock Elementary School. Keeley sent a letter out to all of the elementary students asking them to Bee the Change and Be Kind. The students were asked to bring in change for a week. The winning class would receive popcorn, a drink, and an extra recess provided by Keeley herself. The challenge was accepted and the students were buzzing about this competition all week long. Keeley explained to them that all of the money that was brought in would be donated to the Calico Rock Bridges program. By the end of the week, Keeley and the elementary students raised $1000.27! She went back to each class and thanked the students personally and wanted to encourage them to always have a giving heart and that each day there are opportunities for us to help others if we will just look for them.
Bridges is a local non-profit organization that serves the students and their families in the Calico Rock School District. The program is there to Bridge the Gap between need and education for those students in K-12. This could be by providing food, clothing, school supplies, help with bills, medical expenses, travel to doctors appointments, ect. Currently the program is sending home food backpacks to approximately 70 children a week and serving over 30 families in our school district. We also have an onsite room that has clothing and hygiene necessities readily available to the students. We are so thankful for the generosity of individuals and community organizations that support this program. The program is ran solely on donation and grants that are applied for and volunteers that donate their time and services.
Thanks to the efforts of Ms. Chelsie Moss a grant was awarded to the Calico Rock School District earlier this year. Eligible families in the Calico Rock School District can receive blessing boxes each week. The picture in this post is a sample of what families will be receiving. Thank you Ms. Chelsie Moss for your hard work.
The bus will leave for ICC at 4:15 from the elementary gym.
Calico Rock Elementary GT Virtual Science Fair
We are very proud of our Positive Pirates!!!
The Deer bus will be running 10 minutes behind schedule. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Pee Wee Schedule
March 18
vs ICC @ ICC games start at 5:00
All Teams (3-Black)
April 1st
vsTimbo @ Home games start at 5:00
5th grade only (boys and girls)
April 5th
vs Melbourne @ Home games start 5
All Teams (3-Orange)
April 6th
vs Norfork @ Home games start at 5:00
All Teams (3-Orange/Black)
Pee Wee games tonight at Calico vs Timbo. Games start at 5:00
Game 1: 5/6 Boys
Game 2: 5/6 Girls
Game 3: 5/6 Boys
Student of the Week!
Emma Colbert- 10th grade
The baseball and softball games scheduled for today is postponed. We will let you know when they are rescheduled.
Pee Wee games @ home against Norfork on Monday, March 15 have been cancelled...due to the teams competing in the State tournaments.
Good luck to all our area teams!!!
The baseball game that was scheduled for this Friday, March 12 has been rescheduled to tomorrow, Thursday, March 11 at Mountain View starting at 4:30.
The game was rescheduled due to the chance of bad weather conditions that might be moving in to the area this weekend.
Go Pirates!
The Calico Rock School District is having some issues with connectivity today. So for the Virtual Learners, you might have some problems with connecting to your Zoom sessions today.
Thanks,
Just a reminder that summer baseball/softball/tball forms are due by this Friday, March 12th if you want your child to participate. If you need another form, they can be picked up at both the high school office and elementary office or city hall. Looking forward to a great Pirates summer league!
Johnathan Morehead- 10th grade
Johnathan was chosen for student of the week for his strong work ethic and his willingness to assist others. In my classroom, Johnathan is always prepared for class and ready to work. No matter what the task or equipment he is asked to work with, Johnathan always has a great attitude. Not only does Johnathan work hard, he also is a responsible, considerate young man. I believe Johnathan exemplifies what it means to be a Calico Rock Pirate and is very deserving of the Student of the Week Award.
Chosen by: Mr. Fountain
Calico Rock Senior Beta Club/Beta Members Participate (s) in State Competition Calico Rock, AR 2/23/21 -National Beta members from Calico Rock High School are celebrating their recent participation in Arkansas Senior Beta Virtual State Convention. They were announced as winners of the following competitions: Color Photography- Keeley Pool, Agri-Science- Shelby Walters
Typically, National Beta State Conventions bring together students from across the state to compete in a variety of competitions ranging from academic and STEM-based to visual and performing arts. While State Convention, originally planned to be held in Hot Springs, AR, was cancelled for in-person competitions due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19, members worked hard while taking online tests and preparing competition submissions for their Virtual Convention. Their victories at the state level provide the opportunity to compete at the national level. National Convention will be held at the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida during Summer 2021.
With more than 500,000 active members and 8,750 clubs nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation's largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students. National Junior Beta includes grades 4-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12. Visit betaclub.org for more information.
Stratton Sanders- 11th grade
Pirates,
I know that everyone is wanting to return to onsite instruction as soon as possible and that is the plan. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 our plan is to have onsite instruction but running bus routes at your bus driver's discretion. So students, if the bus does not come by your house and you have no other way to get to school, then, you will be a virtual student for that day and your attendance will be determined by the work you turn in.
Parents, we still have the issue of the boil order at the elementary so we have purchased bottled water for the kids to drink. If you choose, you can to send an extra bottle with your child.
Thank you and have a great day.
Jerry Skidmore
Calico Rock School District will have a Virtual Day tomorrow, Monday, February 22. The back roads are still questionable and there is a boil water order for parts of Calico Rock School Campus. We look forward to having everyone back on campus as soon as possible.
The Senior High District Tournament will resume Tuesday night at ICC with our Senior Boys playing ICC at 5:00 p.m. Come out and support the Pirates!
The Pee Wee Pirates (5th grade only) will be playing at Cotter tomorrow night, Monday, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The bus will leave at 3:35 from the Calico Rock Elementary front door. Please do not be late to ride the bus.
The 5th grade peewee basketball teams will play Monday, February 22 at Cotter at 5:00 p.m. The bus will leave at 3:35.
Good afternoon Pirates,
We will be having virtual classes tomorrow, Tuesday, 2-17-21. High school teachers will be making assignments in Canvas. Elementary teachers will make assignments through email and Canvas.
Attendance will be determined by work turned in. There is no set schedule. However, teachers will be available for questions during school hours if you need assistance.
Please be careful with the impending weather. Check on your neighbors and shut-ins during this crucial time.
We will make announcements about district tournament games as soon as decisions are made.
Have a great day and stay safe.
CRSD Virtual February 18 & 19
Good afternoon Pirates,
We will be having virtual classes Thursday and Friday, February 18 & 19.
We hope to see you on Monday. Meanwhile, high school and elementary teachers will be making assignments by email and in Canvas. Attendance will be determined by the work turned in and there is no set schedule. However, teachers will be available for questions if you need assistance. Please be patient as some teachers and students have experienced delays in internet service.
Also, the 2021 district tournament has been canceled due to the weather conditions. Therefore, the top four teams in the conference will advance to regionals. Let's get'em next year Pirates!
Stay safe and see you Monday.
The Calico Rock School District will have the monthly board meeting virtually. Below is the link to join the meeting if you would like to attend.
Topic: Board Meeting
Time: Feb 16, 2021 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96044206898?
Meeting ID: 960 4420 6898
Passcode: vDWuF5
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Good afternoon Pirates,
We will be having virtual classes tomorrow, Tuesday, 2-16-21. High school teachers will be making assignments in Canvas. Elementary teachers will make assignments through email and Canvas.
Attendance will be determined by work turned in. There is no set schedule. However, teachers will be available for questions during school hours if you need assistance. This will allow families the freedom to tend to other things if necessary.
Please check on grandparents and other shut-ins who may need your help. We will make announcements about district tournament games as soon as decisions are made.
Have a great day and stay safe.
Senior Boys Basketball games for today have been cancelled
Senior Girls play at Concord at 1:00 tomorrow.
Senior Boys play Norfork at Calico at 5:30 tomorrow.
The senior boys game that was scheduled for today is now scheduled for tomorrow weather permitting. 4:00 p.m. Friday at home.
Calico Rock School District will have a Virtual Day on Friday, February 12th. Please make sure all students are doing their assignments. Grades will be taken.
Monday is a scheduled holiday and school will not be in session. We look forward to being back at school on Tuesday.
Stay warm and safe.
Weather permitting we will be having the Senior Boys basketball game with Shirley at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, thursday. We will send out texts with any changes to this schedule.
Tickets are not required to come to this game.
Calico Rock School District will have a Virtual Day tomorrow due to the predicted weather. Please make sure students are working on their virtual assignments.
Stay safe on the roads. We will see you soon.
