Smackover-Norphlet School District

Quiz Bowl

Third through sixth grade GT students recently participated in Quiz Bowl competitions which were held at Southern Arkansas University. The junior high Quiz Bowl team participated in the AGOBA 3A Regional Quiz Bowl Tournament. Congratulations to the 5th grade Quiz Bowl team for placing second in their competition!

Jr. High Cheer Tryout Information

The information below is for the Junior High Cheer Team:

Concurrent Credit Meeting

A meeting will be held in the Smackover High School Library on Thursday, February 28, beginning at 6 pm to discuss the concurrent credit college program offered to upcoming Juniors. All questions concerning a child's involvement and the financial obligation will be covered. Also, a video presentation will be posted on The Buckaroo Blog starting Friday, March 1, for a...

Special Called Board Meeting

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold a Special Called Meeting on February 14, 2019, at 5:30 PM in the Boardroom of the Central Office.

March Cafeteria Menus

Breakfast and Lunch Menus for March are now available!Click on the links below for a copy of each menu:March Breakfast Menu linkMarch Lunch Menu link

Librarian for the Day

Karyn Runge, a Norphlet Elementary School 5th grader, has achieved over 100 Accelerated Reader points and celebrated by becoming “Librarian for the Day”! She shadowed Mrs. Morgan in performing librarian duties and assisting students.

Hearing Evaluation

Arkansas Children's Hospital will be coming to the school based health center on February 28th to do hearing evaluations. If you would like for your child to receive a free hearing evaluation, please complete the permission slip below and return back to the school as soon as possible. Hearing evaluation permission form Updated 08-2014

Ms. Smuckover Pageant

The Ms. Smuckover pageant will be Friday, February 22nd, at the Smackover High School Auditorium at 6:30 pm. Cost is $5 to attend. All are welcome! Come support your favorite contestant!

1st Annual SHS College and Career Recognition Night

2019 3A-7 District Basketball Tournament Bracket

The 3A-7 District Basketball Tournament is this week, February 11 - 16.For a copy of the bracket, click on the link below:3A-7 District Tournament Bracket link

SHS Students Excel in Math Tournament

Smackover High School math students participated in a math competition for Union County students at El Dorado High School last Saturday. Teacher sponsors included Shelly Childers, Debra Spooner, and Crystal Yeager. Students accepted the awards from John Deichler, whose family began the competition in honor of his grandmother, a lifelong math teacher. Congratulations...

Buckaroo Track Schedule

The 2019 Buckaroo Track Schedule is now available!Click on the link below for a copy:Track Schedule link

NMS Participated in Kindness Week

Norphlet Middle School students took the Great Kindness Challenge last week.

Agenda Set for February School Board Meeting

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold its regular Board Meeting, on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 5:30 PM in the Central Office Boardroom.Click on the link below for a copy of the meeting's agenda:February School Board Meeting Agenda

SHS Counselor's Newsletter for February

Smackover High School's February Counselor's Newsletter is now available for parents and students!Click on the link below for the latest newsletter:February Counselor's Newsletter for SHS link

Fish Fry Fundraiser

The Smackover Band Program is hosting a fish fry fundraiser on Thursday, February 7th from 4:00-6:00 in the SHS Cafeteria. Plates are $12.00 and include 4 pieces of fish, chicken or a combo of both plus all the fixings, dessert and drink. Tickets will be available at the door for dine in or carry out.

Jr. District Basketball Tournament Bracket

The Jr. District Tournament will be held at Norphlet this week, February 4 - 9, 2019.For a copy of the Tournament Bracket, click on the link below:Jr. District Basketball Tournament Bracket, 2019

Computer Technology Competition

Parent-Teacher Conferences Coming Next Week!

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming next week! Tuesday, February 5 - Norphlet Elementary School and Norphlet Middle School Thursday, February 7 - Smackover Elementary School and Smackover High School School will be dismissed at 12:30 PM on all campuses both days. Conferences for NES and SES will run from 1 PM to 7 PM, and conferences for NMS and SHS will run fr...

NES Celebrates Donuts with Dads

On January 23, Norphlet Elementary School students had a chance to eat donuts with their dads!

100th Day of School

Smackover Elementary School and Norphlet Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday, January 25. Students participated in activities centered around the number 100, some dressed up as 100 year olds, and some wore shirts with 100 items on them.

School Board Selects New Superintendent

From th El Dorado News Times (January 27, 2019) To see original article, go to: https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2019/jan/27/smackover-norphlet-hires-new-superintendent/ The Smackover-Norphlet School Board voted on a new superintendent Friday night. At an open meeting, the school board voted unanimously to hire Jason Black of Hallsville Independent School District...

FFA Meeting

The monthly FFA chapter meeting will be Tuesday, January 29, from 3:30 - 5 pm. The meeting will be held in Hobgood Auditorium and is regarding the Ag olympics.

SES Book Fair

Parent Resource Guide Updated!

The Smackover-Norphlet School District's Parent Resource Guide has been updated to include some exciting programs going on at Barton Library in El Dorado. You will want to check out their children's story time for infants to 5 year olds as well as their evening story time for 5 - 8 year olds! parent_resource_guide If your church, athletic organization, club, or n...

NMS to Participate in Kindness Challenge

Norphlet Middle School students will participate in the Great Kindness Challenge on January 28 - February 1 with the following dress up days: Monday- Cool to BE KIND (Rock stars)Tuesday- Round Up Kindness (Western)Wednesday- Twice as Kind (Twins)Thursday- Team up for Kindness (Game day)Friday- Shine bright with Kindness (Neon)

February Breakfast and Lunch Menus

Breakfast and Lunch Menus are now available for February! Click on the links below to see the delicious food our cafeteria will be serving!February Breakfast MenuFebruary Lunch MenuFebruary Breakfast and Lunch Menus (Spanish)

Parent Resource Guide

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is pleased to present this Parent Resource Guide for our families and communities. Inside this guide you will learn about all kinds of activities including spring break activities, after-school programs, and summer activities which are available to children and youth in our area. parent_resource_guide If your church, athletic o...

NES Honors MLK

Norphlet Elementary School honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at its second annual MLK, Jr. Celebration which was held last week. In addition to the program which was presented by the students, artwork was also displayed in the school building.

Smackover Youth Baseball Registration

Registration is under way for the 2019 Smackover Youth Baseball season. Please complete front and back of all registration forms and return in an envelope with Smackover Baseball on the outside. Turn forms into Smackover Elementary School Office or the Norphlet Middle School Office. Make sure to include your child’s registration fee. Smackover Youth Baseball has th...

NMS Announces 2nd 9 Weeks Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for their outstanding academic achievement during the second nine weeks: All A’s 6th grade: Isabella Davis, Janelle Drummond, Raedynn England, Allison Estridge, Abigail Fogle, Dameon Galbraith, Jackson Goocher, Trinity Gossett, Madison Ham, Nathan Lafever, Dixie Machen, Colin Maroney, Delaney Mason, Mas...

SHS Announces Honor Roll for 1st Semester

Mrs. Jan Henderson, Smackover High School Principal, has announced the honor roll (all A’s)/merit list (A’s/B’s) for the fall semester. Senior Honor Roll: Kelsey Allen, Laig’le Bates, Alex Burris, Jaylan Dickerson, Robert Dixon, Jasmine Ervin, Hannah Freeman, Taylor Harris, Catherine Hodges, Camree Jones, Braden McKinnon, Megan Mullin, Jei Parlor, Isaac Woollen, Kayle...

SES Sponsoring PJs for Pets

The Smackover Elementary School student council is sponsoring PJs for Pets this Friday, January 18. For just one dollar ($1), students may wear their pajamas to school. ALL money raised will be donated to UCAPS.

NES to Host MLK Assembly

NES Honor Roll for Second Nine Weeks

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students who made the honor roll for the second nine weeks: All A’s 2nd Nine Weeks Kindergarten: Jace Blackledge, Mac Bruton, Skyler Burdue, Noah Dalton, Alder Galusha, Morgan Hansen, Ava Henley, Mallorie Hill, Aden Irons, Dreydan Kid, Naomi Martin, Isabella Patton, Zoe Smith, Makenzie Stevens,Serenity Swea...

Financial Aid Night

NMS PTO Meeting

The Norphlet Middle School PTO will meet on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the middle school library.

SES Announces 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students who made the honor roll for the second nine weeks! All A’s Honor Roll Kindergarten: Gabriel Ayres, Taylor Carter, Brissa Hernandez, Sophie Hudson, Ashton Lewis, Larkyn Lockey, Hunter Manning, Beau Miller, Finleigh Moffett, Preston Phillips, Gavin Raley, Hadlee Richard, Braden Winans, Damien Abeyta,...

Basketball Information

Here's what's going on this week with the Smackover Basketball Program!Friday 1/11 - Jr Girls, Sr Girls, and Sr Boys will play at home against Bismarck Home Game Information Theme: “Lets Tame out the Lions” - Wear brown to the game. Half time for the Sr. Girls and Sr Boys game: There will be a Slit the Pot contest. Contestants will shoot from the three point li...

NMS AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the second nine weeks! 6th Grade: Emily Camacho, Taylor Darden, Janelle Drummond, Raedynn England, Allison Estridge, Abigail Fogle, Dameon Galbraith, Trinity Gossett, Madison Ham, Aiden Harper, Gracie James, Trumaine Johnson, Delaney Mason, Drew Mason, Luke ...

Registration Is Still Available for Mentoring Program

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is in the process of creating a new mentoring/volunteer program for people in our community who would like to support the students in our school.Buckaroo AIMS(Adults Investing by Mentoring Students)If you would like to learn more about becoming a mentor or a volunteer in the Smackover-Norphlet School District, please make plans to...

SBHC Looking to Expand

The School Based Health Center is looking to expand it services to include vision services for the 2019-2020 school year. Services would include a full eye exam from a licensed Optometrist. The one-question survey below would let us know how many people are interested in using these services and how many days per week an Optometrist would need to be available. Pleas...

SES Spelling Bee

Smackover Elementary School held its annual Spelling Bee on December 17, 2018. Fourth grader Jackson Lee won the Spelling Bee. Fifth grader Riley Burch came in second place. Both students advance to the Union County Spelling Bee which will be held later in January.

January Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet Board of Directors will hold its regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at 5:30 PM, in the Central Office Board Room. Click on the link below for a copy of the meeting's Agenda: Board Meeting Agenda, January 8, 2019

SES AR Achievers for 2nd Nine Weeks

Congratulation to the following Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the second nine weeks. As a reward, these students were able to decorate (and eat!) Christmas cookies! ...

Christmas Tree Decorating

Smackover Preschool students in Ms. Donna's class took sugar ice cream cones and turned them into Christmas trees. They had a blast decorating them, but enjoyed eating them the most!

State Champions

Congratulations to the Smackover High School cheerleaders for winning the AAA state championship in cheer for 1A, 2A, and 3A! The competition was held Saturday, December 15, in Hot Springs.

Engineering Students Meet with Surveyors

Several of Ms. Tami Philyaw's second and third year engineering students went to downtown El Dorado to meet with Ben Paulus with Ball and Paulus Surveyors to work on resolving the flooding issues in one of the high school buildings. Students were also accompanied by Superintendent John Gross.

SES Recognized Students and Teacher

Congratulations to the Smackover Elementary School students and teacher of the month for November!

New Mentoring Program to Begin!

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is in the process of creating a new mentoring/volunteer program for people in our community who would like to support the students in our school. Buckaroo AIMS (Adults Investing by Mentoring Students) If you would like to learn more about becoming a mentor or a volunteer in the Smackover-Norphlet School District, please make pl...

NES Canned Food Drive

Norphlet Elementary Student Council members collected 623 cans throughout the month of December for the Smackover First Baptist Church food pantry. The class that collected the most cans was Mrs. Winright’s 1st grade class. They collected 192 cans.

SHS AR Achievers for 2nd Nine Week

Congratulations to the Smackover High School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 2nd nine weeks! Special recognition also goes to Mrs. Richardson's sophomores for such a large number of them meeting their goals. 9TH GRADE: Emily Bailey, Landon Baker, Preston Chilton, Landree Clark, Anna Crutchfield, Alex Demorrow, Gabi Kelly, Emma Machen, Anna...

NES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the second nine weeks! 1st Grade: Bailey Ayala, Heaven Banks, Lily Goodwin, Clay Hadlock, Justus Hicks, Hunter Moore, Donald Newton, Jacob Reeder, Aubree Taylor, Brittlyn Tillman, William Tuberville, Gracie Duncan, Piper Hansen, Nicole High, Adalyn Hubba...

Saturday Basketball Games

There will be a 7th grade boys game, a junior high boys game, and a junior varsity boys game held at Star City on Saturday, December 15th, starting at 12:00 pm.

Show Your School Spirit with Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Beginning December 17, players will be announced during the basketball games and music will be played. The school spirit theme for the game on the 17th is Ugly Sweaters and Swords "Sleigh" the Dragons! You can participate and show your Buckaroo Pride by wearing your ugly Christmas sweaters.

Don't Forget: Early Dismissal Next Week!

Don't Forget............... The Smackover-Norphlet School District will dismiss early next week, Monday - Wednesday, December 17 - 19, at 2 pm. There will be no school December 20, 2018 - January 2, 2019, for our Christmas/New Year's Break. School will resume on Thursday, January 3, 2019. Smackover Preschool will run regular hours on Monday and Tuesday, December 17 ...

SES Silent Auction Winners

Smackover Elementary School held its Christmas Family Night on Tuesday, December 4. As part of the festivities, a silent auction was held. Event goers could bid on some fabulous baskets like a camping gift basket, a Razorback gift basket, a spa gift basket, and a baking gift basket. There were some additional fun silent auction items such as lunch with a police offi...

SPS Students Make Christmas Cookies

Smackover Preschool students in Ms. Mary Ann and Ms. Christy's class celebrated Christmas by making Christmas trees. Then they got to eat them!

Efficiency Survey Results

The Smackover-Norphlet School District posted an efficiency survey seeking input from parents, employees, and community members. The survey was open from November 30 - December 7. The results of the survey were presented at the school board meeting which was held on Tuesday, December 11. There were 199 responses. Respondents were given the opportunity to identify th...

Pee Wee Basketball

Pee Wee Basketball registration is going on now and we need more players!!! Please register your child as soon as possible if your child would like to play in the upcoming season. Forms may be submitted to the school offices. If you need more information about the Pee Wee Basketball League, please contact Ashley Spradley at aed902@msn.com .

Semester Test Schedules

Semester Test time for Norphlet Middle School and Smackover High School students will be next week, Monday - Wednesday, December 17 - 19, 2018.For a copy of the Semester Test Schedules, click on the links below:NMS Semester Test Schedule, Fall 2018SHS Semester Test Schedule, Fall 2018On these days, school will be dismissed at 2 PM. The Smackover Preschool, however, wi...

Early Dismissal

The Smackover-Norphlet School District will dismiss early next week, Monday - Wednesday, December 17 - 19, at 2 pm. There will be no school December 20, 2018 - January 2, 2019, for our Christmas/New Year's Break. School will resume on Thursday, January 3, 2019. Smackover Preschool will run regular hours on Monday and Tuesday, December 17 - 18, and will close at 2 pm...

Students Chosen for Four States Honor Band

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to participate in the 2019 Concert Four States Honor Band: Tanner EvansCalan NovackAbel KinleyLai'gle Bates

SHS Deck the Halls Door Decorating Contest

Student Council recently held a door decorating contest. Each teacher had their second period class decorate his or her door. The winning doors were: Third place, Coach Sonya Barker's tennis themed door. Second place: Mrs. Connie Bridges's Snow Man door, and First place went to the combination of Mrs. Kerri Briggs and Mrs. Keitha Clark for their Gingerbread neig...

Smackover Choir to Perform with South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

The Smackover Choir will be performing with the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra this Saturday, December 8th. The performance will be at the First Assembly of God Church (225 W Hillsboro St, El Dorado) at 7:30. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. If you can not attend, this performance will be recorded and put on Red River Radio 90.9 FM. For more inform...

Band and Choir Christmas Concert

Mr. Walker and Miss Falcon invite everyone to attend the band and choir concert "Sound of the Seasons" on Sunday, December 9, at Hobgood Auditorium. The concert will begin at 3 pm.

Community Input Needed for Parent Resource Guide

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is seeking to create a Parent Resource Guide that has information about after school and summer programs and activities available to students in our area. The Parent Resource Guide will be published digitally on the school district’s website and blog. Print copies will be available in the Parent Centers on each school campus. I...

National Agri-science Fair

Emma Anglin, Reese McKinnon, Anna Grace Crutchfield, and Kaylee Sanchez, members of the Smackover FFA Chapter from Smackover, Arkansas, were national finalist in the 2018 National FFA Agriscience Fair at the 91st National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. A full list of results from this event can be found here: www.ffa.org/agrisciencefair The National FFA Agrisc...

December School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet Board of Directors will hold its regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at 5:30 PM, in the Central Office Board Room.Click on the link below for a copy of the meeting's Agenda:School Board Meeting Agenda for December 11, 2018

NES Students Celebrate American Education Week

Norphlet Elementary School celebrated American Education Week in November. Several community members came to the school as part of the celebration: Anne Michelle Coleman, a nurse from SAMA Healthcare, came to Mrs. Coleman’s 2nd grade class to speak about her job as a nurse.Mr. Gross and Ms. Philyaw read to first grade classes.El Dorado Mayor-Elect Veronica Creer spok...

SES Veteran's Day Assembly

Smackover Elementary School students honored veterans at their annual Veteran's Day Assembly in November.“For the veteran, thank you for bravely doing what you’re called to do so we can safely do what we’re free to do.” - SES Veterans Day Program

December Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet Board of Directors will hold its regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at 5:30 PM in the Central Office Board Room. Click on the link below for the meeting's agenda: School Board Meeting Agenda for December link

Community Meeting Notes and Survey

On Thursday night, an open meeting was held for the Norphlet and Smackover communities at the Norphlet Middle School auditorium. Back in July, the Smackover-Norphlet School District's Board of Directors requested that the Superintendent begin researching ways to improve the efficiency of the school district so that the district will remain financially stable. Click o...

SHS Engineering Students Present Solutions at School Board Meeting

Smackover High School's 2nd and 3rd year engineering students enrolled in Principles of Engineering and Computer Integrated Manufacturing were given the challenge of evaluating a flooding problem which occurs on the high school campus when a significant rainfall occurs. Over the course of the first semester, the students under the guidance of teacher Tami Philyaw, hav...

SHS Talent Show

Mrs. Falcon's senior choir class recently held a talent show.

NES Celebrates Veterans

Norphlet Elementary Students welcomed Veterans to their campus and celebrated Veterans' Day with them.

NES Celebrates American Education Week

Norphlet Elementary School celebrated American Education week by having various guests read and speak to our elementary students. Guest Speakers included Mr. John Gross, Ms. Terri Philyaw, Mayor Creer, Christa Sanchez, and Whitney Webb.

Message from the Counselors

This is the time of year when everybody is making plans for Christmas! Our school counselors keep a list of names of children and families who are in need during the holiday season. If an individual, church, or group is interested in "adopting" a child or a family for Christmas, please contact the school counselors at the following numbers: Smackover Elementary Scho...

4th Annual Family STEM Night a HUGE Success!

