Magnolia Public Schools Where All Belong, All Learn, All Succeed

Community Newsletter Summer 2017

Magnolia Athletic Director, Marvin Lindsey, Jr., was honored this summer with three state awards for the 2016-2017 academic year. During the Arkansas Activities Association All-Star week, Lindsey was elected the Class 5A Arkansas Athletic Director of the Year. Coach Lindsey had earlier been named the Southwest Conference Athletic Director of the Year. All members of the Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association in the state were eligible to vote for a nominee in their classifica-tion. Lindsey was also the recipient of the 2016-17 Curt King award. Curtis King was a legendary coach from Augusta, who was one of the leaders in the formation of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association and the Arkansas All-Star football and bas-ketball games. The award is given annually to a coach who is fair and impartial with his players and concerned about their total welfare, and who maintains friendly relations with his peers and assists in the professional growth of others; all things King was known for. The third award comes from the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. Coach Lindsey will be honored with a Athletic District 7 Citation Award at the annual AAEA Summer Conference in Little Rock on July 31. Marvin Lindsey, Jr. has worked his entire career for the Magnolia School District . During those forty years, he has coached football, basketball, track, and golf. For the last 15 years, he has been the Athletic Director for the District. During his coaching career, Marvin has been a part of teams that have won four state championships, one overall champion-ship, two state runner ups, and several conference championships. During his tenure as athletic director, Magnolia has won thirteen state titles and two runner-up titles. While coaching at Magnolia High School, Lindsey accumulated many state and national awards. He was named National High School Coach of the Year in basketball, Arkansas Activities Association Coach of the Year in basketball, Arkansas Activities Association Coach of the Year in golf, Arkansas Democrat Coach of the Year in basketball, President of the Arkansas Activities High School Coaches Association, and Arkansas Activities Association All-Star Coach 5A-South Conference Coach of the Year. Marvin has been married thirty-seven years to the love of his life, Sonja Foster Lindsey. He has also been blessed with two wonderful children; Ben Lindsey, who is the head boys’ basketball coach at Paragould and Miki Lindsey, who is a medical stu-dent at UAMS.

MAGNOLIA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR RECEIVES STATE AWARDS

Lynnetta Roberts Retires at Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center

Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center Principal, Lynnetta Roberts, retired at the end of the 2016-17 academic year after 34 years in edu-cation. Lynnetta spent 21 of those years with the Walker School District prior to the annexation of the district with the Magno-lia School District. Lynnetta has been the only principal at Walker PK since it began in the fall of 2004. Mrs. Roberts will be re-placed by former East Side Elementary School assistant principal, Natasha Cole-man. Natasha has been in the Magnolia School District for 10 years. Her first assign-ment with the Magnolia School District was as a PK teacher at the Walker PK Center.

Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center adds Tuition-based classroom

The Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center pro-vides a full-time licensed principal, licensed classroom teachers and Child Development Associate (CDA) credentialed instructional assistants. The Center maintains Level 3 Better Beginnings certification and imple-ments a researched-based pre-kindergarten program which meets program standards outlined in the Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Arkansas Bet-ter Chance Program. The Center currently offers services to 140 children whose fami-lies meet the income eligibility guidelines established by the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program.

Beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year, the District will offer services to 20 addition-al children whose families wish to partici-pate in tuition-based slots at a cost of $373.80 per month during the months of August through May. All classrooms of the Center will follow the same standards and operate according to the District calendar. No part-time slots will be available. Interest-ed parents of three and four-year old chil-dren are encouraged to apply. If a parent has a child enrolled in the Center during the 2016-2017 academic year and the child will return for the 2017-2018 academic year, the parent must complete a 2017-2018 applica-tion.

Lynnetta Roberts and Natasha Coleman

Mary Brown Florence Scholarship

Alyson White, a senior at MHS, re-ceived the 2017 Mary Brown Florence Scholarship. This scholarship was created by the late W. P. Florence in memory of his mother and is valued at $1,500. The scholarship is awarded to a senior who maintains a high academic status, exhibits community service and participates in campus extracurricular activities such as sports and music.

