Magnolia School District

Magnolia READS Kick-off On Monday, April 11, students at East Side and Central Elementary Schools will once again embark on a special project, an all-school book club and financial literacy project called Magnolia READS. The acronym READS stands for Reading Empowers All District Students. Each kindergarten through fifth grade family will receive a copy of the same book—Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. Families are encouraged to make time to participate in this fun and worthwhile family activity. Reading aloud at home with your children is a valuable experience that better prepares your child to be an effective reader. While students at the elementary schools will read the book, other district students will also be involved in this project. For the third year, Farmers Bank & Trust Co. is collaborating with the District on the Magnolia READS project. Farmers purchased the book Lunch Money for all the students and staff in grades K-5. Economics Arkansas also partners in the project. They helped supply the students and staff with resources to use while reading the book. The District extends our deepest appreciation to Farmers Bank & Trust for the donation to purchase the Magnolia READS books and to Economics Arkansas for supplying the supplemental resources and bookmarks for all students.

The yearly Magnolia READS (Reading Empowers All District Students) financial literacy initiative kicked off today for students at East Side and Central Elementary Schools. Students in kindergarten through fifth grades will read Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. The District greatly appreciates Farmers Bank & Trust for purchasing the books for the third consecutive year for students, faculty, and staff. Our deepest appreciation also goes to Economics Arkansas for providing bookmarks for the students, and resources and activities for the teachers. Click the link below to view Mr. Ward introduce this year’s project. https://youtu.be/0cKtKwpKGV4

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NATIONAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WEEK APRIL 4-8

Come out tonight for Pictures & Autographs with the Panthers! 5:30-7:30 @ Panther Arena! Posters will be sold, cost are $20 for smaller poster and $30 for larger poster. Cash only, so please come prepared with correct cash if interested. All proceeds go to fund their Championship rings !

Attention: The cow bus will not run today We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause

Attention The flower bus will not be running TODAY. Also, the frog bus will not be running TODAY or TOMORROW. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Derrian Ford, for the second year in a row, has been named the 2022 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year! Congratulations! Magnolia is proud!

2022 MHS SCIENCE FAIR Magnolia High School ninth grade students recently competed in their local Science Fair on Monday, March 14. The students competed in five individual categories and one team category. A first, second, and third place award was given in each classification. The individual science categories were Medicine and Health Sciences, Physical Science, Biology, Earth/Environmental, and Math/Engineering, The team of Morgan Middleton and Savannah McDonald won the team division and were named Overall Winner for the entire science fair. Their project was named, “Shock the Rust Away.” These students are now eligible to compete at the Regional Science Fair located on the campus of Southern Arkansas University on Friday, April 1. Individual category awards went to: Medicine and Health Sciences 1st – Race to Relief – Tate Stephens 2nd – How Dirty Is Your Mask – Grant Wiggins 3rd – EKG vs Optical – Makaila Stagner Physical Science 1st – Casein Plastic – Chalondria Larry 2nd – Stain Go Away – Addison Boyd 3rd – Does it Change – Addyson Faulk Biology 1st – Gram Staining and Antibiotics – Kadence Ellis 2nd – Spray vs Wipes – Olivia Langford 3rd – Does Quantity Affect Satisfaction – Rayleigh Herron Earth/Environmental 1st – Dissolved O2 and Aquatic Life – Reed Kirkpatrick 2nd – A Dirty Look at Expanding Soybean Production in Southwest Arkansas – Conner Waters 3rd – Which Water Works Best? – Collin Hampton Math/Engineering 1st – Durability of Different Kinds of Pipe in Extreme Temperature – Range White 2nd – Record Breaking Temperature – Joseph Lewis 3rd – Levee – Blake Green Team 1st – Shock the Rust Away – Morgan Middleton and Savannah McDonald 2nd – Moldy Menu – Jayden Young and Sophie Ellington 3rd – Levels of Enzyme Development – Ashlynn Ray and Allison Mann Overall Winner Shock the Rust Away – Morgan Middleton and Savannah McDonald

