Meet our AAA Elementary 5th Grade Team!
From left to right: Ms. Tabor (Science), Ms. Welch (Math), Mrs. Burns (English), Mr. Papania (Social Studies)
Stephen joins us from Florida where he attended Flagler College with a B. A. in Theatre Arts. He has served as technical director, scenic director, stage director and as a carpenter on many stages from professional, academic, and community theaters. He enjoys the outdoors and hiking as well as anything artistic. Theatre, music, performance, and visual arts are his lifeblood and he’s more than ecstatic that he has the opportunity to share his passion for the arts with Arkansas Arts Academy’s students, faculty, staff, parents, and the NWA community. Stephen is honored to be working with such a talented, experienced, and dedicated team that is present at Arkansas Arts Academy!
Back-to-school, brings back-to-school illnesses (strep, flu, stomach bug, etc.). Unfortunately, COVID is now one of those illnesses. Below is guidance to help you and your student with questions about COVID.
Celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day at Crystal Bridges and learn more about Ukraine and the impact of art in overcoming adversity and fostering unity.
To learn more visit https://crystalbridges.org/calendar/exploring-the-power-of-art-on-ukraines-independence-day/ .
Check out this week's edition of The ARTicle, the high school weekly newsletter!
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See this week's newsletter by going to: https://www.smore.com/cytp3
We are excited to start our first full week of school Monday!
Several of our community partners came to connect with AAA high school families at our Open House events this week. Thank you to TASC, UAMS, Springwoods, Light House Solutions, Circles NWA, Marine Corps, Table 7Three, Springdale Public Library, The L.I.F.E. Cycle Project, and Chenal Therapy for visiting!
Thank you @AAAPTSA for welcoming our HS students back!
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WELCOME BACK! We are so excited to see all of our elementary students today!
Please note that we will be very busy getting our students settled into their new routines. If you try to call our office and we miss you, please leave us a message. We will be checking our voicemail often.
One more day to go! @artsk12.org district getting trained by @https://strategosintl.com on school safety in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year to begin.
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Happy new school year! The Health Information Form was sent to all parents this morning via email. Please complete one form for each student.
The guidance below will help you determine when your student should stay home from school. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to your campus nurse.
Katie Milligan, RN (ES campus) kmilligan@artsk12.org
McCrea Sikkink, RN (HS campus) msikkink@artsk12.org
@AAA welcomed all teachers back to campus today. Discussing our AAA strategic plan, @ArtfulLearning, Arts Integration and how we will continue to collaborate with our incredible community and museum partners. We ended the morning session with everyone tie-dying! Where else but an arts school. #arkansasartsacademy, #schoolchoice, #artsintegration
Please help us welcome Kyle Smithers to AAA High School. Mr. Smithers has been teaching history and coaching football, basketball, and soccer in south Arkansas for the last 4 years. He graduated from Gravette High school in 2012 and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in 2018 with a bachelor's in History Education. He loves to work out, stay active, go to the lake, and hang out with friends. He is excited to get to work at Arkansas Arts Academy this upcoming school year!
AAA is excited to have Thomas Free join our math department! He will be teaching Geometry and Algebra II. Mr. Free holds a BBA - Baylor University (Accounting / Finance), a MBA - Baylor University (Finance / Economics) and a MAT - University of Arkansas (Secondary Math)
In his spare time Mr. Free enjoys writing, painting, track and field official, horse racing, farming (Cotton, Soybeans, Corn), commodities (Gold, Oil) and stocks (Research / Buying and Selling).
He is also a big fan of hair bands of the 80s !
Mandy Hicks will be joining the AAA HS Team as an Academic Coach, as well as teaching Honors Math courses. Mrs. Hicks is entering her 32nd year in education, and math is her passion! She and her husband, Clayton, enjoy spending time with family and friends, especially the grandchildren. Mrs. Hicks began her teaching career in Louisiana, and she also taught for 18 years in Springdale. She's worked as an AP Calculus Reader, and she conducts workshops for both students and teachers in mathematics. At home, she and her husband have one dog, two cats, and a small flock of chickens.
Welcome to AAA Valerie Breckenridge! After going back to school in her thirties, Mrs. Breckenridge obtained a BA in English while simultaneously taking all education courses and began teaching immediately in Cave City, AR, her home town. She now has 23 years of teaching experience in Arkansas and Florida. She returned to Arkansas two years ago to live near her young grandchildren. She has two cats, Mr. Darcy and Ms. Lizzie, named for Pride and Prejudice. She loves living in the Rogers area. She is thrilled to be a part of Arkansas Arts Academy as Academic Coach for English and History. She looks forward to the opportunity to serve our school and our community!
@artsk12.org is looking forward to seeing students and families next week as gear up for the start of school on August 17, 2023.
We are excited to have Brian Davenport join our team as one of our new P.E/Health teachers. Mr. Davenport graduated from Southern Nazarene University and has 12 years of teaching/coaching experience. He moved to NWA in 2014 from Little Rock. He absolutely loves being a dad, and spending time with my kids. He also enjoys being outdoors, exercising, and being active. His hobbies include basketball, hiking, fishing and camping.
"I wholeheartedly believe that visual and performing arts are such a vital parts to the educational development all students. I am so excited to be a part of the Arkansas Arts Academy family of students and staff!"
Help us welcome Mr. Davenport!
Welcome Elizabeth Cole to the AAA HS Team! Mrs. Cole will be teaching 8th grade math and Algebra I. This will be her second year teaching and she is so excited to hit the ground running. She and her husband have three children who keep them very busy. Some of her hobbies include reading, doing puzzles, and playing board games. We are excited to see all the amazing things that will be happening in her classroom this year!
Important Information for the week! Check it out!
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