Tuesday night, Norphlet Middle School hosted the 4th Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 students. Over 827 people attended the event! Thank you to Lt. Governor Tim Griffin for speaking at the grand finale about the importance of STEM education and the availability of STEM jobs in South Arkansas. We could not put on this event without the help of community, industry, ...

SPS Parents Read to Students

Preschool director Marta Jinks and parent Alejandra Vega read a story to Ms. Donna's class in both English and Spanish.

Community Meeting

There will be a community meeting at the Norphlet Middle School auditorium on Thursday, November 29, at 6:30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential options for reorganizing the school district for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents, students, and community members from Smackover and Norphlet are encouraged to attend.

Thanksgiving Feast

Elementary School and Norphlet ELementary School kindergarten and first grade students held their annual Thanksgiving Feast at the Smackover cafeteria. Kindergarten students dressed up as Native Americans and first grade students were the pilgrims. The students dined on a "traditional" feast including apple juice, bananas, oranges, pumpkin meringue pie, and popcorn.

NES Career Week: Nurse

Anne Michelle Coleman, a nurse from SAMA Healthcare, came to Mrs. Coleman’s 2nd grade class to speak about her job as a nurse for Education Week at NES.

NES Book Character Pumpkin Contest

Norphlet Elementary School classes participated in a Book Character Pumpkin Contest and were awarded with Book Fair certificates. Carly Weaver’s 4th Grade - Captain UnderpantsCarolyn Perkins’ 1st Grade - Mickey MouseSausha Smith’s 4th Grade - Goosebumps Slappy New Year.

NMS Pumpkins and Books

Norphlet Middle School hosted a pumpkin/book character creation contest at Halloween. The winners of the contest were: Abby Fogle-Rainbow Fish - Most CreativeJanelle Drummond - The LoraxMadison Ham - Charlotte’s WebbEvan Keaster - The Wizard of Oz/Tin Man - 2nd PlaceLee Gilkey - The Wizard of Oz/Lion - 1st PlaceSavannah Green - Diary of a Wimpy KidJada Ferguson and S...

Present Wrapping Drive

Celfies to Selfies!

Mrs. Jonna Bates' PreAP class Biology class participated in Cell Organelle Speed Dating. They had to write descriptions of cell organelles complete with “cellfies," a trendable hashtag, a pick up line (school appropriate), and a theme song. The students had sparkling cider, chocolates, and candlelight to enhance the experience.

It's Family STEM Night Tonight!

Tonight is the big night! 4th ANNUAL FAMILY STEM NIGHT The 4th Annual Family STEM Night will be Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. K-12 students, parents, and community members are invited to attend! Door Prizes! We will be giving away 1 iPad, 6, Chromebooks, 2 Samsung Galaxy Tablets, 1 Remote Controlled Drone, and a $100 VISA g...

NMS Veteran's Day Assembly

Norphlet Middle School students honored veterans during its annual Veteran's Day Assembly presented last week by Mr. Ricky Green's PreAP Social Studies students.

FBLA Selling Buckaroo Decals

NMS Students Engage in Hands on Learning

Norphlet Middle School students in Mrs. Judy Peachey's 7th grader science class participated in a rock lab while Ms. Madison Brown's 6th grader math students playing the game of LIFE during math class to learn how to add and subtract decimals.

Early Dismissal

The Smackover-Norphlet School District will dismiss early on Friday, November 16, at 1 pm. There will be no school the week of November 19-23 for Thanksgiving Break. School will resume on Monday, November 26, 2018. Smackover Preschool will close at 1 pm on Friday, November 16.The after school program at Smackover Elementary School will be open on Friday, November 16...

Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Rain or Shine!

The Smackover High School senior high cheerleaders did not let a little rain dampen their spirits as they cheered for the Buckaroos at Genoa Central!

NES 2nd Graders Read with Their 5th Grade Reading Buddies

NES 2nd Graders got to practice reading with their 5th Grade Reading Buddies.

NES Kindergartners Visit the Pumpkin Patch

NES Kindergartners recently visited the Pumpkin patch.

NES 4th Graders Are Reading Buddies to Kindergartners

NES 4th Graders read to Kindergarten students to encourage them to read.

NES 3rd Graders Act as Reading Buddies to 1st Graders

NES 3rd Graders act as Reading Buddies as they read to 1st Graders.

November Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet Board of Directors will hold its regular Board Meetingon Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 5:30 PM in the Central Office Board Room.Click on the link below for the meeting's agenda:School Board Meeting Agenda for November link

Family STEM Night Sneak Peak #3: Activities!

The 4th Annual Family STEM Night will be Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 5:45 - 8 pmat Norphlet Middle School. K-12 students, parents, and community members are invited to attend! Click on the pictures below to see the brochure with activity descriptions!Paper copies of these brochures were sent home with all K-12 students today. Please note that this is the most up...

Red Ribbon Week Magic Show

As part of Red Ribbon Week, Smackover Elementary School students got to see a live magic show at Hobgood Auditorium.

NES Grandparents Day

Norphlet Elementary School invited grandparents to eat breakfast with their grandchildren on Grandparent's Day.

Career Day

Officer Trey Tatum, of the El Dorado police department, recently spoke to Mrs. Kymberly Hunter's first grade students at Smackover Elementary School about being a police officer as a career.

Gummy Bear Project

Smackover High School tudents from Mrs. Childers' AP Statistics class did an experiment to test how far gummy bears could go with three different treatments. They did a completely randomized design experiment. The picture shows the the students collecting data.

SES Veteran's Day Assembly

Bass Fishing Team Victories

Smackover High School had four teams compete in the Arkansas Bassmasters High School Tournament on Lake Greeson on October 28. There were a total of 32 boats that participated in this tournament. David Martin and Trey Darden finished in second with a 5 fish limit weighing 8.56 pounds to take home $362.50. JD Martin was their boat captain.Ethan Warren and Robert Dixon...

LanXess Engineers Visit GT Students

LanXess engineers Jim Parrish and Mark Day visited with Norphlet Elementary School and Smackover Elementary School gifted and talented students about a variety of engineering jobs.

Free Help for the ACT: ACT Webinars

Parents, Preparing for the ACT can be difficult and you may have questions about the test. Dave Bobbitt, ACT prep expert, will be conducting a series of FREE, LIVE and INTERACTIVE online Webinars to answer your questions. He will discuss tips to help you develop a plan to score better on the ACT and answer questions you may have about the ACT in general. You can regi...

SES Celebrates Red Ribbon Week

Smackover Elementary School students participated in a variety of dress up days in honor of Red Ribbon Week!

Get Your Football Conference Champs T-Shirts!!!

Our SHS Booster Club is selling 2018 Football Conference Champs T-Shirts. Shirts cost $20.00 each (add $2.00 for 2X or larger sizes).To receive your shirts before the first playoff game on November 16th, yourorders MUST be received by Thursday, November 8th!You can send your order form and money to your child's teacher if they areelementary students OR to the middle/hi...

NMS Announces Honor Roll for the First Nine Weeks

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for their outstanding academic achievements! All A’s 6th: Austin Belt, Sophie Belt, Taylor Darden, Janelle Drummond, Raedynn England, Allison Estridge, Abigail Fogle, Dameon Galbraith, Trinity Gossett, Madison Ham, Dixie Machen, Colin Maroney, Delaney Mason, Mason McDaniel, Jordan Shelby, Pyper Swift, E...

NMS Halloween Art

Check out the artsy, crafty, hairy, and scary people created by Mrs. Rainwater's middle school art students.

NES AR Goal Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 1st nine weeks of school:1st Grade: Bailey Ayala, Heaven Banks, Gracie Duncan, Lily Goodwin, Clay Hadlock, Piper Hansen, Justus Hicks, Nicole High, Adalyn Hubbard, Cheyanne Livingston, Hunter Moore, Donald Newton, Cierra Philyaw, Jacob Reeder, Erielle...

NMS AR Goal Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the first nine weeks of school: 6th Grade: Janelle Drummond, Dameon Galbraith, Hunter Goodwin, Trinity Gossett, Savannah Green, Madison Ham, George Andrew Kelly, Jordan Shelby, Traeh Vasquez7th Grade: Phillip Bailey, Austin Burns, Ty Jones, Fantasya Miller, ...

Family STEM Night Sneak Peak #2: Awesome Door Prizes!

The 4th Annual Family STEM Night will be Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 5:45 - 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. K-12 students, parents, and community members are invited to attend! Family STEM Night has even more awesome door prizes this year sponsored by our local industry partners! (1) $100 VISA Gift Card (1) iPad (2) Samsung Galaxy Tablet E (6) Chrome...

Band Parents' Meeting

Smackover Band Parents will meet Tuesday, November 6th, at 6:00 pm in the Smackover High School Band Hall. All junior and senior high parents are encouraged to attend.

The Mad Scientist

For Halloween, Mrs. Bates dressed up as her alter-ego....the mad scientist!

NMS Veteran's Day Assembly

Garage Sale

SES AR Goal Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the first nine weeks: 2nd Grade: Abi Burdue, Lunden Clark, Sofie Pearson, Eva Ward, Katherine Wolfe, Kate Lee, Dax Preston, and Analia Ramirez3rd Grade: Jewel Arnold, Daunte Green, Emily Langley, Blaine Lockey, Kyndal McDonald, Skylyn Abeyta, Romahd Bo...

Norphlet Flu Clinic

The Norphlet campus flu clinic will be held the morning of November 7th in the Norphlet auditorium foyer. Flu shot forms were sent home last week. If you need an extra form, the Norphlet Middle School office and the Norphlet Elementary office have extras for students and staff.

Family STEM Night Sneak Peak #1: The Grand Finale

The 4th Annual Family STEM Night will be Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 5:45 - 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. K-12 students, parents, and community members are invited to attend! What's happening at the Grand Finale this year??? Special Speaker! Lt. Governor Tim Griffen will speak briefly about all the amazing STEM opportunities available in South Arkansas! Magi...

Tailgate Party

The Smackover High School junior class will be hosting a tailgate this Thursday before the Harmony Grove football game. The tailgate party will be located by the softball field from 5-7. Admission is $10 a person which includes your ticket into the game, a hotdog, bag of chips, and a drink. Come join the fun, games, music, and mingling!

Norphlet Elementary Announces First Nine Weeks' Honor Roll

We would like to congratulate the following Norphlet Elementary students for making the First Nine Weeks Honor Roll: All A’s Kindergarten Jace Blackledge Mac Bruton Noah Dalton Alder Galusha Morgan Hansen Ava Henley Mallorie Hill Dreydan Kid Naomi Martin Isabella Patton Makenzie Stevens Alyssa Thompson Cason...

Angel Tree Program

The last call for registration for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program serving residents of Calhoun, Ouachita, and Union County residents is October 30, 2018. Angel Tree Applications will be taken from 9 am to 7 pm on a first come-first served basis. Doors will close 10 minutes early. What to bring: Picture IDBirth certificate for all children 12 and underProof...

Mini Softball Camp

NES Fall Festival

NMS Motivational Speaker

Fitz Hill spoke to Norphlet Middle School students last week about putting forth their best effort and doing their best work. This was sponsored as part of the student-led Fields of Faith through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Trunk or Treat

SHS AR Achievers

The following Smackover High School students met their Accelerated Reader goals for the 1st nine weeks: 9th GRADE: Landon Baker, Landree Clark, Anna Crutchfield, Ronnie Jackson, Ruth –Angela Gabriel Kelly, Grace Langley, Emma Machen, Anna Morgan, Delilah Slater, Kayla Thomas, and Belle Ward10th GRADE: Brianna Alphin, Abby Beavers, Allison Beavers, Madilyn Blackledge, ...

NMS GT Students Raise Money to Defeat Cancer

Norphlet Middle School gifted and talented students raised $140 to defeat childhood cancer by running a lemonade stand during Parent Teacher Conferences. What is Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation? Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). At the age of 4, Alex announced th...

Bass Fishing Team Success

The Smackover High School Bass Fishing team competed in a competition earlier in October. The team of Ethan Warren and Robert Dixon finished 1st out of 41 teams.The team of David Martin and Trey Darden finished 6th out of 41 teams. Congratulations to these students!

Superintendent Search

Applications are now being accepted by McPherson and Jacobson, LLC for the position of superintendent of the Smackover-Norphlet School District. For more information regarding the position and the school district, please click on the link below. Superintendent Search_Brochure

SES Student Council

The Smackover Elementary School student council was recently selected. Congratulations to these students!

NMS Encourages Students to Read

Norphlet Middle School English teacher Mrs. Brooke Reed encourages all students in the district to fall into a good book this year and read!

Information for Parents about Red Ribbon Week

Last Day to Order Shirts

The last day to order school shirts from Norphlet Middle School is Friday, October 19th. Shirts may be ordered online at spirtandpride.com . The school id # is 276491. Shirts may also be ordered through a Norphlet Middle School student. Please send cash or a check payable to Spirit and Pride. For more information, click here.

Red Ribbon Week Dress-Up Days

Red Ribbon Week is October 22-26. Celebrate Red Ribbon Week this year by dressing up! Norphlet Elementary School Monday- No SchoolTuesday- Too Bright for Drugs (Wear Neon Colored Clothes)Wednesday- Proud to Be Drug Free (Wear Red)Thursday - Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs (Crazy Day- crazy hair/missed matched clothes)Friday - Our Team Is Drug Free (Wear Your Favorite ...

FFA Raffle

Support the Smackover FFA by purchasing raffle tickets that all FFA members are selling for a chance to win 500 lbs of local farm raised beef and a Yeti cooler. Tickets will be sold through October 26.

November Breakfast and Lunch Menus

Breakfast and Lunch Menus are now available! Click on the links below to seethe delicious food our cafeteria will be serving in November!November Breakfast MenuNovember Lunch Menu

Stakeholder Input Survey

The Smackover-Norphlet Board of Education has selected McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C., Executive Recruitment and Development to assist them in the task of selecting Superintendent candidates for the board to interview. This firm wishes to get input from all stakeholders as to what qualities they wish to have in their next superintendent. Below you will find a surve...

Smokey the Bear Visits NES

Smokey the Bear and a game warden recently visited NES 2nd grade students. The game warden read the story of Smokey to students and then allowed them to ask questions.

All-Region Choir

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School students for making All-Region Choir! Top Mixed Choir:Kalee Smith Cody WatsonAustin GrovesTanner EvansAlec Gatewood Women's Chorus:Anniston Ross Men's Chorus:Joey LawrenceMason WillsCaleb Huckabee Abel Kinley

Powder Puff Football Game

Last week students at SHS participated in their Annual Powder Puff Football Game during Homecoming week.

SHS Homecoming Spirit!

Smackover High School showed their School Spirit this past week by dressing upfor their Homecoming Week!

SHS Red Ribbon Days

Smackover High School will celebrate Red Ribbon Week next week, October 23 - 26, 2018. Their Dress-Up days for next week are as follows: Red Ribbon Week Dress-Up Days Tuesday - Red Ribbon Day Receive your RED RIBBON during 2nd period! Wednesday – CRAZY HAIR DAY “Buckaroos – Drugs can Ruin your Day” Thursday– COLOR WA...

It's Coat Season

Attention Parents and Family Members: Fall is finally here (at least for a few days!) During these wonderful first days of fall, students often need a coat or jacket in the morning. By the afternoon, it feels like summer again. Because the children don't need their jackets in the afternoon, the kids don't miss them when they drop their jackets or leave them behind....

ADE Releases School Report Cards

The Arkansas Department of Education team released the 2018 Accountability at-a-Glance Report and the 2018 ESSA School Index report for all schools in the state today. The Arkansas Department of Education publishes these reports annually, which provides important information about each school including test performance, graduation rate, school quality, and student suc...

NES Students "Book Tasting"

The Norphlet Elementary Library recently became a restaurant and on the menu, Arkansas Diamond Books! The students were treated with a “Book Tasting” as an introduction to the 2018-19 Arkansas Diamond Nominees.

Calling All Alumni Cheerleaders

Calling all alumni cheerleaders! Dust off your pom poms, stretch out those muscles, and get ready to cheer at the Homecoming Game this Friday! It will be fun to relive those glory days and prove, once and for all, you've still got it! (Ibuprofen is optional!)

Community Input Meeting for Superintendent Search

The Smackover-Norphlet Board of Education has selected McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C., Executive Recruitment and Development to assist them in the task of selecting Superintendent candidates for the board to interview.The consultants will be meeting with community members on Monday, October 15, 2018, at 6 pm in the Hobgood Auditorium on the SHS campus.This meeting is ope...

Future Buckaroo Cheerleaders

Girls from Smackover and Norphlet Elementary Schools performed their future Buckaroo Cheerleader cheers before a recent Buckaroo football game. A huge thank you to all the girls who participated and their parents!

The Heat Is On

Second grade students at Norphlet Elementary School participated in "the heat is on" science lab from Project Lead the Way. Students tested a variety of materials and classified the material either as good or poor at conducting heat.

SHS Homecoming Court

Smackover High School will celebrate Homecoming on Friday, October 12. Queen Camree Jones will reign over the festivities for the day. Homecoming representatives are: Freshman maids: Justice Nelson and Skyllar TannerSophomore maids: Laci Jackson and Hayley JohnsonJunior maids: Karli Goocher and Lainey HollandSenior maids: Brooke Dees and Mary-Claire WilcoxSenior Maid...

FBLA Fall Conference

Smackover High School FBLA students participated in a field trip to the FBLA Fall Conference last Wednesday in Pine Bluff with new FBLA Adviser Janie Looney.

T-Shirt Sales

Norphlet Middle School is taking order for the following shirts: You can order online at spiritandpride.com and enter School ID #276491 or with a student. All orders need to be turned in by October 19. Checks need to be payable to Spirit and Pride.

NES Red Ribbon Week Dress-Up Days

Norphlet Elementary School will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 23-26, 2018.Dress-Up Days for that week are as follows:Monday- No SchoolTuesday- Too Bright for Drugs (Wear Neon Colored Clothes)Wednesday- Proud to Be Drug Free (Wear Red)Thursday- Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs (Crazy Day- crazy hair/missed matched clothes)Friday- Our Team Is Drug Free (Wear Your F...

Uncle Sam's Comedy Show

Smackover Elementary School and Norphlet Elementary School hird through fifth graders attended the Uncle Sam's Comedy Show. Through comedy and magic, he taught the Bill of Rights, The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, the 3 Branches of Government, and much more.

SouthARK Lecture Series Free Event Coming Up

Against all odds on a gridiron in South Bend, Indiana, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger in twenty seven seconds, carved his name into history books as perhaps the most famous graduate of the University of Notre Dame. The son of an oil refinery worker and third of 14 children, Rudy rose from valleys of discouragement and despair to the pinnacles of success. Today, he is one of ...

Flu Shot Clinics

It's time for our annual flu shot drives in the Smackover-Norphlet School District. Flu shot clinics will be held on the Smackover and Norphlet campuses. Smackover- Friday, October 19Norphlet - Wednesday, November 7 The link below is a link for online registration if you choose. However, paper forms will be sent out. Please make sure that you read and fill out the...

Updated Homecoming Information

Homecoming Tailgate Party

In celebration of Homecoming 2018, First Financial Bank will be hosting its annual Homecoming Tailgate Party on October 8th at the baseball field. The food should be ready by 7 pm in time for the Snake Dance. The bank will be serving free hot dogs, chips, and water. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the fun!

