Jackson County School District

Congratulations to the following Swifton Middle School FBLA students for placing in the District II Competitive Events. They will advance to the state competition in April. Bronx H. & Zeke C.: 2nd Place Business Ethics (Team event) Grant S.: 3rd Place Exploring Computer Science Hayden H.: 1st Place Leadership Dawson W.: 4th Place Running an Effective Meeting *Some students are attending Space Camp and were not present to receive their award. Pictures of these students will be posted next week.

The THS Mock Trial Team competed today in the Arkansas Bar Association Regional Mock Trial Tournament. Due to Covid-19 the competition was virtual. We are very proud of the team! GO BULLDOGS!

Swifton Middle School Mid-level FBLA students attended the District II Spring Leadership Conference today in Pocahontas. 7th grade student, Josie Branch, opened the conference by singing the National Anthem and the Swifton chapter received the 3rd place district award for Largest Local Chapter Membership-Marketshare.

Mask Protocol Update Mask Required- District is red, purple or pink on the the ACHI(Arkansas Center for Health Improvement) map or JCSD has more than 10 COVID positive cases(students & staff). Mask Optional- District is green, yellow or orange on the the ACHI(Arkansas Center for Health Improvement) map and JCSD has less than 11 COVID positive cases(students & staff). Current ACHI Status Purple(100-199) Current JCSD Cases 15 Week of February 14-18 Facemask Required If anyone needs to report a positive COVID case, please email our POC Stacy Bright at sbright@bulldogs.k12.ar.us or call 870-349-2657 extension 210. https://sites.google.com/bulldogs.../jcsd-covid-update/home This will be updated on a weekly basis on Friday.

Space CampHere We Come!

Sg & Sb play tonight at Bradford in the last regular season game of the year. Game time is 6:00.

Game Day! Jr. Boys are back in action tonight at 7:45 against Melbourne in the Jr. High District Semifinals @ Cedar Ridge. See you there!

The QR code below is the ARBroadBandNow Survey that we have been requested by our legislature, to share with our staff, students and their families. This is a very important tool for understanding current broadband access issues for our schools and students. It is a very easy survey to complete online using the QR code and any mobile device.

Tuckerman High School & the Bulldogs C.A.R.E. Leadership team will celebrate National Kindness Week next week, Feb 14-18. Dress up days will be held next week. There will also be a daily Instagram competition held for the students to participate & win prizes.

The School Food Pantry Distribution has been cancelled for today. It will resume new Wednesday, February 16.

The Bulldogs head to Hoxie tonight to face off with the Mustangs. SG SB starting at 6:00. Come out and show your support!

Survive and advance! Jr. Boys defeated Salem to advance to the semifinals of the District Tournament. The Bulldogs will play #2 seeded Melbourne Thursday night at 7:45.

Jr. High District Tournament week! #3 seeded Bulldogs play the #6 seeded Greyhounds in the first round tonight at 5:15 @ Cedar Ridge. Come out and support these guys as we look to compete for a District Championship!

Mask Protocol Update Mask Required- District is red, purple or pink on the the ACHI(Arkansas Center for Health Improvement) map or JCSD has more than 10 COVID positive cases(students & staff). Mask Optional- District is green, yellow or orange on the the ACHI(Arkansas Center for Health Improvement) map and JCSD has less than 11 COVID positive cases(students & staff). Current ACHI Status Pink(200+) Current JCSD Cases 24 Week of February 7-11 Facemask Required If anyone needs to report a positive COVID case, please email our POC Stacy Bright at sbright@bulldogs.k12.ar.us or call 870-349-2657 extension 210. https://sites.google.com/bulldogs.../jcsd-covid-update/home This will be updated on a weekly basis on Friday.

Due to the inclement weather, the Jackson County School District will be closed on Friday, February 4th. This will be an AMI day, students please proceed as you were instructed by your teachers.

Due to the inclement weather forecast for tonight & tomorrow, the Jackson County School District will be closed on Thursday, February 3rd. This will be an AMI day, students please proceed as you were instructed by your teachers.

The Bulldogs get a big win to wrap up conference play. Thank you to our 3 seniors for their commitment and sacrifices they’ve made over their career to make our program successful. Thank you to ESPN, the students, and Tuckerman for filling the stands. You are appreciated!

COVID GUIDANCE UPDATE The Governor has announced updated COVID guidelines allowing school district’s to stop quarantines, due to close contact, who are not symptomatic. Therefore, beginning Wednesday, February 2, 2022, JCSD will only be sending students and staff home to quarantine if they have: 1. Tested positive for COVID-19. 2. Were in close contact and are symptomatic. Quarantined students and staff, due to close contact and who are not symptomatic, may return ASAP.

Student of the Month: February Kindergarten: Christy Hunter-Arter, Karson Goff, Emma Lozano, Avery Gates 1st Grade: Lakyn Ashby, Corbin Dawson, Malaki Arter 2nd Grade: Drake Hall, Baylee Friar, Willow Rowlett 3rd Grade: Tyson Adams, Roger Hatfield, Xavier Loven 4th Grade: Britton Gilmore, Emma Fears, Davion Hargrove, Aubri Smith Sponsors: The Anderson Poe Foundation provided our beautiful yard signs. George Kell Motors for $5 Sonic gift cards! If you see our sponsors out & about, thank them for supporting our children! ❤️

Tuckerman vs White County Central Basketball Tuesday, February 1st 5:00 PM Jr. Girls Sr. Girls Sr. Boys We will be streaming on the JCSD Youtube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefD1w_1u2Ummepo4BoAmXw