School News

In a recent April board meeting, The Ashdown Public School Board has approved substantial pay increases for teachers on the certified pay scale in the district for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.

Kids' College is back this summer at Texarkana College for ages 7-12.

To say that Texas A&M University-Texarkana is growing is an understatement. They are working hard to offer programs for people that are looking to gain new skill sets to help adapt to our ever-evolving world. The University has developed new certificate programs that are available to everyone, especially in the areas of business.

Are you looking for a new career? Do you love kids? You are in luck because the Texarkana Independent School District is looking for you! Be sure to sign up and attend their Virtual Teacher Job Fair!

Big congratulations to the Texas HighSteppers and to the Tiger Theatre Company both achieving some great things! Texas HighSteppers earned a big award and the Tiger Theatre Company is advancing in one of their competitions.

A national search by the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Chancellor Search Committee has yielded four finalists for the position of chancellor at the College. The search generated a dynamic and talented group of applicants from twenty-two states and two countries.

Each year, the local Teachers Support Teachers organization receives nominations for six Teacher of Excellence Awards.

Jamiya Greene of Ogden, Arkansas, has been nominated for the 2021 TRiO Hall of Fame at the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs. Greene is a Senior at the Arkansas High School Collegiate Academy, where she will graduate with a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts degree simultaneously.

Believe it or not, the school year will be coming to a close before you know it and that means that spring graduations will be here soon!

This past weekend, the Pleasant Grove High School Keyettes sponsored the 2021 Miss PGHS Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, March 13 in the Pleasant Grove High School Performing Arts Center.

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Secondary Career & Technical Education Center offers FREE college credit to several area high schools. If a student will be entering 11th or 12th-grade next school year at one of the following high schools, they can sign up now for UAHT Secondary Career Center classes.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana is looking for sites and projects where university volunteers can help out during its annual day of giving, called “The Big Event- Eagle Pride City Wide.” The annual day of service scatters hundreds of A&M-Texarkana students, faculty, staff, and alumni across the city for a day of giving back. The 2021 Big Event is scheduled for Saturday, April 10th. Read Mor