Homecoming Information

Click on the link below for Information about our upcoming 2018 Homecoming.Homecoming Information Sheet, 2018 link

October School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold its Regular Board Meeting andAnnual Report to the Public on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 5:30 PM in the Boardroom of the Central Office.Click on the link below for a copy of that meeting's Agenda:School Board Meeting Agenda, October 2018 link

Powder Puff Football Game

The Powder Puff football game between Smackover High School Junior and Senior girls will be Wednesday, October 10 at 10:30 am. Come out and support your Buckaroos!

From the Office of the Superintendent

October 2, 2018Dear Families, The Smackover-Norphlet School District is committed to providing a safe and secure learning environment for our students. To increase student safety, the school district has hired school resource officers, installed safety cameras, built fences, and installed safety doors with codes. Additionally, the school district has trained personn...

SES PTO Meeting

There will be a Smackover Elementary School PTO/Family Involvement Meeting on . The meeting will be at 6 pm in the SES library. The meeting will be a discussion of the SES Float for the Homecoming Parade.

Girls Tennis Team Excels

The Smackover High School girls tennis team earned conference runner-up honors Tuesday in the 3A-8 Tournament at Pine Bluff. Seniors Mary Clair Wilcox and Jordan Price were doubles champions for the second year in a row while freshman Mackenzie Preston placed third in singles. All three qualified for the 3A State Tournament which will be in Conway on October 8-9. Co...

Future Buckaroo Cheerleaders Perform Tonight

The Future Buckaroo Cheerleaders will perform during the pregame show tonight against Horatio at 6:30 pm. The Future Buckaroo Cheerleaders are elementary students from Norphlet Elementary School and Smackover Elementary School who participated in the mini-sheer camp which was held earlier this week. The mini-cheer camp was led by the high school cheer team under the ...

Mobile Apps for Android Devices

Accepting Bids for Vehicles to be Sold

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is taking sealed bids on the vehicles listed below. Sealed bids will be taken until noon on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, and should be delivered in person or mailed to John Gross at 112 East 8th Street, Smackover, AR 71762. Bids will be opened at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The superintendent reserved the right to accept...

See You at the Pole

Lemonade Stand

Norphlet Middle School GT students are holding a fundraiser to help Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation move one step closer to finding a cure for all children with cancer! GT students will be accepting donations for lemonade during Parent-Teacher conferences this Thursday at Norphlet Middle School. All donations will be used to pay for research to find better treatment...

Bake Sale

October Breakfast and Lunch Menus

Breakfast and Lunch Menus for October are now available!Click on the links below to see what delicious meals we will be serving!October Breakfast Menu linkOctober Lunch Menu link

Homecoming Shirts on Sale

Homecoming t-shirts will go on sale Monday, September 24. The deadline to order is Friday, Sept. 28. Shirts are $15 for all sizes through an XL ($1 extra for each additional X through 4X) The Homecoming theme is "Decades," which travels back in time over various periods of the 1900's. Order forms have been sent home to elementary students. The public is invited to...

Save the Date for Family STEM Night

Homecoming Information

September School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold a Regular School Board Meeting on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 5:30 PM in the Conference Room of Central Office.For a copy of the meeting's Agenda, click the link below:School Board Meeting Agenda for September 24, 2018 link

Tie Dye Day

Norphlet Middle School teachers and students shared their school spirit by participating in tie-dye day!

NMS Cross Country Meet

The Norphlet Middle School Cross Country team competed in their first meet earlier in September.

Parent Teacher Conference

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming next week! Tuesday, September 25 - Smackover Elementary School and Smackover High SchoolThursday, September 27 - Norphlet Elementary School and Norphlet Middle SchoolSchool will be dismissed on all campuses both days at the following times: Car Riders and Shuttle Buses - Dismissed at 12:20Bus Riders - Dismissed at 12:30Smackover ...

SES Grandparent's Day

Smackover Elementary School invited grandparents to eat breakfast with their grandchildren on Grandparent's Day.

Future Buckaroo Cheerleader Mini Camp

Special Called School Board Meeting

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold a Special Called MeetingMonday, September 10, 2018, at 5:30 P.M. in the Boardroom of the Central Office.Click on the link below for a copy of the meeting's agenda:Special Called Board Meeting Agenda, September 10, 2018

Lion Oil Makes a Donation to NES

On Wednesday, September 5th, Lion Oil representatives visited the Norphlet Elementary campus. They presented Mrs. O'Guinn with 4 Wal-Mart Gift Cards.

SES PTO Meeting

There will be a Smackover Elementary School PTO/Parent Involvement Meeting on Monday, September 10th, at 3:30 p.m. in the SES library.

Shooting Sports Parent Meeting

Smackover Shooting Sports will hold its yearly registration and informational meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the Smackover Campus Cafeteria. Anyone planning to participate this school year must attend with a parent. Smackover Shooting Sports is open to students in 6th-12th grade. For more information email Christi Crutchfield at christi.crutchf...

Boy Scouts Visit NES

Boy Scouts recently paid a visit to Mrs. Cynthia Coleman's second grade class.

After-School Care Program

After-school care enrollment is still being accepted. To enroll your K-6th grade child, please complete the form below and return to the office at your child's school.After-School Care Program Enrollment formOnce your child is fully enrolled in the after-school program, you will be sent an invitation through email to join the Sandbox Parent Portal. Don't wait until t...

Football Tickets

Tickets are now on sale for the football game on Saturday, September 1, against Junction City at Smackover. Kickoff will be at 7 pm. Tickets are available at the high school office through Friday, August 31, at 1 pm. Tickets are $5 each.

Me Museum

Smackover Elementary School's second grade hosted a Me Museum during the first week of school. Students introduced themselves to parents and shared three things about themselves. Thank you to all of the parents who came to visit the Me Museum! Our schools are always better when parents are partners!

SHS Pictures

Smackover High School class pictures will not be made September 11. A date will be announced in the future for pictures.

SHS Pictures Rescheduled

School pictures for Smackover High School have been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 11.

Razorback Raffle

The Senior High Cheerleaders are raffling of this awesome Razorback which is over two feet long to help fund their trip to the cheer nationals this winter. Tickets are $2 each or 2 for $3. Tickets are available at home ball games or from any senior high cheerleader or cheer coach. The winning ticket will be drawn at Homecoming on October 12.

Skills and Drill Halftime Contest

Don't miss out on the Fourth and Fearless Halftime Competition at the Hooten's Kickoff Classic football game on Monday, August 27! This competition is open to 9th-12th grade students. Contestants have a chance to win an iPad Mini or a $100 Walmart gift card. Release form, eligibility guidelines, and registration forms can be found by clicking on the links below.Four...

SES Breakfast with Grandparents

September Dining Menus

September's Breakfast and Lunch Menus are now available:September Breakfast MenuSeptember Lunch Menu

School Pictures

Fall yearbook pictures have been scheduled! Tuesday, August 28 - Smackover Elementary SchoolThursday, August 30 - Smackover High SchoolThursday, September 6 - Norphlet Elementary SchoolFriday, September 7 - Norphlet Middle SchoolThursday, September 20 - Smackover Preschool Proofs will be sent home at a later date.

Correction on Time of Football Game

The Hooten’s Classic Football Games will be played on Monday, August 27, at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. Parkers Chapel vs. Fouke begins at 5:30 pmForeman vs Smackover begins at 7:30 pm Tickets are available for purchase for $7 each in the school offices and at central office. (One ticket will allow you to see both games.) Proceeds from early ticket sa...

Pep Rally with a Purpose

Last Tuesday night’s (August 14), Smackover High School helped pack meals for our local food pantries. Then students participated in the Pep Rally with a Purpose in conjunction with the Hooten's Classic Football Game which will be played on Monday, August 27, at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia at 5:30 pm. Tickets may still be purchased at central office or o...

Junior High Spirit Dress Up Days

Show your Buckaroo spirit by supporting the junior high football team on the following days at Norphlet Middle School: August 30th- Black outSeptember 6th- Color Wars: 6th grade - Blue/7th grade - Pink/8th grade -Red/Teachers - BlackSeptember 13th- Tie Dye DaySeptember 20th- Hawaiian DaySeptember 27th- Jungle DayOctober 4th- Pink OUTOctober 11th- Camo DayOctober 18...

Cross Country Schedule

Click on the link below for the Smackover Buckaroos 2018 Cross Country Schedule:Cross Country Schedule, 2018

Free Junior Tennis Clinic on Tuesday

The Junior Tennis Clinic is now a free after school clinic for ages 10-13 from 3:30-5:30 on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 28th. Students should report to the Smackover High School tennis courts or the SHS gym if it is raining. Let us introduce your child to the basics of tennis in a fun afternoon!

SES First Day of School

Smackover Elementary School welcomed back all of its students yesterday!

SHS Bass Fishing Team Meeting

There will be a mandatory meeting for parents and students who would like to be on the Smackover High School Bass Fishing Team. The meeting will be Tuesday, August 21, at 6 pm in Mike Poff's classroom.

Don't Miss the BIG Game! Buy Your Tickets NOW!

Tickets are on sale NOW for the Hooten’s Kickoff Classic which will be played on Monday, August 27, at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia at 5:30 pm. Tickets may be purchased at central office for $7. Advance ticket sales benefit the school district.

Enrollment Deadline for After-School Care

Parents who are interested in enrolling their elementary-aged students in after-school care need to submit their enrollment forms to the elementary office at the school in which their child attends no later than Wednesday, August 22, at noon. This will allow us to time to enroll the students in our online parent portal, make appropriate transportation arrangements bet...

After School Program

The Smackover-Norphlet School District will offer after-school care for elementary-aged students beginning Monday, August 27, 2018. Location After-school care will be provided at Smackover Elementary School. Participating students enrolled at Norphlet Elementary School will be provided transportation to Smackover Elementary School. Cost Option 1 - $7/day for stude...

NMS Guessing Jar Winners

These “Smarties” won the guessing jar at the NMS Library at Open House. They guessed correctly the number of smarties in a jar and were awarded a package of smarties and a “Dog Man” by Dav Pilkey book. Winners were Nathan Lafever, Jackson Grissom, and Ba’Niya Welch. Congratulations!

Great Start to 2018-2019

It's been a great morning as we have started the new school year in the Smackover-Norphlet School District! Thank you to all of the parents and students for coming back today ready to learn and participate. We are glad to have you as a part of the Smackover-Norphlet School District! Do you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Smackover-Norphlet School Dis...

Important: Arrival Times for Students

Our administration wants to make sure that appropriate supervision is available when your child comes onto campus. In order to ensure the safety of students, please do not drop off car-riding students (or allow students walking to school) prior to 7:30 am. If you have extentuating circumstances which would require you to drop off your child between 7:15 am and 7:30 a...

Buckaroo Shirts for Sale

Are you ready for some BUCKAROO FOOTBALL? Show your spirit by ordering a game ready t-shirt from the Senior High Buckaroo Cheerleaders. Order form and money is due by August 27th. Checks payable to SHS Cheerleaders. Click on the link below to see an image of the shirt and for order information.Buckaroo Shirt Order Form

School Board Meeting Dates Changed

The September board meeting date has been changed from September 11th to the 24th (for financial report purposes). The November board meeting date has been changed from November 13th to the 15th (STEM night at NMS will be held on November 13th.)

After School Care Survey

After School Care Survey link

Ice Cream TONIGHT at SES

School Board Meeting for August 14th Moved to August 9th

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board has moved their regularly scheduled meeting on August 14th to Thursday, August 9th. It will begin at 5:30 PM in the Central Office Boardroom.Click on the link below for a copy of the Meeting's Agenda:SNSD School Board Meeting Agenda, August 9, 2018

FFA Members, Teams Receive Recognition in Agriscience Fair

(August, 8, 2018/National FFA Organization) – More than 20 agricultural teachers, state leaders and college professors from throughout the U.S. recently met in Indianapolis to judge state Agriscience Fair winners on a national level. Five students from the Smackover FFA chapter in Smackover, AR, have received bronze awards in the national agriscience fair competition....

Prayer Walk

Norphlet Baptist Church will be sponsoring a Prayer Walk on Sunday night, August 12, at 6 pm. The Prayer Walk will begin on the Norphlet campus at 6 pm and will make its way to the Smackover campus. All are invited to attend.

FFA Members, Teams Vie for Selection to Compete in 2018 National FFA Agri-Science Fair

INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, Aug. 3, 2018) – More than 20 agricultural teachers, state leaders and college professors from throughout the U.S. recently met in Indianapolis to determine what FFA members and teams will compete for top honors in the 2018 National FFA Agriscience Fair. Four students from the Smackover FFA chapter in Smackover, AR, have been named as national fin...

Pee Wee Bucks Program Is Recruiting More Players

The Pee Wee Bucks program needs your help! The 5th and 6th grade team is experiencing their lowest participation numbers in recent memory. There are currently 14 talented players signed up and working hard. The team is seeking other 5th and 6th grade students who won't turn 13 before August 1st and who won't shy away from hard work. For more information call Julian ...

Location Change for Pep Rally with a Purpose

The 2018 Pep Rally with a Purpose will be held at the park in Smackover at 6 pm.

Elementary Class Lists for 2018-2019

It's that time of the year again!!!! Time for another exciting year of school!!!Needing to know what teacher/class your elementary student(s) will have this year???? Check out the links below for NES and SES Class Lists:NES Class Lists link, 2018-2019SES Class Lists link, 2018-2019

August Cafeteria Menus

It's back to school time! Click on the links below to access the August breakfast and lunch menus.August Breakfast Menu linkAugust Lunch Menu link

Senior Yearbook Photo Information

Winning Streak Photography will be taking Senior Yearbook Pictures on Thursday, August 9th, in the Smackover High School library. They will provide the tux or drape needed for the yearbook picture. Seniors who wish to be included in the 2018-2019 yearbook MUST have their picture made on that date! See the link below for more information: Senior Yearbook Picture Inf...

Senior Yearbook Photo Information

Winning Streak Photography will be taking Senior Yearbook Pictures on Thursday, August 9th, in the Smackover High School library. They will provide the tux or drape needed for the yearbook picture.Seniors who wish to be included in the 2018-2019 yearbook MUST have their picture made on that date!See the link below for more information:Senior Yearbook Picture Informati...

Hooten's Classic Tickets on Sale!

Tickets are on sale NOW for the Hooten’s Kickoff Classic which will be played on Monday, August 27, at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia at 5:30 pm. Tickets may be purchased at central office for $7. Advance ticket sales benefit the school district.

Classroom Lists TBA

Norphlet Elementary School and Smackover Elementary School will post their class lists on Friday, August 3, at 4:30 pm. The class lists will be posted on The Buckaroo Blog and on the district's website. To sign up for email whenever a post is made on the blog, please read the information below: Do you want to keep up with what’s happening in the Smackover-Norphle...

Supply List for Mr. Ray's Classes

Students enrolled in Mr. Ray's concurrent credit English and History courses will need the following supplies for the 2018-2019 school year: 3-ring binder (1 binder will work for both courses if you are enrolled in both)Loose leaf paperStandard blue or black ink pensAbsolutely no spiral notebook paper is allowed.

Cafeteria Open on Night of Open House

Come one! Come all! Open house for will be Monday, August 13, from 5 - 7pm for all elementary, middle, and high school campuses in the Smackover-Norphlet School District. (Smackover Preschool Open House will be Thursday, August 9, from 5 - 7 pm.) You will be able to meet your new teachers, find your classrooms, and see your friends again! The cafeteria will also b...

Mandatory Meeting for Parents

There will be a mandatory Parent Meeting on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 5:30pm in Hobgood Auditorium. We will use this time to introduce our 2018 Buckaroo football staff. Coach Brown is excited about this upcoming year and would like to discuss his expectations with all of you! We will also be discussing issues related to concussions, MRSA and heat illnesses. This in...

New Elementary Teachers Prepare to Teach Science

Mrs. Kymberly Hunter and Miss Madleyn Schardein participated in training this summer to learn how to use Project Lead the Way's STEM curriculum.Mrs. Hunter will be teaching first grade at Smackover Elementary School. Miss Schardein (who is getting married on Saturday and will become Mrs. Freer) will be teaching kindergarten at Norphlet Elementary School. Welcome to o...

SHS Registration Dates

Smackover High School students may pick up their schedules for the 2018-2019 school year on the following dates: Seniors - Wednesday, August 8, from 12:00 to 1:30 pmJuniors - Wednesday, August 8, from 1:30 - 3:00 pmSophomores - Thursday, August 9, from 12:00 to 1:30 pmFreshman - Thursday, August 9 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm

Buckaroo Youth Football Camp

Special Called Board Meeting to Be Held

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold a Special Called Meeting on Monday, July 23, 2018, at 5:30 PM, in the Boardroom of the Central Office.School Board Meeting Agenda, July 23, 2018

Register NOW for Buckaroo Tennis Camp

2018 Buckaroo Tennis Schedule

The Buckaroo Tennis Schedule for 2018 is now available. SHS Tennis Schedule link

Job Vacancy

NOTICE OF VACANCIES Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year for the classified position of: Elementary Administrative Assistant (Smackover Elementary School) Please send a completed classified application, resume’, and college transcript (if applicable) to 112 East 8th Street, Smackover, AR, 71762, emaile...

2018 Buckaroo Football Program Ads Order Form

To Our Buckaroo Community- Buckaroo football season is quickly approaching and the 2018 football programs are in the works. Smackover High School’s Sports Medicine club will be responsible for the football programs this year. These programs will be available for purchase at every home game this season. They are a great way to show off your little and big Buckaroos. Pr...

SouthARK Program to Offer Computer Technology Certifications to High School Students

By Special to the News-TimesThis article was published June 25, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. Parkers Chapel and Smackover-Norphlet high school students have the opportunity to earn graduate certifications in three areas of computer technology thanks to South Arkansas Community College’s Futures in Information Technology (FIT) program. Students will be able to take courses like ...

SHS Golf Schedule for 2018

Smackover High School's Golf Schedule for the 2018-2019 school year is now available!SHS Golf Schedule 2018 link

SHS School Supply List

School Supply List Smackover High School 2018-2019 Algebra II, Bridge to Algebra II, PreCalculus, Statistics Loose leaf notebook paperCalculator (can be rented from the schoolGraph paper Geometry Loose leaf notebook paperBinderCalculator (Small scientific calculator - TI30x is a good one less than $10)Graph paperHighlighters Spanish Two composition notebooksFol...

Meeting for Parents of High School Students

Attention Parents of Students at Smackover High School: There will be a very important meeting on Tuesday, July 10, at 6 pm in the high school library regarding opportunities for students to take information technology (computer) courses from SouthARK. These electives will lead students to a Certificate of Proficiency in Computer Networking or Computer Support Specia...

NES and SES School Supply Lists for 2018-2019

NES and SES School Supply Lists for the 2018-2019 school year are now available. Click on the links below for those lists: NES School Supply List, 2018-2019 SES School Supply List, 2018-2019

NES End of the Year Awards

Kindergarten Principal’s List- Lily Goodwin, Piper Hansen, Hailynn Howe, Justus Hicks, Adalyn Hubbard, Cheyanne Livingston, Lailey Murphy, Donald Newton, Cierra Philyaw, Jacob Reeder, Erielle Rucks, Aubree Taylor, Gunner Taylor, Brittlynn Tillman Honor Roll- Bailey Ayala, Heaven Banks, Nicole High, Cameron McGhee, Hunter Moore, Brady Tregre Perfect Attendance- Elija...

