CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Listen to Q-Lite Wednesday mornings at 8 am as CSD highlights programs offered to students that prepare them for college and careers.

Due to the weather and worsening road conditions, Crossett School District will dismiss at 1 o'clock today. Stay safe! Thank you!

CSD will be open today. Safe travels on your way to school and work!

The potential for flooding overnight may result in school closure tomorrow. If school is to be closed, an announcement will be made as soon as possible and using the usual channels of Radio, TV, and social media. If we have a closure the district will use an AMI day. Be safe.

Crossett Soccer Schedule 2019

Crossett High School will be hosting Project AWIN and Arkansas Rehabilitation will be training parents and school personnel on several topics on Wednesday, February 20 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the new auditorium at CHS. The Special Education Department would like to invite guardians and students out to learn more about SSI/SSDI.

Tonight, the basketball game will begin at 6 p.m. with the Senior Night presentation beginning at 5:45 p.m. at the CHS Arena.

Reminder: We WILL have school on Monday, February 18th. We are making up the day we missed in August.

Information about the 2018-2019 My Child/My Student public awareness campaign can be found at the following web address: http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/communications/my-childmy-student The goal of this campaign is to encourage positive and productive communication between parents and teachers. Each month focuses on different issues important to parents and teachers. September 2018: R.I.S.E. Arkansas / Mental Health Awareness October 2018: Parent and Family Engagement / National Substance Abuse Prevention Month November 2018: Internship/Job Shadowing / Anti-bullying December 2018: Computer Science / Texting and Driving: January 2019: Building Character / Abduction/Human Trafficking February 2019: Testing / American Heart Month

Valentine's Day Delivery Information Reminders

Congratulations to the CMS Archery Team for winning 1st place in the Region 12 ANASP tournament!

School will be dismissed on Monday, February 11th for students. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held from 12-6 p.m. at each campus. Parents/Guardians will be able to pick up 3rd Nine Weeks Progress Reports at that time.

Choice is Powerful! Apply now to become a Crossett Eagle! Parents of students not residing within the boundaries of Crossett School District, who would like for their children to attend the Crossett Schools in 2019-2020, under Arkansas Public School Choice Act, can obtain a formal application online at www.crossettschools.org under the District Forms link or from the Administration Building located at 219 Main Street, Crossett. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2019. For questions concerning School Choice, please call 870-364-3112.

Congratulations to Gary Williams, Superintendent of the Crossett School District, for being presented the Ambassador of the Year Award at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Thursday evening. This award is given to an individual who has gone above and beyond in their effort to promote Crossett.

Congratulations to CHS Senior, Elizabeth Jennings, who was honored today as a Jr. Rotarian of the Crossett Rotary Club.

Only Michael Atchison and Jeffrey (JC) Chenos of the 8th grade robotics team were able to attend the UALR Middle School VRC Robotics Tournament held Jan. 19, 2018. This team, led by Charre Todd, PLTW teacher at Crossett Middle School, brought home 3 trophies: Tournament Champions, Robot Skills Champions, and Team Excellence. We are super proud of these students and their teacher!

2019 Track Schedules

Some GREAT news from Crossett Middle School Robotics: The 8th grade CMS Eagles Robotics team was represented by Michael Atchison and Jeffrey Chenos Saturday at the UALR Winter Tourney. The team ranked 2nd during the qualifying matches. They partnered with a team from Bryant and breezed through the elimination bracket to become Tournament Champions. The team also competed in the Skills Division where they were the top scoring team (raising them to no. 1 in skills for the State Middle School Division). Michael and Jeffrey brought home the Tournament Champions, Robot Skills Champions, and Team Excellence trophies. Way to go team CMS Eagles!! 7th grade robotics team had another very successful competition this Saturday in Jonesboro. Tressa Richards, Reece Poe, Caleb Christy, and Blake Burford brought home 3 awards: they were the teamwork tournament champions, they won the skills award (this is their first time to win this award), and they won the Excellence Award. And they got to enjoy A LOT of snow!! By the time the tournament was over at 4:00, there was over an inch of snow covering everything!

Project AWIN and Arkansas Rehabilitation Services will provide training at Crossett High School on Wednesday, February 20th from 5-7 p.m.

Currently, Crossett High School has implemented the OWL program for the 2018-2019 school year. The OWL program is a program that is funded by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services(ARS). Cynthia Bullard, a representative from ARS, visits Crossett High School twice every month to help with post secondary schools/ training options. The first semester Crossett started out with 10 students in the program. Mrs. Culpepper’s students performed jobs in the media center, cafeteria and custodial work in the building. Mrs. O‘Neal’s students participated by cleaning in various classrooms throughout the building. Her students also participated in a recycling program. Both teachers have witnessed positive effects from the program with participating students. These students are loyal, punctual, and enjoy learning their jobs to perform all duties expected of them. Additionally, the OWL program has been a step in the right direction to promote independence of Special Education students for post secondary options after high school. Since, the students have received their first paycheck several have opened up bank accounts with the support of local banks. This will help them build more skills for balancing checkbooks, want versus need purchases, how to file taxes, and many more skills that are needed after high school. For those students that want to further their educations the OWL program will guide these very students into post high school programs. Crossett High School Special Education students established an entrepreneurship business with the help of art students. This business allows students to serve coffee/ hot chocolate from mobile carts (Hospitality Cart & Crossett Cafe Cart) around the school. These students are building confidence while learning to take turns, making eye contact with people, how to communicate with people, and how to count money. They are really enjoying selling coffee to the teachers and administrators in the building. Six of the students pushing carts around the school are calling themselves the “Green Men”, and it has stuck. You’ll see the carts on Wednesdays and the students really appreciate the staff that have supported this group. The OWL program has been a positive move for Crossett High School. The students have really improved their skills since the first day of starting the OWL program. Soon the students will participate in off campus opportunities. Several local businesses have shown interest in our students, because the OWL program actually funds work / training hours up to 20 hours per week. Our students have interests in working in the local fire department, Georgia Pacific, bowling alley and Daylight Donuts shop who has also decided to donate pastries to the carts this semester. Finally, the OWL program is on its early legs here at Crossett High School and is really turning out to be a positive impact on the students and local community.