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The MHS Cheerleaders and Mascot attended the National Cheerleaders Association summer camp in Hot Springs June 5-8th. They received several awards competing against some outstanding squads from Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi. They won 1st Place in the Game Day Cheer and 3rd in the Jam Performance Routine. Other awards they earned were (more…)

Congratulations to these amazing choir students for their outstanding achievement in making the 2022 Region 3 All Region Choir.

MHS – Brett Birch earned 5th chair, Bass 1 mixed choir. This rating qualifies him for all state tryouts in February.  The Sr. High Region 3 concert will be Saturday, November 12 @ 4:00 p.m. in the Bryant High School auditorium.

MJHS – Shakira Walton , Chair 5,  Alto 1   Eddy Grace Birch, Chair 17,  Soprano 2

Congratulations to these amazing choir students for their outstanding achievement in making the 2022 Region 3 All Region Choir.

MMS – Students pictured left to right.    Sophie Barrillieux, Ja’Niyah Goodman, Emily Castillo, Cynthia Walton, Laila White, Malea Phillips, not pictured Emma Ellis

The Jr. High Region 3 concert will be Friday, November 11 @ 4:00 p.m. at the Magnolia Performing Arts Center.

Winner of the Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative Battle of the Books was the team from Monticello Intermediate School.  Members of the team:  Andrew Maxwell(4th grade), Gia Weier(4th grade), Lily Copico(5th grade), Charlee Kaye Bickford(4th grade), and Julie Pettigrew(4th grade).  Sponsor of this team is GT Coordinator, Haley Greer.

Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative held an Elementary Quiz Bowl tournament on April 12, 2022 at Pauline Baptist Church.  7 schools from Southeast Arkansas participated. Cleveland County was first place.  Monticello was second place.  Warren third place (not pictured).

An elementary chess tournament was held at Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative on Friday, April 8th for southeast Arkansas elementary students in grades 3rd-6th grade. 80 students participated.  1st place winner: Caleb Norris (Monticello Schools), 2nd Place Winner: Dhruv Patel (Monticello Schools), and 3rd Place Winner: Bo Hobbs (Monticello Schools).

Monticello High School FBLA students recently competed in the District III FBLA competition.  Congratulations to:

Back Row:  Jack Nickolson, 1st place in Organizational Leadership; Dakota Barbee, 3rd place in Networking Infrastructures; Dameon Harris, 1st place in Introduction to Information Technology; Tucker Breedlove, 4th place in Political Science; Ziquon Herron, 5th place in Healthcare Administration; Mariannice Benton, 6th place in Introduction to Business Procedures.

Front Row:  Mary Mencer, 1st place in Accounting I; Lily Gamewell, 6th place in Cyber Security; Caleb Briggs, 3rd place in Advertising; Beth Bragg, 5th place in Job Interview; Madison Bitely, 1st place in Business Communications; Pressly Vollmer, 3rd place in Introduction to Financial Math.

Not Pictured:  Kamryn Jones, 2nd place in Introduction to Business Concepts; Bryan Nichols, 3rd place in Human Resource Management.

The Monticello School Board recognized the MHS State Quiz Bowl champions at the May 11, 2021 Board meeting.

Congratulations:  Coaches, Ms. Kincade, Ms. Breedlove and Mr. Braswell

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 State Champion Quiz Bowl Members:  Lucas Babst, Luke Demers, Malaya Reynado, Jaci Gibson, Sabina Day and Autumn Smith.

The Monticello School District is posting the following position:

Custodian

Go to www.billies.org to apply.

Congratulations to the Monticello Jr. Quiz Bowl team for placing First in the regional tournament last Friday. They will compete at State on Saturday, February 6.

L to R:  Haley Greer (coach), Pressly Volmer, Zeke Babst, Stephen Bragg, Dakota Barbee, Ernest Struckman, Cameron Armbrust. Not pictured: Aislin Fradsham

Monticello Middle School has been awarded Model PLC School status by Solution Tree. A school must demonstrate a commitment to PLC concepts, implement those concepts for at least three years, present clear evidence of improved student learning, and explain the culture, practices, and structures of school.

