UPDATE June 1, 2021 The Benton School Board met Tuesday night June 1st to discuss staff bonuses. Board Directors accepted $1500 bonus proposals from certified and classified staff as presented by a group, including the Certified Personnel Policies Committee (PPC) Chair, Melissa Hilson; and the Classified Personnel Policies Committee (CPPC) Chair, Brian Lowrance. Dr. Mike […]
Bryant Schools announces dates & locations for free summer meals
Local kids will have access to breakfast and lunch this summer. Bryant Schools will provide free breakfast and lunch to any child 18 years and younger as part of the Summer Meals program funded by the USDA. Children do not have to attend Bryant Schools to participate. No application or registration is needed. Meals will […]
Benton School Board special lunch meeting May 25th to discuss use of Relief funds
The Benton School Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday, May 25, 11:30 a.m. to discuss how best to use the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds. The meeting will be located at the Chenault Administration Building, 207 W. Conway Street, Benton, AR 72015.
Vanderpool named 2020-21 Bryant Teacher of the Year; other exceptional teachers named
The Bryant School District announced Monday, May 24 that they have named Samantha Vanderpool, 4th grade teacher at Parkway Elementary, as Bryant Teacher of the Year for 2020-21. Vanderpool has been part of this elementary school since it opened three years ago. During the current school year, she taught both virtually and in the classroom. […]
Two of nine to receive First Electric scholarships are Saline County students
First Electric Cooperative will award a $2,000 college scholarship to nine recent high school graduates living in the cooperative’s five districts. Scholarship recipients for 2021 include: Scholarships are funded by the co-op’s Operation Round-Up program. First Electric members who participate in Operation Round-Up volunteer to have their monthly electric bill rounded up to the next […]
Benton to host “Weekend of Champions” May 20-22, baseball, softball & soccer state finals; tickets online only
The Weekend of Champions State Finals begins Thursday, May 20th and goes through Friday and Saturday. It’s the championships for high school baseball, softball AND boys and girls soccer, all being held in Benton. Get tickets online only at https://gofan/app/school/AAA. You can’t buy tickets at the gate. There’s also no outside food or drinks and […]
Foreign exchange student program looking to place high school kids in Saline County this Fall
Have you ever considered hosting a foreign exchange student but didn’t know how to do it? There is a program currently placing students in Arkansas. Ayusa (Academic Year in the USA) is a foreign exchange program for high school students. Local resident Michael Young and his wife Erin have been participating in the program. They […]
E-xplorations, P-ossibilities, I-nvestigations & C-uriosities: Here’s how Saline County school-age kids can have an EPIC Summer, and perhaps at no cost
With the end of the school term looming just over the horizon, parents of school-age children face the annual question, “What can our kids do during the summer that they will enjoy and be loads of fun?” The people at Childcare Network have the answer, and it’s EPIC. “We are going to have an EPIC […]
Bryant Juniors & Seniors invited to prom May 29th
Bryant High School Juniors and Seniors are invited to a special prom, to make up for not having one earlier in the year. Get your tickets now for Saturday, May 29th at The Osage Event Venue, 1110 Ferguson Drive in Benton. The cost is $30 per person, times are 7-11 p.m. and there is parking […]
Educational program for young children enrolling now in 5 counties, including Saline
Educational program for young children enrolling now. Central Arkansas Development Council Early Head Start/Head Start/Arkansas Better Chance is accepting enrollment applications for the 2021-2022 school year at all Clark, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, and Saline County locations. CADC HS/ABC serves income-eligible families with children 3 to 4 years old. The EHS program (Malvern location only) […]
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