Russellville School District

College Athletic Signing ♥️🌪️ 🎉 Congratulations to RHS Senior Cyclone Cheerleader Jynah Trotter who signed her Letter of Intent to cheer for the University of Fort Smith next year! Congratulations, Jynah! #OneRSD❤️🌪️🖤

Congratulations to the Cyclones Boys and Girls Track teams for winning both the girls and boys 5A West Conference Championship titles! Congratulations also to Mykai Foster for being named the 5A West High Point Award winner! Go Cyclones! ❤️🌪️

🎭 Cyclone Theatre will present Mamma Mia! at The Center for the Arts beginning this Thursday. 🎉 RSD staff and students can receive a free ticket with their school ID at the Box Office before each show. Regular admission will be $10. Box Office will open one hour before show times. See you there! #OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤

🎓 ❤ Ladarreus Prince | Profile of the RSD Graduate Story From the football field to the classroom, Ladarreus Prince seeks every opportunity to inspire others. Ladarreus says leading with positivity and inclusion can have great impacts. Laddereus commented, “Whether it's a teacher or another kid in my class, my actions can have the possibility of leaving a positive impact on someone and that’s important.” Another part of inclusion is seeking other’s opinions. “You never know what someone else can teach you. I like hearing from different backgrounds because I can learn something new,” commented Ladarreus. ❤ Ladarreus you are an inspiration to us all. Thank you for being an Inclusive Collaborator! ➡️ Read more about Ladarreus's story here: https://www.rsdk12.net/article/1566001 ➡️To learn more about the RSD Profile of the Graduate visit this link: https://www.rsdk12.net/page/rsd-graduate #OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤

Its National Administrative Professionals Day! ♥️ Thank you to all of the wonderful the administrative professionals who serve in RSD! #OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤

Its National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! ♥️ Thank you to all of the wonderful bus drivers who serve in RSD! #OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤

🎓 ❤ Makayla Harrell | Profile of the RSD Graduate Story Team is a word that often comes to mind when thinking about athletics or competitive events. For RMS student Makayla Harrell, learning is also a team sport. Makayla is a 7th grader at Russellville Middle School. She is a high-achieving student and participates in a variety of sports such as volleyball and dance. While juggling all of these activities, Makayla keeps inclusion at the heart of all her work. Makayla says inclusion ensures everyone can be successful. “I think of the classroom in the same way as my team trying to win the game. In the game, the goal is to score points and hopefully win. In the classroom, the goal is learning.” ❤ Makayla, you are an inspiration to us all. Thank you for being an Inclusive Collaborator! ➡️ Read more about Makayla's story here: https://www.rsdk12.net/article/1564687 ➡️To learn more about the RSD Profile of the Graduate visit this link: https://www.rsdk12.net/page/rsd-graduate #OneRSD ♥️🌪️🖤

📣 Calling all Incoming Kindergarten families! All RSD elementary schools will be hosting Kindergarten registration nights as follows: ➡️ April 23rd beginning at 5:30 pm: London, Sequoyah, Center Valley ➡️ April 25th beginning at 5:30 pm: Crawford, Dwight, Oakland Heights #IChooseRSD❤️🎓

Why do you love RSD? ♥️🎓 Please share 1-2 words about that represent why you love RSD at this link: https://forms.gle/KbCebfXKaPtEjQWD8 Your words will be combined into a "word bubble" to be sent home on a postcard at the end of the year! Thank you for choosing RSD! #OneRSD❤️🌪️🖤

RHS Students Compete in the State Art Competition 🎨 🏆 RHS Students competed in the State Art Competition at AYAA in Hot Springs. The students had a total of 9 wins! The awards are as follows: Top left to right: Kaylee Ford- 1st place in “collage/mixed media 1st year” Gabryella Herrea- Honorable mention in pencil/graphite realistic Olive Harrington- 2nd place in Pen/ink Rebeca Casto- 2 honorable mentions in “altered books” and “college/mixed media first year” Bottom left to right Pantera Petit- 4th place in mixed media expressive, and 2nd place in pencil/graphite expressive Claryn Nupp- 1st place in markers Jennifer Norwood- 3rd place in “collage/mixed media first year” Congratulations students! 🎉 #OneRSD❤️🌪️🖤

Rising Educators Qualify for Nationals 🏆 On April 12, seven students from Mr. Young's Pre-Educator courses attended the Educators Rising State Competition at the Hot Springs Hotel. The students and their events are: Alex Bates & Emmalei Blythe & Joy Skaggs, Ethical Dilemma - 1st Place Josie Toland, Exploring Education-Admin, Non-Core, & Support Services - 2nd Place Sarah Hughes, Exploring Education-Admin, Non-Core, & Support Services - 1st Place Katie Hovis, Exploring Education-Admin, Non-Core, & Support Services - 2nd Place Diana Jimenez, Interactive Bulletin Board Contest 🎉 The students who won 1st of 2nd place have qualified for Nationals in Washington D.C. from June 28 - July 1! Congratulations and Good Luck to these students as they continue onto Nationals! #OneRSD🖤🌪️♥️