All high school students should be logging in to their classes on the regular bell schedule on virtual days. Please make sure you child is logging in and doing their work. Teachers are on campus. This is a good time to get extra help.
Basketball games scheduled for this week: Weather Permitting
Tuesday, Feb 9 Senior Boys at Norfork at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Feb 11 Senior Boys at home vs Shirley 5:00 p.m
Tickets will not be required for these games.
Mylie Waire- 8th grade
Thursday, February 4th is Parent Teacher Conference day.
All conferences will be held virtually or by phone from 3:30-6:30.
Elementary: Teachers will be contacting you to set up a time to meet virtually or via phone conference. The Elementary Office number is 870-297-8533.
High School: Please contact any teacher you wish to visit with. The high school office number is 870-297-3745. All faculty emails are available on the website to contact them via email and set up a ZOOM meeting or a time to meet via phone conference.
Faculty will be on campus and available until 6:30 p.m.
The KIAP Classes for Thursday have been cancelled due to Parent/Teacher Conferences.
District Tournament COVID Style:
District Tournament will be played on multiple campuses based on the seed of teams.
Jr. Boys will play Friday 2/5 vs. Timbo @ Home in the 8,9 seed play in game for Jr. high district. If they win they will play Saturday vs. Norfork @ Norfork 12:00 pm.
Please remember that schedules change. If this schedule changes we will get that information out as soon as possible.
Basketball schedule updates:
Tuesday 2/2 Sr Girls vs. Shirley @ Home 5:00
Thursday 2/4 Jr Girls and Sr Girls @ Norfork 5:00
Friday 2/5 Jr Boys play in game vs. Timbo @ Home 5:00
Saturday 2/6 Sr Girls, Sr Boys vs. Concord @ Home 5:00
Tuesday 2/9 Sr. Boys @ Norfork 5:00
Thursday 2/11 Sr Boys vs. Shirley @ Home 5:00
The Calico Rock School District will have a Virtual Day on Friday, January 29.
Words cannot fill the void created by the loss of a loved one, much less the loss of an icon.
Bobby D. Hulse was an icon to the Panther Nation. He came to Norfork as the high school principal my senior year in 1980-81. He remained there as principal for the next 40 years shaping lives of both students and teachers alike. He was my high school principal for only one year, however, he made an impact that has lasted a lifetime. Mrs. Nordrum was more fortunate, as she had the experience of having him as her principal for 6 years.
As a neighboring school many of our students, coaches, teachers and administrators have come in contact with Mr. Hulse over the years. It was easy to see his impact on Norfork schools, students, and community.
The Pirate Nation is keeping Norfork in our thoughts and prayers as they mourn the loss of a leader.
Jerry Skidmore
Superintendent
Games tonight vs Concord have been postponed.
Next weeks tentative schedule is as follows:
2/2 Tuesday @ Home vs Shirley
Sr. High only 5:00
2/4 Thursday @ Norfork
1,2,4 @ 5:00
2/6 Saturday @ Home vs Concord
Sr. High Only. Time TBA
1-27-2021
Due to developing weather conditions, the Calico Rock School District will be pivoting to virtual instruction today.
Kachina McDole- 12th grade
Called Meeting 01/20/21
There will be a called meeting of the Calico Rock School District Board of Education on January 20, 2021 at 10:15 am. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the amount of savings generated by the interest rate bid we received on our bonds. If you are interested in attending this meeting it will be zoomed in the elementary auditorium at 10:15. Social distancing guidelines and other COVID protocol is required. Thank you
Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the Calico Rock School District will not have classes on this day.
Monday's basketball games have been rescheduled for February 4th. There will be no games on Monday night.
There is no school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
Meal deliveries for virtual students will be from 9:00-12:00 today. Please contact the Elementary @ 870-297-8533 or High School @ 870-297-3745 if you have any questions or concerns. Please let the school know by Wednesday each week if you have any changes that need to be made for Thursday's delivery.
There will be NO WASH today, January 13, 2021.
KIAP CLASS CHANGES:
We have started KIAP classes again, with some changes. We are transitioning from Jujitsu to TaeKwonDo. The student ranks will remain the same, most of the syllabus is the same so the students will have no problem with the change.
By changing to TaeKwonDo we will not be training ground fighting or body throws. This will limit the close, "face-to-face" between students.
Also with only one class per training day, I will be able to thoroughly sanitize the Dojo between classes.
The class times are as follows: (Starting January 19th)
High School (7th-12th): Mondays 3:30 - 4:30
Elementary (4th-6th): Tuesdays immediately after school - 4:30
Little Warriors (1st-3rd): Thursdays immediately after school - 4:15 (shorter class)
Deputy Mark A. Stephen
Aleah Harden- 7th grade
Junior High games will be at home tonight starting at 5:00 against Viola
Tuesday will be home games against Timbo at 5:00 with teams 4,2,1
Friday night there will be games at Greers Ferry with teams 4,2,1 in action starting at 5:00
Since things are a little different this year, we still wanted to celebrate the season with all of you so the choir and band will be a virtual performance.
We will post the band when it becomes available. It is still a work in progress so stay tuned.
Please enjoy the following Calico Rock High School Choir and the Calico Rock Elementary Christmas Programs by clicking on the links:
Calico Rock Elementary Christmas Program
The games scheduled for Dec 22nd at Norfork have been postponed to a later date. We will send out a text with the new date as soon as it is scheduled.
Our Christmas wish is that everyone has a wonderful, relaxing, and safe holiday.
Basketball games over the Holidays
Dec 22 at Norfork 4,2,1 5:00 p.m.
Dec 29 at Highland 2,1 4:00 p.m.
January 4 Start Second Semester
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
The roads are clear this morning so Calico Rock School District will be in session at regular time today.
However, remember to drive with caution on these days in case temperatures drop and road conditions change.
Be safe and have a great day!
We have basketball games scheduled for tonight, tomorrow night and friday night. The thursday night games have been cancelled.
Semester tests will be this thursday and friday. All students will be taking semester tests. Please make sure your child studies for the tests and gets plenty of rest so they can do their best on these tests.
Senior Night is the night we honor our senior Pirate athletes. It was scheduled for next week but had to be moved to January 5th.
They were all smiles when they got the news today!!!!
Junior Beta Club Announces
Calico Rock, AR, December 9, 2020-National Junior Beta officers from Calico Rock High School are celebrating their recent participation in the Arkansas Virtual Leadership Summit. Today, they were announced as National qualifiers for the "Lead Outside the Box" challenge. Caroline Mitchell (President), Alia Kearbey (Vice President), Scarlett Owens (Secretary/Treasurer), and Mylie Waire (Student Council representative) comprised the team which represented the entire club.
Typically, National Beta Leadership Summits bring together students from multiple states for 1-2 day events. During that time, students work with interactive speakers who engage members through introspective exercises and team-building activities. Clubs can also participate in team-based leadership challenges, which test their communication, critical thinking, creativity, presentation, and collaboration skills. While the Leadership Summit, originally planned to be held in Hot Springs, AR, was canceled for in-person attendance due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19, members were able to work together to submit their challenges online and met virtually for interactive leadership trainings from Bill Cordes and Ted Weise. Their victory at this level provides the opportunity to compete at the national level. National Convention will be held at the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida during Summer 2021.
"This challenge forces our students to work together to solve problems in a unique way. This year's prompt was to identify challenges that our students can tackle on their own with an Interactive Survival Guide. It needed to address attendance, academic, extracurricular, parental, student, and teacher support, along with creating a safe space so that students can physically go and de-stress," said Tracy Hodges, advisor, "It was not an easy challenge, and I was so impressed with the officers' abilities to put other needs above their own."
The Calico Rock Junior Beta Club has 21 members in grades 7-8, and its motto is to "Lead By Serving Others." The organization will be sending home invitations to potential 6th grade members next week. Some of the other projects the club is working on this year include electing a Teacher of the Month, creating school pride signs, and keeping the student treasure chests full.
The Deer bus will be running about 15 minutes behind schedule. Please excuse the inconvenience. Please call the office @ 870-297-8533.
Our Calico Rock School District Angel Tree gifts need to be turned in ASAP please.
We have 8 that we are missing at this time.
If you have gifts that you are waiting on to come in, please give the office a call at 870-297-3745 and let us know.
We appreciate the love and blessings given by our community to our students each year through this program!
This week we will focus on the Student Council.