Linda Watson presented the inaugural Dr. John H. Moore PACE Award

Magnolia High School teacher, Linda Watson, was presented with the first annual Dr. John H. Moore “PACE” Award. Former superintendent, Dr. John H. Moore, made the presentation of the inaugural award. Magnolia High School principal, Chris Carter, ex-plained that the award was created in honor of Dr. Moore who embodied the PACE award, which stands for Passion, Attitude, Courage, and Excellence.

Dr. Moore served as superintendent from 1996 until his retirement in 2014. While in Magnolia, Moore es-tablished or advanced many programs such as EAST, the MHS nursing program, concurrent credit courses with SAU and SAU-Tech, and the AAIMS program that increased the number of Advanced Placement cours-es offered at the high school. Some of the remodeling and new construction projects that Dr. Moore over-saw included: remodeling of the MHS campus and new high school office; construction of Panther Arena and Band Hall, the Panther Café, the indoor practice facility, the Kindergarten Center at East Side, and the District Administration Building. Other major remodel-ing projects happened at East Side Elementary, Central Elementary, and the Magnolia Junior High School.

Linda Watson is a special education teacher who has taught in the Magnolia School District seventeen years. She graduated from the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and began her teaching career in the Blytheville School District. Linda taught at the Coving-ton, LA, Harmony Grove, Smackover, and Stamps school districts before coming to Magnolia in August of 2000. She started her Magnolia career at East Side Elementary School. After one year, and with much encouragement from Dr. Moore, Linda moved to the high school campus where she has taught and has had a positive influence on numerous students’ lives for the last sixteen years.

Linda Watson is the first recipient of the Dr. John H. Moore PACE award that will be given annually to a MHS teacher in recognition of their excellence in education.

Dr. John H. Moore and Linda Watson

Magnolia Junior Charity League Makes Donation to MJHS Girls Weight Room Magnolia Junior Charity League president, Jennifer Green, presented a check for $5,000 to Magnolia Junior High School principal, Gwen Carter. The donation will be used to help purchase equipment for a new weight room to be used by the female athletes at MJHS.

Perfect Attendance Eleventh grade student, Coby D. Pitts, was recog-nized as the only student of the 605 MHS enroll-ment to have perfect attend-ance the entire 2016-17 academic year.

MHS Students Earn Platinum and Gold Club Honors

Fifteen students at Magnolia High School have earned the distinction of being a member of the Platinum Club for 2016-2017. To be eligible for membership in the prestigious club, a student must score 30 or higher on the ACT exam or be a National Merit or National Achievement Scholarship recipi-ent. This year’s Platinum Club members are : Front row left to right: Cameron Nichols, Gracen Seabaugh, and Alyson White. Middle Row left to right: Katherine Pletcher, Kathren Green, Ryan Hudgens, Aaron Henson, and Kassidy Gales. Back row left to right: Emma Wooldridge, Hunter Cassidy, Brayden Camp, Parker Ribble. John Barham, Abigail Pieratt, and Allie Nix.

Twenty-eight students at Magnolia High School have earned the distinction of being a member of the 2016-2017 Gold Club. To be eligible for membership in the prestigious club, a student must score 30 or higher on any of the four subtests of the ACT exam. Members include: Row 1 left to right - Hunter Nix, Katie Graham, Brenna Leggett, Dalicia Torrence, Mikayla Peterson, and Misty Demorrow. Row 2 left to right - Melanie Martin, Susan Fuller, Gabrielle Loe, Claudia Franks, Hannah Parham, Sophia Yambot, and Mikayla Sandusky. Row 3 left to right - Rylee Barnett, Callie Barnett, Austin Lewis, Trenton Turner, Joseph Lewis, Darryl Witcher, Bowen Arnold, Jose Guzman, and Hannah Anglin.Not Pictured: Bradley Atkins, Gabrielle Dunn, Christian Finney, Ko-man Messer, Lauren Smith, and Sullivan Stockwell.

Magnolia High School Boys State Participants

Four juniors from Magnolia High School attended the 77th Session of the Ameri-can Legion Arkansas Boys State from May 28 – June 2. Boys State is held on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Four local businesses or agencies sponsored and payed the $175 registration fee for each of the dele-gates. The MHS delegates and sponsors were: Ryan Hudgens sponsored by the Albemarle Foundation, Darryl Witcher sponsored by the Magnolia Junior Charity League, Bowen Arnold sponsored by Farmers Bank and Trust Co., and Aaron Henson sponsored by the local American Legion.

