Join us for some fun! Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary scholars are invited to the HALLOWEEN COSTUME DANCE. This will be a night of spooky dancing, horrifyingly delicious food, and thrilling games.
Friday
Cct 28, 2022 • 5:30-7:30pm
High school campus Cafeteria
music • concession stands • carnival games • costume contest with prizes!
See picture for prices! All pre-orders must be made by this Friday. Money and form was sent out last week and can be returned to homeroom teacher.
See you there!
Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools
selected as Semifinalists for the $1 Million Yass Prize. LaShawnDa D. Noel
Executive Director/Superintendent and Wendell Scales Jr. Deputy Director of Innovation accepted the award for ARLCS.
Leaders from 32 of the most exceptional educational organizations in the nation across twenty states learned today they were semifinalists for this year’s prestigious Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless Education, which comes with a $1 million grand prize. The event, held by the Yass Prize in partnership with Forbes, was keynoted by Forbes Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media Steve Forbes, Yass Prize Founder Janine Yass and previous recipients of the Yass Prize and STOP Awards Initiative.
The 32 semifinalists announced will receive at least a $200,000 STOP Award grant and will vie for six $250,000 awards as well as the $1 million Yass Prizes to be announced on December 14. A new Yass Prize platform and three-week virtual accelerator will help all applicants coalesce to learn from one another as well as entrepreneurs, technology leaders and investors. The finalists will move onto an intensive in-person accelerator program and pitch competition to be held in Miami, Florida in December. The 2022 finalists and $1 million Yass Prize winner will be announced on December 14, 2022.
To learn more about each of the award winners of this year’s Initiative, visit: YassPrize.org.
https://yassprize.org/awardees/
Reminder! This Thursday is our College and Career Night! Doors open at 5 pm. We will have over 10 representatives from various colleges, military branches, and community programs. All seniors and parents must be here to hear about college applications, financial aid such as FAFSA and scholarships, and the senior trip.
9-11th grade scholars and parents are welcome to attend.
We are extremely excited to announce Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools (ARLCS) was announced as 1 of the 64 quarter finalists for the 2022 $1 million Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational,
Outstanding and Permissionless education today.
Don't forget about tonight's monthly school board meeting being held at the Jacksonville Elementary Campus at 5:30 pm. Or join us on Zoom: https://arlcs-org.zoom.us/j/82366898031
Scholar Highlight! Kabron recently started the Automotive Service program at ASU-Beebe as part of the Certification Track at our high school. So far, he has received over 13 certifications and he is not stopping! Congrats Kabron, we are so proud of you 😊
September's School Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th at 5:30 pm. Join us this month at our Jacksonville Elementary campus located at 251 N 1st Street.
Save the Date! This year's College and Career Night will be Thursday, October 13th at 5:30 PM in the High School's MPR. We are requesting that all seniors and parents attend so that you may receive valuable information needed for seniors to succeed this year and beyond. 9-11th graders and parents are welcomed to attend.
We are excited to announce that we have established the state's first Junior MANRRS chapter to develop the next generation of diverse agriculture professionals at Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools.
Learn more about MANRRS:
visit www.manrrs.org
#EngageEmbraceEmpower
Today, September 20th, is National Voter Registration Day. To celebrate, we will have representatives from the NAACP on site at our Jacksonville Lighthouse High School Campus from 11:45am - 1:00Pm for voter registration. This is open to our community and families as well as any scholar on campus who will be 18 before elections. Come out and make sure that your voice will be heard!
Special thanks to Beta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. for partnering with our Capital City Lighthouse Elementary campus on College Spirit Day.
Good afternoon parents and scholars! This is a reminder that next week on Sept 13th we will have senior photos! Each scholar will need $20 to take the picture.
#HappyLaborDay #ArkansasLighthouseCharterSchools
We are excited to announce our Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School campus made it into the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Top 5 Best of the Best!!
We are Top 5 in the category for Best Charter School.
The competition isn't over.
Please vote and SHARE this opportunity so we can get down into the Top3 Winner's Circle!
Voting started on August 21st and will continue through September 4th.
Vote Now: https:http://arkansasonline.secondstreetapp.com/.../340889756
Today, Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools celebrated the 1st Day of School in fantastic, fun and exciting ways! Some of our scholars arrived to DJ’s and 360 photo machines, others participated in team building activities, and many walked in, enjoyed breakfast and returned to buses traveling to education field experiences across our communities in Central and Southeast Arkansas. As we continue Charting the Course to Excellence.
We are excited and look forward to an amazing school year.
Check out our campus leaders as we prepare for the 2022-2023 school year. We look forward to seeing you at Open House today.
9-11AM and 4-7PM
#Engage#Embrace#Empower
Check out our campus leaders as we prepare for the 2022-2023 school year. We look forward to seeing you at Open House today.
9-11AM and 4-7PM
#Engage#Embrace#Empower
We look forward to seeing you at open house.
Good afternoon families! School Supply lists and the new School Spirit Store link are posted to the app and the website at https://www.arlcs.org/page/resources. If you haven't already, make sure to download our app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Just search Arkansas Lighthouse Academies to get the latest news and information.
We are excited to share three of our educators were selected to attend:
SET Sail (STEM Educator Training) sponsored by the U.S. Naval Academy STEM Center for Education and Outreach in Annapolis, MD
We look forward to seeing Mrs. Herrin, Mr. Button and Mrs. Swain implement their new best practices this upcoming school year.
#Engage #Embrace #Empower Arlcs.org