Announcement Regarding Quarantine Guidelines:
Physical Science classes have been studying bonding and different representations of molecules. The pictures represent the ball and stick models of carbon dioxide molecules. They worked on this project during our recent virtual days of school.
The games at Rose Bud scheduled for tomorrow night, Thursday night, have been cancelled.
All KIAP Classes will be cancelled until after the Christmas Break. We will send out more information when classes will continue in January.
Dakota Sherrill- 10th grade
Tomorrow, Nov. 30th, face to face instruction on campus will resume. We hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready to get back.
There will be basketball games at Concord tomorrow night. The games will start at 5:00 p.m.
The order of games will be 7B girls, 7B boys and Sr. Girls.
It will be very cold tomorrow so make sure you dress appropriately!
Due to some of our students being probable close contacts for COVID-19 and the district still doing contact tracing, we have postponed tonight's games at Norfork.
As result of contact tracing we are quarantining more students as probable close contacts to a positive case. For COVID-19, a close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes. An infected person can spread COVID-19 starting 48 hours (or 2 days) before the person had any symptoms or tested positive for COVID-19.
This is a good time to remind everyone of the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and the importance of staying home until you have been fever free (without the use of medication) and symptom free for at least 24 hours. The symptoms can range from simple allergies to a fever and chills and/or body aches, a sore throat or cough. Any one or combination of these symptoms can be COVID related. While you may have only mild symptoms, others may develop very serious illnesses.
Be smart, do your part. Our odds are better when we practice the three w's. Wash your hands, wear your masks and watch your distance.
May you all have a very safe and happy Thanksgiving.
At tonight's school board meeting, Mr. Skidmore recommended, and the board approved, that November 23rd and 24th, 2020 to be virtual days for our school district. Teachers will be on campus and available to students during those days. High school students will do their work and make-up work from home on their device. Elementary students will have assignments made by their teachers as well. January 29, 2021 will also be a virtual day so mark that day on your calendar also.
School meals are available to be delivered to students. Please contact the office by 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Nov 20th to let us know if you want meals delivered on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
- Elementary office 870-297-8533
- High School office 870-297-3745
This recommendation was made so that we can extend the time we are apart, lessening possible exposure to the virus. Therefore, be smart and do your part. Wear your mask, wash your hands and watch your distance and have a safe and healthy holiday.
The games for Nov 26th are postponed for later dates.
The "B" games scheduled for Thursday night will be rescheduled for a later date.
The Junior Boys "A" game will be played on Dec 8th on a Senior game night already scheduled.
The Junior Girls "A" game will be played on Jan 26th on a Senior game night already scheduled.
COVID-19 Media Release
We regret to inform you that we currently have 2 people in our buildings who have tested positive for COVID-19. Today we identified 22 students and 2 personnel as close contacts. Up to this point all of the contacts have been with positive cases outside the district. Thanks to the diligent "contact tracing" of Mrs. LaDonna Franks, the principals and teachers, we were able to identify the students who were in contact with the people who tested positive and they are all quarantined.
We have been in contact with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Health weekly and sometimes daily regarding our district and community status. Their recommendations are consistent across the state, continue with face to face instruction if at all possible and base decisions on district data. My conversation with DESE this evening gleaned the same recommendation.
It is unfortunate, however, we all knew this would happen sooner or later. I know I've said it in the past but thank you again for understanding and being patient. This school year is going to be a trying time for everyone. On the other hand, I know this community will do everything possible to work together in preventing the spread of this virus. If we err, I hope it will be on the side of caution.
Remember to social distance, wear your face mask and wash or sanitize your hands frequently.
Thank you,
There are some extra tickets available at the high school office for the ballgames tonight.
The games will be starting at 6:00 tonight and it will be the Jr. Boys and Sr. Boys vs Sloan Hendrix.
The high school and elementary will have Make-Up Picture Day on Monday, November 16. This will be for class pictures and any senior who has not had their picture made.
Please dress accordingly.
As part of a coordinated response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in partnership with the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas has developed this Parent/Guardian Survey<https://uark.qualtrics.
Parent Survey purpose:
The survey seeks to involve families in an organized, ongoing and timely way in planning, review, and improvement.
The survey will provide feedback regarding:
* family concerns
* how families are making decisions
* family awareness of options and resources available
* family considerations for the future
The intention of this survey is not to identify individual district responses, but rather to establish an understanding of the state as a whole. The information will be aggregated by region only; therefore, families will be asked to identify the region of the state in which they live in order to understand the distribution of the survey without specifically identifying any district by name.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to the survey.
KIAP Classes will be cancelled until after the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reschedule KIAP at a later date.
The Calico Rock FFA is hosting its annual Harvest Supper at the Calico Rock Elementary parking lot on Friday November 20th. FFA members will be selling meal tickets for $10 each. The meal will include turkey, dressing, mash potatoes, gravy, green beans, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.
Due to COVID-19, there will be drive thru pick up only. Pick up will last from 4:30 to 7:00. Tickets can be purchased from an FFA member, come, the High School Office or upon arrival at the Elementary.
The Calico Rock School District would like to say to all veterans of all branches: Thank you for your sacrifice, your bravery, and the example you set for us all. Thank you for your service!
This following video was created to honor your service:
You can what this weeks post here:
Dear Pirates,
We regret to inform you that a Cotter student who played in last night's game tested positive for Covid-19 late this afternoon. As a result we are quarantining our Sr. Girls basketball team for 14 days or until we can determine who was in close contact with that student. Today November 6, 2020 is day one of the quarantine period.
We hope that everyone will be very diligent in practicing social distancing, wearing face masks and washing their hands. Our hopes and prayers are that this virus will have a minimal impact on our community.
On a more positive note, we have no known positive cases in our buildings at this time. This quarantine is a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the virus in our school and community. Please stay safe.
Sincerely,
Jerry Skidmore, Superintendent
You can watch this weeks post here:
The Calico Rock Gifted and Talented program will host its fifth annual Veterans Day Honor Ceremony on Nov. 11, but this year's event will be different due to COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year, a video will be presented on the Calico Rock School District's YouTube page and feature a slideshow of all veterans wishing to participate.
Service men and women, past and present, are invited to bring a photo to the campus or email it with the name and branch of service. Pictures can be sent with students, dropped off at the elementary and high school offices or emailed to kpool@calico.k12.ar.us.
The district is asking those participating not to send original pictures, if possible. A picture of a picture or a scanned picture is recommended. For those bringing in a picture, it will be scanned and returned immediately. Pictures will need to be turned in by Wednesday.
Alex Browning- 11th grade
We have tickets available for the games tonight with ICC. Please stop by the highschool office and we will give you the tickets you need.
The tickets you get save you a seat at the game. Admission will be charged at the door.
The ballgames at Cotter for Friday, October 30 have been cancelled because of no referees for the games.
The team that we were scheduled to play next friday on Homecoming night has been quarantined. We have moved the Homecoming festivities to December 11. Please spread the word that Homecoming will NOT be Nov 6. Those games have been cancelled.
We have made some changes to our previous basketball schedule. Please see the updated schedule on our webpage. You can find the updated schedule by clicking on this link.
You can watch this weeks post here:
Charity Littrell- 7th grade
Tonight our junior teams travel to Flippin for games. Flippin did not send us tickets. They are letting people enter on a first come first serve basis. Their gates open between 4:00 and 4:30 today.
Come out and support the Pirates. Flippin has a large gym so there should be room for the Pirate Nation to show up!
Tuesday, October 27th we will be having a financial aid night for seniors and parents of seniors from 4-6:30 pm. The financial aid department from Ozarka will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. You will be able to complete your FAFSA this night for your child to go to college next fall. It will be filled out using the parent's 2018 taxes. There was a sign up sheet that allowed seniors to sign up for a timeslot last week. Please check with your child to see if they signed up. If they didn't and you would like to, please call Mrs. Stephanie at 870-297-3745. We will practice social distancing and wear masks. Please only come during a time you signed up for as it allows us to limit the number of people congregated.
If you don't have an entrance ticket from an athlete, we can not guarantee that you will be able to enter the gym.
We have some extra tickets available for the games on Thursday, October 22 if you would like to come by the office at the high school and pick them up.
They will be on a first come first serve basis.
You can also call 870-297-3745 for more information.