Young Person of the Year Samantha Gregory, a 2017 graduate from Magnolia High School, was named the 2017 Young Person of the Year at the 78th annual Chamber Banquet and Awards. Samantha was a member of the MHS Golf team, the Student Council and Mu Alpha Theta. She was the Vice-President of the National Honor Society and completed many Advanced Place-ment classes. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church, the Youth Advisory Council, and Today’s Youth Tomorrow’s Leaders. Samantha started the senior legacy project to help students become more involved in community service and fundraising. Working through “Make-A-Wish”, the MHS project raised over $10,000 to grant a wish of a child with an illness. Samantha also created a Snapchat geofilter with the help of the Chamber of Commerce and it has been used over 6,000,000 times for the city of Magnolia.

Samantha Gregory

2017 Magnolia School District Retirees

Sue Cook - Central Elementary School Fourth Grade

Susan Gosdin - District Administration Food Service

Tresa Holt - East Side Elementary School Computer Lab

Peggy Howell - Magnolia Junior High School Food Service

Debbie Jennings - East Side Elementary School Third Grade

Tami Jones - East Side Elementary School Math Intervention

Patricia Lawson - Central Elementary School Fifth Grade

Carol Liberty - Central Elementary School Fifth Grade

Sonja Lindsey - Magnolia High School Computer Technology

Karen Machen - East Side Elementary School Third Grade

Gaye Merrell - Magnolia Junior High School English/French

Isaac Pace - Magnolia Junior High School OCS

Wendy Price - East Side Elementary School Music

Lynnetta Roberts - Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center Principal

Kathy Sharp - Central Elementary School Intervention

Amy Sisson - East Side Elementary School Second Grade

David Sisson - Magnolia Junior High School Coach

Brenda Warren - Central Elementary School Food Service

Betty Wilson - East Side Elementary School First Grade

Gay Nell Wilson - Central Elementary School Fifth Grade

Congratulations to all on your retirement!

Parents’ Right to Know

The Magnolia School District receives federal funds for Title I, Part A programs. Throughout the school year, the District pro-vides parents with important information about this law as it relates to their child’s education. The District or school is able to provide parents with information regarding the qualifications of their child’s teacher(s) and/or paraprofessional(s).

If at any time, a student has been taught for four (4) or more consecutive weeks by a teacher(s) that is not highly qualified, parents will be notified by the school.

Parents with questions concerning the qualifications of their child’s teacher or paraprofessional should contact the building principal.

Taylor Ellis Designs District Birthday Card

East Side students in Mrs. Bonnie Wood’s art class spent time during the school year designing birthday cards that could be used as the Magnolia School Dis-trict Birthday Card for the 2017-18 academic year. A creation by first-grade student, Taylor Ellis, was cho-sen as the winning design. The card will be repro-duced and used by Superintendent, John Ward, to send to school personnel on their birthday during the 2017-18 school year. Taylor is the daughter of Tina and Courtney Ellis.

School Attendance and Enrollment Guidelines

Any child age five (5) through seventeen (17) years on or before August 1 of that year who resides in the district must be enrolled in school. To enroll a student in school, the parent, guardian or other responsible person shall furnish the child’s social security number, or if they request, the district will assign the child a nine (9) digit number designat-ed by the Department of Education. Other documentation to be provided includes proof of the required immunization as designated by the State Board of Health, as well as proof of the child’s age through one (1) of the following docu-ments: a birth certificate; a statement by the local registrar or county recorder certifying the child’s date of birth; an attested baptismal certificate; a passport; an affidavit of the date and place of birth by the child’s parent or guardian; United States military identification; or previous school rec-ords. Indicate whether the student has been expelled or party to an expulsion proceeding. Provide one proof of current residence which lists the parents names and physi-cal address.

