With the encouragement of Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Callicott, several Cross County students entered and placed in the Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest. These students were honored and recognized at the Jonesboro Chapter DAR meeting February 26, 2019 to salute students and teachers of northeast Arkansas. Help us celebrate the following students for their excellence in writing:
9th Grade:
First Place: Jerry Don Burton
Second Place: Angelina Crosby
Second Place: Makayla Clayton
Third Place: Joseph Harvey
Fourth Place: Sharline Vanpelt
Honorable Mention: John Watkins and Lexi Collins
7th Grade:
First Place: Daniel Callicott
Second Place: Ciara Stephens
Third Place: Amara Kincaid
6th Grade:
Third Place: Bethany Watkins
Honorable Mention: Kenlea Eoff and Gunner Land
5th Grade:
Third Place: Zoie Sanders
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Johnson
Thank you to Representative Milton Nicks Jr. for inviting our students to be Legislative Pages at the Arkansas State Capitol yesterday! Our students were busy on the floor of the House, toured the Treasury, and got to meet Governor Hutchinson!
Mrs. Lacy’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science class finished a unit on pollution. As part of the unit’s closure, students visited various labs at Arkansas State University. Students experienced the eco-toxicology research facility where they learned about water quality testing and an atmospheric lab that researched temperature, humidity, and light intensity through weather balloon payloads. They also stopped by a makers lab with several 3D printers. Part of Environmental Science focuses on sustainability so this opportunity fostered problem solving, generating ideas, and the love of science so our students can continue to enjoy all the wonders of our world. Thank you Arkansas State University for hosting a great visit and a great day for our students!
Help CCHS celebrate our recent “Be Excellent Challenge” winners: Matt McGinnis, Isabella Guerrero, Grant McCommon, and Carson Melton. Great job students!
Our students love working with sand to practice their spelling features. This week they having been working on the suffix -ing. Way to work hard first grade!
Cross County High School is looking for an energetic person with a good understanding of science to fill in as a long-term substitute in upper-level science classes. The courses taught are Chemistry, Physical Science, Environmental Science and Anatomy. A teaching license is required, preferably with an endorsement in science. Please contact Stephen Prince at 870-588-3337 or stephen.prince@nt.crosscountyschools.com for inquiries or to apply. To apply, simply submit your resume to the email address listed.
Mrs. Lacy’s 10th grade English class is reading The Crucible, so today they analyzed key characters and presented their comparisons based on the author’s characterization. Great work students!
Our 5th graders have been researching influential Americans using print and digital resources. It is important to know how to use both effectively!
If you play baseball or softball, there is no practice today.
Congrats to Kaitlyn Cantrell for being this week’s Be Excellent Challenge golden ticket winner!
Mrs. Sanders second FACS class also participated in Cupcake Wars! The winners are:
First place: Trinity Crosby for “White Bear”
Second place: Lexie Jarrett for “Little Mermaid”
Third place: Katelynne Neldon for “Shish-k-bob on the Grill”
They all did a phenomenal job!
Did you hear our amazing teacher interns, Cristal Coronado, Morgan Davis, and Carly Shannon on the radio Tuesday morning? If not, make sure you tune in March 12 to the next T-Bird Tuesday Radio Show to hear more about all the wonderful things happening at Cross County!
Mrs. Sanders strives to teach students real world life skills in her Family and Consumer Science classes. To make it fun and engaging, she hosted Cupcake Wars. Students did an amazing job decorating their cupcakes today. Teachers voted for winners so help us congratulate the following:
First place: Dixie Buie for “Campfire”
Second place: Brooklyn Burton for “Little Pig”
Third place: Sydney Carlise for “A Day at the Beach”
Mrs. Armstrong is always finding ways to make science fun and hands-on! 7th grade science students learned about plate boundaries as part of an Earth Science unit using graham crackers and icing. They used their observation and writing skills to describe what they observed.
Cross County High School mailed progress reports home. If you do not receive one, give us a call.
On Thursday, February 7th the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service exhibit, Arkansas Farm to You, visited Cross County Elementary Technology Academy giving students a chance to explore the interactive, walk-through display from the farm and through the body! Students had the opportunity to learn about Arkansas foods and how their body uses those foods as fuel for being active.
The exhibit consisted of 10 stations which make up the agricultural and health adventure, including: Farmer Dale’s Farm, Milk Processing Plant and Market, Café, Mouth, Stomach, Small Intestine, Muscle, Bone, and Skin.
Due to extreme amounts of rain, the following buses will not run their typical routes this afternoon (February 11) or tomorrow morning (February 12):
Brinda Jarrett’s Route- school bus will not drive CR 110 and 1170
Tony Busby’s Route- school bus will not drive CR 235
Debbie Anderson’s Route- school bus will not drive Futrell Loop or CR 225
William Baney’s Route- school bus will not drive CR 367 which may result in a 10-15 minute delay in drop-offs and pickups
All school bus drivers will use extreme caution on routes and will not go down any road that is impassable or unsafe to drive on. In the event that a school bus driver arrives at an impassable road, we will do our best to contact the parent of the child affected. If we cannot contact the parent, the child will need to be picked up at the school at the conclusion of the route.
Parents and students are encouraged to take caution on specific routes. Students have been specifically advised to consider alternate routes for Million Dollar Road.
Please continue to follow our facebook page for more information. Updates will be sent out as soon as possible as we continue to monitor the amounts of rain and impact it has on our roadways.
Parents and guardians,
This is a reminder that Cross County Schools will be closed Friday, February 15, 2019 and Monday, February 18, 2019 in observance of Presidents' Day.
Please help us congratulate Cross County High School's bowling teams for a dynamic finish to a great season. The boy's and girl's teams participated in the Conference Bowling Meet last week in Jonesboro.
The boy's team finished 3rd of 10 teams and qualified for the State Bowling Tournament. Jackson Henderson finished 3rd of 70 bowlers and was named to the 1A-2A-3A East All Conference Team. Special recognition goes to Riley Henderson for qualifying for the State Bowling Tournament for the girls as an individual bowler. The State Bowling meet will be held February 14, 2019 in Fort Smith. Help us wish them good luck!
Senior Night activities will be at 5:45 tonight. Following that, we will play Augusta beginning with senior girls at 6:00. We hope to see you all there to help us support our Thunderbirds.