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Monticello School District will follow the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) guidelines and the Arkansas Ready for Learning report issued by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in planning for re-opening in the fall (Guidelines are subject to change). We hope the following information helps answer many of the questions you may have about re-opening schools.

Monticello School District Guidelines for Re-entry 20-21

Monticello School District Virtual School FAQ’s

Monticello School District Virtual School Registration

Parents please go to the link below as soon as possible and complete the short survey to help us plan for  a smooth return to school in August. This may be completed on any device (including your smartphone).

https://bit.ly/surveymsd

Monticello School District joins districts across the state to celebrate School Board Member Recognition Month in January. More than 1500 Arkansas school board members are being honored for their service and dedication to public education. (more…)

Clean sweep for the Billies this past Saturday at the Hamburg cross country meet!!

Monticello High School was awarded a grant of $3,000.00 from Clearwater Paper for its new school based enterprise. A school-based enterprise (SBE) is a set of entrepreneurial activities undertaken by students that provides an economic, social, and educational return to the student,

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The MMS EAST program represented Billie Nation at the 2019 National EAST Conference March 12th-14th.  A team consisting of Kat Claycomb, Caden Fitzgerald,  Addie Montgomery, Alivia Ramsey,  Kaleb Romero, Hope Sass, Chesney Smith,  and Brinkley Taylor presented seven of the many projects students have been working on this year.

The projects included the MMS Student Emergency Response Team (SERT); the Bille Dyslexia Reader; the Alzheimer’s Memories of Love Project; the Jordan Park Lighting Project; the MMS Clothing, Hygiene, School Supply Closet; the Waste Reduction and Recycling Project; and the MHS Fishing Team.  The students were well rehearsed and polished as they presented to the public and judges.  If you would like to know more about these projects and/or our MMS EAST Program, please contact EAST Facilitator Shawn Curtis at 367-4040 / 367-4043.

Congratulations to the members of the Monticello High School Billie Band for their achievement last night in El Dorado at the Region III Concert Assessment. The band received all superior ratings on stage and superior performance in sightreading. This score, combined with a superior rating in marching assessment, awards them with their TENTH CONSECUTIVE SWEEPSTAKES. A sweepstakes is the highest honor a school band in Arkansas can receive.  

The Seark Co-op Jr/Sr Chess tournament yielded two winners for Monticello. Matilda Henris (7th grade) placed 2nd, and Hayden Turner (9th grade) took 1st. Both are Gifted & Talented students.

Congratulations to Monticello High School Quiz Bowl. We finished 1st place undefeated in the 4A Regional Tournament. They worked so hard and are very deserving. We’re going to STATE!!!  And Congrats to Lucas Babst who won MVP. He answered over 90 questions correctly!!!

Monticello High School has been awarded a $20,000.00 Computer Science Innovation Grant from the Arkansas Department of Education. (more…)

The Monticello High School Renaissance Team officers for the 2018-2019 school year are: Josiah Taylor – Parliamentarian, ?Elise McDuff – Vice-President, Mallory Bennett – Treasurer, Becca Nichols – Reporter, Mary Emma Simon – Representative, Gracie Johnson – Secretary and Gabe Martens – President. (more…)

Monticello earned the 1st place plaque at the Elementary Quiz Bowl Tournament held Tuesday, April 8, at the Southeast Educational Service Cooperative. (more…)

The 2nd 9 weeks art students at MMS created batik quilt squares for Meals on Wheels quilt raffle. Students in Mrs. Knight’s 6th grade art class created quilt squares that was made into a quilt top by Mrs. Beverly Sullivan.

The quilt was then passed off to Mrs. Paula Hooks to be quilted into the final product. Both ladies donated their services for this project.

The students are selling tickets for the raffle. The tickets are $1 each or $5 will get 7 tickets. The quilt is on display at MMS if anyone is interested in buying a raffle ticket or making a donation to Senior Citizen’s Meals-On Wheels program.

Jazmine Granados, Kyla Morphis, Aileen Rivera, Lily Sadler, Kelby Smith, and Jada Trotter. Bottom Row: Jennifer Santos, Hope Burmeister, Makalah Lattimore, Shelby Orrell. Shelby is currently the Art Club President. Not Pictured: Jacob Watts and Jehlyn Porch

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