Sully Courtway was this week's MHHS 24 Minute Reading Challenge Winner. She chose a 7Brew Gift Card!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 2024! We love our teachers! Thank a teacher today!
Elk’s Lodge 1714 local Essay Winners this year were presented to the following Hackler students: Tucker Coleman, Pruett Sutton, and Annabelle McMackins. Their essays were sent to compete in the State competition where Tucker won 2nd overall at State and Pruett took 3rd. Photo: Mrs. Swearengin, Elk’s committee member, and Ms Schaufler, Elk’s Americanism Chair, presented checks to the winners Tucker Coleman, Pruett Sutton, and Annabelle McMackins (absent from photo), along with Mrs Goodwin, Hackler principal; and Mrs Griffin, classroom teacher.
Their essay topic was: "What the Bill of Rights means to me."
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 2024! We love our teachers! Thank a teacher today!
Pinkston Showcase will be May 14 from 5-7 p.m.
Call Pinkston at 425-1236 for more information!
It's School Lunch Hero Day! Our child nutrition department is AMAZING! Thank you for keeping our kids happy and healthy so they can learn! You're an incredibly important part of our district, and we couldn't do what we do without you all!
Hailey Weatherford was this week's winner of the MHHS 24 Minute Reading Challenge. Way to go!
Water Safety is CRITICAL! AR Act 101 urges districts to provide water safety information to families. In an area like ours -- where water-related recreational options are all around -- this is even more important.
No school on Friday for students!
Career-Connected Learning In Action: Thanks to Mr. Josh Smith (parent of a student in Mrs. Reeves' class) for bringing horses to first grade yesterday! Our kids got to learn all about horses from an expert, and they loved it!
Thank a teacher next week! https://youtu.be/_GkAzYMkUns
A note from Mrs. Dewey:
It is my pleasure to present the Outdoor Adventures Educator of the Year: Freddy Penka. Coach Penka was notified of his receipt of this national award last fall and recently a team came to film him teaching and talked to him about the impacts this class has on students' lives. Please take a moment to watch this video and to reflect on the lives our educators are changing every day.
Freddy got to accept his award and watch the premiere of this video last Thursday at the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation's annual banquet in Dallas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IX8EajoO70
Congratulations, Freddy! You are most deserving!
Bomber Families,
We know you like a reminder about things like this: Teacher Appreciation Week is next week! May 6-10! :)
Aiden Mullin was the winner of a Sonic Gift Card for the MHHS 24 Minute Reading Challenge for the week of April 22.
MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS go to our own Mr. Freddy Penka who was named the this year's Outdoor Adventures Educator of the Year! This is a huge honor, and Mr. Penka is a great representative of our area and all the outdoor adventures we have to offer. He opens our middle school students up to a variety of new outdoor experiences each year, and the folks at the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation took notice! Congratulations again, Freddy! You deserve to be celebrated!
Students must meet specific criteria to be eligible to participate. Parents who are interested in student participation in Special Olympics or with questions, should reach out to our Special Education Department at 870.425.1247. GO BOMBERS!
Athlete Interest Survey: https://forms.gle/px8wuNuPMqYf7rzc8
Bomber Update: https://youtu.be/nQI7SUQZWXw
MHPS CLASSIFIED STAFF HIGHLIGHT: Mr. David Hirsh
Mr. David Hirsh has been a staple across the district for the past 20 years as a valued member of our maintenance department.
While most of us know David around campus, many don’t know that in addition to his myriad talents at work, he’s also a lifelong musician.
David got his first guitar when he was 10 years old, and he doesn’t remember a time he wasn’t singing. He played and sang in church for decades and has been a member of several bands – including some with his wife. He has enjoyed playing many gigs in a variety of venues, at special events like Hootin’ an Hollarin’, and he will soon play a show for veterans in Gainesville.
David prefers playing folk and easy rock music, and he said he doesn’t take requests. “I’m a stickler for playing the music I want to play,” he said. “I just don’t listen when someone yells out from the crowd that they want to hear a certain song.”
Over the years, David has had the pleasure of mixing his career and his passion for music. “I’ve gotten to do demos with kids at Hackler,” he said. “During Arkansas Week I have gotten to teach the kids about Bluegrass roots and talk about Johnny Cash, who was from Arkansas.”
David can play a variety of instruments and has been honored to share them all with students at MHPS. We appreciate David for his dedication in our maintenance department, but we also appreciate him using his personal talents to enhance the learning and the lives of our students.
MHHS French students, Neveah Bragg and Caden White present a beginners French lesson to Mrs Julie’s and Mrs. Ables’s fourth grade classes.
