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Drew Central Collects Money For Heifer International

Thursday, March 14th, 2024

DCElemHeifer DCMiddleHeiferDrew Central Elementary and Middle School collected $1,400.23 for Heifer International a SEARK Reading Council’s International project. Heifer International is an Arkansas foundation that provides animals for families in other countries. They train the families to use the animals for the benefit of their families and communities. Each animal that is purchased helps that family have food and income to help provide for their needs.

Ms. Young’s kindergarten class gave the most money for the week at Drew Central Elementary, and Mrs. Ferrell’s fourth period literacy class collected the most money at the Drew Central Middle School.

Drew Central Fourth Graders Play Detective to Reveal “Who Was Anne Frank?”

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

thumbnail_IMG_7054Drew Central fourth graders started the investigation by thinking about these questions “Who was Anne Frank?” and “How do we find out?” While reading excerpts from her diary and reading Ann Abramson’s book “Who Was Anne Frank?” students responded in their diaries to various prompts. Working in teams, students created a timeline of Anne’s life and a timeline of the world 1918-1960 by analyzing what was important from the text. (more…)

Drew Central Fourth Graders Participate in Program Celebrating Its 25th Year

Wednesday, April 12th, 2023

GregHatleyThe Monticello Rotary Club members are leaders in the community and serve as role models for students.  Each week, members read a book to students and students interview the members using questions they wrote in advance.  In addition, students received their own copy of THE BFG by Roald Dahl to explore examples of a master writer using figurative language techniques studied this year.  Books were a gift from a member, Dr. Louis James. (more…)

Drew Central Elementary Cookies With Santa

Thursday, December 8th, 2022

DCE ChristmasDrew Central Elementary, the Drew Central Preschool and the DC PTO continued the tradition of the “Cookies with Santa” event Friday, December 2, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Drew Central Multi-Purpose Building.  This family event has always been a free event for families and includes lots of games, cake walk, pictures with Santa, free hot cocoa, free books, cookie decorating, and many other fun activities. (more…)

DCHS Students Earn Microsoft Office Certifications

Thursday, April 28th, 2022

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Drew Central Business Students

Left to Right: Eva Wright, Kacie Marlar, Courtlyn Harrison, Emma McRae, Gracie Dison, Bailey Chapman, Ben Hackett, Addien Milholland, Nate Cooper, Jakob Bayliss, Not pictured: Mariah Jenkins, Landon Peacock, Morgan Ratliff

Drew Central High School congratulates Survey of Business students for earning their Microsoft Office Certifications in Word and PowerPoint. This is a great achievement for these ninth graders.

Their hard work in study and application in these software programs will certainly lead them to a good future in the workforce and/or further education.

Drew Central Cheer Camp Update

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

DC CHeerOn June 3, Drew Central Jr. High Cheerleaders attended the UCA Cheer Camp at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR. The girls worked very hard and won several ribbons and brought home a superior trophy! The girls were also awarded a spirit stick every day they were at camp, which is a huge honor! (more…)

Drew Central Fourth Graders Serve as Pint-sized White House Curators

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
Lt to rt: Mallori Veasey, Cole Reed, and Aquira Johnson

Lt to rt: Mallori Veasey, Cole Reed, and Aquira Johnson

Who takes care of the thousands of historic artifacts in the White House, cataloguing and preserving everything from presidential portraits to presidential china?  And how does that person balance the needs of a building that is both a museum and symbol of American democracy, as well as a family home?  Drew Central fourth grade students engaged in historically-based literacy lessons while learning the history of building the Present’s House or as it’s known today the White House.  (more…)

SEARK Reading Council Heifer International Project Results

Friday, March 5th, 2021

ReadingEach year Drew Central Elementary and the Middle School students help SEARK Reading Council collect money for the Heifer Project. Heifer International is an Arkansas foundation that provides animals for families in other countries.

They train the families to use the animals for the benefit of their families and communities. Each animal that is purchased helps the families have food and income to help provide for their needs. This year Drew Central students collected $2,278.27. Thank you for your generous support! 