Senior Beta collected items for the Operation Shoe Box Christmas Child program this past week. The items were donated and will be assembled and mailed by Dolph Baptist Church. We donated about 500 items for the project.
Parent Teacher conferences are Thursday at both campuses until 6:30.
There is also a home basketball game at the high school gym but we will be conducting conferences as well. Please come in the front door and we will have someone handing out report cards and teachers will be available to speak with confidentially. If you would rather speak with a teacher via email, phone, or Zoom please call our office or contact that teacher and set an appt.
Parents, if you have not had an opportunity to respond to your child's teacher concerning parent teacher conferences; please let the teacher know if you would like to conduct your meeting through phone, zoom, email or other methods. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please remember to wear your Orange tomorrow (Wednesday Oct 21) for UNITY Day!!!
You can watch the video by clicking on the following link:
Basketball games with Mammoth Springs tonight have been cancelled.
Proud Pirate Projects! Each week, our students will highlight an organization on campus. We can't keep these Pirates down even during a pandemic! Be sure to check in each Friday for a new update from one of our many organizations. Please click on the link to view video.
We have tickets available at the high school office for the black and orange games tonight. This ticket allows access to the gym after you have paid your admission. As we have stated before we have limited capacity.
Come by the high school office to pick up your ticket today.
Here is the link to our Calico Rock School District YouTube Channel.
The Calico Rock School District will be giving Flu Shots on October 15 for students and staff members.
Forms have been sent home with the students and they will need to be filled out entirely and returned to school before they will be allowed to receive a Flu Shot.
For questions or help, please call Kaye Arnold (School Nurse) 870-297-3745 at the High School or 870-297-8533 at the Elementary.
Just a reminder!
If you don't have an entrance ticket from an athlete we can not guarantee that you will be able to enter for the black and orange games. Everyone needs a ticket. If we have some spare tickets we will give them out first come first serve. We will mass text to let everyone know if there are some available.
Remember we will be live streaming so now's the time to plan your watch party and cheer on the Pirates!
HIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS:
Remember to wear your black and orange tomorrow!
Christine Williamson- 12th grade
Come out and join the Band Booster Club! Hope to see you at 6:00 o'clock this evening in the band room. Come in through the front doors and follow the arrows to the band room.
He budgets his time wisely and, because of this, he is able to excel not only inside the classroom, but with his many extracurricular activities as well. John David is an excellent model for his fellow students, and he helps his classmates with their assignments when asked. He is always polite and respectful to me, and I enjoy having him in my classroom!
Crystal Burch- 12th grade
Cassidy Mendez-11th grade
Kinadee Lemon- 7th grade
A 2 year vision was presented to the CRHS student body to paint interactive murals throughout Calico Rock to promote tourism and community involvement. Maddie Thornton volunteered on behalf of the Gifted & Talented students, to speak as a student advocate to present the idea to the City Council. Maddie and Mrs. Pool came up with different mural ideas to be painted over a period of time. Mayor Greg Hamby volunteered the City Hall building for the first 2-3 interactive murals. This Fall, the CRHS GT will join forces with the Art Teacher, Mr. Baker, to begin the project. The council voted unanimously in support of this project. The first 2 murals will be 2 sets of wings and a fun fishing scenery. More to come in 2021!
The Calico Rock School District is pleased to announce that USDA has authorized all meals served in August to be at no cost to the students because the Calico Rock School District was approved for the Seamless Summer program earlier this year! We will be serving meals to all students at no cost as long as funds are available until December 31, 2020!
However, we need all families to continue to fill out and return meal applications just as you have in the past. Your school district receives federal dollars based on the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced meals. In other words, the more students who are eligible, the more federal dollars the district receives to pay for things like tutoring and technology.
If you need assistance with the application contact Stacy Sherrill at the high school (870)-297-3745, Julie Hargett at the elementary (870)-297-8533 or Chelsie Moss at the central office (870-297-8339. As always, we are glad to help our Pirate families.
Thank you for your support.
If you have not filled out your 2020-21 lunch form, please do so as soon as possible. School lunch forms are filled out each year to reflect the current status of the household. The following information is being provided as a guide to aide you in completing the form. If you are in need of additional information or forms, please contact the High School @ 870-297-3745 or the Elementary @ 870-297-8533. Thank you for your cooperation.
From FFA Club:
Concerns surrounding the health and safety of our community have weighed heavily on our organization. We always look forward to hosting the FFA rodeo every year...However, this year with so much uncertainty and health concerns, the Calico Rock FFA is cancelling our Rodeo event. We hope to come back even bigger and better next year! We pray that everyone stays safe and healthy! As always we appreciate the support of our community and hope to see you all soon!
Calico Rock School District Provides Hand Soap
Frequent hand washing has been determined to be one method of slowing the spread of COVID-19 in addition to wearing a face covering and social distancing. In an attempt to help our community, slow the spread of the virus, the Calico Rock School District has secured approximately 2,800 bottles of hand soap to be distributed to our students, faculty and staff at no charge. They will be distributed next week. Thank you for your efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Remember, wash your hands frequently, wear face coverings and social distance whenever possible.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Jerry Skidmore, Superintendent
Calico Rock School District
There will be no school on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
Although students will receive meals at no charge through December 31, 2020, it is imperative that parents continue completing and submitting free and reduced meal applications. State and federal funds received by our district, are determined by the free and reduced percentages collectively from meal applications. Families who have not completed a meal applications are strongly encouraged to do so.
Parents, please do not drop off students before 7:30. They will not be permitted in the building until that time and due to social distancing expectations they are not to congregate outside the doors. The doors will open at 7:30. Car Rider dismissal will begin at 3:00. If you need your child or children before that time, please contact the office @ 870-297-8533.
Thank you for you patience and cooperation.
There will be no golf matches today.
Tuesday September 8th at 6:00 p.m. (TODAY) we will have our first booster club meeting of the year. Please plan on attending the meeting to help plan for the upcoming year.
The meeting will be in the high school cafeteria.
Please watch the weather tomorrow morning (Friday, August 28). The weather forecast is predicting 90-100% chance of rain during morning drop off. Please do not drop off your students before 7:30. Elementary temperature checks will be set up inside the building. K-4 will go through the Big Tree Doors and 5-6 will go through the main doors. High School temperature checks will be done inside the building at the bus drop off entrance and the main entrance doors for car rider/driver drop off. Social distancing and mask requirements will remain in place.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact: Elementary office @ 870-297-8533 and HS @ 870-297-3745.
The Deer bus is running late this morning. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Dear Parents,
Working in the public school system today is very rewarding yet very trying at the same time. Sometimes there are things we want to share with you, the parents, in order to maintain your trust but at the same time, for privacy reasons, we cannot. Therefore, we are careful and limit the information that we put out to the public. I think you understand.
That being said, I regret to inform you that an employee and a student have been determined to be a "Close Contact" in regards to the COVID-19. A Close Contact is someone who has been in close contact with another person who tested positive. They would have been in close contact with that person for a cumulative of 15 minutes within 48 hours prior to them receiving the positive test results. The employee in this situation has tested negative. Unless a new test indicates the first one was a false positive, the employee will have to quarantine for 14-24 days and will not be on campus. For now, that is all that I am at liberty to share with you.
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) have set protocols for districts to follow in these situations. For example, we are required to have a Point of Contact (POC) and an alternate for employees to report to and to be the liaison between the District and ADH. More information about the POC can be found in your child's packet.
Please be assured that we are taking precautions to keep our children and our employees safe and healthy.
Thank you for trusting Calico Rock School District and for your patience in these trying times.
Sincerely,
Jerry Skidmore, Superintendent
Calico Rock School District
Tomorrow is the first day of school! We can't wait to see everyone both face to face and virtually.
High School virtual students all need to check their email for the link to the Zoom Meeting at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. You are able to Zoom from your chrome book or your phone. We are having an assembly like we always do but this time we are having it through Zoom meetings with students in their classrooms so they can social distance and virtual students will be attending via the internet.
On-site students please make sure you wear your masks. Your temperature will be taken before you enter the building. The front entrance and the bus entrance are the only two doors students will enter.
This year may look a little different but we are going to have a great year!!! We can ensure that by following the guidelines that the CDC has given us and by following the state mandate to wear our masks. Let's do our part to slow the spread of the virus so we can have all the activities we have had in the past.
I am so looking forward to seeing everyone both in person and via the Zoom meeting. 8:00 a.m. can't get here fast enough!!! See you in the morning!
