Dierks School District

Reminder: There will be no school tomorrow, November 8th.

Reminder: There will be no school on Friday, November 8th.

Shout out to Tammy Smith with Arkansas Department of Health for coming and getting several kids and staff members immunized against the flu! Also, some of the 6th grade citizenship team worked so hard and fast today making sure the clinic at Elementary ran smoothly. These guys did an outstanding job!

All buses have resumed their route. Thank you!

IMPORTANT: There will be a delay on all buses that go on HWY 70 and 278 due to a situation on the highway. The drivers of these buses include Jeff Tipton, Joey Morris and Deidre Dove. We will release the buses as soon as we receive notice from officials. If you have any questions or concerns, please call 870-451-4680.

Flu clinic forms have been sent home. If you want a flu shot for your kid, but didn't receive a form, they are available in the office and due back by Friday. The clinic is Tuesday, October 15th.

REMINDERS: Due to parent-teacher conferences, students will be released at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, September 17. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4:00-6:30 p.m. There will be no school on Friday, September 20.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK: EARLY RELEASE: Due to parent-teacher conferences, students will be released at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4:00-6:30 p.m. We look forward to meeting with you! NO SCHOOL: There will be no school on Friday, September 20.

Lockesburg bus route: Road construction is complete. Effective Tuesday, August 27, the bus will pick up and drop off students at the regular pickup and drop-off location.

Please contact school nurse for any questions! lindsey.stokes@dierksschools.org / 870-286-2015 ext 247

Lockesburg bus route: Due to road construction, the bus will now pickup and drop off students at 138 North Park Avenue in Lockesburg. This is temporary. We will notify you as soon as we are able to resume the regular pickup and drop off location.

The high school gym is closed until tomorrow for painting.

The high school gym is closed for the floor to be resurfaced. No entry to the gym will be allowed until Saturday, August 3rd.

Dierks High School will host Open House on Thursday, August 8th from 12:00-6:00. Students will pick up their schedules in their mentor's classrooms. They will also have the opportunity to review their transcripts, graduation requirements, opportunities for concurrent credit and C.T.E. program of study pathways, and much more! Mentor lists will be posted at the front office. We look forward to seeing you all there!

If you have a kid entering kindergarten, turning 11, or turning 16, get ahead of the game and schedule them an appointment for their immunizations! This is a state law and will be enforced for them to be up to date within 30 days of school starting in August.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR NEXT WEEK! Monday, May 13: Weather Make-Up Day. Thursday, May 16: School will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 17th: School will dismiss at 12:00 p.m.

If your child has any RX or OTC medications, please make arrangements with the school nurse to pick them up. ANY medications still at the school after Thursday, May 16th will be properly disposed of! 870-286-2015 ext 247 or lindsey.stokes@dierksschools.org

The Umpire bus route will be run this morning, but will delayed about 20 minutes.

This is just a reminder that there will be an A.C.T. Mini Boot camp tomorrow, March 25th at the high school from 8:00 - 12:00. This program is targeted for students in the 10th and 11th grade who will be taking the A.C.T. at school this week. Students can still attend even if they did not fill out the google form to register. They just need to show up before 8:00 tomorrow morning.

Due to inclement weather, Bunnies the Musical first grade production has been postponed until March 28 at 6:30 p.m.