Notice of Vacancies

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year for the licensed positions of: Middle School Mathematics -- NMS Second Grade Teacher -- NES Please send a completed licensed application, resume’, college transcript, and current teaching license to the Office of the Superintendent. Applications may be mailed to 112 ...

SES Wax Museum

Third Grade students in Mrs. Hargett's literacy and social studies class researched famous people in history. The students dressed up as the person they selected and created a "wax museum" for parents and students to come and learn about famous people in history.

SES Announces Top AR Readers

Library media specialist Charlie Weaver announced the names of the Smackover Elementary School students who had obtained the most points in Accelerated Reader throughout the whole score year with an average of at least 85% on the quizzes. 1st Grade: Kate Lee, Katherine Wolfe, Lunden Clark2nd Grade: Blaine Lockley, Emily Langley, Marley Smith3rd Grade: Jenica Saulsbury...

SHS 2018 Spring Honor Roll and Merit List

Mrs. Jan Henderson, Smackover High School Principal, has announced the 2018 spring honor roll (all A’s) and merit list (all A/B’s): 12th Grade - Honor Roll – Brayden Belt, Alison Billings, Kathryn Butler, Precious Dorman, Cauy Easley, Kaitlyn Goodwin, Aubrey Hargett, John Knight, Sara Livingston, Jacob Muckelrath, Megan Osborn, George Williams; Merit List – Sto...

SHS AR Achievers for 4th Nine Weeks

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 4th nine weeks: 9th Grade: Dylan Calloway, Erin Crecelius, Carigan Crotty, Cade Davis, Alec Gatewood, Paige Goodwin, Adriana Grant, Jonah Harrison, Drew Haynes, Stormy Lewis, Gracie Muckelrath, Courtney Smith, and Caleb Watson10th Grade: Joel Brewer, Kend...

NMS AR Achievers for 4th Nine Weeks

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 4th nine weeks! 6th Grade: Joshua Malin, Jana Mills, Evan Phillips, Garrett Whiddon, Caleb Whitted, and Zach Wilcox7th Grade: Anna Dixon, Juan Ellingson, Kristian Welch, and Josh Wilcox8th Grade: Emily Bailey, Kenley Brumley, Preston Chilton, Calvin ...

SES Achievers for 4th Nine Weeks

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 4th nine weeks: 1st Grade: Alley Ainsworth, Abi Burdue, Lunden Clark, Kate Lee, and Katherine Wolfe2nd Grade: Drake Rester, Joseph Stevens, Taylor Gray, Bryson Hodges, Emily Langley, Blaine Lockley, Emerson Neal, August Tolin, Jewel Arnold, Luke Bay...

NES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 4th nine weeks. Kindergarten: Heaven Banks, Lily Goodwin, Justus Hicks, Hailynn Howe, Adalyn Hubbard, Cheyanne Livingston, Hunter Moore, Lailey Murphy, Cierra Philyaw, Jace Ponder, Jacob Reeder, Erielle Rucks, Paris Smith, Aubree Taylor, and Bra...

Special Called Board Meeting

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold a Special Called Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 5:30 PM, in the Central Office Board Room, as well as a Regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 5:30 PM, in the Central Office Board Room. A link to the agendas for both of those meetings is below: Board Meeting Agendas for June 5 and June 12, 2018 li...

SES Readers Participate in Sock Hop

Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the fourth nine weeks got to participate in a sock hop as a reward in May.

SHS Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Awards

The following 9th - 11th grade Smackover High School students were presented awards at the end of the year awards assembly: Computer Science Caleb Huckabee - AP Computer Science Principles Most Outstanding Social Studies Hannah Sqyres - US History Most OutstandingColby Pearson - US History Most OutstandingBrennan Erving - Hard Work and Improvement in US HistoryAnas...

SHS Senior Awards

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School Seniors for the Awards which were presented to you at the end of the school year: Math Beatriz Mendoza - Algebra III Most OutstandingCarl Robinson - Algebra III Perseverance Visual Arts Stormy Anders - Art IV Outstanding Art StudentCauy Easley - Art III Outstanding Art StudentReagan Richardson - Art II Outstand...

NES 5th Grade Celebration Day

Norphlet Elementary 5th grade students held a Celebration Day to celebrate their accomplishments and completion of 5th grade. Next year, these students will move from NES to NMS where they will become middle school students.

NES Kindergarten Celebration!

Norphlet Elementary Students recently held a Kindergarten Celebration Day! Students spent the day celebrating their accomplishments and the end of their Kindergarten year.

NMS Awards

The following Norphlet Middle School students were recognized at the end of the year awards assembly: Mr. Bishop Most Outstanding: Abby BrewerMost Improved: Cameron Hildebrand Mrs. Blair Most Outstanding: Josh MalinMost Improved: Christopher Lawrence Mrs. Boerwinkle Most Outstanding: Anna DixonMost Improved: Kristian Welch Mrs. Bruton Most Outstanding: Kaylee D...

Free Summer STEM Program for Girls!

Private Scholarships

The following Smackover High School Class of 2018 graduates were awarded private scholarships: Colt Aycock - $1,000 University of Arkansas Bright/Jaycees AwardJustin Berry - $1,000 AeroJet Rocketdyne STEM ScholarshipAlison Billings - $1,000 Outstanding Women of Distinction; $500 Destiny Moore MemorialCourtny Bridges - $1,000 AeroJet Rocketdyne STEM Scholarship; $500 S...

College and University Scholarships Awarded

The following Smackover High School class of 2018 graduates were awarded scholarships from the college or university in which they will be attending in the fall: Stormy Anders - Southern Arkansas University ($1,000 Mulerider Cheer Award)Alison Billings - University of Arkansas ($2,000 Enrichment Award)Courtny Bridges - Southern Arkansas University ($26,400 Blue/Gold S...

Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Recipients

The following Smackover High School class of 2018 graduates have been awarded and accepted the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. The value of this scholarship is $14,000 to a 4-year university/college or $4,000 to a 2-year college/university. Colt AycockJoseph BarronAlison BillingsAbigail BlackledgeCourtny BridgesKathryn ButlerPrecious DormanCauy EasleyPriscil...

NES Students Meet a Razorback

NES students got a special visitor last week. Daniel Gafford, a current Arkansas Razorback basketball player, visited with students and teachers. Daniel is a former graduate of El Dorado High School.

Future Lil Buckaroos Paint Party

Ms. Mary Ann and Ms. Christy's SPS class was treated to a Rockin' Creations end of the year paint party on Friday of last week. Some of future our Lil' Buckaroos made signs for their first day of Kindergarten, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020.

Free Audiobooks for Teenagers

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Returning April 26,2018, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week - pairs of high interest titles based on weekly themes. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download at www.audiobooksync.com.

SPS Students Study the Life Cycle

Smackover Preschool students have been studying the Life cycle. Each class was given a group of caterpillars to watch go through the stage of a caterpillar to a butterfly. Thursday of this week they let them go, with each class enjoying watching them fly.

STEM Summer Camps

This summer, the College of Science and Engineering will be hosting two fantastic camps at SAU! The first will be Coding and Cyber Security Camp on June 8-10, and the second will be Engineering Summer Camp on July 9-11. Both camps are open to 8th-12th grade students, and have options for overnight and day-only campers. To register online, please visit https://web.saum...

NMS 8th Grade Girls Participate in GLAMS

Several Norphlet Middle School eighth-grade girls had an opportunity to take part in the GLAMS: Girls Learning About Math and Science conference on May 10 at South Arkansas Community College. GLAMS' hands-on workshops and breakout sessions in science, technology, engineering and math fields are designed provide participants with fun ways to learn practical information...

SHS Semester Test Schedule, Spring 2018

Click on the link below for a copy of our SHS Semester Test Schedule for Spring 2018:SHS Semester Test Schedule

Tree Planting at SES

Smackover Elementary School 2nd grade students planted a tree on the playground for Earth Day!

Love for Leilani Raffle Winners

Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket to support residents near the volcano in Leilani. The winners of the raffle are: Yeti cups: Amy Garner, Kenadee Eisler, Blake McMenis, Toni Childress, Maggie McDaniel, Jasmin Ferjean, John Cunningham, Max Gathright, Debbie Foot, Harley Pennington, Terra Peace, and Jan HendersonBeauty basket: Diann Bailey1 month free ta...

NMS Semester Test Schedule, Spring 2018

Future Kindergarteners Visit SES

Smackover Preschool sent its future kindergarten students to Smackover Elementary School recently to learn how to be a kindergarteners. These students got to listen to a story from a kindergarten teacher, play outside on the playground with the current kindergarten students, and eat a delicious lunch in the cafeteria.

Logoly State Park Field Trip

Smackover Elementary School third grade students took a field trip to Logoly State Park at the end of April.

SHS Student Graduates High School AND College

Congratulations to the first SHS graduate to graduate BOTH FROM COLLEGE AND FROM SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SAME WEEK!Courtney Bridges received her first year certificate from our South Arkansas Community College, and she will be one of our many seniors graduating tonight, May 14th, 2018, from Smackover High School!CONGRATS TO COURTNY BRIDGES, SHS SENIOR 2018!!!!

SES AR Readers Celebrate

Smackover Elementary School first through fifth grade students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the third nine weeks were rewarded with an Egg Hunt and extra recess in April.

SES Students Study Life Cycles

Smackover Elementary School second grade students studied the butterfly cycle by researching, observing, and journaling over the past few weeks. They witnessed the caterpillar changing to a pupa/chrysalis, then a butterfly. Then, they set the butterflies free.

School Based Health Center Survey

Attention School Based Health Center Parents!!! Please complete the satisfaction survey below. It takes 2 minutes or less and can help us to better serve our children.SBHC Survey link

2018 3A Softball State Tournament Bracket

Click on the link below for the 3A State Softball Tournament Bracket:State Softball Tournament Bracket

Important Information Regarding Location Changes for Upcoming Senior Events

Please note the dates, times, and locations for the upcoming senior events: Baccalaureate is Sunday, May 13, at 6:00 p.m. at First Baptist ChurchSenior Day is Monday, May 14, at 1:30 at First Baptist Church--Not Hobgood AuditoriumSenior Reception is Monday, May 14, at 4:00 p.m. at the Smackover Library in downtown SmackoverSenior Pictures May 14, at 6 p.m. at First Ba...

Love for Leilani Raffle

The Smackover High School HOSA Club will be raffling off the following items until Wednesday, May 16 at noon: 12 Yeti cupsBeauty basket from The Big Tease2- $50 gas cardsENO HammackBackpack cooler chair1 month unlimited tanning from Buckaroo Tanning and Ink Spot 1 free custom shirt from Buckaroo Tanning and Ink Spot All proceeds of the raffle will go to Puna lava out...

2018-2019 School Calendar

The SNSD School Calendar for our 2018-2019 school year is now available. Calendar link below: School Calendar, 2018-2019

Attention: Graduating Seniors and Their Parents

If you are a graduating senior or the parent of a graduating senior, please check out this fantastic opportunity to obtain an Associate Degree debt-free from UAM-CTC in Crossett! For more information regarding the FAME program, please contact: JULIE ROBERSON (Manager/Human Resources) at Canfor Southern Pine - (870) 962-3206. Applications are now being accepted for t...

Drive 4UR School Event This Thursday!

Join us on Thursday, May 10, from 9 am - 4:30 pm at the Smackover Little League Field to participate in the Ford Drive 4UR School Event sponsored by Smackover Motor Company! Take a spin in a new Ford vehicle. For every test drive taken, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to the Smackover-Norphlet School District, for a total up to $6,000.

SES Natural High Day

Smackover Elementary School students celebrated Natural High Day on Friday, May 4. This year's t-shirt was designed by Tatum Watson. ...

Buckaroo Tennis Camp

May School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold its regular monthly Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 8th, at 5:30 PM, in the Conference Room at Central Office.Click on the link below for the Meeting's Agenda:Agenda for the Smackover-Norphlet School Board Meeting in May

SPS Parents Celebrate Arkansas Children's Week

Parents of students in Ms. Marsha's class at Smackover Preschool were on campus participating in activities related to Arkansas Children's Week a few weeks ago.

Senior News and Events!

Friday, May 4, 2018 -- Seniors LAST Day of Class!Sunday, May 13, 2018 -- Baccalaureate at Smackover First Baptist Church, Smackover, at 6 PM. WEAR GRADUATION ATTIRE (CAP AND GOWN)Monday, May 14, 2018 -- Senior Day and Graduation: 8:00 - 9:00 -- Check-Out 9:00 - 11:00 -- Rehearsal (...

Chester Drawers Visits NES

Eddie Bowman, a.k.a. "Chester Drawers" entertained Wednesday at the Norphlet Elementary School. The author/entertainer made the students laugh while teaching them about the dangers of drugs and the importance of reading. He also signed books and posters purchased by the students.

Smackover FFA Members Honored as Agriscience Fair Winners

Kaylee Manasco and Kaylee Davis of the Smackover FFA chapter received first place honors in the FFA Agriscience Division II, Animal Systems area at the Arkansas FFA State Convention, April 23-25. The eighth grade team members’ project was titled “Wag Your Tail and Give it Your All, We’re Going to Find Your Dominant Paw.” “We used different tests to find their dominan...

SES PTO Meeting

Smackover Elementary School will have a PTO meeting Thursday, May 10th, at 3:30 p.m. in the Smackover Elementary School Library. Parents and teachers are invited to attend.

NMS 6th Grade Orientation

Norphlet Middle School will host is annual orientation for upcoming 6th grade students on May 16, 2018 at 1 pm in the Norphlet Middle School Auditorium. Parents are encouraged to come.

Headed to State!

Smackover students traveled to UCA in Conway for the State math competition to be held Saturday, April 28. Students qualified at District Competition to compete in Pre-Calculus, Statistics, Geometry or Algebra II. Pictured are Kayleigh Yeager, Isaac Woollen, Ty McCurry, Micah Smith, Caleb Huckabee, teacher Mrs. Shelly Childers, and Drew Haynes.

SES Students Celebrate Earth Day

Smackover Elementary School 4th graders participated in a field trip sponsored by LanXess to celebrate Earth Day.

Upcoming Calendar of Events

Please note the following upcoming end of school events: * Monday, April 30 - No school* Monday, May 14 - Graduation (Dismissal at 12:30)* Tuesday, May 15 - Early Dismissal for Faculty/Staff Safety Training (Dismissal at 12:30)* Tuesday, May 22 - Semester Tests (Dismissal at 2:00)* Wednesday, May 23 - Semester Tests (Dismissal at 2:00)* Thursday, May 24 - Semester Tes...

Sheep Brains

Norphlet Middle School 8th Grade students in Mrs. Wisinger’s STEM class recently dissected and labeled parts of a sheep brain.

Order Your NES/SES Yearbook NOW!

We are taking orders for our Norphlet Elementary and Smackover Elementary Yearbooks NOW!You may place your order by form or online. Orders MUST be turned in by May 4, 2018.NES/SES Yearbook Order Form

2018-2019 Immunization Information

Parents, just a friendly reminder to update your child's immunizations before the 2018-2019 school year, and bring a copy of the updated immunizations to the school as well! Students must have up to date immunizations before entering school, and it's not too early to start getting them now! Some of the times immunizations are due are as follows. Students who will be...

Children's Week Parade

Thank you to all of the families and community members who participated in or watched the Smackover Preschool students parade through downtown Smackover as part of Arkansas Children's Week!

ACT Academy

For free help in preparing for the ACT test, go to https://academy.act.org/ .

Children's Week Parade TODAY!

The Children's Week Parade is today (Wednesday, April 18)! Parade Route: The preschool students will parade through the high school at 10 am.They will proceed through the elementary school.After leaving the elementary school, the parade will continue down 7th Street to the stop light.The students will turn right on Broadway and come down to the stop sign at 8th Stree...

Arkansas Bassmasters High School Series State Championship Winner

The Arkansas Bassmasters High School Series State Championship Tournament was a two day fishing tournament held on Lake Ouachita April 14-15 for those teams who have competed in all Bassmaster High School tournaments during the season and qualified to participate. After the first day of competition, David Martin and Trey Darden, student-anglers on the Smackover High S...

Baseball Senior Day

Senior day for baseball players was Monday night. Senior baseball players and their parents were recognized during the game.

SHS Announces Arkansas Governor's School Selection

Smackover High School juniors Kaitlyn Gifford, Lily Reyes, and Kayleigh Yeager will be attending Arkansas Governor's School this summer. The event requires recommendations and a highly competitive application process. Congratulations on your selection!

SHS Quiz Bowl Team Rotary Tournament Champs

Congratulations to the SHS quiz bowl team for their win at the Camden Rotary Quiz Bowl Tournament Thursday night at SAU Tech. Students split into two groups for the tournament. Students played against other area high schools, as well as Camden businesses. Team 2 members played against members of Farmers' Bank in the final round to win the tournament.The big winners w...

Athletic Physicals Information

The offices of the Smackover Family Practice Clinic will not be providing free sports physicals this year. This has been a great service that their office has provided for many years, but due to so many healthcare and reimbursement changes, they will no longer be able to provide these services. We can still provide physicals at the School Based Health Center (SBHC) bu...

FFA 3rd Annual Project Show and Auction

USA State Welding Competition

Smackover High School senior Keeleon Lios placed second in the Adult Welding division, and junior Dayton McCall placed second in the High School Welding division at the recent Skills USA State welding competition.

Norphlet BOGO Book Fair This Week

The Norphlet Buy One Get One Free Book Fair is going on this week through Friday! Come join the fun at Norphlet Middle School Library! There are lots of great books for summer reading!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle at the Preschool

Students in Ms. Jessica's class are learning about recycling and reusing objects that are normally thrown away. Students made binoculars, robots and canon ball launchers out of card board boxes, toilet paper rolls and milk cartons.

SES BOGO Book Fair

Smackover Elementary School will host a Buy One Get One Free book fair during the week of April 16-20. The theme for the week will be "Snuggle Up With a Good Book." Students can wear their pajamas on their library day!

NMS Students Compete at Band Competition

Way to Go These Students Received Excellent rating at Region 3 Solo Ensemble Contest The following Norphlet Middle School band students received an Excellent rating at the Region 3 Solo Ensemble Contest: Trey Hurst, 2nd solo/1st duet DivisionJohn Ramsey, 1st duet DivisionAnna Morgan, 1st Division piano/bellsEmma Pennington, 1st DivisionMadison Johnson, 2ndKamea Rob...

License Plates Fundraiser

The Junior High Cheerleaders are selling Buckaroo Nation license plates for $15.00. Please contact Stacy Jerry or Carly Weaver to purchase yours today. Go Bucks!!

Shooting Team Member Wins Tournament

Tyler Sharp won the Jr Top Shot at the Texarkana Trap Team Tournament recently.

Norphlet Book Fair

SES Hosts Breakfast for K Parents

Last Friday morning, the Smackover Elementary School kindergarten students and teachers hosted "Cereal with Someone Special." Students got a chance to eat cereal and read books with a special person who brought them to school that day. A big thanks goes to all of the adults who came to eat with our kindergarten students!

