Tennis!
GHS tennis!
Cross country results
School pictures are right around the corner! Lifetouch will be here on the 26th of September for Senior portraits and regular school day pictures for grades 7-12. Information has been sent home with students. Lifetouch does charge a $20 sitting fee for all senior portraits, make sure to bring the $20 day of pictures. If you need more information, call the front office. Please make every effort to have pictures made on this day, we have not been guaranteed retake days.
GAMEDAY!!!
Parents! We will have Parent Teacher Conferences at GHS on Thursday, September 21. Conferences will be held from 3:30-7 at Gurdon High School. There will be no school on Friday the 22nd.
Labralon Washington was the Farm Bureau MVP for his performance against Dierks. He had 4 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown.
BE GREAT!
Parent-Teacher Conferences are next Thursday, September 21st.
Las conferencias de padres y maestros serán el próximo jueves 21 de septiembre.
Schedule change:
There will not be a 7th grade game tonight.
Junior high only will begin at 7pm in junction city.
We love to catch our students being great! Marley Godwin in 3rd grade won Supreme Heifer at the 2023 Nevada County Fair Cattle Show. Great work Marley! We are proud of you!
Flu clinic forms will be sent home next week or may be picked up from the school office.
Gurdon Public Schools has been awarded a $13,500.00 "Sustainability Grant" from Arkansas Department of Education School Health Services to support our Wellness Center! Our Wellness Center is the one-stop shop for student health in our district. We offer AT SCHOOL - medical appointments with Arkadelphia Clinic for Children and Young Adults, dental appointments with Dr. Byrd, and behavioral health (counseling) services through Therapeutic Family Services and Arkansas Counseling and Psychodiagnostics. Additionally, we have a school food pantry and a clothes/hygiene closet located in our Wellness Center! Call us with any questions at 870-353-5123 Ext. 122.
Jr High and Sr High Beta parents! Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Nolen would like to invite you to a meeting tonight (September 18) to talk about some exciting opportunities and activities!
6th Grader Alonzo Stroud shared Words of Wisdom this morning on the danger of jealousy. Thank you Alonzo for sharing with peers and staff the importance of not letting the "green monster" conquer!
https://youtube.com/shorts/SCNsX61lJQk?feature=share
Arkansas Children’s Hospital is working to better understand mental health experiences and challenges felt by kids in Arkansas ages 12 to 18.
Gurdon School District was recently awarded a $114,550.00 "Stronger Connections" grant from the Arkansas Department of Education to improve the health and safety of our students! Funds will be used to purchase lockdown shades for all classroom windows and doors, individual trauma/stop the bleed kits for every classroom, six new metal detectors, new intercom systems for GHS and CES, electronic exterior door access to the Wellness Center, and continued participation in Capturing Kids' Hearts social-emotional learning program. We are constantly working to make sure our students are healthy and safe at school! Be great!
Students were simply over the moon seeing so many visitors joining them for breakfast! Grandparents' Day 2023 was an absolute success despite the rain. We're already looking forward to next year! We are grateful for all our "GRAND" Parents who came out. Sit back and enjoy this video of our GREAT time!
https://youtu.be/OfolCAx3-ig
Gurdon Go-Devil Runner of the week goes to Junior Valery Cabriales. This weeks “Runner of the Week” is sponsored by Gurdon Cross Country alumna and 2014 GHS graduate, Hallie Clark Wallace. Thank you Hallie for helping us recognize our Go-Devil runners!
The Go-Devil Cross Country Team ran in the SAU Lois Invitational this morning in Magnolia. Benji Evans was the top finisher for Gurdon running a 14:33 and finishing 22nd out of 90 in the Junior Boys Division. Alex Leon also finished near the top of the Senior Boys Division with a time of 21:18, finishing 23 out of 79. The Go-Devils will run again next weekend at Trinity Christian in Texarkana.
A little monsoon didn't stop us from having a GRAND time today! Thank you to all of our visitors who braved the weather, and came out to enjoy breakfast with our students! More pictures to come....
