Horatio Board of Education meeting

Horatio Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 16 in the elementary cafeteria.  

The De Queen High School Student Council named Daphne Villeda as the 2021 DHS Homecoming Queen and 11 DHS homecoming maids last week. 

UA Cossatot’s Center for Student Success announced its 2021-2022 Student Ambassadors. Student Ambassadors include Layton Jackson, Dennis Guzman, Ana Ruvalcaba, Brenda Mera, Gisselle Gomez,

UA Cossatot’s Office of the Registrar recently released the summer 2021 Chancellor’s List and Vice Chancellor’s List and 2021 summer graduates.

De Queen Public Schools Superintendent Jason Sanders and district staff, have an exciting year planned for Leopard students this school year, which begins on Aug. 16. While covid caused unprecedented disruption to the last school year, Sanders hopes the effects will be minimal in the upcomin…

After last year’s instability due to the covid pandemic, just getting back to school, which begins on Aug. 16, has Horatio district officials and staff excited about the new school year. According to Superintendent Zane Vanderpool, whose first year at the helm of the district was as turbulen…

Beginning its 15th school year and third at its Lockesburg campus, the focus at Legacy Academy this year will be on the school’s core tenets, according to Chad Gallagher, who with his wife, Jessica, founded the school in 2007. 

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to UA Cossatot. This grant supports a Medical Mobile Unit and creates a healthcare simulation lab and telemedicin…

Weyerhaeuser Company in Dierks is offering paid mechanical millwright internships to UA Cossatot students.  This is an opportunity for UA Cossatot students to pursue an Associate of Applied Science – General Technology, a technical certificate for Industrial Technology or Industrial Electric…

Out of abundance of caution, De Queen School District is changing their registration plan. There will be no in-person registration for returning students in K-5. Parents will receive a phone call from your child’s teacher on Aug. 4.

Amy Barker, an educator with 25 years of experience at De Queen Public Schools, will enter the 2021-2022 school year as the new principal of De Queen Primary School. She is entering the position after former principal and longtime De Queen educator Sharon Pigeon passed away earlier this year…

With the announcement of a chamber coffee and open house at the newly remodeled Educational Resource Center (ERC) on the UA Cossatot Nashville campus, Wednesday, August 4th, from 9:30 until 11 am, UA Cossatot continues to advance its role as an Open Educational Resource (OER) leader in the s…

The UA Cossatot Educational Resource Center (ERC) will hold a grand opening ceremony to mark the completion of its construction project on Wednesday, August 4, at 10 am at the ERC Nashville Campus to celebrate the renovation of the college’s primary resource center.  

UA Cossatot hosted a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) graduation and pinning ceremony on Friday, June 25, at the UA Cossatot Bank of Lockesburg Historic Gymnasium.

Horatio Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, June 14, in the administration building.

The Sevier County Fair Association accepts scholarship applications each year to be sent to the Arkansas Fair Managers Association. Each county is allowed one application. This year Aubrey Seymour was chosen as the applicant from Sevier County. The selection is based on: 

Wickes Elementary Honor Roll 9 Week

Horatio Elementary School Honor Roll 4th 9 Weeks

Two educational systems came together today on the campus of ASU Three Rivers to unveil Arkansas’ first and only public trucking academy. The Arkansas Trucking Academy (ArkTA) is a consortium of ASU Three Rivers, UA Cossatot, UA Rich Mountain, and UA Hope/Texarkana.

Tamla Heminger was recognized as UA Cossatot’s Teacher of the Year at the Little River Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Thursday, May 27.

During the regular monthly board meeting on Monday, May 10, De Queen Public Schools board members approved the hire of several new teachers and staff members. Those who will be joining the Leopard family during the 2021-2022 school year are: 

UA Cossatot announces its new partnership with Pilgrim’s Pride for its students and future students.

UA Cossatot announced that renovations at the UA Cossatot Lockesburg Campus will continue now that it has been approved to complete the renovations to the old Lockesburg Middle School.

The UA Cossatot Educational Resource Center (ERC) will hold a grand opening ceremony to mark the completion of its construction project on Wednesday, August 4, at 10 am at the ERC Nashville Campus to celebrate the renovation of the college’s primary resource center.  

Six concurrent students graduated with their Associate's Degree at UA Cossatot while simultaneously graduating from high school. UA Cossatot’s High School Programs department helps local high school students earn college credit while still in high school.

Six UA Cossatot students graduated from the Phlebotomy Technician Program on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Graduates include Franchezca Butler, Kayla Harris, Kyron Starr, Angela Baker, Blanca Hernandez, and Shanika Wright.  