Region 3 Solo Ensemble Content Winners

Congratulation to the following Smackover High School students who received an Excellent rating at the Region 3 Solo Ensemble Contest : Calan Novac-1st DivisionDylan Novack-2nd divisionElizabeth Rodrigues -2nd divisionAlec Gatewood -1st divisionJoe Pennington -1st divisionMason Wills -2nd division

SES Announces 3rd 9 Weeks Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students for making the honor roll for the third nine weeks of school! ALL A's First Grade - Alley Ainsworth, Abigail Burdue, Lunden Clark, Axell Diaz, Kate Lee, Eva Ward, Landon Waxley, Katherine Wolfe, Riley Born, Alyssa McVay, Tiara Stevens, Braden Alexander, Casynn Dews, Anabelle Miller, Sofie Pearson, ...

School Board Meeting Agenda for April Set

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 5:30 PM in the Central Office.Click on the link below for this meeting's agenda:SNSD School Board Meeting Agenda for April

NMS Celebrates Readers

Norphlet Middle School students who met their Accelerated Reader goals for the third nine weeks celebrated by making ice cream sundaes last week!

NES Announces Honor Roll for 3rd 9 Weeks

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students who made the honor roll for the third nine weeks. All A’s Kindergarten: Bailey Ayala, Heavan Banks, Lily Goodwin, Piper Hansen, Justus Hicks, Nicole High, Hailynn Howe, Adalyn Hubbard, Cheyanne Livingston, Cameron McGhee, Lailey Murphy, Cierra Philyaw, Jacob Reeder, Erielle Rucks, Gunner Taylor, and...

Boys and Girls State Delegates Chosen

Smackover High School has announced the American Legion Girls and Boys State delegates for the year. These Juniors were selected by the faculty based on leadership, character and honesty, academic merit, cooperativeness and community service. Delegates are (left to right) Robert Dixon, Mary-Claire Wilcox, Jordan Price and Ty McCurry. The week-long session is set for Ma...

NES Sock Hop

Norphlet Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the third nine weeks participated in a sock hop right before spring break.

Smackover FFA Plant Sale

SES Winter Olympics Research

Smackover Elementary School third through fifth grade students studied the Winter Olympics in Computer Lab and Library. The students researched Events, Athletes, Olympic Rings, Olympic Flag, and facts about a particular year and place. The students had to research, brainstorm, work together as a team, and design a poster about the Olympics. ...

ACT Prep Course

SES Needs Your Help ASAP!

Smackover Elementary School has entered a contest to win a visit from one of our favorite children's book authors, Jan Brett. We need you to submit your vote for Smackover Elementary School today! Here's how to enter: Go to www.janbrett.comClick on Contests.Fill in the blanks.Click Submit. Here is the information you need to fill in the blanks: Your nameYour email...

SHS AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the third nine weeks. 9th GRADE: Lindy Bates, Abby Beavers, Dylan Calloway, Erin Crecelius, Carrigan Crotty, Kade Davis, Kenadee Eisler, Alec Gatewood, Paige Goodwin, Austin Goodwin, Andrew Haynes, Stormy Lewis, Gracie Muckelrath, Harley Pennington, Annis...

Preschool Performance

Smackover Preschool students performed at Hobgood Auditorium during the week before Spring Break.

Job Vacancies

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year for the licensed positions of: Head Baseball Coach Elementary Teacher (2 Positions) - NES Middle School Social Studies - NMS Secondary Mathematics - SHS Secondary Physical Science - SHS Please send a completed licensed application, resume’, college transcript, and ...

Updated SES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the third nine weeks: 1st Grade: Abi Burdue, Lunden Clark, Kate Lee, Katherine Wolfe2nd Grade: Trevor Jackson, Drake Rester, Joseph Stevens, Taylor Gray, Emily Langley, Emerson Neal, August Tolin, Lilly Fogle, Jesse Saulsbury, Marley Smith, Kate Ward, R...

SHS Competes in ASBOA Region 3 Concert Band Contest

The Smackover High School Concert Band received an Excellent Rating in the ASBOA Region 3 Concert Band Contest. They were also awarded 2nd place division on Stage Performance and 2nd place division in Sight Reading. Congratulation to these students and to Band Director Mr. Walker.

2018-2019 High School Cheer Team Announced

Congratulations to the 2018-19 Smackover High School Senior High Cheer Team: 123567810 A $200 camp deposit is due On Mon. March 26th. Fund raiser information and packets should be picked up from Mrs. Brigg's on Mon. March 26th.

Jr. High Quiz Bowl Team

The Junior High Quiz Bowl team competed in the 3A regional tournament February 2nd in Monticello.

NES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for the 3rd nine weeks. 1st Grade: Nathanial Anderson, Annsley Baker, Jarret Brant, Kurt Brewer, Serenity Bridges,Dylan Collins, Isabella Daniell, Adelei Dunn, Terry Golden, Laurel Green, Abby Lewis, Sonny Magee, Madelynnn Massey, Jazmine McElveen, Just...

NMS AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for making their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for the 3rd nine weeks. 6th Grade: Phillip Bailey, Regan Barton, Airabe Bautista, Ballard Bennett, Caden Boykin, Cerenity Brant, Trey Braswell, Abby Brewer, Trenton Campbell, Chancie Chandler, Jasmine Crew, Cailsen Crotty, Trace Davis, Boone Dearman, Holly D...

NMS Announces 3rd Nine Weeks Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for their outstanding academic achievements for the third nine weeks: All A’s 6th grade: Presley Ainsworth, Kortney Akis, Abby Brewer, Jeb Gatewood, Emma Kate Gottberg, Ty Jones, and Zachary Wilcox7th grade: Anna Dixon and Sydney Preston8th grade: Emily Bailey, Riley Belt, Landree Clark, and Mathieu Mal...

SES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the third nine weeks: 1st Grade: Abi Burdue, Lunden Clark, Kate Lee, Katherine Wolfe2nd Grade: Trevor Jackson, Drake Rester, Joseph Stevens, Taylor Gray, Emily Langley, Emerson Neal, August Tolin, Lilly Fogle, Jesse Saulsbury, Marley Smith, Kate Ward, R...

NMS 2018 Course Registration Materials

The middle school counselor will begin meeting with all current 5th through 7th grade students after Spring Break to help them in planning which courses the students would like to take for the 2018-2019 school year. One of the links below is for the Norphlet Middle School Course Catalog for 6th-8th Grade Students. Additionally, links are provided for course selection ...

Junior Cheer Team Meeting

The 2018-2019 Junior Cheer Team will have a meeting on Tuesday, March 27th,immediately after school in the middle school library.

FFA Livestock Show Team Meeting

Attention 7th-12th grade Students/Parents: If you are interested in being a member of the Smackover-Norphet FFA Livestock Show Team and obtaining a show animal for the 2018-2019 school year, there will be a mandatory Show Team meeting for students and parents on March 29, at 6:30 pm, at the Smackover High School Cafeteria.

SHS Quiz Bowl Team Regional Champs

The Smackover High Quiz Bowl team went undefeated and brought home the first place trophy from the Regional Quiz Bowl tournament held Saturday, March 10, at Drew Central High School. The team is organized by GT teacher Britany McGaugh (Not pictured) and consists of Coach Gretchen McCurry, Willliam Newton, Caleb Huckabee, Ty McCurry, Aubrey Hargett, Blakely Lewis, Tayl...

Shooting Sports Team Competes

Congratulations to our Shooting Sports Team! They competed in a tournament this past weekend in Camden and did very well!The Junior 1 Team finished 2nd, and the Senior 1 team finished 3rd in the competition.

More eWeek Pictures

Sixty second through eighth grade girls in the Smackover-Norphlet School District got to participate in STEM activities sponsored by Lockheed Martin during their annual eWeek.

Oil Town Duck Race

Buy your duck for the Oil Town Duck Race in the Smackover High School Office. Ducks are $2.00 each, and the first place duck wins $2000! Any questions, please contact the Smackover Chamber of Commerce office.

SES Students Celebrate Dr. Seuss

Smackover Elementary School students participated in activities last week during Read Across America Week including book character dress up day, crazy sock day, and more!

March School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold a regular Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 5:30 PM in the Boardroom of the Central Office.Click on the link below for a copy of the Board Meeting Agenda:SNSD Board Meeting Agenda for March 13, 2018

Lockheed Martin Hosts eWeek Activities for Boys

Lockheed Martin hosted its annual eWeek activities this week. Sixty 2nd through 8th grade boys in the district were chosen by their teachers to participate in a variety of hands-on STEM activities designed to encourage problem solving and introduce students to the world of engineering.

Norphlet Honors Dr. Seuss

We Norphlet Elementary School and Norphlet Middle School students and faculty participated in Dr. Seuss/Read Across America Week last week. Some activities included eating green eggs and ham, labeling bones in skeletal system and dressing the skeleton as a book character, NMS book club birthday party and reading to elementary students, Seuss diner math, book character ...

Band Parents Meeting

Band Parents will have a mandatory meeting on Monday, March 12th at 6:00 pm in the Smackover High School Hobgood Auditorium. On the agenda is information for: End of year trip to DallasBand banquetSummer band camp Any questions, please contact Tamra Corley at (870)814-1542

GT Nominations

Nominations for possible placement into the Gifted and Talented Program are on-going throughout the year. Students can be nominated by a parent, teacher, peer, community member, or themselves. The deadline to return a nomination form for possible placement at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year is April 6, 2018. All nominations must be submitted to the GT Coo...

National School Breakfast Week

To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available for school breakfast, the Smackover-Norphlet School District will celebrate National School Breakfast Week during March 5-9, 2018. Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: Reach higher levels of achievement in mathScore higher on standardized testsHave better ...

Preschool Celebrates Read Across America Day

Smackover Preschool students celebrated Read Across America Week this week by eating green eggs and ham as well as participating in dress up days.

SHS Choir Excels

Smackover High School choir students participated in the Division I Region Choral Performance Assessment. The choir received the score of I (Superior) in performance and a II (excellent) in sight reading.

SPS Valentine Creations

Ms. Christy's and Ms. Mary Ann's three and four year olds had a Valentine painting class at Smackover Preschool under the direction of Britany Benson of Rockin' Creations. They had so much fun!

FFA Officers Go to Nashville

The Smackover FFA Officer Team went to Nashville, TN to the National Farm Bureau Convention. While there, they got to see President Donald Trump and hear Reba McEntire speak.

2018-2019 School Calendar

The Smackover-Norphlet School District Board of Directors approved the school calendar for the 2018-2019 school year. August 15, 2018 (Wednesday) - First Day of SchoolSeptember 3, 2018 (Monday) - Labor Day Holiday (No School)October 12, 2018 (Friday) - 1st Quarter EndsOctober 22, 2018 (Monday) - Fall Day (No School)November 19-23, 2018 - Thanksgiving Holiday (No Schoo...

FFA Week

Smackover High School FFA officers visited fourth grade science classes at Smackover Elementary School during FFA week to teach about GMOs.

Baseball Updates

Please note the following: Baseball jamboree scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled.Baseball will with have their first game of the season Monday here against Mineral Springs at 4:00 pm.

Softball Updates

Please note the following changes: Due to inclement weather, the softball jamboree has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.The softball game against Fordyce scheduled for Tuesday, February 27, has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date.The softball game against Rison scheduled for Friday, March 2, has been rescheduled for Monday, February 26th at ...

Updated Read Across America Week Information

February School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover Norphlet School Board will hold its Regular Board Meeting on Monday, February 26, 2018, at 5:30 PM, in the Boardroom of the Central Office.See the link below for a copy of the meeting's Agenda:School Board Meeting Agenda, February 26, 2018 link

Concurrent Credit Information for High School Parents

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is pleased to pleased to present opportunities for students to obtain concurrent credit while still enrolled in high school. Students have the following concurrent credit options available to them at Smackover High School: Certificate in General Studies from SouthARK Community CollegeStudents may also elect to take one or more c...

Miss Derrick Pageants

The Little Miss Derrick and Jr./Miss Derrick Pageants will be held on March 31, 2018. Entry forms can be picked up in the offices of each school or on the website or by contacting Tonya Corley at 725-3101.

Read Across America Week

Smackover Elementary School, Norphlet Elementary School, and Norphlet Middle School will celebrate Read Across America Week on February 26 - March 2. Dress up days for theses campuses are as follows: Monday....Red/Black DayTuesday....Green DayWednesday...Crazy SocksThursday...Hat DayFriday..Book Character Dress Up Day (any book character)

Lunch with the Principal

Congratulations to Smackover Elementary Students who scored exceeding or ready on the ACT Aspire Interim Assessments in all five areas (reading, writing, grammar, math, and science). The students were awarded lunch with the principal, Holly Strickland. 3rd Grade: Kaylee Carrier, Alexia Eason, Jackson Lee, Jenica Saulsbury, Ramsey Wilson, and Irish Wingard4th Grade: Sa...

Skeleton Hands

Mrs. Wills' kindergarten students at Norphlet Elementary School have been learning about the structure and function of bones. As part of their unit, they made skeleton hands so they could learn about all of the bones in their hands. (Hint: There is more than 1 bone in each finger!

Upcoming Dates

Please mark the following dates on your calendars:Monday, February 26 - Board Meeting (5:30 pm)March 19 - March 23 - Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)Monday, April 30 - NO SCHOOLFriday, May 25 - Last Day of School Beginning in March, regularly scheduled board meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm in the board room at central office.

FFA Visits Preschool

Last week, Smackover High School FFA members went to Smackover Preschool and visited with three of their classrooms. They helped lead the Pledge of Allegiance, read books during story time, and interacted with each of the preschoolers while at learning center stations.

NES Superhero Family Night

Norphlet Elementary School will be hosting a Superhero Family Night on Thursday, February 22, from 5:30 - 7 PM. Lots of fun learning activities have been planned, refreshments will be served, and students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Superhero. Come join in the FUN!!!Superhero Family Night flyer

NES Superhero Family Night

Norphlet Elementary School will be hosting a Superhero Family Night on Thursday, February 22, from 5:30 - 7 PM. Special Activities have been planned, refreshments will be served, and students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite Superhero! See the flyer below for more information:Superhero Family Night flyer

Derrick Pageants Set

The Little Miss Derricks and Jr./Miss Derrick Pageants will be held on March 31, 2018.Links to the Entry forms are below. Little Miss Derrick Pageants Entry Form, 2018Miss Derrick Pageant Entry Form, 2018Entry forms can also be picked up in the offices of each school. For more information, contact Tonya Corley at SHS (725-3101).

NMS Robotics Team Competes

The Norphlet Middle School Robotics team recently competed in a robotics competition in Magnolia.

SPS Paints Valentines!

Smackover Pre-School students in Ms. Christy's and Ms. Mary Ann's classes had a Valentine painting class under the direction of Britany Benson of Rockin' Creations. The students had a great time painting Valentines!

Science on the Playground

Ms. Karla's preschool students learned about science on the playground!

Senior Girls Up-dated District Basketball Tournament Bracket

Click on the link below for an Up-dated version of the Senior Girls District Basketball Tournament Bracket:Sr. Girls District Basketball Tournament Bracket, 2018

SHS Registration Materials for 2018-2019

The Smackover High School Counselor will meet with all 8th through 11th grade students to help them in planning which courses the students would like to take for the 2018-2019 school year. One of the links below is for the Smackover High School Course Catalog for 9th-12th Grade Students. Additionally, links are provided for course selection sheets. These documents ar...

Job Vacancy

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools NOTICE OF VACANCY Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year for the licensed position of: Head Senior High Football Coach Please send a completed licensed application, resume’, college transcript, and current teaching license to Superintendent Dave Wilcox. Applications may b...

NES Announces Librarian for the Day

Norphlet Elementary School 2nd grader Travis Tuberville achieved 100 Accelerated Reader points and was rewarded the opportunity to be "Librarian of the Day"! Travis assumed some of the roles of the librarian, such as checking in/out books, shelving books, presenting a lesson, and reading to the students. Travis was awarded a certificate and a new book, "Dog Man" by D...

District Basketball Tournament Brackets

The basketball district tournaments will be hosted by our school district and will be held next week. Seeding for the tournaments will be determined late Friday evening. The links below are the empty brackets to help community members and parents begin to make tentative plans. Completed brackets will be posted once they become available.District Basketball Tourney B...

Elementary Quiz Bowl Teams Compete

Third and fourth grade GT students competed at Quiz Bowl last week. Quiz Bowl was held at SAU Magnolia.

Updated Junior Cheer Tryout Information

The following schedule is for junior high cheer practices and tryouts: March 3rd at Smackover High School from 9-11 amMarch 6 & 7 at the Norphlet Middle School gym from 3:30-5:00 pmMarch 13th at the Norphlet Middle School gym from 3:30-4:30 pmMarch 14th - Tryouts begin at 4:00 pm at the Norphlet Middle School gym

NMS to Use Student Led Conference on Thursday Night

On February 8, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Norphlet Middle School will be hosting Student-Led Conferences. What are Student -Led Conference? Students have put together folders in each class to showcase their work to share with their parents. It will be necessary for students to attend conference on February 8 with their parents. We hope to see you all there!

SES Celebrates the 100th Day of School

Smackover Elementary School first and second graders celebrated the 100th day of school last week by participating in a parade at the high school. First graders wore hats that they decorated with 100 items. Second graders dressed up like 100 year olds!

SES Honor Roll

Smackover Elementary School has announced its honor roll for the second nine weeks of school. Congratulations to these students! ALL A's First Grade - Alley Ainsworth, Abigail Burdue, Lunden Clark, Axell Diaz, Kate Lee, Landon Waxley, Katherine Wolfe, Riley Born, Alyssa McVay, Layton Moore, Tiara Stevens, Braden Alexander, Casynn Dews, Anabelle Miller, Sofie Pearson...

SHS Announces Fall Semester Academic Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School students for making the fall semester honor roll/merit list. 12th Grade Honor Roll (All A's): Brayden Belt, Alison Billings, Precious Dorman, Cauy Easley, Aubrey Hargett, John Knight, Beatriz Mendoza, Reagan Richardson, Ken Sims.Merit List (All A's and B's): Stormy Anderson, Colt Aycock, Joe Barron, Justin Berry,...

Financial Aid Night

NES Announces 2nd 9 Weeks Honor Roll

Congratulation to the following Norphlet Elementary School students for their academic achievements in the second nine weeks of school! Principal’s List (All A’s)- Kindergarten - Bailey Ayala, Heavan Banks, Payge Baugh, Lily Goodwin, Justus Hicks, Hailynn Howe, Adalyn Hubbard, Cheyanne Livingston, Cameron McGhee, Hunter Moore, Cierra Philyaw, Elijah Ponder, Jacob Ree...

SES Book Fair

President's Day Fun!

From the Office of the Superintendent: AMI, Snow Folders, and Make-Up Days Update

Dear Parents, Snow Folders Due to the uncertainty of weather forecasts, we are sending home five days of snow folders with your child today. Each folder contains a day’s worth of work which students would be expected to complete if school was canceled due to an exceptional or emergency circumstance. Please keep these folders in a safe place in your home so that you...

Band Members Compete at All-Region

We would like to Congratulate Mr. Walker and the following members of the Buckaroo Band who recently won various Awards at their All-Region Competition:* Courtney Bridges -- 2nd Band, 10th Chair Clarinet* William Newton -- 1st Band, 3rd Chair All-State Qualifier Trumpet* Aubrey Hargett -- 1st Band, 10th Chair All-State Qualifier Trumpet* Caleb Huckabee -- 2nd Band, 1s...

