Springdale High School students competed at the state JAG Student Leadership Academy Competition in Little Rock yesterday. We had 2 state winners. Diana Martinez got 1st place in Employability Skills and Vanessa Colin got 2nd place in Career Preparation. Both students will receive a scholarship for an all expense paid trip to the JAG National Student Leadership Academy in Orlando Florida. We are very proud of their hard work and excited for the opportunity they have earned. #SpringdaleFamily
Lauren Milligan, 17, signed a letter of intent to play golf for Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla.
“I am super excited, because this has been my dream since I started playing golf,” Milligan said.
The Har-Ber High School senior said she’s played golf for eight years.
“I shot 69 at the Highlands, and that was my first time shooting in the 60s,” Milligan said of competing at Highlands Golf Course in Bella Vista her senior year. “I also won state four times.”
Milligan lives in Springdale, she said. Her parents are Carmen and Tony Anderson.
She said she plans on majoring in psychology in college and looks forward to a future in coaching.
“I want to be a college golf coach, because I love being on the course and coaching others,” Milligan said.
Austin Jones, 18, committed to play baseball for the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
“I feel very blessed and fortunate for this opportunity,” Jones said.
The Har-Ber High School senior said he’s played baseball for 13 years.
Jones lives in Springdale and is a right-handed pitcher and centerfielder for the Wildcats, he said. He’s committed to pitch for Central.
His career highlights include pitching with the 2022 6A-West All-Conference-First Team, he said. In 2022, Jones went 2-1 with one save and had a 1.03 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched as a Har-Ber athlete. He went 2-0 on the mound with one save and 29 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched in 2021.
“I would like to thank my mom and dad, my teammates and also my coaches for this opportunity,” Jones said of playing college baseball.
His parents are Chris McLeod and Gina McLeod, he said, adding he’s unsure of what he’ll major in for college or what future career he’ll pursue.
Har-Ber High School’s Galatia Andrew signed to play basketball for Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo.
“Being able to sign with a college is truly a blessing, and I’m so excited and honored to say I am,” Andrew said.
Andrew, 17, is a senior who said she lives in Springdale.
She played volleyball and basketball as a point guard for the Wildcats and looks forward to competing at the collegiate level, Andrew said.
“I’ve always wanted to play a sport in college,” she said. “Watching all the athletes on TV and seeing all my family members do sports inspired me to be like them when I grow up.”
Andrew has played on all-state and all-conference championship teams in volleyball, competed with conference-championship basketball teams and was named to the Prep Girls Hoops Top 100 and as a Super 64 Player of The Week.
Watch Live
Har-Ber High School I Early National Signing Day | 9:30 AM
https://youtu.be/zkTuloX-VTA
Principal Kelly Boortz gives the Don Tyson School of Innovation Charter Report to the School Board tonight. The school seeks to ensure all students graduate with a diploma and accelerated learning connected to the arts, college, business or industry! #SpringdaleFamily
School Board President Randy Hutchinson announced at tonight’s meeting that the board received an Outstanding Board Award, an Arkansas School Boards Association award given to boards in recognition of members’ continued professional development. #SpringdaleFamily
Assessment and Accountability Director Kelli Langan presents the Report to the Public to the School Board at tonight’s meeting. The district seeks to pursue educational excellence and ensure a safe and inclusive environment to empower a community of learners! #SpringdaleFamily
The School Board celebrated district Federal Programs Director Kimberly Glass this evening for serving a second term as President of the American Association of Employment Education! #SpringdaleFamily
School Board President Randy Hutchinson recognized Board Member Eddie Ramos this evening for obtaining his Certificate of Boardsmanship. Ramos completed about 25 hours of training through the Arkansas School Boards Association to earn the recognition! #SpringdaleFamily
Workforce Training Director Rodney Ellis recognized participants in the Earning and Learning program at the School Board meeting tonight. The program helps participants balance jobs and their education as they work toward graduation and future careers! #SpringdaleFamily
Watch Live
Springdale Public Schools | November School Board Meeting | 5:00 PM
https://youtu.be/GQMSSu4J1qo
Springdale High School Choral Department Presents:
Writing Letters to Santa
Youth Winter Basketball | Register by Dec. 12
What a fun day exploring the library at Westwood Elementary! Students explored different genres of books and checked out ones that most interested them!
What is your favorite book? #SpringdaleFamily
What is National School Psychology Week?
Fall Back This Sunday!
Victor Frankenstein was found guilty of abuse of a corpse and theft of property in a mock trial Nov. 4 at Springdale District Court. Frankenstein was found guilty by a jury of his peers, portrayed by SHS Law and Public Safety Academy students. #SpringdaleFamily
This month's Harvest of the Month is butternut squash from Dutch Country Farms in Rich Hill, MO!
