Thank A Custodian! Jazmain Izquierdo Flores designed and applied a Kelly Knight logo on the new stained concrete floor in a J.O. Kelly hallway.
Sonora Elementary School kindergarten students enjoyed learning about performing arts before watching Trike Theatre's production of Three Billy Goats Gruff through the 360 Trike-sperience. The Pre and Post show workshops and retelling materials provided teachers and students are based on research that has established using performing arts strategies in classroom content instruction improves students' language and literacy skills.
"This is a beta test for possible use in all our schools," said Sonora principal Regina Stewman. "Social, emotional and literacy learning are embedded in the theatre experience. We can't do field trips this year because of the pandemic but this was a way to bring the theatre to our students in a safe way. Each student's parents will receive a 360 Trike-sperience box that has a book that is in English, Spanish and Marshallese, as well as other activities that can be done at home. This was all done through a Walmart Foundation grant given to Trike Theatre."
Great partnerships are another reason Springdale Public Schools are #THEChoice.
Watch LIVE at 6:00pm Arkansas 6A Volleyball State Tournament | Har-Ber vs. Bryant
https://youtu.be/oHLPrW-2xfg
Let's fight the flu this season!
Watch live at 2:00pm the Industrial Maintenance Technology Ribbon Cutting at Don Tyson School of Innovation.
https://youtu.be/IOfIqA_nm_k
Attention ALL students: Our next round of ACT Boot Camp will be here before you know it! Make plans NOW to attend. Beginning November 14th, we will have Saturday sessions from 8:00 am - 12:00 noon, and afternoon sessions Monday through Thursday from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. All sessions are completely FREE and you may attend as many sessions as you are able. See the attached calendar for more details, or email Mrs. Renneker at trenneker@sdale.org.
Long time Superintendent Dr. Jim Rollins was honored with the Retiree Award at the 10th annual Cornerstone Event for the Springdale Public Schools Education Foundation. Great leaders have helped make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice.
Don and Carol Lynn Gibson were given the Alumni Award at the 10th annual Springdale Public Schools Education Foundation Cornerstone Event. Successful alumni help make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice.
Watch LIVE as Har-Ber hosts Fort Smith Southside in live football action
https://youtu.be/K5FDLFpzpIs
Watch LIVE the battle of the Bulldogs as Springdale takes on Fayetteville
https://youtu.be/8a6xxshddNU
Long time school board member and community leader Adrian Luttrell was honored with the Patron Award at the 10th annual Springdale Public School Education Foundation Cornerstone Event. Wonderful patrons help make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice.
Millie Peters of Springdale High School has been named the Arkansas Choir Directors Association Regional High School Choir Director of the Year. Congratulations! Talented staff members help make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice.
Rachel Cornett of Lakeside has been named the Arkansas Choir Directors Association Regional Junior High Choir Director of the Year. Congratulations! Honored staff members help make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice.
Don't forget parents! Flu clinics are available these dates below!
Join us live tonight!
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Join us live tonight!
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Congrats to the Shelter Insurance Players of the Week! Davon Sparks from Springdale High School and Ethan Fender from Har-Ber High School.
Support the SHS Baseball team with this fundraiser! See all the details below on this flyer.
PETER REYNEBEAU – SRO, George Junior High
Think your life is busy? How would you like to be in college, a member of the Army National Guard, a full time police officer and recently married, all at the same time? It was a challenge but somehow Peter Reynebeau managed to handle it all at once.
“I look back and am not sure, other than by the grace of God, how I did it,” says Reynebeau about his time at the University of Arkansas. “I needed 17 hours to graduate so I took all my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I worked Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the Springdale Police force. The police were great to work with me on scheduling my hours.”
Also just married to Beth, who he dated as a senior at Har-Ber High School and throughout their time at the UA, when did he study for his classes?
“Honestly, I can hardly remember,” Reynebeau responds. “Somehow I made it. It was certainly challenging at the time.”
Reynebeau, a Springdale native who is in his second year as student resource officer at George Junior High, had not even thought about becoming a police officer when he graduated from Har-Ber and enrolled at the University of Arkansas. His original intent was to become a school psychologist or counselor.
“A psychology professor turned me off to the profession and I was taking criminal justice as an elective,” Reynebeau recalls. “I liked criminal justice and made the switch. The Dallas Police Department started recruiting me but Beth and I had just become engaged so we wanted to stay here. I applied at Springdale and since I had already turned 21, they hired me. I had to sit out a semester to go to police academy, then I finished with the 17 hours.”
Reynebeau may not have thought his senior year schedule was more than he could handle because of how busy he had been at Har-Ber. He joined the Army National Guard during the summer between his junior and senior years and was a member of the Har-Ber band as well.
“I played and still play the trumpet,” says Reynebeau, “but since I was gone all summer at National Guard training, I lost my spot in the band. I had to earn it back. For some reason I got paired with Beth, who I had known since Central Junior High and who was a close friend of my sister’s. We practiced together, grew together and started dating. She is now a nurse at Washington Regional Hospital.”
Reynebeau and his wife enjoy doing Crossfit together and their 18-month-old twins (boy and girl) sit in their strollers and watch. When the parents are finished, the kids imitate their parents by doing squats when they get home.
Reynebeau also enjoys golf and plays as often as possible. Beth doesn’t play golf and rarely joins her husband after breaking his driver.
“We went to play one day and Beth snapped my driver head,” Reynebeau recounts. “So, she doesn’t play anymore. I got a new driver out of it. It was probably time for a new one anyway.”
Speaking of new, George Junior High was a new assignment for Reynebeau last year. Previously he had spent five years serving as an SRO at elementary schools, including George, Tyson, Harp, Elmdale, Smith, Shaw, Bayyari and Hunt.
“The kids are different in junior high,” Reynebeau says. “I know many of them from elementary school. It’s fun watching them grow up. It’s great building connections with them. They will grow even more as they go to high school.
“I love being part of the school culture at George Junior High. I love the staff here. La Dena Eads, the principal, is awesome. Josh (assistant principal Jenkins) is great and Cara (assistant principal Sedberry) is fantastic. It’s fun seeing the students compete at sporting events. They even let me play the trumpet for one song during each of their concerts last year.”
As much as he enjoys George Junior High, how difficult was the premature end of the school year last March because of COVID?
“Like most of the SROs, I went back on patrol,” Reynebeau answers. “There is a big difference between the school environment and patrol. In one sense it was odd to go back. On the other hand, patrol is in my blood. At school everyone is glad to see me. It’s a very welcoming place. When you get a call while on patrol, you are responding to someone that is having a really bad day and they need your help.
“At school my job is to keep everyone safe. I have to be ready for the worst day here but pray it never comes.”
Reynebeau makes sure the students and staff at George Junior High feel safe at while he patrols the hallways as well as every corner of the school. He and all of the district SROs are among the reasons Springdale Public Schools are #THEChoice.
Watch live at 6:00pm tonight
Arkansas 6A West Volleyball | Conference Tournament | Har-Ber vs. Ft. Smith Southside
https://youtu.be/BPTECeMRlkA