Superintendent John Ward and Taylor Ellis

MHS Athletes Honored

The Magnolia High School Sports Banquet was held at the Magnolia High School cafe-teria in May. The banquet was sponsored by Farmers Bank and Trust, Bancorp South, Peoples Bank, KVMA/KVMZ, SAPA, South-ern Aluminum, Weiser Brown and Shelter Insurance Chad Turner. The highlight of the program was the presentation of the Out-standing Male Athlete Award and the Out-standing Female Athlete Award for 2016-2017. Athletic Director, Marvin Lindsey, Jr., presented the Outstanding Female Athlete Award to Lillie Moore. Parker Ribble was presented the Outstanding Male Athlete Award.

7 Magnolia High School seniors Awarded Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship

Seven Magnolia High School seniors were awarded the 2017 Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship. Students meeting the mini-mum eligibility criteria are eligible to be named Governor’s Distinguished Scholars. The student must earn either a 32 compo-site score on a single ACT or 1410 com-bined math and critical reasoning score on a single SAT and either a 3.50 academic grade point average or be selected as a National Achievement Finalist or National Merit Finalist. Financial need of the student is not a factor in the award of the scholarship, therefore no financial information is required. The Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship pays up to $10,000 per year for tuition, mandatory fees, room and board. The seven MHS students receiving the 2017 Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship were: John Barham, Brayden Camp, Hunter Cassidy, Cameron Nichols, Kassidy Gales, Alyson White, and Emma Wooldridge.

MHS Girls State Participants

Five junior representatives from Magnolia High School attended the Arkansas Girls State in May. Girls State was held at Harding University in Searcy. The American Legion Auxiliary Depart-ment of Arkansas has sponsored Girls State since 1942. The purpose of Girls State is to educate young women of high school age in the duties, privileges and responsibilities of American citizen-ship. It also provides an opportunity for them to participate in the actual functioning of their gov-ernment. Four local businesses or agencies spon-sors and pays the $200 registration fee for the participants. The local recipients and sponsors are: Jacii Powell and Amber Dycus sponsored by the local American Legion Auxiliary, Melanie Martin sponsored by the Albemarle Foundation, Hannah Kaar sponsored by Farmers Bank and Trust Co., and Reece McDonald sponsored by the Magnolia Junior Charity League.

2017 MHS Girls State Representatives

Parker Ribble, Marvin Lindsey, Jr., Lillie Moore

Science Fair Winners

Woodmen Life History Award

Woodmen Life Chapter 341 presented Alyson White, a

senior at Magnolia High School, with the 2017 Woodmen

Life History award. The award is given annually to a top

Advanced Placement U.S. History student at Magnolia

High School.

Alyson White

Valerie Laney-Rowe Receives State Band Director Award

Valerie Laney-Rowe, Band Director at Magnolia Junior High School, will be inducted into Phi Beta Mu during the 2017 session of the Arkansas Bandmas-ters Association Convention. The con-vention will take place in Little Rock, July 26 – 29. Phi Beta Mu, International Bandmas-ters’ Fraternity, was founded in 1936 and is an honorary fraternity for band directors. The fraternity was designed to honor outstanding directors at the state level. Membership in the organi-zation is very elite, requires one to have taught for at least seven years, and found to have produced consist-ently outstanding bands. The candi-date must also be nominated by a cur-rent member who must complete a very thorough application process for the nominee.

Adam Pieratt was the Overall Science Fair winner at MJHS on December 6. His project was called “Are Energy Drinks Harmful to Athletes?”

The Overall Science Fair winner at Central Elementary School was Maggie McDonald. Her project was called, “The Effect of Fertilizer on a Pea Seed.”

English Language Arts 9 Pre AP English I 9 English I 10 Pre AP English II 10 English II 11 English III 12 English IV 11 AP English Language and Composition 12 AP English Literature and Composition 11-12 Transitional Literacy 11-12 Journalism 9-12 Oral Communications 10-12 Critical Reading

Mathematics 9-10 Algebra I 9 Pre AP Geometry 9-12 Geometry 10-12 Bridge to Algebra II 10 Pre AP Algebra II 11-12 Algebra II 11 Pre AP Precalculus - Trigonometry 11-12 Transitional Math Ready 11-12 Algebra III 12 College Algebra/Plane Trigonometry 11-12 AP Statistics 12 AP Calculus

