We want to congratulate Saydee Johnson, Lauryn Rudolph, Natalie Driver and Karlie Hernandez for being chosen as delegates to Arkansas Girls State this summer.
Arkansas Girls State is an immersive civics education program designed for young women who have completed their junior year of high school. Since 1942, the Arkansas Girls State program has been working to teach future generations of Arkansans citizens to be actively involved in their communities and government at every level.
Because of recent events, this year's Girls State has been cancelled. It's still an honor to be chosen. Congratulations, ladies!
We are excited to announce that Colby Markham is the recipient of the $2,000 Shelter Insurance - Simon Mack scholarship!! Colby is ranked 2nd in her class and will be the first graduate of Kirby High School also graduating with an Associate's Degree from UA Cossatot! Congratulations, Colby!
FOOD DELIVERY: We will be handing out and delivery food tomorrow, Monday April 13 from 10:00 am through 1:00 pm for drive thru and starting at 9:30 for bus delivery. If you want four days worth of breakfast and lunch items along with milk, please stop by between 10 and 1 at school or be at regular bus stop between 9:30 and 10:30.
SCHOOL CHOICE: Reminder that school choice applications can be picked up and dropped off in the filing cabinets outside of school. They can also be mailed to PO Box 9, Kirby AR 71950. Deadline is May 1, 2020. Please fill out application even if unsure. Once the deadline passes, school districts will have to release student by school board action.
CONTACT: If you need to contact Kirby School District or administrators for any reason, please call 870-398-4212. If it is in relation to child's AMI work, you can also email child's teacher. Sincerely, Pike Palmer
Congratulations to Christian Miller for being selected to the All Tournament Team for the 1A boys and to McKenzie Jones, Kaylee Dougan, and Georgia Davis for being selected for the 1A girls. They worked hard all year for this and we are very proud of them as we are every single player on both teams!
We would like give a big congratulations to Brody Tucker and McKenzie Jones who were chosen as one of the top 5 players in 1A basketball. We are very proud of them!
Congratulations to our girls head coach, Robert Tucker for being named the 1A Girls Coach of the Year! !! A very deserved award!!
Also, Congrats to Kirby Alumi Dedra Abernathy Robinson who was named Assistant Coach of the Year.
The food pantry is still going strong. We have had several individuals ask about donating and several that have gave monetary or food donations. It is still plenty stocked and we have the funds to keep stocking. The food delivery Mondays on buses and drive thru has helped so many families also. I can’t tell you the exact number we gave out on Monday but it was over 300. I have went with Mechelle on her bus route both times and I was good to see the Kirby kids. Everyone we have asked misses school and wishes to be back. We wave at them and tell them we miss them through our masks. Hard not to hug those sweet elementary kids. The food pantry is open to every Kirby student and their families. Please never hesitate to ask if you need help. We started this food pantry a few years ago never imagining that we would need it for something like this. I am so thankful we do. ~Nurse Alissa
It is with a heavy heart that I make this announcement regarding the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. During today’s news briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that all schools would remain closed for onsite instruction for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Schools will continue to use AMI for instruction during this time of school closure. Kirby School District will continue to use a wide variety of AMI instruction and assignments for our kids throughout the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. We will continue to provide meals on Mondays via drive through at school or bus delivery so long as it is safe and allowable. Our food bank will still be operating. If you need assistance, please contact Nurse Alissa Kelley or Jaime Johnson.
At this time, all school related events excluding graduation will be cancelled or postponed to a later date. We will be working on a plan as an administrative team trying to plan for certain events that were cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 virus. I am very sorry that prom, academic/athletic award ceremonies, field trips, and other events will be cancelled or postponed. As stated by the Governor, graduation ceremonies will be left to the guidance of the health department and at this point “very much in the air.” If and when schools get approval to reconvene, we will do our best to recreate those lost memories.
But for now, please practice social distancing and staying away from people if at all possible. The measures that the Governor has put in place are working. The only way that we can get rid of this virus right now and get back to normalcy is to not spread the virus. As you may have probably heard, Arkansas is dropping in regards to the ranking of the states from highest to lowest in the number of COVID-19 cases. We want to keep that trend going down. Please take care of yourself and your families. We miss seeing and interacting with our students.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Kirby School District at 870-398-4212. If we are away from our office, your call will be routed to one of our cell phones at this number.
Sincerely,
Kirby School District
We would like to honor Junior Tyler White for being voted on by teachers and staff to represent Kirby High School as Arkansas Boys State delegate.
Arkansas Boys State is an immersive program in civics education designed for high school juniors. Since 1940, the week-long camp has transformed the lives of young men throughout our state and beyond. These young men have gone on to become incredible leaders, including President Bill Clinton, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and Senator Tom Cotton — just to name a few.