PANTHERS TV PLACES FINALISTS IN MEDIA COMPETITION Several Magnolia High School students have recently earned finalist positions in the Arkansas State Creative Media Competition to be held Friday, April 9. This ASU program allows students from across Arkansas to go for the gold in more than fourteen categories in video and audio production, photography, online content production, graphic communication, video and audio talent. These students are currently enrolled in different levels of AV, film, TV production classes at MHS. They are also members of Panthers TV, an AV Tech and Film course that focuses on video production and live streaming. The course prepares students to be multifaceted in all forms of media production. In Long Form Video (1 minute or more) Magnolia has three of the eight finalists • Jaden Boyd – “Eye of An Artist” • Nic Green – “Life of a Baller” • Jayla Lambert, Chyna Neal, Darrell Jones, Jada Carter – “Chem Lab Safety 101” In Live Multi-Cam Broadcasts, PanthersTV has two of eight finalist selections • Magnolia vs. Watson Chapel (Basketball) • Magnolia Senior Night (Basketball) For Graphic Design, Magnolia has one of three finalists • Malaya Wincher (Lady Panthers Logo)

ATTENTION LOCAL PROFESSIONALS If you are self-employed, have a skilled trade, own a business, or work for a company/industry that would like to show our kids the endless career possibilities in our area, please consider participating in the MHS Career Fair. For more information visit: https://mhs.magnoliaschools.net/o/mhs/article/680983 or sign up now using https://forms.office.com/r/fkzN9gcGaU

PANTHER BASKETBALL TEAM TO HOST EVENT FOR FANS The MHS Panther basketball team will host a PICTURES AND AUTOGRAPHS WITH THE PANTHERS event at Panther Arena on Wednesday, March 30 from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm. The Panthers just completed an undefeated season and won the 4A State Basketball Championship. The team would love the opportunity to thank the Panther Nation fans who have loved and supported them so well!

HAMILTON EARNS MASTER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSURE Keri Hamilton, an English Language Arts teacher at Magnolia High School, recently added the Master Professional Educator designation to her Professional Licensure. Hamilton had become a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) through her work during the 2018-19 school year. National Board Certification is the most respected professional certification available in education and provides numerous benefits to teachers, students and schools. It was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers and to generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. To earn the Master Professional Educator designation, Keri had to submit an application through the Arkansas Educator Licensure System. Requirements of the application include providing evidence of a minimum of three years licensed teaching experience, verification of being rated effective or highly effective on her most recent summative evaluation, and verification of completion of a Master Professional designation pathway, which would include National Board Certification.

Your Magnolia Panthers defeated the Mills University Studies Comets and have punched their ticket to the FINALS!!! GO PANTHERS!! #PANTHERNATION

5th grade parents: We will be hosting a Beginning Band Informational for parents and guardians of students who are interested in joining 6th grade band. The meeting will be held at the high school band hall, which is the building next to Panther arena. We strongly encourage all to attend to learn more about our band program, how to acquire an instrument, and ask any questions pertaining to our recruitment process. Students will receive an interest form this week that will need to be turned in on Friday, March 11th. See you soon!

In order to accommodate our students, faculty, and visitors, we will dismiss school at 12:00 on Monday, March 7, for the state basketball tournament. Buses will run upon dismissal.

In order to accommodate our students, faculty, and visitors, we will dismiss school at 12:00 on Monday, March 7, for the state basketball tournament. Buses will run upon dismissal.

Magnolia School District will be hosting the 4a Basketball State Tournament this week, March 3rd - March 7th. For information regarding the tournament, click the link below: https://www.magnoliaschools.net/page/2022-state-basketball-tournament

March is National Reading Month, and we want your family to join us in the March RISE Reading Challenge! For a pdf reader version click the link below: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1892988/March_Reading_Calendar.pdf

Both Panthers Basketball and LPB progress and play tomorrow in the 4A South Regional Championship! Ladies play Nashville at 4:00pm Guys play Watson Chapel at 5:30pm Go Panthers!!!!!!!