Science 9 Accelerated Physical Science - Integrated 9-12 Physical Science - Integrated 9-11 Accelerated Biology - Integrated 10-12 Biology - Integrated 10-12 Environmental Science 10-11 Accelerated Chemistry - Integrated 11-12 Chemistry - Integrated 11-12 Physics 10-12 AP Biology 11-12 AP Chemistry 11-12 AP Environmental Science 11-12 AP Physics I

Social Studies 9 Pre AP Civics/Economics 9-12 Civics/Economics 10-12 World History 11-12 United States History 11-12 Psychology 11-12 Sociology 11-12 AP United States History 10-12 AP World History

Foreign Language 9-11 French I 10-12 French II 11-12 French III 12 French IV 9-11 Spanish I 10-12 Spanish II 11-12 Spanish III 12 Spanish IV

Fine Arts 9-12 Art I 10-12 Multimedia Art 10-12 Studio Art 3D 10-12 Studio Art 2D 11-12 AP Studio Art Drawing Portfolio 11-12 AP Studio Art 2D Design Portfolio 11-12 AP Studio Art 3D Design Portfolio 10-12 Fine Arts Theatre

Agricultural Science and Technology 9-12 Survey of Agriculture Systems 10-12 Agriculture Mechanics 10-12 Agricultural Structural Systems 10-12 Agricultural Metals 10-12 Agricultural Electricity 10-12 Small Engine Technology 10-12 Horticulture Science 10-12 Greenhouse Management 10-12 Plant Science I & II 10-12 Forestry 10-12 Managing Natural Resources 10-12 Animal Science I & II

Business And Technology 10-12 ACE Approved Business Ed. 9-12 Computer Business Applications 10-12 Technology Design & Applications 10-12 Business Communications 10-12 Introduction to Hospitality 10-12 Introduction to Finance 10-12 Investments and Securities 10-12 Computerized Accounting I 11-12 Computerized Accounting II 11-12 Business Management 10-12 Marketing 10-12 Entrepreneurship I & II 9-12 EAST I, II, III, IV 10-12 Comp Sci w/ Programming & Coding Emp 10-12 Comp Sci w/ Networking & Hardware Emp 10-12 Comp Sci w/ Information Security Emp 11-12 Computer Science Intership

Welding 11-12 Intro to Craft Skills/Shielded Metal Arc 12 Gas Metal Arc/Gas Tungsten Arc

Family And Consumer Sciences 10-12 Family and Consumer Science 11-12 Food and Nutrition 11-12 Housing and Interior Design 11-12 Parenting 11-12 Child Development

Medical Professions Education 10-12 Human Anatomy and Physiology 11-12 Medical Terminology 11-12 Introduction to Medical Professions 11-12 Medical Clinical Specializations/Internship 11-12 Foundations of Sports Medicine I/II 11-12 Sports Medicine Injury Assessment

Cosmetology 12 Cosmetology

Workforce Education 12 College and Career Readiness 12 Internship 12 Teacher Cadet

Music 9-12 Instrumental Music I, II, III, IV 9-12 Vocal Music I, II, III, IV

Physical Education And Health 9-12 Physical Education 9-12 Health

Local Non-Academic Credit 9-12 Athletics 9-12 Cheerleading 9-12 Library Skills 10-12 Annual 10-12 Dance Team 10-12 Student Council

Graduation Requirements

The Magnolia School District requirements to gradu-

ate exceed state requirements. For the graduating

classes of Magnolia High School, twenty-thre (23

units will be the minimum required to graduate.

Twenty-two (22) required units must be taken from

the Smart Core Curriculum or from the Core Curric-

ulum with an additional unit of computer technolo-

gy taken from the business or technology depart-

ments.

Magnolia High School Course Offerings

2017—2018

Magnolia High School Choral Program completed its 2017 competition season on a high note, earning top accolades at both the Arkansas State Choral Festival and WorldStrides On-Stage Dallas Heritage National competitions. Magnolia High School Concert Men, Bel Canto, and Concert Choir each earned Superior-Division I ratings in performance at the Class 5A competition of the Arkansas State Choral Festival. In addition, Bel Canto was awarded “Best in Class 5A Female Large Ensemble” and “Best in Class 5A Overall Large Ensemble.” The Concert Choir earned the coveted “ArkCDA Sweepstakes Award.”