Unfortunately, like many other events, Arkansas Boys State has been cancelled for 2020. Regardless, we are proud of Tyler for being chosen and willing to participate in the week long
Monday, April 6 Kirby School District will be implementing a food/drink bag delivery via drive thru at school from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and bus routes beginning at 9:30 am. There will be breakfast, lunch, milk/juice items for four days. If you would like the food/drink bags, please visit the school during the allotted time or be at your normal bus route stop between 9:30 am - 10:30 am.
Regarding AMI assignments, teachers that are using Google Classroom assignments will upload AMI days 8-12 if they have not done so already. Also, last week we put in the front of the school filing cabinets for elementary and high school for hard copy AMI assignments. There are file folders with teacher assigned AMI assignments that can be picked up or to drop off completed AMI assignments.
If you have any questions, please email building principals or teachers for more information or call Kirby School District at 870-398-4212.
Lyndsie Golden has been chosen as the recipient of the first annual Eugene and Betty Fant Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $500. Congratulations Lyndsie and Thank You to the Fant Family for your generous donation!
Due to the COVID19 virus and with the guidance of Govenor Hutchinson, Kirby School District's buildings and offices are currently closed to the public. This includes our gymnasium.
If you have any questions, you can reach someone by calling 870.398.4212 Monday - Thursday 8am to 4pm. If your call is not answered, please leave a message and someone will be get back with you.
Grades 7 thru 12 may pick up hard copies of their AMI work from the file cabinet on high school front porch. Instructions on cabinet!
Reminder that today we will operate a drive thru at school from 11:00-3:00 and bus delivery starting at 12:00 for food and milk. Please either come by the school or be at the normal bus stop between 12-1 if you would like food and milk bags. Thank you!
Scavenger Hunt!!
On Monday, March 30 Kirby School District will be operating a food pickup drive thru beginning at 11:00 am - 3:00 pm for food bags at the school. We will also be running bus routes to delivery food bags at 12:00 pm. We will have bags filled with four days worth of breakfast and lunch food, milk, and juice. The bags are for anyone under the age of 18 years old. You do not have to be a student currently attending Kirby School District. If you want a food bag, please choose either the drive thru at school or be at your normal bus route stop between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm. We will be running all normal bus routes. We will ensure that the food, snacks, milk and juice are properly handled with staff who will be wearing safety gloves and masks. Our plan is to operate the food delivery plan for the next few Mondays until we hear of a decision regarding an extension of school closure or a return back to school.
If anyone needs additional food or meals, our food pantry is still operating strong. If you need assistance, please call Nurse Alissa Kelley at 870-223-2711 or Jaime Johnson at 870-279-2194.
Regarding AMI work, students should be working on AMI days 5-10 either by hard copy or google classroom assignments. We will have an updated plan in the middle to end of the week regarding the future AMI assignments and food. We know the COVID-19 virus has caused many interruptions into everyone's daily lives and we are doing the best we can to ensure our students are well cared for. We are missing all of our students and hope for the best in return to normalcy. Please take precautions in this this time of uncertainty regarding the virus. We want to see everyone healthy when we come back.
Sincerely,
Kirby School District.
4 family boxes went out this morning along with 4 yesterday. I am so thankful that we have the food pantry stocked and the funds to keep providing during this time.
Thank you to Quin and Jackie Johnson for their monetary donation to the food bank this morning also!
I miss the students like crazy! Hope you are all doing good! Nurse Alissa
The Kirby school food bank is still plenty stocked and I will be picking up an order at Sams tomorrow and Kroger on Sunday! Please let me know by texting or calling 870-223-2711 or Facebook messaging me if you need assistance. I will make arrangements to meet you or deliver it. It’s for anyone who needs help so please do not hesitate to ask. Nurse Alissa
Hello, this is Pike Palmer superintendent of the Kirby School District. As you may have heard, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that all Arkansas public schools will remain closed for onsite instruction through April 17 due to the increasing spread of COVID-19 across the state. The decision to close schools will be re-evaluated in a few weeks based on public health conditions at that time.
Digital instruction and AMI packets will resume March 30 after Spring Break.
We ask that you please fill out the technology survey found on our school website at www.kirbytrojans.net or Kirby School District Facebook page. This is very important as we plan and prepare to move forward in the upcoming weeks with our curriculum and instruction.
We will send out another email beginning of next week detailing our plan for the upcoming weeks regarding providing students and families with food, providing technology resources such as chromebooks, and AMI packets for those who do not have Internet accessibility.
These are unprecedented circumstances but rest assured we will do everything in our power to assist your family and further your childs education. Thank you for your continued efforts to support us in these difficult days. We are Trojan Strong!!!
The Student Internet Access Survey can be found on our Facebook page or by clicking "Explore" at the top of this page.
From the counselor's office:
The April 4 ACT has been cancelled. Those registered can switch their dates to June or July for $30, but you will be refunded in 3-5 days.
The Senior Showcase on April 16 has been cancelled. Because of our ever increasing crunch time, it's unlikely that it will be rescheduled. Scholarships will be announced at graduation.