Dutch Shoes

Preschool Director Mrs. Marta shared her Dutch shoes with Ms. Marsha's and Ms Donna's classes. Mrs. Marsha demonstrated to the kids how to walk in them.

Union County Bass Club Makes a Donation to SHS Bass Fishing Team

The Union County Bass Club recently donated $800 to the SHS Bass Fishing Team at their first regular club meeting in 2018. The SHS Bass Fishing Team extends their sincere appreciation for the support from community partners like the Union County Bass Club.

NES AR Achievers Participate in Sock Hop

Norphlet Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for the second nine weeks go to participate in a sock hop this week to celebrate!

NES Students Study Native American Culture

Second grade students at Norphlet Elementary School recently concluded their unit on Native Americans. Students were asked to construct a diorama depicting Native American culture.

SHS Students Excel in Union County Math Competition

Forty Smackover High School math students competed in a Math Competition at El Dorado High School on Saturday. Congratulations to the following winners from Smackover High School: AP Statistics 1st Place - Kayleigh Yeager2nd Place - Hannah Freeman3rd Place - Jordan Price Pre-Calculus 1st Place - Ty McCurry2nd Place - Isaac Woollen3rd Place - Mary-Claire Wilcox Ge...

Cheerleader Tryout Information

Dates have been set for the 2018-19 Senior and Junior High Cheer Tryout and Practices. Junior High Practices: Saturday, March 3: 9-11 am at the Smackover gymTuesday, March 6: 3:30-5:30 pm at Norphlet gymWednesday, March 7: 3:30-5:30 pm at Norphlet gymTuesday, March 13: 3:30-4:30 pm at Norphlet gym Tryouts: Wednesday, March 14: 3:30 pm at Norphlet gym Senior...

SHS Announces Fall Semester Honor Roll/Merit List

Jan Henderson, SHS Principal, is pleased to announce the Fall Semester Honor Roll/Merit List. Congratulations to the following students: 12th Grade: Honor Roll (All A's): Brayden Belt, Alison Billings, Precious Dorman, Cauy Easley, Aubrey Hargett, John Knight, Beatriz Mendoza, Reagan Richardson, Ken Sims. Merit List (All A's and B's): Stormy Anderson, Colt ...

All-Region Band Announced

Congratulations to the Smackover High School Band students who tried out and qualified for All-Region 3 Band! Courtny Bridges - 2nd band, 10th Chair - clarinetWilliam Newton - 1st band, 3rd Chair (All State Qualifier) trumpetAubrey Hargett - 1st band, 10th Chair (All State Qualifier) trumpetCaleb Huckabee - 2nd band, 1st Chair- trumpetCalan Novack - 2nd band, 5th Chai...

It's School Board Recognition Month!

School Boards make a POWERFUL difference!! Our Dedicated Board Members Lead so that Our Students Can Achieve!Please take time to Thank Your School Board and let them know how much we appreciate each and everyone of them who are working to make a difference in our children's lives!(Pictured from Left to Right: Chris Long, Lynn Birchfield (Vice-President), Cliff Preston...

SHS Prom Set for April 7th

Smackover High School has set this year's Prom for April 7, 2018. It will be held at Riverwoods in Camden, Arkansas.Important Prom Information:1. Any Juniors who have not participated in fundraising, nor plan to participate this semester in fundraising, will pay $75 to attend prom. This can be paid out between now and Friday, March 16.2. Juniors owing the $75 to atte...

Early Morning Phone Messages

This morning an alert phone call was sent announcing the delayed school opening for today. If you did not receive this phone call, please contact the office of the school where your child attends to update your contact information. Office phone numbers are listed below: Norphlet Elementary School - 546-1011Norphlet Middle School - 546-1003Smackover Preschool - 725-1...

From the Office of the Superintendent: Information Regarding AMI Snow Days

Dear Parents, It’s that time of year again in Arkansas when the weather is unpredictable and the chance of snow, sleet, freezing rain, or flooding increases. Our students are excited, our bus drivers are watchful, and our parents are anxious about whether school will be open or closed. Due largely in part to school districts in North Arkansas that were missing a sig...

January Is School Board Recognition Month

Elected to Work for Our Kids!!! January 2018 is School Board Recognition Month! Please take time to Thank Your School Board! And let them know how much we appreciate each and everyone one of them who are working to make a difference in our children's' lives!!(Pictured from Left to Right: Chris Long, Lynn Birchfield (Vice-President), Cliff Preston, Joe Bates (Presiden...

NMS Announces Honor Roll for 2nd Nine Weeks

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for their outstanding academic achievements during the second nine weeks. All A’s 6th grade- Presley Ainsworth, Kortney Akis, Abby Brewer, Jeb Gatewood, Gretchen Goodwin, Emma Kate Gottberg, Ty Jones, Lakyn Myers, Avery Neal7th grade- Anna Dixon, Sydney Preston8th grade- Landree Clark Honor Roll 6th g...

Santa Letters

Second grade students at Smackover Elementary School wrote letters to Santa back in December and then took a walking field trip to the post office to officially mail the letters!

VIP Reader

Special VIP visitor Coach Patrick House stopped by Smackover Elementary School to read a Christmas book to 2nd graders on their last day before Christmas break.

FFA Monthly Meeting to Include Award Degree Ceremony

There will be an FFA meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 6 pm, in the Hobgood auditorium at SHS. ALL FFA MEMBERS that have applied for the Discovery and Green Degrees should plan to attend for the Award Degree Ceremony. Parents and guests are welcome to attend. Questions: Contact Mrs. Jamie Bruton.

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome back to the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year! The weather may be cold, but we are actively engaging our students in learning during these cold winter months! Please be aware of the upcoming events: Monday, January 15 - MLK Holiday (No school)Tuesday, February 6 - Smackover Parent Teacher Conferences from 1:30 - 7 pmThursday, February 8 - Norphlet...

Baseball Camp

The Smackover High School baseball team hosted a baseball camp on Saturday, December 16, for 9 - 14 year olds in the district. Camp coaches were Coach BJ Greene, Coach Jeff Burson, Coach Cody Cranford, Logan Clark, Beau Burson, Jackson Martin, Keiandre Purifoy, and the Smackover High School baseball team.

SES Spelling Bee Winners

Congratulations to Kaden Thompson for winning the Smackover Elementary School spelling bee! Runner-up was Janelle Drummond.

NES AR Goal Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the second nine weeks! 1st Grade: Nathaniel Anderson, Annsley Baker, Kurt Brewer, Serenity Bridges, Dylan Collins, Isabella Daniell, Braylen Faulkner, Laurel Green, Kody Hicks, Abby Lewis, Sonny Magee, Jasmine McElveen, Ashlynne McLeland, Adyson Pond...

NMS AR Goal Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals for the second nine weeks! 6th Grade: Phillip Bailey, Caden Boykin, Cerenity Brant, Cody Burnopp, Jasmine Crew, Isaiah Gaston, Gretchen Goodwin, Jamiaus Graham, Jackson Grissom, Ty Jones, Joshua Malin, Cole McNeely, Colin Miller, Jana Mills, Evan Phillips, ...

SES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the second nine weeks. As a reward, these students got to decorate Christmas cookies with Mrs. Weaver in the library! 1st Grade: Lunden Clark, Kate Lee, Katherine Wolfe2nd Grade: Trevor Jackson, Taylor Gray, Emily Langley, Blaine Lockey, Emerson Neal, ...

SES Students Collect Canned Foods

Abby Fogle, Judson Wolfe and Madison Ham of Smackover Elementary School Student Council show off the 1007 cans that were collected in this month's food drive.

SES Christmas Program

The second and third graders at Smackover Elementary School presented a Christmas program last Tuesday.s

NES Christmas Program

Check out the picture below for the K-2 and 3-5 Christmas Programs at Norphlet Elementary School!

SPS Celebrates Christmas

Ms. Donna and Ms. Marsha had their Christmas party last Friday at Smackover Preschool. Students had pizza, chips and dip, cupcakes and drinks. We also had a few parents that came and partied with us!

SHS Softball Team Celebrates Christmas

The Smackover High School softball team had their annual Christmas party last week. They also went shopping and wrapped presents for a family that they sponsored this year.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Smackover-Norphlet School District! The Smackover-Norphlet School District will be closed from December 21, 2017 - January 3, 2018. School will resume on Thursday, January 4, 2018. School will also be dismissed on Monday, January 15, for the MLK Holiday. May you have a wonderful, safe, and happy Christmas! May your new year be filled with ...

Former SHS Student Signs On with University

Elmo Hempstead, 2015 graduate of Smackover High School, recently signed to play football for the University of Kansas. Elmo is also an honor student and has represented the Buckaroos in an outstanding manner. Congratulations, Elmo!

SES K Students Go Christmas Caroling

Smackover Elementary School kindergarten students went on their annual Christmas caroling on Monday.

SHS Christmas Concert

The Smackover High School band and choir performed a Christmas program for SHS students last week.

SHS Faculty Christmas Program

The Smackover High School Faculty put on a Christmas program for their students on Friday. The program consisted of the traditional 12 days of Christmas, a non-traditional 12 days of Christmas, Christmas carols, songs, and poems. ...

SNSD School Board Meeting Agenda

The Smackover-Norphlet School Board will hold its regular Board Meeting tonight, Monday, December 18, 2017, at 5:30 PM in the Boardroom of the Central Office. For a copy of tonight's meeting agenda, click on the link below:SNSD School Board Meeting Agenda, December 18, 2017

SHS Semester Test Schedule, Fall 2017

Smackover High School has released its Semester Test Schedule for Fall 2017. Click on the link below for their Testing Schedule:SHS Semester Test Schedule, Fall 2017

SPS Christmas Ornaments

Preschool students in Ms. Donna's class made Christmas ornaments this year with the help of a parent volunteer!

SHS AR Goal Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School students for meeting their AR goal for the second nine weeks of school! 9th GRADE: Dylan Calloway, Kade Davis, Adriana Grant, Andrew Haynes, Stormy Lewis, Jaqueze Modica, Gracie Muckelrath, Hannah Parker, Brooke Patton, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Courtney Smith, Jordan Vines, Caleb Watson, and Karli Willett10th GRADE: ...

Ag. Department Supports SES Family Christmas Night Tonight

Smackover High School agriculture students designed and built the photo booth for tonight's Family Christmas Night at Smackover Elementary School. It's going to be a great evening tonight! Planned activities include escape rooms, pictures with Santa, the Christmas photo booth, Christmas stories in the library, and so much more! The hamburger supper will begin at 5 p...

Christmas Program Schedule

Mark your calendars for these upcoming Christmas programs: Tuesday, December 12 - Christmas Family Night at Smackover Elementary School (Hamburger Supper is from 5-6 pm; Activities are from 5:30 - 7 pm)Thursday, December 14 - NES Christmas Program ( K- 2 is at 9 am; 3 - 5 is at 1:30 pm)Friday, December 15 - SHS Band, Jazz Band, and Choir Perform for students at 9 amMo...

SouthARK Recognizes SHS Senior

Smackover High School senior Keeleon Lios was recently recognized by the SouthArk Career Center as an outstanding academic student in the welding program. He is currently enrolled in his second year and will complete this program in May.

Going Batty Over Research

Smackover Elementary School third and fourth grade students researched bats in the library with Mrs. Weaver and computer lab with Mrs. Lewis. Students used Google Classroom and Google Slides, learned how to export and import an image into a slide, and utilized Google Search to research bats in Arkansas and around the world. They also research how bats are good for th...

Basketball Updates

Please update your basketball schedules with the following information: 7th grade boys play in Junction City Saturday, December 9th, at 2 pm and 3 pm.7th grade girls play in Junction City Saturday, December 9th, at 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm.Dual state has been changed to December 11th, 13th, and 16th in Junction City.Senior girls will be playing in the Hampton Tournament on...

Sports Medicine Students Obtain Certification

Twenty students in Mrs. Morgan Atkins' Sports Medicine Program obtained their CPR Certification this semester with support from the School Based Health Clinic and Nurse Candis Langley. Congratulations to these students: Chris HopperLilah ToddJasmin FejeranJillian McKnightKennedy BriggsHunter BakerKarli GoocherGeorge WilliamsOlivia EdneySharnes McGheeKaity GoodwinColt...

Save the City

Mrs. Coleman's second grade students at Norphlet Elementary School participated in a Project Lead the Way STEM project entitled Save the City! Students learned about landforms, erosion, and landslides in the project.

Norphlet Middle School Semester Test Schedule

Norphlet Middle School has released its Semester Test Schedule for Fall 2017. Click on the link below for their Testing Schedule:NMS Semester Test Schedule link

SHS Fishing Team Competes

The Smackover High School Fishing Team was well represented at the recent Arkansas Youth Fishing Association tournament held on Lake Millwood this weekend. In a very competitive field, all of our angler teams caught their limit of 5 bass. Team 1--Jacob Muckelrath/Blake Doherty placed 4th overall with a total weight of 10 lb 6 ozTeam 2--David Martin/Trey Darden, 8 lb ...

NES Sponsored Canned Food Drive

Norphlet Elementary School's Student Council sponsored a can food drive the week of November 13-17. All items were donated to the Smackover First Baptist Church Food Pantry.

Christmas on Broadway

The Smackover Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first ever Christmas on Broadway! Come support small town business from 10 am - 5pm on Broadway in Smackover on Saturday, December 2. Local Smackover merchants, pop-up shops, and food trucks will be open with lots of Christmas specials and goodies! Participating business, pop-up shops, and food trucks include: The Wi...

NES Honors Veterans

Norphlet Elementary School's Student council presented a short essay in honor of our communities Veteran on Veteran's Day. NES also honored veteran Sophia Goode on Veteran's Day. Mrs. Goode teaches 3rd grade Literacy and Social Studies.

Message from EZSchoolPay

The EZSchoolPay team will be performing maintenance on the EZSchoolPay server the evening of Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 6:30 PM (EST). The outage is expected to last approximately 30-45 minutes. During this time, the EZSchoolPay website and mobile application may be unavailable. Users attempting to access EZSchoolPay may experience intermittent errors, such as “...

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

The annual Smackover Christmas tree lighting celebration will be held this Friday, December 1st, at Kennedy Park beginning at 6 pm with the lighting of Eddie's Cross. Santa will arrive at 6:30 pm ready for all those Christmas lists. There will be a special performance by the Smackover High School Band and the Salvation Army will be providing hot chocolate and cookies...

NMS Students Create Pyramids

Ms. Welchman’s 6th Grade Pre-AP Social Studies Class at Norphlet Middle School recently studied Egypt. At the conclusion of the study, the students were to create a pyramid out of any material and come up with a pharaoh. The pharaoh was to have interests and those interests must be in the pyramid. Check out these pyramids!

NES Celebrates American Education Week

Norphlet Elementary School students celebrated American Education Week November 13-17.

Financial Aid Night This Thursday!

Medical Detectives Complete Dissection Activities

Norphlet Middle School 8th grade students are enjoying a new STEM class this year entitled Medical Detectives. As part of the class, the students dissect a sheep brain.

Bass Team Shirts

A special thanks goes to the following sponsors of the Smackover High School Bass Fishing Team. Their financial support made the purchase of the bass team jerseys possible. What a great group of industry partners! Electrical Services Co. (ESCO)Giant WorldwideWholesale Electric CompanyEvers ElectricJim Golden FordMilbankSmackover MotorsVinson ElectricSouthern Contrac...

No Turkey Hunting at SES!

Mrs. Haltom's students at Smackover Elementary School decorated turkeys by putting them in disguise to protect them this Thanksgiving! Can you find the turkeys in the picture below?

SHS Students Make All-Region Choir

Congrats to the following Smackover High School students who made All Region Choir: Tanner EvansEllen GalvanAlec GatewoodAustin GrovesJoey LawrenceZach MorganCody RobinsonAnniston RossRowdy ShacklefordKaylee Smith For more information about the vocal music program at Smackover High School, contact Ms. Charlsie Falcon.

SPS Pilgrims

Children in the toddler room at Smackover Preschool dressed up as Pilgrim boys and girls last week.

Lanxess Awards SNSD STEM Grant

Lanxess (formerly known as Chemtura) endeavors to encourage young people worldwide to develop a passion for science and chemistry at a young age in order to make them aware of the diverse career opportunities that these fields offers. Through the Lanxess education initiative in El Dorado, they have pledged $250,000 over the next 5 years to sponsor STEM programs in Uni...

SES Christmas Family Night

Make plans now to attend the Smackover Elementary School Christmas Family Night! Location: Smackover Elementary SchoolDate: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Schedule: 5 - 6 pm - Hamburger supper in the Smackover Cafeteria5:30 - 7:00 pm - Activities/crafts in the Smackover Elementary School classrooms

Students Place in NAILE Exposition

Smackover High School students Kalin Key, Trey Darden, and Kendall Key attended the National American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). NAILE is the largest all-breed, purebred livestock event in the world, with 10 livestock divisions and nearly 30,000 entries from the 48 contiguous states — all under one roof. Congratulations goes to Trey Darden for ...

SBHC Updates

From the School Based Health Center: If you have a question about the School Based Health Center or if you would like to make an appointment for your child, please call one of the following: School Based Health Center office at 725-1207Smackover Family Practice Clinic at 725-3471School Based Health Center Coordinator's office and leave a message at 725-1213. Someone...

More Family STEM Night Pictures

This year's 3rd Annual Family STEM Night was a lot of fun! Planning for next year's 4th Annual Family STEM Night has already begun. Save the date: Tuesday, November 13, 2018! In the meantime, check out these pictures from the 3rd Annual Family STEM Night which was held last Tuesday night.

SHS to Celebrate National Diabetic Day

Smackover High School will celebrate National Diabetic Day on Tuesday, November 14, by wearing blue bracelets to increase an awareness of the effects of diabetes and the complications caused by the disease.

District to Seek Act 1240 Waiver

The Smackover-Norphlet School District is seeking an Act 1240 Waiver regarding the allowable first day of school. If approved, this waiver would allow the district to set the first student day of the calendar school year no earlier than Monday, August 13. Current law establishes the first allowable day of school as the Monday of the week that contains August 19. For...

SES Students Excel on Interim Assessments

Congratulations to the following 3rd - 5th students for scoring meeting the benchmark scores on all five ACT Aspire Interim Assessments (Reading, English, Writing, Math, and Science!) Irish WingardEli WillettBrady PearsonMason McDanielKaden Thompson

SES Honors Veterans

Smackover Elementary School students participated in a Veteran's Day Assembly to honor all of the men and women who have served in the armed forces to protect our country. Mrs. Wood's 5th grade music classes and Mrs. Long's Student Council students performed songs and poems in front of United States Veterans on Friday, November 10. We thank them for their service.

More Pictures from Family STEM Night

Thank you to everyone who came out and shared the evening with us at the 3rd Annual Family STEM Night!!!

SHS Students Qualify for All-Region Choir

Members of the Smackover High School Choir recently tried out for All-Region Choir. These students were chosen to participate: Tanner EvansEllen GalvanAlec GatewoodAustin GrovesJoseph LawrenceBrian LisonZach MorganCody RobinsonAnniston RossRowdy Shackleford,andKalee Smith

3rd Annual Family STEM Night a Huge Success

The Smackover-Norphlet School District's 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for kindergarten through 12th grade students which was held at Norphlet Middle School last night far exceeded our expectations! Over 650 people participated in all of the STEM activities planned by our community and industry partners! The Laser Light Show presented by Lockheed Martin was the first ...

