Pinkston 7th graders have been learning about electric circuits! Students were able to get some hands-on practice thanks to the generous donation of 15 circuit kits from our friends at NAEC! Thank you North Arkansas Electric Co-op for supporting our kids!
Thursday, February 15 is our Empty Bowls to Feed The Hungry event! This much-anticipated evening always draws a crowd, so get there at 4 p.m. if you want your pick of the amazing student artwork! $10 per ticket -- soup, dessert, and a drink.
Email Christy Lawrence at MHHS at clawrence@mhbombers.com if you have questions!
Along with this week's video, we have attached Mrs. Dewey's notes about inclement weather procedures! Stay warm, Bombers!
Video: https://youtu.be/tBSl2r8e5Zg
Notes: https://5il.co/2bq27
We hope you were all as excited to be back at school as our 1st grade buddy Hayes was this morning. Hayes insisted on wearing his new suit today to show his enthusiasm for a new year!
Wishing all our Bombers joy and cheer this holiday season and a bright new year ahead! See you January 4!
Pinkston 7th grade Honors science students recently competed in a "Shark Tank" style competition where they were tasked with selling a Periodic Table element to a panel of judges from the community. The students competed in two rounds of the competition-presenting their element and fielding questions from our community judges. The following students were able to win over the judges and were named the winners of the competition:
1st - Aleah Bates with Mercury
2nd - Cadence Fuller with Tungsten
3rd - Ricia Recktenwald with Iridium
Happy Holidays from Bomber Nation: https://youtu.be/1S87HKXCc2w
Congrats to the 6th and 7th grade spelling bee winners!
6th grade winners
1st place - Moksha Adhikari
2nd place - Audric Horton
3rd place - Liam Kelly
7th grade winners
1st place - Rowan Reasons
2nd place - Kenzie Phillips
3rd place - Bedelia Clifton
Mrs. Dewey's December Board Update:
Bombers loved having breakfast for lunch last week! Thanks to our awesome food service department for your work! Our students are so excited about the meals and all the love you put into them!
Presenting our Kitchen Of The Month: Mountain Home Junior High
This team of BOMB cooks was pulled together over the summer and at the beginning of the year. They have shown marked growth in numbers served daily as well as a shrinkage in cost of goods. They were our first kitchen to introduce self-serve for our students and have consistently topped daily A'la Carte sales. If you ever visit this kitchen, you will find the epitome of a team/family atmosphere. They genuinely care about serving our Bombers the best cooked and best tasting food while staying within stringent government regulations. Mr. Merry, our food service supervisor, noted a quote from one of the teachers at MHJH to describe what they do daily: "the food here is like what I would make at home, but I'm getting to enjoy it at school."
Great job, JH kitchen!
Some local friends have sponsored Dial A Santa again this year. Tomorrow evening (Friday, December 15) from 5:30-8:00 p.m. your kids can call Santa at 425-6282!
Holiday break begins on Wednesday, December 20 at 1 p.m. Classes resume on Thursday, January 4.
Mia Williams and Kylie Andrews participated in the FCCLA District 2 STAR Events Competition in Heber Springs on December 1st. They placed 1st in the Food Innovations Event, winning a silver medal. Mia and Kylie will move on to the state competition in March. Congratulations to these awesome students!
The high school FCCLA officers and middle school FCCLA attended the FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference Thursday. There were FCCLA organizations from the three regions in northern Arkansas. Shelby Sisney, high school FCCLA co- president, served as our voting delegate in the district and state election process. MHHS FCCLA had a great day with the Pinkston Middle School FCCLA Chapter.
So proud of our Bomber Choir and our Thespians for their fabulous entertainment during this year's Madrigal Feaste! So much work and preparation went into this awesome event!
Bomber Update: A look at Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary School's history... https://youtu.be/rsQfqZZyS2k
Last night downtown there was lots of holiday hustle and bustle, and the Pinkston Middle School Varsity Choir set the soundtrack! Thanks to the mayor for providing pizza to our kids after they entertained the masses!
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Pinkston Parents,
On Friday afternoon our administration and law enforcement handled a disciplinary situation that involved a report of a student making a threat of violence. We conducted a threat assessment and have handled the situation according to district policy and in conjunction with local law enforcement.
While we cannot release details about any student disciplinary action, please know that this situation has been managed appropriately and no real threat to safety existed in this situation.
I want to take this opportunity to ask that you all have conversations at home about how a flippant comment related to violence can have life-altering impacts. When it comes to threats of violence, everything has to be considered as real and imminent until it is proven otherwise. An empty and baseless threat of violence still has very real consequences – for students and their families – both on the school disciplinary level and on a legal level. Additionally I encourage you to talk with your children about the importance of continuing to report real or perceived threats so that they can be addressed.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in this regard. Each of these situations is incredibly nuanced, but the bottom line is that we take any threat seriously and we will continue to put student safety and well-being first.
Allyson Dewey
Superintendent
Update: Track Striping has been moved up to today through Friday due to the possibility of weather impacts later in the week.