At the WorldStrides On-Stage Dallas Heritage Festival National competition, divisional results were as follows: Concert Men (Gold Rating), Bel Canto (Gold Rating-2nd Place Overall), Concert Choir (Gold Rating-1st Place Overall). In addition, Magnolia High School Choral Program earned the 2017 Choral Sweepstakes Award and the MHS Concert Choir earned the 2017 Adjudicator’s Award. The Concert Choir also won the 2017 Outstanding Choral Group Award. Dalicia Torrence, a senior at MHS, was awarded the Maestro Award. This award goes to a student who displayed extraordinary musical ability and sensitivity. The choirs are under the direction of Larry Dunn and accompanied by Cindy Burdine and Paula Van Meter

MHS Choral Program Earns State and National Honors Jacqueline Davies visits East Side and Central Children’s author, Jacqueline Davies, visited East Side and Central Elementary Schools May 1-3 to present programs to students. Davies is the author of The Lemonade War. The book was used in the One District, One Book financial literacy event in February. The Magnolia School District partnered with Economics Arkansas and business and community members to provide K-5th grade students and parents a personal copy of The Lemonade War. Many community members participated in the event by sharing their career paths and reading a chapter of The Lemonade War to the students.

Magnolia Schools Choose Teachers of the Year

MHS Blood Drive

The Magnolia High School Student Council and students of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program worked with LifeShare Blood Services to hold a successful blood drive on November 17-18. A total of 110 units were collected during the two day blood drive.

District Art Show

The Magnolia School District art de-partments presented the 10th Annual District Wide Art Show on April 27-29. The 2017 show’s theme was Seasons of Art. The show displayed artwork from students in Pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade and was open to the public free of charge. The art show is held each year at the end of April in Panther Arena.

MHS STUDENTS SELECTED FOR M*A*S*H PROGRAM Stephon O’Guinn, Juleeanna Grace Basinger, Yasmine Morris, Mariah Guevara, Reece McDonald, and Madalynn Vann, students at Magnolia High School, have been selected to participate in the M*A*S*H program this summer. The M*A*S*H (Medical Applications of Science for Health) program is designed for accelerat-ed students considering a career in a health care profession. The course is spon-sored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Medical Mentor Partner-ship. Selected students participate in a two-week summer camp which provides them with opportunities to job shadow for five days in a variety of health care loca-tions, learn medical terminology and take part in hands-on activities to learn medical procedures.

Brandy Browning was chosen the Magnolia Junior High School Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Browning teaches Physical Science, Pre-AP Physical Science, and Pre-AP Biology at MJHS. Brandy is a 2001 graduate of Southern Arkansas University and began her career with the Lafayette County School District. She has taught science at MJHS for the last 7 years and is currently the MJHS Science Department Chair. Brandy was also elected the Magno-lia School District Teacher of the Year and will represent Magnolia in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year competition.

Fourth grade teacher, Sue Cook, was chosen Teacher of the Year at Central Elementary School. Sue is a 1968 graduate of Magnolia High School. She attended Southern Arkansas University and received her BSE with a minor in Kindergarten in 1971. Mrs. Cook began her teaching career in 1972 at Waldo Elementary, where she taught fourth and fifth grade math. In 1978, she received her MSE degree from the University of Central Arkansas University. She completed her 44th year of teaching in May.

First grade teacher, Stephanie Houser, was chosen Teacher of the Year at East Side Elementary School. As a Michigan native, Stephanie graduated from Lake Orion High School in 2006. Stephanie received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Technology from Michigan State University. Mrs. Houser started her career in 2011 by teaching 3rd grade in Michi-gan. For the past two years, she has been teaching first grade at East Side Elementary and was the first grade literacy chairperson.

LaDonna Herring was chosen as Teacher of the Year at the Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center campus. Ms. Herring graduated from Nevada High School in 1998. She attended Southern Arkansas University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree and a Master’s degree in Special Education. LaDonna has worked at Magnolia Specialized Services and the Nevada School District. In 2015, she joined the Magnolia School District and for the last two years has taught at the Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center.