Mrs. Nordrum
Principal
Calico Rock High School
We will not be delivering food backpacks today. If your family is in need, please contact Ms. Kim at the Elementary office @ 870-297-8533 or 870-291-0421. Backpacks will be distributed on Thursday, August 27th.
Open House is today from 4:00-6:30. Please remember to adhere to social distancing/mask guidelines. Teachers will be greeting you in the parking lots on both campuses. If you are new to the area you may call the office ahead of time to pick up an enrollment packet. If you are choosing virtual (offsite) learning, please call the office to set up a time to pick up your Chromebook/packet. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the High School @ 870-297-3745 or the Elementary @ 870-297-8533.
The Calico Rock School District will be hosting a "Parking Lot" Open House event on Tuesday, August 18 from 4:00-6:30. Teachers on both campuses will be set up in the parking lots of each building to meet and greet and handout registration packets. Social distancing/Safe practice guidelines will be maintained.
It's getting real Seniors!!!! It's time to take you senior composite pictures. August 19th at 9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. we will start taking composite pictures. I will have your reserved time by Wednesday morning. Please call the office and give us your cell number so I can text you your reserved time when we have that ready. You can also call after Wednesday and find out the time at the office at 870-297-3745.
We will collect all of your cell numbers and have a mass text for just you for future times we need to reach you with info.
It will be great to see you! Can't wait to get this year started!!
Mrs. Nordrum
If you have not had an opportunity to fill out the survey, please do so at your earliest convenience. The survey is crucial in helping structure both our offsite and onsite learning for the 2020-21 school year. Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the district office @ 870-297-8339.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxy-ISDT5dOCJ69NQh8hG6XWuaYPNQVRCCVHkJhwNux-PZOg/viewform
The last few months, National Beta members from Calico Rock High School have been working hard to submit their entries for the National Beta Virtual Convention. In late July, they were able to celebrate that hard work when announced as winners of the following competition: Calico Rock, Senior, Clayton Thompson 10th place in Agriscience. Calico Rock Beta Club/Beta Member Places in National Competition
Calico Rock Senior Beta Club Members originally competed and received awards during their State Convention held in Hot SpringsLittle Rock, AR in January, 2020. Clayton Thompson received 4th place in state competition for Agriscience and team members: Jacob Crawford, Isaac Hall, Colten Clinkingbeard & Bryson Hicks all placed 1st in the state Engineering competition. Their victory at the state level provided an opportunity to compete at the national level. The National Convention, originally planned to be held in Fort Worth, TX, was cancelled due to health and safety concerns stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic. However, over 12,000 Junior Beta (grades 4-8) and Senior Beta (grades 9-12) students were able to represent their schools in the first National Beta Virtual Convention.
"We are so proud of all our National Beta competitors. This year they had to overcome obstacles, present their projects via video, and do online testing. These young men went above and beyond to be successful and we thank them for their dedication. We are so excited for Clayton to be recognized as a National Beta Convention Winner!" says club sponsors: Melva Brannon & April Killian
With more than 500,000 active members and 8,750 clubs nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation's largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta promotes the ideals of academic achievement, character, service and leadership among elementary and secondary school students. National Junior Beta includes grades 4-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12. Visit betaclub.org for more information.
It's time to start scheduling classes! Each day Mrs. Stephanie will be available from 8:30 to 2:30 to schedule classes with students.
The days will be as follows:
COVID-19 Update 7-13-2020
Everyone probably knows that Governor Hutchinson and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has decided to push the start date for Arkansas schools back to August 24th. This will be our first day of school. Open House is scheduled for August 18th, however, it will be different this year. Open House will be a meet and greet in the parking lot at both the high school and elementary. This will allow for more social distancing as encouraged by the Arkansas Department of Health. The principals will be posting more detailed information regarding the Open House event.
Also, I want to remind everyone about the survey that we sent out last week. Please be sure to answer the survey questions promptly and honestly. Your responses are important to us and to the decisions we have to make.
We want our parents and students to rest assured that we will provide a safe and sanitized environment throughout the year. Our plan is to sanitize buses and classrooms daily and multiple times when necessary. We have purchased a room fogger for the purpose of sanitizing rooms in addition to wiping down the desk, door knobs and keyboards. Additionally, the district has ordered water bottle filling stations to retrofit drinking fountains and more touchless paper towel dispensers. I'm asked almost on a regular basis, "are you going to require the students to wear a mask?" We will encourage students to wear a mask and masks will be provided for them on a limited basis. Each student will receive three washable masks. Teachers will also be given masks, however, it is not a requirement to wear a mask at this time. We will also encourage social distancing as much as possible every day. The Arkansas Department of Health has recommended that we be at least 6 feet apart and or wear a mask for the best results in combating the spread of COVID-19. Most of you have spent some time with your children explaining the importance of this but if you haven't, please do so before the start of school. This year, upon entrance to each building, employee's and student's temperature will be taken and a set of health questions asked. If their temperature is less than 100.4, they can enter. Of course, other or pre-existing policies remain in place also. Last but not least, visitors will not be allowed in the buildings except for emergencies or in the case of prior appointment. These are some changes taking place this year in order to protect everyone from COVID-19.
Other changes will include the method of instruction. Traditional in class instruction and paper AMI packets are a thing of the past. Instead, in class instruction will be blended with online learning delivered by internet or other means of technology. The plan is to provide a Chrome Book for every student so they can utilize the internet to receive instructions and turn in their lessons. For the students who do not have internet, hot spots will be available in different areas within the district for this purpose.
Vendors across the state are scrambling to provide curriculum that addresses state standards for instruction. So, frequently, we are receiving new information regarding methods of pushing out instruction and content for instruction. We will be using the same curriculum content as in the past in addition to Lincoln Empowerment (Content) for instruction. A Learning Management System (LMS) will be used to push out instruction to students at home. This will allow for an easy pivot from the traditional face-to-face instruction to online learning.
Please remember to do the survey we pushed out last week. It is vital to making decisions for the upcoming school year. Thank you, for your patience and understanding in these difficult times.
I hope you and your families are practicing social distancing and taking other precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Again, thank you for your support and stay safe.
Jerry Skidmore, Superintendent
Calico Rock School District
Graduation commencement ceremonies for the Calico Rock High School Class of 2020 will be tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. at the lower parking lot of the high school.
Each graduating senior has 6 chairs assigned to them for their immediate family, all other family and friends will need to bring a lawn chair or a blanket for seating. Everyone is welcome.
Please practice social distancing and wear your masks.
For any students grades 9-12 who are interested in being on the golf team this year....
There will be a golf team meeting Tuesday July 7th, at 7:00 p.m. We will meet at the main entrance of the high school. We will discuss practices and protocols for the upcoming season. If you are a returning golfer, or are interested in being on the team, please attend this meeting. If you are unable to attend, please call the high school office and let them know you are interested but can't attend the meeting.
I look forward to seeing you Tuesday night!
Go Pirates!!!
Coach John Duffie
If you plan on taking the ACT on July 18, the deadline to sign up is today.
Students who are currently signed up on our Food Backpack program will receive their pack on Thursdays throughout the summer. If you do not wish to continue receiving them or if you need to sign up for one please contact the office. The deliveries will begin each Thursday morning and will continue until all the packs are distributed. Please call the office @ 870-297-8533 or Ms. Kim @ 870-291-0421 if you have any questions or concerns.
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In response to COVID-19 public health emergency, a benefit program called Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) has been developed for States to implement in assisting families that were receiving free or reduced lunches from their school. The program was designed to help replace the cost of meals incurred by families as a result of the State eliminating public school gathering.
What is P-EBT?
- A program to provide nutrition benefits to families who have lost access to free or reduced-price school meals because schools were closed.
- Eligible students and families will receive food benefits on a new or existing EBT card to help fill the school meals gap.
- P-EBT is for eligible children in public and private schools.
How will P-EBT be paid? Amount to be paid?
- This will be paid in a one-time payment and will be $319 per eligible child.
- Benefits will be issued to a SNAP household on their existing EBT Card.
- If a household has had their SNAP case close in the last 6 months, benefits will be issued on that household's existing EBT Card.
- Non-SNAP households will receive an EBT Card(s) with their child's name on it. (See attached Buck Slip on instructions to activate the EBT card.)
When will P-EBT be issued?
- Benefits should be issued by the end of June or early July.