NES Super Powers

Norphlet Elementary School students and faculty have been using their super hero powers this fall! Students at Norphlet Elementary School are working hard at becoming super readers. Every morning before school, all students sit quietly in the hallway to read their favorite book.Second and third grade students performed Halloween songs at Norphlet Elementary School's O...

NMS Students Make Fire!

Mrs. Peachey's 7th grade science students did an experiment last week in which they made fire using steel wool and batteries. No matches were involved! Check out the pictures below to see how they safely did this. You can even watch a video on The Buckaroo Blog to learn how they did it!

NES Principal's List and Honor Roll Students Named

Norphlet Elementary School 1st Nine Weeks All A’s (Principal’s List): Kindergarten- Bailey Ayala, Jacob Castillo, Justus Hicks, Hailynn Howe, Adalyn Hubbard, Cheyanne Livingston, Cameron McGhee, Hunter Moore, Donald Newton III, Cierra Philyaw, Elijah Ponder, Jacob Reeder, Erielle Rucks, Paris Smith, Aubree Taylor, Leigha, Thornton, Brittlynn Tillman, Brady Tregre 1st...

Family STEM Night Demo Room

Tonight is the big night! The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 grade students will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun activities, a laser light show, free food, and cool door prizes (iPad mini, 5 Chromebooks, a Dell laptop, and a drone)! There will be activities inside th...

SES AR Achievers Rewarded

Smackover Elementary School students who met their AR goal in the 1st nine weeks were rewarded last week on Halloween. Theses students got to wear their Halloween costumes to school and go around to the classrooms trick or treating. Then we danced to some Halloween music in the library.

Mapping Out STEM Night!

Tomorrow night is the big night! The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 grade students will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun activities, a laser light show, free food, and cool door prizes (iPad mini, 5 Chromebooks, a Dell laptop, and a drone)! Are you trying to locate a ...

SHS Financial Aid Night Scheduled

SES Veteran's Day Assembly

Smackover Elementary School is proud to present its annual Salute to Our Heroes Veterans Day program on Friday, November 10, at 9 am in Hobgood Auditorium. All veterans and their families are invited to attend. A reception for our veterans will be held in the foyer of the auditorium following the program. A voucher will be presented to veterans attending the program...

SES Announces Honor Roll

Smackover Elementary School has announced its honor roll and merit list for the first nine weeks. HONOR ROLL (All A’s) FIRST GRADE: Alley Ainsworth, Abi Burdue, Lunden Clark, Axell Diaz, Kate Lee, Sara Renfro, Taylor Scott, Eva Ward, Landon Waxley, Katherine Wolfe, Riley Born, Alyssa McVay, Aubrey Rowland, Tiara Stevens, Kyleigh Wisinger, Braden Alexander, Casynn Dew...

SES Book Character Pumpkins

Smackover Elementary School students and teachers recently created book character pumpkins.

NES Book Character Pumpkins

The Norphlet Elementary School Library recently held a Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest. These are the results: Most Original....$25 Book Fair Gift Certificate....Marley's Halloween....Perkins' 1st grade.1st Place.....$25 Book Fair Gift Certificate....Angry Birds....Smith's 4th grade2nd Place....$20 Book Fair Gift Certificate....You Don't Want a Unicorn....P...

Veteran's Day Assemblies

The Smackover-Norphlet School District honors and respects all of out veterans from all of the military branches. We will be honoring veterans during the following assemblies: Norphlet Middle School and Norphlet Elementary School Sponsored by the 8th Grade PreAP Social Studies classDate: Thursday, November 9Time: 8:30 amLocation: NMS AuditoriumReception to foll...

Laser Light Show!

The Lockheed Martin crew arrived early morning and began transforming the Norphlet Middle School gymnasium into a laser light show. It is phenomenal the work which has been done! The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 grade students will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun ...

NES Fall Festival Tonight!

The NES Fall Festival is tonight (Friday, November 3rd) at the Norphlet First Baptist Church Family Life Center.Come join in the fun, food, and festivities from 5:30-7:30. Admission is $5.00 per person and includes unlimited games and activities! Concessions are an additional cost. We look forward to seeing you there! Everyone is invited to attend no matter which sch...

"Be in the Know" Event: What Every Parent Should Know About Substance Abuse

The Smackover/Norphlet School District Parent Facilitators will host a Parent & Family Engagement Night on the topic of Substance Abuse on Monday, November 27, 2017, at 6:30 PM in the Hobgood Auditorium on the SHS campus.This informational meeting is geared toward 6th - 12th grade students and their parents. It's being presented by Teresa Roark, who is the Mental Heal...

SPS Celebrates Red Ribbon Week and Halloween

Smackover Preschool students and teachers joined in the fun during the past few weeks as they celebrated Red Ribbon Week and Halloween.

Family STEM Night Activities!

The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 grade students will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun activities, a laser light show, free food, and cool door prizes! Check out the brochure below to find out about all of the exciting activities which will be available that evening!

SES Camp Fire Clubs Collecting Hard Candy

Wondering what you're going to do with all that Halloween candy? The Smackover Elementary School Campfire Clubs are collecting hard candy for Operation Gratitude. Operation Gratitude will send the hard candy to deployed troops and first responders. The Campfire Clubs are specifically collecting hard candy as it will not melt when it it mailed. Send all hard candy t...

NES Fall Festival Location Moved

ATTENTION NORPHLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND SUPPORTERS: Due to the chance of rain, the Fall Festival has been moved to the Norphlet First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Come join in the fun, food, and festivities Friday, November 3rd from 5:30-7:30. Admissions is $5.00 per person and includes unlimited games and activities! Concessions are an ad...

Check Out This New Door Prize for Family STEM Night!

The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 grade students will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun activities, a laser light show, free food, and cool door prizes! We have already revealed a few of our fabulous door prizes (iPad Mini, five Chromebooks, and a Dell Inspiron 11 300...

Author Skype at NMS

Norphlet Middle School 8th grade students connected virtually through Skype with author Dan Gemeinhart. The students recently completed a study of his book, Scar Island. Through funds raised by the NMS Library's book fair, each student received a signed copy of the book. ...

NES/NMS Wild West Book Fair

Choir Students Exel

The following Smackover High School students made Senior High All-Region choir: Cody RobinsonAlec GatewoodTanner EvansAustin GrovesZach MorganRowdy ShacklefordJoseph LawrenceBrian LisonEllen GalvanKalee SmithAnniston Ross The following students made Junior High All-Region choir: Cody WatsonMason BullardKeshaun LeeKayla ThomasDru JohnstonMa’Kalia MasseyDelilah Slater...

SPS Students Get a Painting Lesson

Ms. Mary Ann and Ms. Christy's preschool class at our Smackover Preschool recently had a parent come volunteer to give a Painting Lesson to SPS students. Students got into the holiday spirit and learned to paint pumpkins.

SES Students Get Into Character for Red Ribbon Week

SES Students and Teachers showed off their school spirit and support of Red Ribbon Week by dressing as Movie Characters.

SES 4th Graders Update

Smackover Elementary School 4th graders have been super busy in the past few weeks! Mrs. Wood and the 4th grade students sang songs about Fall/Halloween to parents on Tuesday night.Students who scored Ready or Exceeding in various subject areas on the ACT ASPIRE test were recognized and were given a certificate.The 4th grade AR achievers were also recognized.In Mrs. A...

Do Pumpkins Sink or Swim?

Do pumpkins sink or float? That is the question in Ms. Karla's preschool class at Smackover Elementary School.The students tested it and learned that pumpkins float!

More Door Prizes for Family STEM Night!

The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-12 grade students will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017 , from 5:45 – 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun activities, free food, and cool door prizes! We have already revealed a few of our fabulous door prizes (iPad Mini 4 and five Chromebooks)! A big thank you goes to Lanxess (Chemt...

NMS Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for their outstanding academic achievements for the first nine weeks of school! All A’s: 6th grade: Abby Brewer, Jeb Gatewood, Emma Kate Gottberg, Kylah Hall7th grade: Bryan Lenz, Sydney Preston Honor Roll: 6th grade: Presley Ainsworth, Kortney Akis, Phillp Bailey, Airabe Bautist, Caden Boykin, Cai...

Smokey the Bear Visits SES

Smokey the Bear and the Arkansas Forestry Commission visited Smackover Elementary School 2nd grade students last week. A book was read about preventing forest fires.

SES 1st Graders Visit with a Pilot

James Beebe, a pilot for Delta Airlines, came and spoke to SES 1st graders during career week.

NES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Elementary School students who met their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the first nine weeks! 1st Grade: Annsley Baker, Serenity Bridges, Dylan Collins, Isabella Daniell, Abby Lewis, Sonny Magee, Lydia Tipton, Hunter Welchman, and Klare Yarbrough2nd Grade: Makayla Blackledge, Mia Brown, Kade Crawford, Jasper Galusha, Saylor...

ELA Drama Class Presents "Every Student"

The ELA Drama class at Smackover High School recently performed and filmed their own student-created morality play about "Every Student". Seated: Synard Williams and Mary-Claire Wilcox. Filming: Clayton Henderson. The class is taught by Mrs. Sonia Barker.

Chef Tyler Visits SES 1st Grade

SES First Grade students are studying various Careers this week. As a part of this unit, Chef Tyler from Postmasters in Camden came to speak to the students about his job as a Chef.

Mesmerizing Magician

Smackover High School kicked off Red Ribbon Week with the Daryl Miller, who presented a motivational magician show. Pictured with Mr. Miller is Precious Dorman. Along with her assistance, both made the table rise from the floor. His message, along with his show, was mesmerizing to the student body!

Twin Day!

Smackover High School celebrates Red Ribbon Day with "Twin Day." A few twins were: (left to right) Colt Aycock, Kaity Goodwin, Sharnes McGhee, Z Teasley, Priscila Espinosa and Megan Osborn.

SHS Student Selected to Attend Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Conference

Alex Savage, a sophomore at Smackover High School, has been selected to represent SHS at the annual Hugh O'Brien Youth leadership conference in June at Arkansas Tech University. Alex is an all-around excellent student showing his leadership in student council, Buckaroo football, as well as in the Buckaroo band. Alex is the son of Sonja and Jeff Savage. Congratulations,...

Wendy's Heisman Award Winners

Congratulations to Reagan Richardson (left) and Peyton Jones (right). They have been selected as the Wendy's Heisman Award school winners. Presenting their certificates is Athletic Trainer, Morgan Atkins. Along with the certificate, they will each receive a Wendy's Heisman patch. Reagan was also selected as a State Finalist. Although she was not named a state winner, s...

Paintbrushes

Mrs. Jennifer Baysinger's kindergarten students at Smackover Elementary School just completed their PLTW STEM module: Structure and Function. The students explored the engineering design process and created their own paintbrushes.

Red Ribbon Week Facts #1

Click on the link for our Red Ribbon Week Facts #1: Preventing Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs.Preventing Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs

Sneak Peak #1: Family STEM Night Door Prizes

The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 5:45 - 8 pm at Norphlet Middle School. This evening is going to have lots of super fun activities, free food, and cool door prizes! This event is open to all K-12 students, parents, and community members! New this Year: A Laser Light Show presented by Lockheed Martin beginning at 7:30 pmi...

SES AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover Elementary School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the first nine weeks! 3rd: Alexia Eason, Jackson Lee, Drake McGaugh, Jenica Saulsbury, Ava Walker, Lynlee Boykin, La’Trinity Grant, David Mendenhall, and Ramsey Wilson4th: Riley Burch, Cash Moffett, Melanie Rodriguez, Eli Willett, and Judson Wolfe5t...

Infection Detection!

Fifth grade students in Mrs. Kelly Arrington's science class at Smackover Elementary School are participating in the PLTW module, Infection Detection. Through this module, the students are doing an immune system study.

Buckaroo Band Earns Honors

Smackover High School band students marched in the ASBOA Region 3 Marching Band Contest earlier this week. They received the following honors: Excellent RatingOverall 2nd Place Division Congratulations to these students and to band director, Mr. Tracy Walker!

SES Kickball Tournament

Smackover Elementary School 3rd through 5th grade classes competed in the annual kickball tournament last week. All classes completed the kickball unit in P.E. by competing in a single elimination tournament. The championship game between Mrs. Gathright's 5th grade class and Mrs. Pyron's 5th grade class was held in the high school indoor practice facility. The stude...

Red Ribbon Dress-Up Days

Next week, October 23-27, is Red Ribbon Week! Don't forget to participate in the Red Ribbon Week Activities for each campus! Norphlet Elementary School Monday- Sock it to drugs - Wear crazy socksTuesday-Team up against drugs- Wear your favorite team shirtWednesday- Pledge to be drug free- Wear Red dayThursday- Put a lid on drugs- Wear a hatFriday- Fight the war...

SES Native American Study

Fifth grade students in Mrs. Tina Stringer's social studies classes at Smackover Elementary School made totem poles and wrote a narrative explaining the raising of their totem poles during a potlatch, the meanings of their animals, and how the potlatch ended.

Calling All Volunteers

Norphlet Middle School will be hosting its first VEX competition on Saturday, November 11, at El Dorado High School. This competition will give area high school and middle school students the chance to challenge each other with their robots. Volunteers are needed to help out as judges, set up for the matches, emceeing, and many other tasks. No experience is necessar...

SHS Red Ribbon Week Dress-Up Days

Smackover High School will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 23 - 27, 2017. This year's theme is "Your Future Is Key, so Stay Drug Free!"SHS will have the following Dress-Up Days during this week:Monday -- Red Ribbon Day (Receive your Red Ribbon during 2nd period)Tuesday -- Twin Day ( Buckaroos Partner Up Against Drugs)Wednesday -- Hat Day (Buckaroos Put a Lid on...

NMS AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Norphlet Middle School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the first nine weeks! 6th Grade: Phillip Bailey, Jasmine Crew, Jamiaus Graham, Ty Jones, Joshua Malin, Cole McNeely, Jana Mills, Evan Phillips, Zach Wilcox, and Damiah Wilkins7th Grade: Erin Bolen, R.J. Boone, Anna Dixon, Angel Estabrook, Alexandria Ga...

SHS AR Achievers

Congratulations to the following Smackover High School students for meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the 1st nine weeks! 9th Grade: Abby Beavers, Dylan Calloway, Rylee Darden, Alec Gatewood, Andrew Haynes, Gracie Muckelrath, Hannah Parker, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Anniston Ross, Jordan Vines, and Caleb Watson10th Grade: Trenton Bailey, Joel Brewer, Kendyl ...

Choir Students Receive All Region Choir Awards

Smackover-Norphlet Choir Students recently competed in the All Region Choir Contest, and many of our students received All Region Choir Awards.Congratulations to those who made All Region Choir: Cody Robinson, Alec Gatewood, Austin Groves, Zach Morgan, Anniston Ross, Kalee Smith, Ellen Galvan, Rowdy Shackleford, Joseph Lawrence, Brian Lison, and Tanner Evans.Seven of ...

Buckaroo Band Brings Home Marching Contest Awards

The Smackover High School Marching Band attended the UAM Kappa Kappa Psi Marching Contest on Saturday, October 14, 2017, and received 1st Place division Percussion, 2nd Place division Band, Best in Class division Flag Line, and 2nd place division Drum Major.The band will March at 5:45 today (Tuesday, October, 17, 2017) at Warren High School in our ASBOA Region 3 March...

District Tennis Tournament

Congratulations to the Smackover High School tennis team for their outstanding performance at the district tennis tournament at Burns Park last week.

Pajama Day and Walk-Through Party

Last Friday, Smackover High School students were allowed to wear pajama pants to school to show school spirit prior to the football game at Drew Central. To support the football team, a walk-through party was held on campus!

NMS Family STEM Night Sneak Peak

The 3rd Annual Family STEM Night for K-8 students will be Tuesday, November 7, at Norphlet Middle School! We invite everyone (high school students, parents, and community members) to come out and participate! This year STEM activities will be held from 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm at the middle school campus.At 7:30 pm, Lockheed Martin will host a LASER LIGHT SHOW in the new g...

NES Fall Festival

Norphlet Elementary School will have a Fall Festival on Friday, November 3, 2017, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM! Everyone is invited!! Come join in the fun, food, and festivities. Activities will include: petting zoo, hayride, cake walk, fall crafts, a bounce house, photo booth, games, concessions, and much, much more!!! Admission is $5 per person and includes unlimited gam...

SHS Student Named as Prudential Spirit of Community Award Recipient

Reagan Richardson, a senior at Smackover High School, has been named the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recipient. She was recognized for her distinguished achievement in community service with her annual Arkansas Children's Hospital "Feel the Love" campaign. Reagan has collected and delivered gifts to the ACH patients during the Christmas season over the past...

Biology Labs

Smackover High School PreAP Biology students conducted pH studies of various solutions.

SHS Bass Fishing Team Lends a Helping Hand at SAU Fishing Derby

Students with the SHS Bass Fishing Team (Trenton Bailey, David Martin, Trey Darden, Jacob Muckelrath, and Blake Doherty) went to SAU on Friday to assist in a Fishing Derby for special needs children.

NES PTO Meeting

Norphlet Elementary School held its September PTO meeting with fourth and fifth grade students performing under the direction of music teacher, Mrs. Sherri Wood. Following the meeting, Principal Bernadette O'Guinn spoke to the audience.

Flashlight Fridays for SES 1st Graders

SES 1st Graders make reading extra special by having Flashlight Fridays. These students read for 15 minutes every Friday by flashlight.

SES 1st Graders Study Sound

SES First Grade students have been studying Sound for PLTW. In the photo, students worked on creating sound vibrations with rubber bands.

SES Lesson in Making a Difference

Terry Simpson, posing as Susan Carver, shares a lesson on making a difference with third grade students at Smackover Elementary. The book The Kid Who Changed the World was also presented to the library.

Donation for the Arts

Cherrie Sweeney of the Union County Farm Bureau Women's committee presents SNSD elementary art teacher, Lauralyn Ramsey, a check for use in the arts.

Flu Clinic

The Norphlet Flu Shot Clinic will be held on October 10. The Smackover Flu Shot Clinic will be held on October 19. Forms have been sent home with students. If you did not receive a form or if you have any questions about the flu shot clinic, please contact Traci Jeffers at Norphlet or Candis Langley at Smackover.

Football Tickets for Friday's Game

For your convenience, tickets to this week's road game against Drew Central High School are available for purchase in advance online at statechamps.com/DrewCentralHSAR and via the StateChamps app in the Google Play and Apple Store. Once you have bought a ticket, that ticket will download to your mobile device through the simple StateChamps app, available for both Appl...

NES Super Hero Assemblies

Norphlet Elementary School held its first Superhero Awards Assemblies for Kindergarten - 2nd grade students and 3rd - 5th grade students. They NMS cheerleaders came over to welcomed the student and performed a few cheers for them. Student council members performed a chant for the group. K-2 Grade Superhero Award Winners: Mrs. Miller's room- Aubree TaylorMrs. Wills' ...

Financial Aid Night for SHS Seniors and Parents

Concerned about finding ways to help pay for college??? Smackover High School will be sponsoring a Financial Aid Night for SHS Seniors and Parents on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, from 6 to 8 PM in the Smackover High School Library. Those attending should bring their 2016 taxes so that they can complete the 2018-2019 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). ...