Katherine Long was chosen the Magnolia High School Teacher of the Year. Katherine graduated high school from R. L. Pascal in Fort Worth, TX in 1988 and then earned her BSE in Math Education from Southern Arkansas University in 1996. Mrs. Long taught at El Dora-do High School for 1 year and then at Magnolia Junior High School for 17 years. She currently teaches 10th and 11th graders at Magno-lia High School where she encourages students to find their own love for lifelong learning in her math classroom.

4th Grade Quiz Bowl Team Wins Ashdown Quiz Bowl Tournament

Miley Wagner and Morgan Middleton Quintin Young, Brodie Goodwin, Grant

Wiggins, Carmello Johnson, Landon Heinze, and Blake Green

East Side Multiplication Bee

Thirty-one students representing each 3rd grade homeroom competed in the 1st annual Multiplica-tion Bee in May. Winners of the math competition were: Carter Chambliss, 1st place; Charlie-Kate Franks, 2nd place; and Chevis Johnson, 3rd place.

Chevis Johnson, Carter Chambliss, Charlie-Kate Franks

ADMINISTRATION Superintendent John Ward

2017-18 Principals

Magnolia High School (10-12) Chris Carter Magnolia Junior High School (7-9) Gwen Carter Central Elementary (4-6) Angie Waters East Side Elementary (K-3) Jill Rader Walker Pre-K Center Natasha Coleman

Board of Education President Mike Waters Vice-President William Watson Secretary Steven Souter Member Lynsandra Curry Member Pat Ward

Important Calendar Dates

July 25 12th grade Registration July 26 11th grade Registration July 27 10th & new student Orientation (10 am in Panther Café) July 27 7th & new student Orientation (9 am in MJHS Auditorium) August 1 9th grade Registration August 2 8th grade Registration August 7-8 Professional Development August 9-10 Teacher Contract Days August 11 (9 -12 noon) Parent Visitation August 14 First Day of School September 4 Labor Day October 16 Prof. Development November 20-24 Thanksgiving Holidays December 25– Jan. 5 Christmas Holidays January 8 Teacher Contract Day January 15 Martin L. King, Jr. Day February 9 and 12 Winter Break March 19-23 Spring Break May 17 Commencement May 24 Last Day of School for Students May 25 Teacher Contract Day (1/2 day) May 28 Memorial Day June 4 Report Cards Mailed

Parent Nights

District Technology

The Magnolia School District continued to expand the use of technology throughout the District during the 2016-17 academic year. Upgrades and new technologies moved the District clos-er to meeting the goal of having a 1:1 ratio of technology devic-es for all students. Over the past year, the old network at the high school was completely replaced with a new 10gb fiber backbone. The East Side and Central campuses received their new network last year, while MJHS will start their upgrade in the next few months. Advancements of the Meraki wireless network was made at each campus. Increased coverage as well as adding more access points throughout the halls and classrooms, made it possible to use a large quantity of devices at the same time throughout the District. One hundred-thirty aged and outdated Smartboards were replaced with large HD television displays and laptop/tablet combos that project wire-lessly to the TV. This allows teachers to be more mobile and constantly engaged within their classroom. Over the past year, remaining classrooms at the Kindergarten Center and 1st grade hall were filled with iPad Carts, giving each student in grades K-2 an iPad to use in class. Magnolia was one of two schools cho-sen in the state to be a focus school for the new ZSpace tech-nology learning lab. The lab provides 3D, hands-on learning for many Career and Technical courses, as well as many oth-ers. The lab was purchased with Perkins funds, and will be available for visits from other schools to see the benefits of the new ZSpace Technology. The District also has been granted a number of new Virtual Reality systems by Facebook for use in our classrooms.

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East Side Elementary School

Tuesday, August 22

Kindergarten - 5:00 pm 1st Grade - 5:00 pm 2nd Grade - 5:30 pm 3rd Grade - 6:00 pm

Central Elementary School

Thursday, August 24

4th Grade - 5:00 pm 5th Grade - 5:30 pm 6th Grade - 6:00 pm

Magnolia School District Mobile App Parents, students and community members are re-minded of the ability to access Magnolia School Dis-trict information through the use of a mobile app. The app is available through iTunes and Google Play by searching for “Magnolia SD.” Linked directly to the district and school websites, the app allows easy access to school news, events, menus, maps, athlet-ics schedules and other items from any smartphone or mobile device.