- Guidance will be forthcoming regarding the exact dates the benefits will be issued.
- New P-EBT cards that are being issued will not be all mailed on the same day, but over a period of several days.
Addresses may not be up to date for students that will be receiving the P-EBT card due to schools closing in March. Guidance below is for Parents to update their address if needed.
Non-SNAP Households:
- Parents can call Client Assistance at 1-800-482-8988.
- Parents can email their address change to pebt@dhs.arkansas.gov.
- New address changes will be recorded up to June 15th, so that the information can be sent to the vendor for card issuance.
SNAP Households:
- Parents will follow the same DCO business process that is in place by reporting their changes to Client Assistance or their local county office.
Note: Parents that do not receive SNAP and would like to verify if their address is correct should contact (call or email) their child's school district to determine if the school has the current address.
Attached is a flyer with the information needed to help assist with various questions that may arise. The P-EBT email address can also be used by anyone to ask questions specifically related to P-EBT.
Also attached is the Buck Slip insert that will be included in the mailing of the new P-EBT card offering guidance on activating the EBT card and general rules.
The DHS website also has some Q&A's that will help assist with answering questions concerning EBT. The link is: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/resources/response-covid-19/response-covid-19-client/pandemic-snap.
As stated above, DHS will accept address updates by these methods through COB 6/15/2020. All updated addresses will be added as edits to the master file and become the address of record for the mailing.
If you have any questions please contact the SNAP Policy Unit.
Pandemic SNAP (P-SNAP) Quick Reference Guide
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVATING AND USING THIS CARD
Larry Crutchfield
DCO/OPPD
Assistant Director
P: 501-682-8257
700 Main, Slot S333
Little Rock, AR 72201
humanservices.arkansas.gov
Due to COVID-19, the Governor's Scholastic Honors Day had to be cancelled so the students won't get to meet Governor Hutchinson in person this year. The governor's office still wanted to honor those students chosen to attend. Below is a link to a video from the governor and first lady as well as the slideshow of students that would have attended. Congrats to CRHS's Emma Mitchell and Clayton Thompson for your academic achievements!
Our meal delivery program has ended. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. You can call the Elementary at 870-297-8533 or Ms. Kim at 870-291-0421.
Buses have left the school for food deliveries. Please be on the watch for them!
If you received an award at either the Academic Awards and Athletic Awards programs please come to the high school and pick up your awards. Also if you had items left in your locker, please pick up those items also.
The office is open Monday through Thursday 8:00-3:00.
Thank you to all the faculty members and the Calico Rock Community for your help on supporting our kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of those times when the phrase "it takes a village" holds true. We have created the following link for you to watch the awards ceremony if you are not a Facebook person. We truly appreciate you and our students.
Friday May 22nd and Monday May 25th there will be no meal deliveries and the school offices will be closed for the holiday. We hope everyone enjoys their start to the summer!
Calico Rock High School is taking applications for a Junior high and Senior High Girls Basketball Coach. The preferred applicant will also have a Social Studies Certification grades 7-12, but not required. Please contact Jerry Skidmore, Supt., at 870-297-8339 or Anita Nordrum, High School Principal, at 870-297-3745 or 291-0063. Resumes may be emailed to anordrum@calico.k12.ar.us or mailed to P.O. Box 220, Calico Rock, AR 72519.
Cassidy Mendez- 10th grade
May 17 : Last Day to turn in AMI work. Please make sure all packets and or online work is turned in no later than May 17. All BOOKS and DEVICES must be turned in by May 20. School offices are open until 3:00 p.m. each day. If you haven't turned in your work or device they are overdue.
May 20: 10:00 a.m. We will be hosting a Facebook Live Academic Awards Assembly to honor our students who have excelled in their academics. Completers of our Career and Technical Programs will be announced on that day also.
May 20: 1:00 p.m. We will be hosting a Facebook Live Athletic Awards Assembly to honor our athletes this year. Mr. and Miss Pirate will be announced at that time.
Recipients of the Harold Ray Jeffrey Scholarship and Mr. and Miss CRHS will announced at graduation this year so they will be awarded in person.
Videos of both assemblies will be put on our website as soon as possible.
The Class of 2020 of Calico Rock High School will be have commencement ceremonies on July 10. Please mark your calendars and come and celebrate with this class.
We would like to give a big congratulations to our kindergarten class. Please see the attached link to watch the graduation ceremony. The Calico Rock School District does not own the music used in the following video.
Calico Rock Kindergarten Graduation 2020
The Calico Rock School District would like to say congratulations to all of our students in K-6 who worked so hard this year and also a big thank you to the family members who helped with our students education. Your hard work is appreciated. Please see the following link for the Awards Ceremony.
Way to go Sixth Grade! We are so proud of you! Please see the following link for the graduation ceremony.
Please see the attached link to watch our Little Pirates Preschool Graduation. We are so happy you will be coming to kindergarten next year!
May 17 : Last Day to turn in AMI work. Please make sure all packets and or online work is turned in no later than May 17. All BOOKS and DEVICES must be turned in by May 20. School offices are open until 3:00 p.m. each day.
May 20: 10:00 a.m. We will be hosting a Facebook Live Academic Awards Assembly to honor our students who have excelled in their academics. Completers of our Career and Technical Programs will be announced on that day also.
May 20: 1:00 p.m. We will be hosting a Facebook Live Athletic Awards Assembly to honor our athletes this year. Mr. and Miss Pirate will be announced at that time.
Videos of both assemblies will be put on our website as soon as possible.
Student of the Week!
Dylan Clark- 11th grade
| May 11-May 15 Assignments |
| Find your teacher's name and read your assignment for the upcoming week. Turn in all packets and assigned work no later than May 15. The office is open from 8:00 to 3:00 daily or there is a drop box at the front door for after hours. |
| IVY |
| Read two articles about the current pandemic from two different sources. |
| Discuss why two articles about the same topic may differ from one another. |
| Hiers |
| Read the "Nutritional Facts" found on a package of store bought snacks. |
| How many servings does it contain? |
| What does one serving consist of? |
| How many calories are in each serving? |
| How much sodium is in each serving? |
| How many servings do you usually eat at one time? |
| Based on the nutritional facts and your answers, should you consume less or more of this snack at any one time? |
| Brannon |
| Research and compile the data stating where Arkansas is ranked based on number tested for Covid-19, positive cases, and deaths to other states in the US. |
| Create a bar graph comparing the states information. |
| Newcomb |
| Compare the Covid-19 data of Arkansas to that of the United States. |
| Skidmore |
| Read an article about COVID 19, then find info on the Spanish flu of the early 1900's and compare the two in a brief summarization. |
| McDonald |
| Find an Article from a News source on Current event in the State or nation.1.) Write a paragraph summary of the article. 2. Write a paragraph opinion about the article you summarized. |
| Vredenburg |
| Read an article about how the pandemic has affected different schools in the U.S. and compare it to our school. |
| Hodges |
| Choose three root words from the list below and write down how you heard or read them used during the week. |
| AUD, AUS (hear, listen) -- example: audio |
| CHRON (time) -- example: chronlogical |
| CRED (believe) -- example: accreditation |
| DUC, DUCT (lead) -- example: instroduction |
| GRAPH (write) -- example: cryptograph |
| MAN (hand) -- example: manuel |
The Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship is awarded annually to the top students in the state. Criteria for the scholarship are: 32 or higher on the ACT and a gpa of at least 3.5. This is a $10,000 renewable scholarship for up to 4 years totaling $40,000. We are pleased to recognize Calico Rock senior Emma Mitchell who was recently awarded this scholarship! Emma scored a 33 on the ACT and will graduate as Valedictorian of the 2020 class with a gpa of 4.225 while completing 27 college hours. Congratulations, Emma! We are proud of you! Go Pirates!
Student of the Week!
Calico Rock Elementary will host a drive through Kindergarten registration on May 1 and May 4 from 8:00-3:00. We will be set up for pick up by the Big Tree doors. Your child must be 5 on or before August 1. Please bring your child's Birth Certificate, Social Security Card and Immunization record. Your child will be required to have a physical, the form will be included in your packets. We will be able make copies of your items for you if you don't have copies made for us. You may fill out your forms and drop them off in our Drop Boxes located in the front of the building, or you may buzz the office and someone can collect it from you.
Student of the Week!
