EDUCATION

Newest SSD Board member looks forward to serving

Late Tuesday night, the Sheridan School Board welcomed its newest addition, Clarissa Wallace. Wallace graduated from Sheridan High school with the class of 1994, and became a kindergarten teacher in 1999. Wallace currently works at Arkansas State University full time to offer support to teachers with questions regarding emotional and …

Wallace joins Sheridan School Board

Sheridan School District patrons have a new representative on the Board of Education after last week’s election found the vote in favor of Clarissa Wallace.

SSD Board approves $2 raise for bus drivers, continuing CKH

Sheridan School District Board of Directors met for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 8 at the Sheridan School District Administration Building.

3 SSD schools named CKH 'National Showcase Schools'

Three Sheridan School District schools have been named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools®. Sheridan Elementary School, Sheridan Intermediate School and East End Intermediate School were among just 468 schools nationally to receive this honor in the 2022-23 school year.

SSD Board approves licensed salary increases

Sheridan School District’s certified employees can expect at least a $2,000 increase in their salaries in the upcoming school year after a special meeting called by the SSD Board of Education meeting last week, unanimously approved a salary schedule that will meet the new Arkansas LEARNS act.

Sheridan School Board position on May 9 ballot

Just six months removed from the madness of the November elections, voters in the Sheridan School District are returning to the polls this week to elect one of the two individuals that will represent the entire school district.

Turner takes over as Yellowjacket head football coach

The Sheridan School Board met on April 10, and one item on the agenda was the naming of a new head coach for the Yellowjackets’ football team. The Board gave Tyler Taylor the task of bringing a winning tradition to Sheridan.

Binz, Wolfe fill vacant principal positions

SHERIDAN – The Sheridan School District has filled both of its vacant principal positions for the 2023-24 school year. Dr. Amber Binz will be joining the district as principal at East End Intermediate School, and Dennis Wolfe will take over the top leadership role at Sheridan’s Alternative Learning Academy. The …

Sheridan School Board full of recognition

After being serenaded by the high school choir for the national anthem and another song, which will be used in an upcoming competition, the Sheridan School Board began recognizing a number of organizations at their monthly meeting on April 10.

Sheridan hires Tyler Turner as head football coach

SHERIDAN – The Sheridan School District has hired Tyler Turner to lead the Yellowjacket football program as senior high head coach. Turner was defensive coordinator at Sylvan Hills during the 2022 season after serving seven years as a successful head coach at high schools in Mississippi and Tennessee. Turner’s hiring …

UAM Releases final list of Fall 2022 graduates

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) presented 322 awards to 282 fall 2022 graduates, according to information released by the UAM Registrar’s Office.

UAM announces dean’s, chancellor’s lists

The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) named 272 students to the Dean’s List and 167 students to the Chancellor's List for the fall 2022 semester, according to Keith Chambliss, UAM’s registrar.

UALR honors Fall 2022 graduates

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced its graduates for the Fall 2022 semester.

UALR announces Fall 2022 Dean's List

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester, recognizing nearly 1,150 students whose aca-demic performances have been superior at the end of each semester.

SHS’s TSA participates in state competition, brings home wins

Members of the Sheridan High School Technology Student Association (TSA) attended the Arkansas TSA State Competition recently and competed with over 425 students from all over the state.