Drew Central Gifted and Talented Student Wins Co-op Question of the Month

Friday, February 26th, 2021
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Anely and her GT Teacher, Morgan Temple

Anely Jean-Francois placed first in the Question of the Month presented by the GT Specialist, Stephanie Hollis, at the local Cooperative.  For January, students were asked to invent an indoor game to get kids moving for the recommended 60 minutes a day.  Anely came up with “Moving Chaos – An Active Board Game.”  Players must perform different tasks in order to escape certain doom!  Thank you to Ms. Stephanie Hollis for allowing our kids a chance to express their creativity through problem solving.  Anely won a $20 gift card for her hard work!  Congratulations, Anely!

Drew Central Partnered With NFHS Network To Live Stream Basketball Games

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020

Marketplace sportsDC Logo pirateDrew Central is proud to announce that we have partnered with the NFHS Network, and we’ve invested in new technology that will bring you every game from the Drew Central Gymnasium LIVE.

Join the NFHS Network for full access to:

  • All Drew Central live and on-demand sports broadcasts
  • All other sporting events from around the Nation

Friends and family members who can’t make the game will never miss a play again!

Here’s how to watch:

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Drew Central Tennis Winners

Friday, October 9th, 2020

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Friday, July 3rd, 2020

DCYearbook2020Yearbooks have arrived!

Distribution July 14, 2020 9am – noon

At the front entrance to the Pirates Cove Cafeteria

Pick up your preordered book, or Purchase one of the limited number of extra copies for $45 each.

First come first served.

Rotary Club Members Present DC Students With Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
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Back Row: Virginia Ward, Ember Davis, Brandon Hogg Front Row: Ny’Asia Halsell, Landon Lochala, Wyatt Hayden, Mayson Dardenne

Drew Central fourth graders were presented with dictionaries and thesauruses from Monticello Rotary Club members.  Students will use these reference books when working on strategies from the Arkansas initiative, R.I.S.E.  Research shows students who understand how words are formed by combining prefixes, suffixes, and roots tend to have a larger vocabularies and better reading comprehension than peers without such knowledge.

 

Drew Central 4th Graders Hold Museum Grand Opening

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

Drew Central fourth grade students held a Hana’s Suitcase Museum grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony.  The students gave tours to students and the public.  Adult guests were asked to give the fourth graders feedback to this question “What feelings did you experience when walking through the museum?” (more…)

Drew Central Choir Spring Pop Concert, May 2nd

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

Interfor 444 Good newschoirDrew Central Choir Spring Pop Concert, “DC’s Hottest Hits, 201.9” for 7-12 grade choirs at Drew Central.  This show imitates a live radio broadcast featuring music from all genres with singing, dancing, and lot of entertainment!  We will be performing for the school at 1:30, on May 2nd, and at 6:30, that evening, for the public.  Free admission and we would love to invite our community!

DC Gearheads Qualify For Worlds In VEX Robotics

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

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Left to Right: DC Gearheads: Jacob Hall, Lane Berryman, Hunter Rhodes, Paden Defir, Jeremy Smith, Anna Coleman and Parker Duncan

Left to Right: DC Gearheads: Jacob Hall, Lane Berryman, Hunter Rhodes, Paden Defir, Jeremy Smith, Anna Coleman and Parker Duncan

 

 

 

On Saturday, March 9, 2019, the DC Gearheads competed at the STATE Vex Robotics Championships. They did well in the morning qualification rounds by going 6-1 for the day. (more…)

Drew Central 4th Graders Teach UAM Geography Classes

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

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Lt to Rt Front row Reagan Booth, Natalie Lawson, Caroline McRae, Gracie Perez, TuMarqus Conner, and Austin Williams Back Row TaMya Young, Madison Jones

Drew Central fourth graders stepped into the role of professors and taught two UAM geography classes.  Students used their continent Google Slide presentations to organize the research information such as continent size, population, and number of countries in the continent amongst other various topics.

Teacher, Brandie Everett, wanted students to have a real-world application for their Google Slide presentations that emphasized knowing your audience and public speaking skills.

 

 

Drew Central Elementary School Perfect Attendance – 2018 Fall Semester

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

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