Blake Moody- 9th grade
Junior beta members may pick up T-shirts at the high school between 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. tomorrow, friday, April 24th.
The class rings are beautiful! Come pick them up and wear them with Pirate Pride!
Today, we will begin highlighting our awesome senior class. We will be spreading them over a 3 week period so keep a lookout for your favorite senior!
It has been my great pleasure to get to be your class sponsor since 7th grade and the memories that have come along with that. You were my first group and have really all become my kids! I have great hope that all of you will accomplish awesome things in the future and I can't wait to see it. As you transition into adulthood, know that you always have a friend in me. Even though the year ended abruptly, Mrs. Moser and I have enjoyed the smaller trips we got to take with you guys this year-each ending of course with good food! We hope that we are able to make up the things you guys are missing out on. You guys rock and we love you and are proud of you!!
Mrs. Steph and Mrs. Connie
Senior: Kaylan Snell
Senior: Joseph Grigg
CLASS RING DELIVERY DRIVE-THRU EVENT
Date: Tuesday April 21ST
TIME: 9:30AM-10:00AM
LOCATION: CALICO ROCK HS
In front of the HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE
In partnership with CALICO ROCK HS, a drive-thru CLASS RING delivery event has been scheduled for
Tue. April 21ST 9:30am-10am at the high school.
For the safety of all involved and to keep this event as efficient as possible, please follow the steps below!
*If possible, please make sure your
order is paid in full prior to pick up. If
you have a balance, please pay online
at orders.jostens.com OR call 1-800-
567-8367. Checks cannot be accepted.
*Pull up to the high school.
STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE and provide
the delivery team your student
name.
*Once you receive your class
ring you may contact us at
1-800-JOSTENS with any
questions, sizing issues, etc..
Student of the Week!
Aydan Gay- 8th grade
Paper AMI packets are available at the offices. Please make sure you go by and pick up your packet asap. They have this week's work in them.
The offices are open 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Elementary and High School Packets are ready to be picked up. Students who have meals delivered should be getting them today with their meals, otherwise please make arrangements to come by the schools and get the new AMI packets.
Student of the Week!
Mylie Waire- 7th grade
The Calico Rock All School Reunion for 2020 that was scheduled for June 13, 2020, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19. We want everyone to be safe and we will see you next year!
The White River Auto Club's Annual Car Show that was scheduled for April 18, 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We want everyone to be safe and we will see you next year!
Before we left school the Junior Beta kids sold "Calico Rock" shirts. They will be available next week. We will let you know what day as soon as they come in.
Thank you for supporting our kids!
Important information gets sent to your email even though we are not having on-site instruction, there is still a lot of information that will be sent to you through your email from now until the end of school. So, please check your email often.
There will be no food deliveries on April 10 in observance of Good Friday. Have a safe and blessed Easter.
Buses are leaving the school at this time for food delivery. Please be watching for them...
Student of the Week!
Khammi Withrow- 7th grade
March, 7, 2020
Good Morning,
Yesterday the governor cancelled onsite instruction for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This means that education will continue through the Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) that we have been using since March 16, 2020. We will gladly continue to provide meals and assistance with the AMI packets. If you have any questions, call your teacher or principal and they will be happy to assist. Your support and patience has been tremendous and we appreciate everything our community is doing to help in this time of crisis.
Please let us know of any children 18 years of age or younger in need of meals so we can add them to our list. We deliver breakfast and lunch each day beginning around 10:00 am. The number of meals per day has been around 375 and continues to increase as the need arises. Teachers, staff, bus drivers and the cooks have been eager to help so if you have a chance, tell them thank you.
We will have a graduation ceremony as soon as it is safe to do so. We want to celebrate the successes of our seniors & give them the recognition they deserve.
Remember to be Pirate strong and follow the CDC guidelines by washing your hands, maintaining a social distance of 6' or more and self-isolate if necessary.
Go Pirates!!!
Sincerely,
Jerry Skidmore, Superintendent
Calico Rock School District
Due to the Governor's decision to not have on-site instruction the rest of the year, students will need to come and clean out their lockers. You may do this Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. However, this Friday, April 10th, is Good Friday and is a scheduled holiday. Offices will be closed and teachers will not be required to be available to students. Students are not required to work on AMI work on that day.
The buses have left to make the food deliveries for today. Please watch for the buses and meet them at the bus stop.
Thanks!
The Governor will be speaking on the future direction of Arkansas Public Schools @1:30. You can go to:
The buses have just left to make meal deliveries. Please keep watch and be ready to receive your meals.
High school students who have chosen to work online with their AMI packets need to be logging into Google Classroom and getting started on their work, your due dates are in Google Classroom. Students who are working with paper packets need to turn in their work weekly to the office or the drop box outside the front doors.
Please return your PeeWee Ball Uniform to school as soon as possible. Just drop them off in the AMI Dropbox at the elementary campus.
Remember to stop by and pick up your AMI packets today!
The high school will be open until 6:30 today for you to pick up your AMI packets. If you are doing your work online, you still need to come by and pick up your books for English. Make sure you come by!
The buses have just left to make meal deliveries. Please keep watch and be ready to receive your meals.
Any 9th-11th grade student that is enrolled in a Virtual Arkansas class must continue work on that class in order to receive credit for this semester. If the student has internet, then they will continue to work in the course online. VA has removed the lock-down browser and password requirements to allow students to work from home. If the student doesn't have internet, then there will be paper work that can be completed instead. Please let us know if you need a paper copy of VA work.
There will be a drop box at the front doors for you to return the AMI packets you currently have. Please return those anytime Wednesday through Sunday this week. It is located outside so you can return your packets any time during the day or night.
There are some students who has chosen to have paper AMI packets through April 17th. If you are a student who receives meals on the bus, we will deliver the AMI packets by bus with your Wednesday meals. If you do not receive meals daily, you will need to come to the high school and pick up your packet.
The high school will be open on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for students or parents to pick packets up. We are staying late to accommodate people who get off work later. Thursday and Friday the office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please make arrangements to come and pick up your packet.
All of us here at CRHS have been working tirelessly to prepare for this new way of instruction. This is new territory for us. Please be patient. Please stay safe. We will get through this. Call, text or email if there is anything we can help you with.
Sarah Vo- 11th grade
The food is being delivered right now. Please be at your bus stop and watch for the buses.
The Special Education Conferences for Calico Rock School District will be postponed at this time. Parents/students will be receiving a letter that has a conference date on it, please disregard the meeting date on the letter. Parents/students will be notified at a later date regarding their annual review.
Calico Rock School District Employees came together this week to deliver meals to students. Thank you to all that have worked so hard to make this happen! We love taking care of our kids even when we can't be with them everyday.
Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced that their will be no on site instruction until April 17, 2020. As we receive instructions from Arkansas Department of Education we will pass the information along to our employees, parents and students.
Thank you for your patience and thanks to everyone who has provided assistance with delivering meals this week.
In an effort to reach more families in need of meals, Calico Rock School District will be delivering meals to your bus stop between 10 and 11 am on Thursday and Friday this week.
If you are interested in receiving a meal on these days, please call the elementary office at 870-297-8533 or the high school office at 870-297-3745 before 5pm today.
You may also text the following numbers to order your meals.
Elem 870-291-0421
High School 870-291-0063
If you text please include your student's name, which day or both days you want meals, if they ride a bus/which route/driver. This information will help us organize the deliveries.
Due to advisement from the Dept of Health, Calico Rock Schools will be joining the rest of the state in closing until March 30th.
AMI packets should be completed while off the week of March 16-20. AMI days 4,5,6,7, and 8 should be completed and ready to turn in to your teacher on March 30 when we return to school. Teachers will be available through email Monday through Friday if you need help with the work. You can find all email addresses on our website.
If your child was out on Friday when AMI packets for days 6-10 were handed out, you may pick them up at the school offices from 8:00 a.m-11:00 a.m. tomorrow, Monday the 16th.
In an effort to meet the needs of our students this week we will be utilizing blessing boxes located at Grace Fellowship Church in Dolph and the Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in Pineville and Calico Rock. If your child is in need of essential food items, please feel free to visit these boxes and take only what you need. If you are in a position to leave items to help please do so.
School offices are open until 11:00 a.m. today for students to pick up AMI packets if you were not at school on Friday.
All school related activities have been canceled or postponed at this time. Therefore, all school facilities are closed to the public. If this changes, we will update the public when the information is available.