4th and 5th Grade Engineers at SES

Smackover Elementary School fourth graders worked on projection involving energy and collisions while fifth grade students built robots! Mrs. Kelly Arrington teaches both 4th and 5th grade science at Smackover Elementary School!

SHS Student Named Miss Musicfest

Congratulations to Smackover High School senior, Stormy Anders, who was named Miss Musicfest 2017.

NES Student Recognized in the El Dorado News-Times

Ice Pop Challenge

Students in Mrs. Cynthia Coleman's second grade class participated in an engineering design project entitled the Ice Pop Challenge! Check out their fabulous creations!

Smackover-Norphlet Alumni Homerun Derby and Baseball Game Set

Smackover and Norphlet High School Alumni Baseball Players mark your calendars!The 2018 Buckaroo Baseball Team would like to invite you to the First Annual Alumni Baseball Game. The game is scheduled for Saturday, February 10th, at 1 p.m. at the Smackover High School Field. There will also be a Home-run Derby held on Friday, February 9th!Information and Sign-Up sheet...

Johnny Appleseed Visits SES 1st Grade

Johnny Appleseed recently came to visit First Grade at SES.

Sports Medicine Students Conduct Mock Physicals

The Sports Medicine students at Smackover High School are doing mock physicals using their skills to evaluate their class partner. These skills include musculoskeletal exam, blood pressure, pulse, vision screening, and reflexes. Morgan Atkins is the instructor. Lilah Todd (left) checking Laynie Clark's blood pressure.Olivia Edney (right) checks the pulse of Alison Bill...

ALE Facilitator Recognized

Mrs. Janet Philips (right), JAG instructor and ALE Facilitator at Smackover High School, was recently recognized at the 34th annual National Training Seminar held in Las Vegas as a JAG Outstanding Specialist. Her successful implementation of the JAG model has led to extraordinary achievement for Smackover High School students since its inception. Also pictured is Mrs. ...

Union County Fair Winners

Congratulations to these Smackover High School Students! HOGS Kalin Key: Reserve Champion Prospect Market Hog, Grand Champion Senior Swine Showman, Grand Champion Market Hog, Grand Champion Commercial GiltKendall Key: Grand Champion Prospect Market Hog, Reserve Champion Senior Swine Showman, Reserve Champion Market Hog, Reserve Champion Commercial GiltTrey Darden: 1...

GT Students Support Childhood Cancer Foundation

GT students at Norphlet Elementary School and Smackover Elementary School had a lemonade stand on both campuses during parent teacher conferences to support the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer fundraiser. $268 was raised. Thank you to everyone who donated!

Note to Buckaroo Youth Football Camp Participants

This summer, Coach Baysinger hosted a football camp for 2nd through 6th grade students in July. All students who participated in the football camp this summer are invited to run out before the football team at the game night! Meet down on the track by where the band plays.Must be there by >span class="aBn" data-term="goog_666846709" tabindex="0">6:45 pm.Be sur...

Football Fundraiser

Do you want to see the Cowboys play the Chiefs at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on November 5? The football team is raffling off four tickets (C112, Row 20 - Seats 17, 18, 19, 20), a parking pass, and a coupon for a free game program. The value of this package is $3,000. Tickets are 1 for $15 and 2 for $25. Raffle tickets will be sold at the gate before the...

Engineering Students Tour Cross Oil

Students from 2nd year engineering course, Principles of Engineering, tour the packaging facilities at Cross Oil in Smackover. Their tour guide was Bruce Brakeman, manager for the lubricants section of the business. Students include: Juniors: Taylor Harris, Ty McCurry, Colby Pearson, Isaac Woollen, and Tanner Evans. Sophomores: Rett Gatewood, Micah Smith, Ga...

Engineering Group Takes a Tour

The Principles of Engineering class has been touring the packaging facilities at Cross Oil in Smackover. Members of the class left to right: Isaac Woollen, Colby Pearson, Micah Smith, Caleb Huckabee, Taylor Harris, Rett Gatewood, Tanner Evans, Ty McCurry, Gage Watson and Tami Philyaw, Classroom Instructor.

SHS Has That School Spirit!

Smackover High School is celebrating a "Rock On" Homecoming theme. Students carried our the theme by dressing in their favorite rock star outfit. Crazy days also hit the SHS halls during Homecoming week. Sporting their crazy dress up attire: (floor) Cade Schibler; left to right: Karli Goocher, Jilli Russell, Harley Ainsworth, Rylee Darden, Hannah Parker and Karli Wille...

Homecoming Royalty, 2017-2018

Smackover High School will celebrate their Homecoming festivities on Friday, September 22. Pictured below is the SHS Homecoming royalty for 2017-2018. (seated) Reagan Richardson, Maid of Honor; Kaitlyn Goodwin, Homecoming Queen;(back row) Kelsey Allen, Junior Maid; Jasmine Ervin, Junior Maid; Camree Jones, Junior Maid; Sharnes McGhee, Senior Maid; Taylor Jackson, Senio...

SES K Students Complete 1st Engineering Project

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Jennifer Baysinger's class built a beanstalk and tested their ability to hold a "golden egg".

Website Survey

The Smackover-Norphlet School District debuted its new website at the beginning of the school year. We are seeking input from students, parents, and community members regarding the new website so that we can make our website better! Please click here to take the website survey. The survey will be open until September 30, 2017.

Homecoming Schedule

Don't miss out on all of the fun homecoming activities which will be on Friday, September 22, 2017! 10 am - 12 pm: Smackover High School Campus Tours12:30 pm: All schools dismissed2:00 pm: Coronation (Hobgood Auditorium)3:00 pm: Parade (Starts at Smackover High School and goes through downtown Smackover)4:00 - 6:00 pm: Catfish Dinner fundraiser for SHS Baseball T...

SPS Gets a Little Crazy!

Smackover Preschool students and staff supported the Smackover Buckaroos by participating in Crazy Day!

Little, Jr. Miss, and Miss Derrick Pageants

The Little Miss, Jr. Miss, and Miss Derrick Pageants will be held on Saturday, October 21st. All girls, ages birth through 12th grade who are in the Smackover/Norphlet Public School District may participate.Links to the Pageant Registration Forms are below:43rd Annual Little Miss Derrick Pageant Entry FormJunior Miss and Miss Derrick Pageant Form

Smackover Buckaroo Mini Cheer Camp

Registration is under way for the 2017 Buckaroo Mini Cheer Camp for K-5th grade girls. Norphlet Elementary School dates - October 9th and 10th from 3:30 - 4:15 in the Norphlet gym.Smackover Elementary School dates - October 11th and 12th from 3:30 - 4:15 in the Smackover High School gym.All participant will receive a t-shirt and may participate in the pre-game festivi...

Baseball Team Fish Fry Fundraiser

The baseball team will be putting on a catfish dinner next Friday before the homecoming game. The price is $10.00 a plate. It will be held in the high school cafeteria from 4 to 6 pm. You will be able to pre-order meals or come and eat in the cafeteria before you head to the homecoming festivities. If you are interested please see any baseball players, they are a...

Agriculture Classes Prepare for Competition

Mr. Jackson's class is currently building crappie condos for an upcoming Ag mechanics competition in Hope, AR.

SHS Bass Fishing Team Wins!!

Smackover High School Bass Fishing Team once again places in major area bass fishing tournament to start off the 2017-18 Tournament season. Smackover High School sophomores and bass fishing team members Joel Brewer and Trenton Bailey placed 4th in the FLW Louisiana Open High School Bass Tournament held on the Ouachtia River at Monroe, Louisiana on Saturday, May 9. Th...

Fish Fry Fundraiser

The Smackover-Norphlet Bands will be hosting a Fish Fry Fundraiser during the Parent Teacher Conferences on the Smackover campuses on Thursday, September 14, from 4 - 7 pm. It will be held in the SHS Cafeteria. You may Dine In or Carry Out.The cost is $11 per plate which includes 4 pieces of catfish or chicken tenders, fries, coleslaw, hushpuppies, tea or lemonade, an...

Homecoming Information

Early Dismissal Homecoming will be Friday, September 22, 2017. All campuses (including Smackover Preschool) will be dismissing students at 12:30 pm so that all students, parents, and faculty can participate in the Homecoming activities. Homecoming T-Shirt Homecoming T-Shirt orders ($15) are due in the Smackover High School office by 12:30on Friday. Homecoming Para...

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences for Kindergarten through 12th grade students will be held next week. Tuesday (September 12) - Norphlet Elementary School and Norphlet Middle SchoolThursday (September 14) - Smackover Elementary School and Smackover High SchoolSchool will be dismissed at 12:30 both days for all K-12 students. Smackover Preschool will be open its regular hour...

STEM Opportunity for 6th - 10th Graders

The Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts (ASMSA) and SAU's STEM Center for K-12 Education are holding a FREE Science and Engineering Institute for students in grades 6th - 10th. Click on the link below for more information:STEM Opportunity link

Congratulations, Buckaroos!

Congratulations to the Smackover High School football team and Coach Michael Baysinger for their 14-6 victory last night over Harmony Grove! The game was exciting! The weather was great and Mother Nature was at its finest!

Disaster Relief Drive

A group of students from Smackover High School, under the direction of Mrs. Morgan McDaniels Atkins, will be doing a disaster relief drive beginning tomorrow and ending next Friday, September 8, for our neighbors in the South Texas area. We are in need of medium-large sturdy boxes that we can use to ship/transfer the items we collect. If you have any of these boxes a...

NMS Student Council Collecting Money for the Red Cross

The Norphlet Middle School student council is collecting money to send to the American Red Cross (specifically for Harvey victims.) The 6th period classes at NMS are competing for the most money donated for a cookie party. The money collection began today and will go through Friday, September 8.

Live Streaming of Tonight's Football Game

If you can't make it to SAU Magnolia tonight, but you still want to watch our Buckaroos play against Harmony Grove in the Hooten's Kickoff Classic, then you can live stream the game! Go to https://www.ustream.tv/channel... to view tonight's game or tune into the radio station 93.3 to hear the game.

Hooten's Classic Half-Time Competition

Are you a high school student planning to attend the Hooten's football game at SAU Magnolia on Tuesday, August 29? If so, you should consider participating in the Fourth & Fearless Skills & Drills half-time competition. This competition is for boys and girls in 9th - 12th grade. Contestants have a chance to win an iPad Mini or a $100 Walmart gift card! Rules are li...

Job Vacancies,2017-2018

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools NOTICE OF VACANCIES Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year for the classified positions of: Substitute Nurses Baby Room (Smackover Preschool) Please send a completed classified application, resume’, college transcript, and/or results of Parapro Exam to 112 East...

Car Riders at SES

From the desk of Smackover Elementary School Principal Holly Strickland: Parents who are picking students up on the Kindergarten end of the SES campus are asked to place your student's name plate in the front window or hold the sign up upon entering the front of the car rider line. This will help our staff to know what student they need to call to have ready for prom...

Eclipse Information

From the desk of Superintendent Dave Wilcox: I am writing this letter to inform you of the stance the Smackover-Norphlet School District is taking with respect to the viewing of the solar eclipse that will take place on Monday August 21, 2017. Student and staff safety is our priority; therefore, we will NOT be viewing the solar eclipse on Monday “with or without” pro...

News Release: AR Blue Cross and Blue

CAMDEN - Football. Food banks. Fearless fans. Eight teams were selected to participate in the 2017 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kickoff Classic, presented by hootens.com, including Pep Rallies with a Purpose in the teams’ hometowns. Teams selected to participate in this competitive, championship-caliber high school football showcase for 2017 are Camden...

Welcome Back to School!

From Superintendent Dave Wilcox: The beginning of the school year is an exciting time for the Smackover-Norphlet School District faculty, students, and community. We are fortunate to be a part of such a great school district with everybody dedicated to the success of our students. The Smackover-Norphlet School District is a small school district with thousands of op...

Job Vacancies,2017-2018

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools NOTICE OF VACANCIES Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year for the classified positions of: Baby Room (Smackover Preschool) Special Education Paraprofessional Please send a completed classified application, resume’, college transcript, and/or results of Parapro Exam to...

NMS Adds New Staff Members

Norphlet Middle School added new staff members to the SNSD family for the 2017-2018 school year!Left to right: James Wisinger (ISS Paraprofesisonal), Dorinda Stephens (Special Education Paraprofessional), Pam Carr (Reading Interventionist), Kriqui Wisinger (STEM Teacher), Donna Osborn (English Teacher), Hannah Murphy (District ESL Teacher), and Jeff Burson (Physical E...

New Staff Members for SES

Smackover Elementary School added new staff members for the 2017-2018 school year!Left to right: Spencer Knox (4th Grade Literacy Teacher), Kim Fogle (2nd Grade Teacher), Jennifer Reed (2nd Grade Teacher), Jennifer Baysinger (Kindergarten Teacher), Cody Cranford (Elementary Physical Education Teacher/Coach), and Patrick House (Elementary Physical Education Teacher/Coa...

SHS Welcomes New Staff Members

Smackover High School Welcomes new staff members to the SNSD family for the 2017-2018 school year! Left to right: Abby Gavin (English Teacher), Amy Garner (Physical Science/Chemistry Teacher), Ralph Hines (Math Teacher), Patrick House (Elementary Physical Education Teacher/Coach), Jeff Burson (Coach), Cody Cranford (Health/Physical Education Teacher/Coach), and M...

SPS Adds New Staff Members

Our Smackover PreSchool is pleased to announce its newest staff members for the 2017-2018 school year!Left to right: Andrea Stowe (Baby Room), Marta Jinks (Director), and Lisa Jordan (3 and 4 Year Old Teacher)

NES New Staff Members

We would like to Welcome our new Norphlet Elementary School staff members to our SNSD family! Left to right: Cathy Sims (Administrative Assistant), Pam Carr (Reading Interventionist), Amber Holloway (Instructional Facilitator/Counselor), Sophia Goode (3rd Grade Literacy and Social Studies), Carly Weaver (4th Grade Literacy and Social Studies), Bernadette O'Guinn (Prin...

New Cafeteria Employees

Joining our SNSD Cafeteria Staff are Jackie Hampton (Norphlet campus), Jessica Born (Smackover campus), and Tiffany Parker (Smackover campus).Welcome to SNSD, Ladies!!!

Job Vacancies

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year for the classified positions of: Baby Room (Smackover Preschool) 3 and 4 year Old Paraprofessional (Smackover Preschool) - Requires a CDA Please send a completed classified application, resume’, college transcript, and/or results of Parapro Exam to 112 East 8th Stree...

Booster Club Meeting Reminder

The Athletic Booster Club meeting will be Tuesday, August 1st, at 6 pm in the auditorium. All parents are welcome and encouraged to join and serve! The meeting will include electing the 2017-2019 Booster Club Officers. Please plan to attend and show your support for the Bucks!

Senior Pictures

Senior pictures will be made Tuesday, August 8th. Senior boys will be made during the morning hours, and the Senior girls will be made in the afternoon.More information about this day will be mailed out to our Seniors. For those who can not attend during their scheduled picture time may call Winning Streak Photography to schedule an appointment.

SHS Basketball Fundraiser

Coach Reginald Turner and the Smackover High School boys' basketball team are having a BBQ fundraiser on Saturday, August 5, at Northwest Village in El Dorado from 11 am - 1 pm! The meal consists of a leg quarter, baked beans, potato salad, and a drink. The cost will be $10. Email Coach Turner at reginald.turner@smackover.net if you'd like some good BBQ! He will del...

Open House

SNSD Open HouseThe Smackover-Norphlet School District Open House will be Thursday, August 10, from 5 - 7 pm on the following campuses: Smackover PreschoolNorphlet Elementary SchoolSmackover Elementary SchoolNorphlet Middle SchoolSmackover High School

870 PRH!

Painted Rock HuntThe 870 Painted Rock Hunt has found its way to the Smackover-Norphlet School District Central Office!We appreciate the school spirit! Go bucks!

Summer Band Information

Summer Band Information:Summer band camp dates: July 24 - 26: Percussion Camp in the band room (9am - 12 pm)July 31 - August 4: Full Band (7:30 am - 3 pm; Lunch on your own from 12 pm -1 pm)August 7 - 8: Full Band (4 pm - 6 pm)August 9 - 10: Full Band (7:30 am - 3 pm; Lunch on your own from 12 pm -1 pm) Information for summer band camp: Since the band will be ma...

NMS Schedule Pick-up

NMS Schedule Pick-UpNorphlet Middle School students make pick up their 2017-2018 class schedules on the following dates during the hours of 8 am - 12 pm or 1 pm - 3pm.August 1 - 8th GradersAugust 2 - 7th GradersAugust 3 - 6th Graders

SHS Football Program Ads

SHS FOOTBALL PROGRAM ADS Are you interested in supporting the Smackover High School Buckaroos by sponsoring an ad in the football programs? If so, click on the link below!SHS Football Program Ads form LinkPlease note that the deadline to purchase an ad is August 18, 2017.

SHS Football News

Mark you calendars with the following information regarding football:2nd - 6th Grade Football Camp: * July 24 (Monday) * Camp Registration -- 8 AM to 9 AM * Camp -- 9 AM to 12 PMFootball Equipment Pick-Up for 7th - 12th Grades: * July 25 - 26 (Tuesday - Wednesday) * 9 AM to 4 PMParent Meeting: * July 25 (Tuesday) ...

SNSD Employment Opportunities for 2017-2018

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: NOTICE OF VACANCIES Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year for the licensed position of: Secondary Math (Smackover High School) Please send a completed licensed application, resume’, college transcript, and current teaching license to Superintendent Dave Wilcox. Applications may ...

Buckaroo UnderArmour Shirts for Sale

Show your Buckaroo spirit with a polo shirt made by UnderArmour with the Buckaroo logo! These polo shirts are made with HeatGear Fabric which is designed to keep you comfortable on hot summer days. There are two styles of shirts available for purchase. Style #1 (Back and front view) Style #2 The cost for the shirt is $45. Payment is required at the time the...

Job Vacancies

Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools NOTICE OF VACANCIES Smackover-Norphlet Public Schools is currently accepting applications for the 2017-2018 school year for the licensed positions of: 5th Grade Literacy/Social Studies (Norphlet Elementary School) Secondary Math (Smackover High School) Secondary Chemistry/Physics (Smackover High School) Head Basketball Coach (S...

SHS BAND STUDENTS EXCEL

Smackover High School Band students performed well at the most recent competition. Congratulations to these students! Frazier, Alyssa Michelle – 2nd Division EnsembleBelt, Savanah Shae – 2nd Division EnsembleHolland, Lainey Grace – Duet 1st Division, Solo 2nd DivisionNewton, William Lacurtis – 1st Division SoloHuckabee, Caleb Matthew – 1st Division SoloPennington, Br...

NMS REGISTRATION MATERIALS FOR 2017-2018

NMS Orientation for Current 5th Graders Norphlet Middle School will host an orientation for current 5th grade students who will be attending Norphlet Middle School for the 2017-2018 school year on Friday, March 31, 2017, at 1 pm. Students from Smackover Elementary School will ride the bus to attend. The orientation will be held in the auditorium at Norphlet Middle S...

GT NOMINATIONS

Nominations for possible placement into the Gifted and Talented Program are on-going throughout the year. Students can be nominated by a parent, teacher, peer, community member, or themselves. The deadline to return a nomination form for possible placement at the beginning of the next school year is April 13, 2017. All nominations must be submitted to the GT Coordin...