Go Stingers!!!
If you have volunteer hours that you need to record for our school, please use this link to do so:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3o2IyWFTyhGU-4ORP-izsjmcnodvIxa8vk5f6kUZv7VpO9A/viewform
Any time you have given of your time to our school, please fill out the volunteer form. Our school gets credit for your hours. Thank you! Go Stingers!!!
"Thank you for supporting your child. We know it’s not always easy, and we truly appreciate your dedication. Many of our parents are actively supporting their children, whether through phone calls or in-person involvement, and I want to acknowledge their dedication. "🐝 Dr. Franco, Spanish Teacher,Maumelle Middle School
REMINDER! 🎓 PCSSD puts AVID in Action ✨. At College Station Elementary, teachers brought college to our classrooms — sharing campus stories, degree opportunities, and real advice from their alma maters 🏫. Tomorrow, join the fun: wear a college or career shirt to school. 👕 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #AVID #CollegeReady
This musical boot camp, orchestrated by Junior High and Middle School Choir Directors, was all about helping students hit the right notes — and secure their spot in the Region 2 Jr. High All-Region Choir at tryouts in Cabot on October 4. 🎼
Thank you! Go Stingers!!!
Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair will be here soon!!! We will be open during Parent/Teacher Conferences on Sept. 22 from 12:00-6:00 and then every other day that week during regular school hours. Please visit the fair website, https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/maumellemiddleschool1, for more information. For instructions on setting up an eWallet, a way for students to make purchases at the book fair without having to bring money to school, please visit https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/hub/ewallet.html?eml=sbf/e/20250917////1-70-1_H_CTB_5DY_eWalletReminder/////&ET_CID=DM648694&ET_RID=-259099371
Thank you! Go Stingers!!!
Check out this video Sylvan Hills Middle School did on AVID Day last week. 🎥➡️ https://youtu.be/GQvNB4ABA2Q
Here’s how you can join the fun:
🎓 Rock your favorite college tee
💼 Suit up in your dream-career shirt
📸 Pose for a pic and tag us #PCSSDproud #ServeAll
What happens on AVID Day?
Schools and districts across the country participate in events and activities to honor AVID's mission.
Students are encouraged to make declarations of their "AVID Why," expressing their personal reasons for participating in the program and their commitment to academic goals.
The day is a time to recognize the hard work of educators and the achievements of students, as well as the broader community that supports the AVID system. Go Stingers!!!
Hispanic Heritage Month is just around the corner, and MMS is ready! Our Spanish students have been working hard to celebrate and honor this special time. They have explored Hispanic countries, learning about their traditions, governments, leaders, populations, and many other fascinating facts.
Students also created their own telares. Telares, or weaving, is a Central American tradition dating back to pre-Hispanic times, long before the arrival of the Spanish. They further explored history by making crafts with seeds, symbolizing the origin of food and agriculture in early civilizations.
We are so proud of our students’ dedication and creativity as they bring Hispanic heritage to life in our classrooms! Go Stingers!!!
and opportunity. Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde honored PCSSD by declaring September 12, 2025, as “AVID Day” in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Read more about it here: https://www.pcssd.org/article/2414479 #PCSSDproud #ServeAll #myAVIDwhy #AVIDDay
We are proud to celebrate Chef Appreciation Week, a time to honor the chefs who bring passion, creativity, and care to every meal they prepare for our students. At PCSSD, we have a pair of chefs who transform food into celebration, comfort, connection, and community – Chartwells' Executive Chef King Joseph and Chef Sarah Montgomery, who prepare meals in our cafés & caterings for district staff; help train our kitchen staffs; conduct in-café programs with our students; and so much more. Thank you, Chef King & Chef Sarah, for all you do for the students of PCSSD!
Tomorrow, PCSSD students and staff—let’s turn the hallways into a runway of college and career readiness! Every shirt you wear tells your story of where you've been or where you want to be.
🎓 Rock your favorite college tee
💼 Suit up in your dream-job attire
📸 Snap a pic & tag us
What is AVID?
PCSSD is implementing AVID in every grade level at all elementary, middle and high schools across the district. Our AVID teams are eagerly promoting this system which increases student engagement, promotes classroom collaboration and activates deeper levels of learning in their classrooms with practical, immediately useful tools and instructional strategies. Teachers who participate in AVID professional learning begin to shift their beliefs about teaching and learning, allowing them to cultivate a growth mindset both for themselves and their students.
AVID Mission Statement
AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness and success in a global society.
AVID for Elementary Schools
Putting future leaders on an early path to success in school
AVID Elementary engages young learners and provides them with the critical skills to become confident, independent thinkers who have a thirst for learning. Teachers use AVID strategies to provide students with:
Proven ways to succeed in school
Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading to learn
Note-taking and time management skills
Best ways to work together inside and outside of the classroom
AVID for Secondary Schools
Moving future leaders toward college success and beyond
AVID’s teaching strategies and curriculum build positive teacher-student relationships to ensure student success schoolwide. AVID Elective students:
Proven ways to succeed in school
Enroll in advanced courses (AP®)
Receive academic instruction and tutorial support
Strengthen their writing skills
Improve study and organization skills
Gain “college knowledge”
Visit colleges and explore careers
The AVID Advantage
Reduces variation in classroom instruction.
Leverages grit and determination of students.
Emphasizes rigorous coursework, relevance of instruction and relationships.
Raises expectations of educators, students and their families.
Re-energizes the staff on campus and in the district.
🚀 Our incredible volunteers gave over 10,000 hours of their time to students last school year, and they’re ready to level up for 2025-2026!
📚 Today, ladies from the UAPB Alumni Association kicked off a monthly Book Club with our third graders at College Station and Harris Elementaries. Kids also had a friend scavenger hunt where they had to get signatures from the other school's scholars.
💖 Want in on the fun? Become a PCSSD volunteer and help spark young minds. Sign up here: https://securevolunteer.com/Pulaski-County-Special-School-District/home
🔒 Safety first: Anyone who wishes to volunteer at a PCSSD school must first complete a volunteer application. This includes a background check conducted online at no cost to the volunteer.
#PCSSDproud #ServeAll #CSESonFire #PantherProud #BetterTogether