Mandy Hong, a junior at De Queen High School, was awarded a laptop provided by Arkansas Next magazine. Each spring, the magazine is sent to Arkansas high school students. The magazine covers all Arkansas colleges as well as career information. Students may choose to enter a drawing for prizes. 

All students at De Queen Elementary School recently received a backpack of materials to help them maintain math and reading skills over the summer. Each student selected two math games and six books. Students were also encouraged to access the books and programs available for children this s…

In 2020, UA Cossatot received $387,631 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants for its students. For the spring 2020 semester, UA Cossatot distributed $500 to eligible students who submitted a CARES Act application and met the requirements of UA Cossatot and the U.S. Department of Education. Total…

LOCKESBURG — Legacy Academy is completing its 14th year in operation and its second full year on its new Lockesburg campus. The 2020-21 school year brought the school its largest enrollment to date and applications for next year indicate further growth is in store. The private Christian scho…

UA Cossatot Foundation recently received a $2,500 donation from Tyson Foods to establish the Tyson Technical Maintenance Scholarship.

UA Cossatot’s Office of the Registrar recently released the spring 2021 Chancellor’s List and Vice Chancellor’s List as well as announce 2021 graduates.

UA Cossatot hosted a retirement reception on Thursday, May 13 at the UA Cossatot Bank of Lockesburg Historic Gymnasium to honor five longstanding employees: Michael Wright, Christine Vertiz-Atkins, Steve McJunkins, Sonya Robinson, and Mark Kutak.  

On Friday, May 7,  students at De Queen Primary celebrated a special surprise for their feet. Thanks to an awesome shoe company and friends at De Queen First Assembly,  every single student at De Queen Primary received a free pair of shoes. 

Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and student-created content, today announced that De Queen High School’s yearbook program has achieved the Jostens 2021 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the silver level. The National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engagin…

De Queen honor graduate Aubrey Seymour, 17, is  the daughter of Justin and Debbie Seymour. Harding University has awarded Aubrey a $28,000 Academic Achievement Scholarship. She has also received a $500 Raymond Cox 4-H Scholarship and a $750 Layne Woods Memorial Scholarship. Aubrey is an acti…

Twenty-three De Queen High School Spanish 4 students recently earned the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy for demonstrating proficiency in English and one or more other languages by high school graduation. These students are 23 of 456 Arkansas students from around the state who have earned this d…

Brentley Morris, a 12th grader at De Queen High School, was named the Lions Club Student of the Month at their May 4 meeting. Morris has attended De Queen schools since 2nd grade. He is a member of FFA (Future Farmers of America) and has been a member of the Forestry Judging team. He played …

UA Cossatot Adult Education announces their spring graduates. Students who have earned their high school equivalency diploma this semester include Gustavo Alvarez, Mena; Travis Archer, Dierks; Dominic Ayers, Lockesburg; Itzel Bautista, De Queen; Logan Garland, Dierks; Arrian Hawkins, Murfree…

De Queen Middle School April Good Citizens: Tristan Marrufo, Victoria Saldivar, Charles Collins and Kyleigh Faulkenberry. Students that have demonstrated Good Citizenship (helpful to teachers and other students, no office referrals, etc.) are chosen at the end of each month.

De Queen High School quiz bowl 5A All Stars: David Ortiz, Gunner Bradshaw, and Konnor Bruns.

The De Queen High School Show Choir performed for De Queen Rotary Club on April 26. Students entertained club members with their singing and dancing talent. Choir has consisted of 14 members, but after recent auditions, membership will increase to 25. Students are planning to travel to Washi…

Perla Zapata, a senior at De Queen High School, was named the Lions Club Student of the Month for April. Zapata has always attended De Queen Public Schools and is a member of the National Honor Society, president of the school council, a member of FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders o…

The Horatio FFA has been a chartered chapter in the state of Arkansas since 1941. This year they won the first CDE (Career Development Events) contest in the history of the Livestock judging contest. In that contest, students evaluate and rank classes of cattle, hogs, sheep and goats. They s…

UA Cossatot is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant for its "GIS-Skilled Technicians in Agriculture-Related Sciences (GSTARS)" proposal within the College's Agriculture and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) p…

Horatio Elementary School Honor Roll 3rd Nine Weeks 

During the regularly scheduled April board meeting, De Queen Public Schools board members approved financing and awarded the bid for installation of new artificial turf for Bill Blackwood Field at Leopard Stadium and approved the following campus improvements:

Horatio Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, April 12, 2021, in the high school cafeteria.