📣 Calling all Incoming Kindergarten families! All RSD elementary schools will be hosting Kindergarten registration nights as follows: ➡️ April 23rd beginning at 5:30 pm: London, Sequoyah, Center Valley ➡️ April 25th beginning at 5:30 pm: Crawford, Dwight, Oakland Heights #IChooseRSD❤️🎓

College Athletic Signing ♥️🌪️ 🎉 Congratulations to RHS Senior Lady Cyclone Brenna Burk who signed to play Division 1 basketball at UALR next season! Brenna scored 1,200 points in her career at RHS and is the 6th all time to accomplish that in Cyclone history! Way to go Brenna! #OneRSD ❤️🌪️🖤

📚 April Board of Education Meeting Recognition The following individuals were recognized at the April Board of Education Meeting: 👏 Crawford Elementary School Student, Oland Noakes, for being an Innovative Achiever! 👏 Russellville Intermediate School student, Cooper Jones, for being an Empathetic Leader! 👏 9 RSD Teachers who were named High Impact Teachers by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education! Hope Cannon-London Boundy Balenko-RHS Kaitlyn Beggs-RIS Melinda Swift-RMS Madeline Fike-CVE Brandi Gray-CVE Jessica Baggett-CR Kaitlyn Boswell-CVE Tearsa Callahan-CVE-RMS 👏 London Elementary School for being named a PLC Model School! 🎉 Congratulations to everyone! #OneRSD ❤️

🎓 ❤ Crawford Rash | Profile of the RSD Graduate Story Crawford is among one of just 16,000 academically talented high school students in the nation to be named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Semifinalists are qualified based on their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). This is just one testament to his strong thinking and excellence in problem-solving. Crawford’s success reaches outside of the classroom as he is also a member of the State Champion Cyclones Quiz Bowl team and the Cyclones Robotics team. Both competitions test students' ability to creatively find solutions to a variety of problems and challenge students to demonstrate high-level analytical thinking. Crawford commented, “Critically thinking has helped me refocus on the different paths to success as challenges have come up.” Crawford says he approaches critical thinking as a way of analyzing and separating feelings from choices and information presented to make the best decisions possible. ❤ Crawford, you are an inspiration to us all. Thank you for being a Critical Thinker! ➡️ Read more about Crawford's story here: https://www.rsdk12.net/article/1557486 ➡️To learn more about the RSD Profile of the Graduate visit this link: https://www.rsdk12.net/page/rsd-graduate #OneRSD ❤️🌪️

RHS Students Pass ParaPro Exam 🎓 🎉 RHS students in Mr. Young's Educational Technology class took the ParaPro Exam on April 16. All ten students passed! They are pictured below: back row, left to right: Valerie Caballero, Haylee Bryant, Alex Bates, Cindy Mateos, Allison Whitemore. front row, left to right: Kaylee Simpson, Kaytlynn Cartagena, Joy Skaggs, Emmalei Blythe, Katie Hovis. 🎉 In addition, Emmalei Blythe, Valerie Caballero, Haylee Bryant, Alex Bates, Cindy Mateos, Allison Whitmore, and Joy Skaggs have passed the Google Educator Level 1 Exam! #OneRSD ❤️🌪️🖤

Cyclone Quiz Bowl Team Headed to State 🕹️ 🌪 🏆 The Cyclone Quiz Bowl team will be returning to the state championship game again this year. 🎉 The Cyclones defeated teams from Jacksonville, Lake Hamilton, Little Rock Chrisitan, and Benton to earn the opportunity to play for their 8th straight state championship! Goooo Cyclones! #OneRSD🖤🌪️♥️

📝 School Choice Applications are now open for the 2024-2025 school year! 🎉 If you live outside the Russellville School District and are interested in having your child attend RSD next school year, please submit your School Choice Application to the RSD Administration Office at 220 W. 10th Street, Russellville, AR 72801. 🗓 The deadline for school choice forms is May 1, 2024. ➡️ English: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/120/District/3861878/School_Choice_Forms_and_FAQsREVISED_Legal.pdf ➡️ Spanish: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/120/District/3861877/School_Choice_Form_-_Spanish_Fillable_Legal.pdf #IChooseRSD ❤️🎓

🎉 RSD is excited to celebrate London Elementary School for being recognized as a Model PLC at Work School! London Elementary is one of about 600 schools and districts in the United States and Canada to achieve this honor! ➡️ Read more here: https://www.rsdk12.net/article/1550625 Congratulations London Elementary! 🎉 #OneRSD ❤️🌪️🖤

2024 Hop Into Kindergarten ♥️ 🎉 These incoming Kindergartners had a fantastic time last night at the 2024 Hop Into Kindergarten event! 👏 Thank you for coming and for signing with RSD! 🖋️ Note: If you took a picture at the back drop, remember to send them in to rsdcommunications@rsdk12.net to be featured on RSD social media! #IChooseRSD ❤️🎓