SYLVAN HILLS and MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOLS held bully prevention assemblies last week with a unique twist. Professional X-Games athletes performed stunts while an emcee shared information about anti-bullying. http://ow.ly/8Dhf50yIWtn #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
March is Women's History Month. Karen Flake is the president and CEO of Mount St. Mary Academy and, in 1996, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Flake was inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2018.
Big shout out to the Winners of the Schoolwide Culture Fair at MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES. These students presented incredible projects and won 1st place! They each got a $50 gift card and 50 PBIS points as the prize.
STATEMENT 3/3: Thank you for understanding our decision to follow the Governor's orders.
STATEMENT 2/3: In a statement on Wednesday, March 11, it was announced that Governor Hutchinson has the sole authority to close public school campuses. PCSSD will continue to work closely with state offices and health departments as we monitor the progress of COVID-19.
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March is Women's History Month. Bettye Caldwell played an integral role in the development of Head Start and was named one of Ladies' Home Journal's 10 Women of the Year in 1978. Caldwell moved to Arkansas in the 1960s and inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.
Don't forget to turn in your volunteer hours by Friday, March 13!
Tickets are on sale NOW for the State Championship Basketball Game. Ticket prices are $8 for adults, $7 for students. The game will be Friday, March 13th at the Hot Springs Convention Center at 7:45 pm
Good evening Comet students and parents. We were unable to secure enough participants therefore we will NOT have a spirit bus to travel to Farmington for the High School basketball playoffs, Saturday, March 7. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Comet Baseball started this week. Tonight, March 6, 2020, we host Dardanelle.
The Comets Soccer teams swept Hermitage March 3, 2020. We play in a tournament in Clarksville this weekend. Go Comets!
March 12, 2020, we will provide support to our young people by taking business photos and headshots. Plus we will focus on resumes. #REACH
Mills Comets Athletics. We're playing basketball.
Thank you to ASA BMX for coming to our anti-bullying assembly on Wednesday. We enjoyed the stunts and the message!
February is Black History Month. Sheryl Underwood is a comedian and television host of The Talk. She founded the African American Female Comedian Association. Underwood was born in Little Rock and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2007.
DID YOU KNOW: A leap year occurs every 4 years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, which is about 365-¼ days.
February is Black History Month. Lencola Sullivan-Verseveldt was the first African American to win Miss Arkansas in 1980. She was fourth runner-up at Miss America that year. She is from Morrilton and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2006.
February is Black History Month. Charles Bussey Jr. was the first African American elected to the Little Rock City Board of Directors, deputy sheriff of Pulaski County, and mayor of Little Rock. Bussey was born in Stamps and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2006.
February is Black History Month. Fran Bennett is an actress, best known for her role on hit shows such as Guiding Light, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Scandal. Bennett was born in Malvern and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2005.