FOOD AND NUTRITION NOTIFICATION
Meals will be provided Tuesday through Friday of this week from 10:00 to 11:00 am for any Calico Rock students.
Please call the elementary office at 870-297-8533 to place an order by 9:00 am each day or you can place your order for the entire week. Please inform the person answering your call of any known food allergies.
Meals will be available for pick up at the elementary "Big Tree" door. No one will be allowed inside the building.
There will be no trap shooting practice for the next two weeks. Next scheduled practice will be on Tuesday, March 31 at the regular time.
Thanks,
Calico Rock Trap Team Coaches
COVID-19 Update 3-13-20 #2
A press conference was held Thursday 3-13-20 at 1:30 pm by Governor Asa Hutchinson. Based the guidance provided by the Center for Disease Control it is NOT recommend to close schools unless a case of the virus has been confirmed in that community. The Governor has faith that the people of Arkansas will use good judgement in these matters and follow the protocol recommended by the CDC.
Johnny Key, Commissioner of Education says that based on CDC guidance, schools are the safest place for students to be unless they have a confirmed case of COVID-19 in their community. He said, It would not be prudent to interrupt the educational process where some students are receiving services in addition to education such as meals and mental health services that they depend on daily. Therefore, the focus is on keeping schools open at this time.
The total presumptive positive cases in Arkansas as of (3-13-20) is up to 9 and all of those cases are in the Little Rock area.
Calico Rock School District would like to inform everyone that school districts in Arkansas have been granted 5 additional AMI days. We have used 3 of our original 5, therefore we now have 7 days to use. We hope they will not be needed.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid close contact
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Put distance between yourself and other people if COVID-19 is spreading in your community.
Baseball games for Thursday, March 12th, have been cancelled due to rain. We will post when it will be rescheduled.
On Thursday, March 5 my FBLA students will be serving at 🍕 Pizza Inn 🍕 in Mtn. Home. In April, I will be taking 25 students to State FBLA competitions in Little Rock. These students have competed & placed at districts and have worked very hard to prepare for their competitions but as you can imagine it will be an expensive trip taking this many students for a two day trip in LR. For the past three years, we have had students qualify to compete at the National level and we hope to do that again this summer- BUT first we have to make it through state! I am super excited for this experience- I honestly cannot tell you the amount of growth I have seen this experience gives my students! I have seen their confidence & presentation skills absolutely soar because of FBLA competitions! Come out to Pizza Inn 🍕 on March 5th and enjoy some great food and wonderful, friendly service-we would love to serve you! These Future Business Leaders of America will thank you greatly!! If you cannot make it but would like to make a donation, please contact me!
The PeeWee Basketball Games that were scheduled for Thursday, March 5 against Melbourne have been cancelled because the Lady Katz are advancing in the State Tournament.
Good Luck Lady Katz!
Next PeeWee Games will be on Monday, March 9 vs Viola at home.
2020 Baseball Schedule
2020 Softball Schedule
Mrs. Killian's Survey of Business students have been working hard to prepare to pass their Microsoft Office Specialist certification tests. Eleven students have completed the requirements to be recognized as a Microsoft Office Specialist for Office Word 2016. In addition, Riley Whiteaker, Sarah Vo, & Jacob Willis have also completed the requirements to be recognized as a MOS Specialist for Excel 2016.
(pictured from L to R: Carter Hiles, Brandon Stephen, Andrew Killian, Josef Dwight, Riley Whiteaker, Sarah Vo, Jacob Willis, Abby Nebergall, Meagon McDole, Shayna Staggs, & Macey Faust).
The advanced choir traveled to Jonesboro this evening to for our region's Choral Performance Assessment. This is the first time the choir has attended, and we earned an Excellent score from all three judges for our stage performance! The group also earned a Superior rating in sight-reading. Congratulations ladies (and gentleman) on a job well done!
Joseph Grigg- 12th grade
Calico Rock took 1st place in the State Braille Competition!
Way to go Macy James, 1st place Varsity, and Addison Lemon, 1st place apprentice!!
Here is the 2020 Pee Wee Basketball Schedule. Contact Coach Clink or Mrs. Kim with any questions.
School will be in session on Monday, February 24th. All AMI packets will be due at the beginning of each class. If your packet is not complete, you will be counted absent for the day of the AMI packet that you did not complete.
We hope everyone is feeling better and are looking forward to a great week of school.
The Flu is still widespread. We have made the decision to stay out of school one more day in hopes that will give our students and faculty time to recover. We hope you all start feeling better. We will see you Monday bright and early!
UPDATE:
Reminder this will be AMI DAY #3. Please make sure you complete your work and turn it in on Monday.
Calico Rock's Senior Beta recently attended the SR Beta Convention and Competition. Seven students competed, with five of them placing and qualifying for the National Senior Beta Convention and Competition this summer. Those qualifying were:
Clayton Thompson 5th in Agri Science
Jacob Crawford These students placed 1st in
Bryson Hicks Engineering Team Competition.
Colton Clinkingbeard
Isaac Hall
These students will be competing June 15-18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Calico Rock Schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, February 19th and 20th, due to contagious illness. We will use that time to sanitize the school and give time for students to recuperate. Students will need to do AMI packet DAY 1 and DAY 2. Packets must be completed on friday when we return to school or the student will be counted absent and will still be required to make up that work.
AMI packets are available on the school website if a student has lost their packet. Also, if you don't have a way to print the material, answer the questions on your own paper and bring the answers in on friday.
The Calico Rock School District will not have classes on Monday, February 17.
FCCLA will be hosting a dance for grades 7-12 from 9-11 on Friday, February 14.
Friday night's games with Salem are at home and will start at 5:30. There are only 2 games (the 2 senior teams). There is a school dance after the games.
The junior boys advanced in the district tournament last night. They will be playing tonight at 5:45. Wear your black and orange and come to ICC to support the Junior Pirates!
Zachary Crawford- 12th grade
The Calico Rock School District will have Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, February 6. At the elementary appointments start at 1:00 p.m. and end at 6:30. At the high school, parents may come by anytime from 3:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
We hope to see all you there. There are ball games at the high school that night so you can enjoy a night of games as well as checking in on your child's school work.
Ballgames tonight start at 4:00 p.m. Make plans to come out and support the Pirates.
Parent Teacher conferences will be going until 6:30 p.m. tonight.
This past week Calico Rock High School welding students had the opportunity to compete at the Missouri Welding Institute. They went up against 193 students from six states for the chance to win a scholarships and tuition at MWI. Only 53 students competing this year completed the required tasks and made it to judging. Calico Rock had three students make the cut. Those students were Zachary Crawford, Weston DeLoach, and Clayton Thompson. Zachary Crawford was also the only student from Arkansas to place in the top 10 and finished 8th overall. This is only the third year that Calico has competed in this event. Calico Rock is proud to offer several vocational opportunities, including certifications from the American Welding Society in MIG, TIG, and Stick welding. We are excited for what the future holds for these young men! The Calico Rock FFA would like to thank you all for your support. Fundraising through our alumni group helped purchase additional welders and equipment. Once again thank you and congratulations to are welders!
The Calico Rock Robotics Team competed on Saturday, February 1 in the Northark Robotics VRC Challenge. The tournament was held at the Pioneer Pavilion on the South campus of Northark College. Sixteen teams from twelve schools competed in the VEX Robotics Competition hoping to earn a spot in the Arkansas State Championship to be held March 7 at Arkansas Tech University.
The high school will host Senior Night on Tuesday, February 4 to honor those Seniors who will be graduating that have participated in sports. The ceremony will take place at the high school during the ballgame against Western Grove.
The Calico Rock School District will hold their monthly board meeting on Monday, January 27 starting at 5:30 at the superintendents office.
Calico Rock will be hosting the Izard County Invitational Tournament January 18-25.
Due to a tragic accident involving one of the Rural Special Sr. Girls they have withdrawn from the tournament. Salem Sr. Girls will now advance to the finals on Saturday. We would like to please ask that we all keep the Fox community and Rural Special School District in our thoughts and prayers.
WASH will be cancelled today, Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, due to threat of approaching winter weather.
The Izard County Invitational Tournament has been rescheduled due to possible inclement weather tonight. See revised schedule.
The order of the games on January 21st with ICC has changed. The order will be as follows.
1. Senior Girls
2. Junior Boys
3. Senior Boys
Calico Rock School District will not have school on Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.