We will be dismissed on Monday, September 2nd, in observance of Labor Day! We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable long weekend!
CMS Open House- Tuesday, August 27th, 6 p.m.
The Crossett School District would like to inform our parents and patrons about a statewide situation involving schools in Arkansas. The Little Rock FBI office issued a general awareness statement regarding an unsubstantiated report they received from a source that lives out of the country and whose identity could not be confirmed. The report indicated that a school shooting would occur in Arkansas on 8/29/19. The reporting party allegedly received the information while playing an online video game.
The threat is not specific to any school in Arkansas and there are no known threats directed at Crossett School District. However, we take all safety concerns seriously and will continue to monitor the situation and work with local law enforcement to ensure students and staff are safe at all times. Again, the general awareness statement is not specific to any school district in Arkansas, including Crossett School District.
Crossett School District is seeking bids for lawn services.
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 CHS Homecoming Court!
Thank you to Cash Saver for the yummy apples on the first day of school! We hope all of our students, parents, teachers and staff are having an amazing first day of school and we hope you all have an even better school year!
CSD employees enjoyed a wonderful lunch today provided by the members of First Baptist Church. The door prizes were an extra added treat this year.! Thank you to everyone who made this a special day for our staff!
A new school year starts today with the return of our teachers to a Welcome To 2019-2020 School Year meeting at CHS. We are looking forward to a great year!
9th Grade Summit School Supply List
Football Schedules for 2019!
2019-2020 School Supply Lists for CMS
Additional supplies may be needed for activity classes.
2019-2020 School Supply Lists for CES
Keep up with the results of the National Spelling Bee here: https://secure.spellingbee.com/public/results/2019/round_results
Our very own Trinity Foster is still in the race! Round 4 begins today.
Go Trinity! CMS is proud of you!!!
UAM-CTC will be hosting a Nuts, Bolts and ThingaMaJigs Summer Manufacturing Camp in July. See image for details!
Ryan Blissett, a CHS Student, did fundraisers for Autism Awareness by selling suckers, candy bars and Autism Awareness shirts. He raised $600 and donated the money to CHS EAST, CHS Dignity Closet and CHS Beta Club. We are proud of Ryan and his hard work to bring awareness to Autism! He is pictured presenting checks to each sponsor- Mr. Bradford- CHS EAST; Mrs. Culpepper- CHS Dignity Closet; Miss Morris- CHS Beta Club.
Neel Childress, an 11th-grade student at Crossett High School, recently attended Inclusion Film Camp hosted by Northwest Arkansas Community College(NWACC) in Bentonville, AR. The camp targets junior and senior high school students with IEPs or 504 plans who are interested in pursuing or exploring a career in the film industry. The camp only admits 50 students annually for an intense five-day learning experience. The film camp is funded by Vocational Rehabilitation of Arkansas. Joey Travolta, a veteran filmmaker, is the owner of Inclusion Films and collaborates with Arkansas Transition and Arkansas Rehabilitation to host the film camp.
Neel attended film camp with his mother, Rachel Johnson, the week of April 29- May 3. While he was at camp, he learned about the history of film, developed a script, helped produce a short film, and learned how special effects makeup is done with other students from across Arkansas. Barry Pearl, best known from his character “Doody” from Grease, is an instructor and helped coach some of the students in film camp. Other instructors included: Samantha Laurenti and Roger Welch. The instructors were absolutely fantastic with the camp goers.
Neel was selected to do the clamper board or slate. He was a natural on the set. This job is one that every Hollywood movie has on its crew. On May 1, Mrs. Karen Frisby, Special Education LEA, and Mrs. Donna Culpepper from Crossett School District visited Neel at camp. Neel’s film was featured at the film festival in Bentonville this year. His family attended the festival where he was presented a GOPRO from Cox Communication.
Joey has a film school, that lasts 20 weeks, in Bakersfield, California - it is one of five in the state. The school specializes in teaching people with disabilities how to further a career in the film industry. Joey recently produced a movie in which 70% of the crew were individuals with disabilities. Once Neel graduates from Crossett High School, he would like to attend the camp and explore the film industry as part of the camera crew.
Joey Travolta believes in the students who attend the film camp. The camp teaches soft skills, independence, and how to be proactive to help them live in their community regardless of their disability. Once a person finishes his film school, he picks several of them to travel the road with him to film camps all over the United States. Some of his students from film camp have gone on to live productive lives and working on sets in Hollywood.
Submitted by: Mrs. Donna Culpepper, CHS
Joshua Teutsch, a 10th grader from Crossett High School, has spent the second half of his sophomore year in the Owl Program (Opportunity for Work Based Learning). Joshua expressed that he wanted to work in the fire department. After talking with Assistant Chief Wilhite about the OWL program, the fire department was glad to have Josh on board. Josh has enjoyed his time after school with the young firefighters and medics. The guys have given him a great experience showing him about “Fire Life”. What they have also done, is guided him down the path of a potential full or part time post high school career. Successful partnerships with public agencies and local businesses are key to supporting these wonderful young adults in the Owl Program governed by Arkansas Rehabilitation and Arkansas Transition.
Students like Josh get the chance to see what careers are really like when they get the chance to job shadow at places like the Crossett Fire Department. Josh’s job was setup with Assistant Chief Wilhite back in January. The fire department welcomed Josh with open arms after school. He has been going to the fire department twice a week for two hours and helping do odds and end jobs around the fire station. Josh has really enjoyed the job shadowing and extra money this opportunity has given him. Most students in high school don’t really know what they want as a career after high school. Being able to see what goes on in a career first hand gives students an idea if they would want to spend time in school for it.
Submitted by: Mrs. Donna Culpepper, CHS
Pre-K Parents: We are asking for your help by taking a survey for ForwARd Arkansas. This survey is completely anonymous and only takes about 10 minutes. The data collected will help our district to improve the future of our Pre-K program. If you are interested in taking the survey, please email Whitney Farmer at whitney.farmer@crossettschools.org and she will send you the survey link. We thank you for your help!
Chris Brisby, an 11th grader at CHS, is pictured along with his Welding Instructor, Mr. Donnie Dubose, from UAM-CTC. Chris is enrolled in the Welding course at UAM-CTC, which is a Concurrent College Credit class. Chris, with the help of Mr. Dubose, welded the pictured eagle. He won the SkillsUSA State Competition for Arkansas. Chris and Mr. Dubose presented the project to the Board of Education on Monday night.
