North Little Rock School District

The North Little Rock School District is proud to announce that its students have collectively read more than 500,000 minutes between January and April 4 as part of the Read to Feed competition.

By surpassing this ambitious goal, the district has earned the prestigious Ark Award from Heifer International. This honor signifies that a full "ark" of animals—including cows, goats, and honeybees—will be donated to communities in need worldwide, providing a sustainable leap toward ending global hunger.

To celebrate this massive achievement, the district hosted an awards ceremony at Ridge Road Elementary, the winning school, who read over 150,000 minutes. The event featured student trophies, the presentation of the Reading Championship Cup, and the high-stakes "sliming " of Superintendent Dr. Gregory J. Pilewski by the top-performing student and media specialist, Ms. Brooks.

The top 3 students who read the most were:

Noah Rozzell, 5th grade, Lakewood, 6,648 minutes reading
Phillip Kraska, 1st grade, Lakewood, 4,336 minutes reading
Annalyce Sayes, 4th grade, Crestwood, 4,200 minutes reading

Read to Feed is a service-learning program by Heifer International that motivates students to read while raising money and awareness to end hunger and poverty. The "Ark Award" represents one of the highest tiers of contribution, providing a wide variety of livestock and training to struggling families globally.

Testing season is here!

Students in grades 3-8 will be taking the ATLAS (Arkansas Teaching and Learning Assessment System) Exam, which measures students' knowledge in English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and science. Students will take end of year exams for ELA in grades 9 and 10 and end of course (EOC) exams for Algebra I, geometry, and biology.

It is imperative that students arrive to school on time and are focused for the exams. Check with your child's school to see when the exact testing dates are.

Wildcat Wars is our annual district-wide competition where elementary Quest (GT) students collaborate and compete with peers from across the district. The event features challenging STEM activities, trivia, and other stimulating competitions. We commend the students for their dedication and the teachers for their inspiring preparation of the students!

Winners

Blookets:

1st: III Gremlins (Indian Hills Elementary)

2nd: LWEEEEE (Lakewood Elementary)

3rd: Medium Level Hackers (Meadow Park Elementary)

STEM:

1st: Razors (Ridge Road Elementary)

2nd: LWEEEEE (Lakewood Elementary)

3rd Big Caesars (Crestwood Elementary)

Contig:

1st: LWEEEEE (Lakewood Elementary)

2nd: Crazy Cougars (Crestwood Elementary)

3rd: Racing Rebels (Ridge Road Elementary)

Best PB&J (Boone Park Elementary)

Our fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students, along with their families, attended our Middle School Preview Nights. These students got to hear from district leaders and the newly-appointed Executive Director of Middle School Improvement, Ms. Kriss Marshell.

Attendees had the chance to hear about the reconfiguration plan and learn about the academic and learn about the academic and extracurricular opportunities available to students.

Click here to read about Ms. Marshell and her new role as Executive Director.

We can't wait to welcome the newest youngsters coming to our district!

This week, we held Pre-K and Kindergarten Meet-and-Greets at our elementary sites. Families toured classrooms, connected with their future teachers, registered students, and asked questions about the school.