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The Lizard’s Tale 2014 DARDANELLE BETA SUCCESS By Dakota Thomas and Kelli Collins, DHS EAST
Inside this issue:
The National Beta Club is a far-reaching organization with numerous chapters throughout the state; it is an honors society for elementary and secondary students dedicated to “promot[ing] the ideals of academic achievement, character, service, and leadership” among its diverse members, as Beta’s mission statement says. Dardanelle High School is a long-time member of the organization with an ever-growing number of academically and otherwise accomplished students who make it into the ranks of the society.
Valentine’s Day
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Teacher of the Month
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Summer School
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Being a Senior
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FBLA & Seniors
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The Dardanelle Beta Club is dedicated to helping the community: its members are required to contribute two hours of community service per semester as a component of basic Beta criteria. A school-wide effort including all students is the DHS Goes Green Recycling program, which was created as a collaborative effort between DHS EAST and Beta in August 2010. In its fourth school year, the recycling program allows all Beta members an easily accessible opportunity to accomplish their required service hours, and also provides a hugely environmentallyfriendly approach to the disposal of paper waste at Dardanelle High. Each year, Arkansas Beta hosts the State Convention at the Hot Springs Convention Center in late January. Students traveled to Hot Springs where they resided in the Austin and Embassy hotels for a Friday and Saturday; the 2014 Arkansas State Beta Convention fell on January 24 and 25. Dardanelle sent over 50 combined students and sponsors (including Mrs. Sue Busch, Mrs. Catherine Taylor, Mrs. Meagan Allen, Mrs. Lezlee Pierce, and Coach Paul Farnam) to the 2014 conference and boasted wonderful performances in academic competitions and campaign for state Beta office. Austin Thaxton received Third Place in the challenging Social Studies category. Junior Mary Kathryn Cruse represented Dardanelle as Candidate #7, running for State Vice President. She (along with her team, campaign manager Kelli Collins, and sponsor Mrs. Lezlee Pierce) led a race standing tall among her competition. Each candidate must deliver a speech, construct a tri-fold poster board for a meet-and-greet session, and have a team deliver a skit to the audience with a central theme focused on the according campaign. “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’”, Cruse’s campaign theme, was presented in a hard-worked skit by her team and derived from a young adult Disney television movie. Cruse spent numerous hours preparing her speech, making her poster board, and working with her team to craft an outstanding candidacy for State Vice President. Though Dardanelle Beta didn’t come out on top of all the competitions, the group did a fantastic job in leading one of the most accomplished conventions for the Dardanelle chapter in all its history.
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Trip to Hawaii planned: A private trip (non-school sponsored) is being planned to Hawaii over Spring Break. See Mrs. Pierce in BOB II for information. Credit Recovery: Dates January 13-March 3rd. Meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:30-6:30 for 20 days. IN PROGRESS Ring Day is February 28th at 2:30 p.m. Grades 9-11 and guest will attend this event. On February 28th, seniors are dismissed for the day at the beginning of 7th period. Enjoy your free hour!! After Prom Fashion Show is February 21st! Monday, February 17th, is a school holiday (Presidents’ Day) Basketball: Senior Night is Friday, February 14!
Ms. Hudgeons is the counselor and senior high cheer sponsor here at Dardanelle High School. She is open to talk to anyone at any time, just come find her. Some of the main things she wants the students to know are the scholarship options you have. Some scholarships you can apply for are, Gates Millennium Scholars Program, Scholarships for High School Seniors, and The American Legion. These are just some of the many scholarships you can find on the DHS Scholarship corner on the DHS website. Ms. Hudgeons, DHS Counselor
Teacher of the Month Mrs. Gray I teach CBA (Computer Business Application), Accounting I and Accounting II. I also sponsor Student Council and serve as a head advisor for the freshman group. In my free time, I enjoy working on our family farm with my husband. We enjoy visiting with our children and other friends and family, hiking trails on Mt. Nebo & Petit Jean, attending cattle sales and auctions. We also enjoy volunteering for community activities and fundraisers as well as taking active leadership roles in in community organizations. Take advantages of the wonderful “free” education that Dardanelle Schools provides. Education will make life easier!
Summer School Information:
The office will take summer school registration beginning the day after Spring Break. Cost for all remedial semester is $85.00 per semester. Drivers’ Education costs $150. Fees are payable in full at the time of registration. Our Board of Education does allow a down payment of $35.00 to hold a spot for you and two payments during April and May of the balance. The entire $85.00 must be paid prior to June. Partial payments may not be refunded. There is no pay out plan for Drivers’ Education. There is zero tolerance for absences, tardies, discipline situations in summer school. The student will be removed from class; tuition is not refunded.
Dardanelle High School is having our own COLLEGE GOAL MONDAY! At 6 p.m. on Monday, March 3rd, cafeteria and library, highly qualified college admissions officers will help you AND YOUR PARENT get your applications finished. Plan to be here.
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Class Offered (all remedial) from June 9th—June 27th 7:30-11:30 English Geometry 2nd semester Critical Reading/Speech (a student may take either but only one) Chemistry 2nd semester Algebra I 2nd semester 12:00-4:00 Algebra I 2nd semester English World History 2nd semester Upper level Math 2nd semester _______ June 9-June 27 Driver Education 7:30-11:40 Driver Education 12:00-4:00 _______ CPEP 8:30 am. 12:00-June 9-June 13 (no tuition)
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Lizards #NEVERBACKDOWN NEVERBACKDOWN t-shirts for sale. Only $12.00 for youth & adult sizes $14.00 for 2XL– 4XL. Order forms are available at Dardanelle Middle School. Deadline for orders—Monday— February, 24th Get one today!
Student of the Month My name is Katherine Argueta. I’m in the 9th grade. My advisor is Mrs. Scruggs. Activity’s I’m involved in band. In my free time I like to sleep, text, and listen to music. My advice for the student body is to stay in school.
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FBLA Attends District
Members of the Dardanelle High School FBLA recently attended the District V competition at UCA on January 29. Of the 19 students who competed, eight students qualified to attend the State FBLA Leadership Conference in April to compete in their respective competitions. FBLA members Hugh Benfer placed 1st in Impromptu Speaking and Peyton Bowman placed 1st in Database Design and Application. Jonnathan Ortiz competed and presided over the conference as the FBLA District V President.
Attention Seniors!
l. All seniors must fill out fassa. application online. 2. All college bound students must fill out the Universal Scholarship Application online. This is one step to the Lottery Challenge Scholarship and all other scholarship offered by colleges. Baptist Health Schools in Little Rock are offering degrees or certificates in a number of health related fields: nursing, laboratory, imaging, therapy, sleep technology, surgical technology. Mrs. Hudgeons and advisors have information on contacting this entity. A drawing for $500.00 of financial aid will be made from AASFAA. If you fill out the form and turn it into Mrs. Hudgeons be February 3rd, your name will be in the drawing. This is strictly luck and the effort to fill out and turn in the form.