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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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Monticello School District Superintendent Sandra Lanehart recently announced state approval for the new inclement weather procedures for all schools in the district.

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Monticello Intermediate School 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade school supply list for 2017-2018

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Congratulations! to Monticello High School Concert Choir, Madrigals, Male and Female Ensembles. Each choral group earned ALL Superior 1st Division ratings at the State CPA in Searcy on Wednesday, April 5.  (more…)

Prom packets are available in Mrs. Mitchell’s room. Tickets are $15 each. All paperwork must be turned in together when tickets are purchased.

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Front- Chloe Armbrust, Second-McKenzie McClain, Becca Nichols, Keeton Orrell, Third-Jordan Smith, Zipporah Bell, Fourth-Kim Toth, Jacob Underwood, Hope Burmeister, Nora Saffold, Kalyn Knowles, Fifth-Edward Gregory, Kevin Davidson, Emilee Lawson, Ruth Rivera

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Pictured from left to right: Brionna Williams, Kristen Daniel, Fawad Khalid, Keeton Orrell, Blythe Christensen, Maria Romero, and Valerie Maddox

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Sixteen members of the MHS Forensics and Debate Team traveled to the Tiger Classic Invitational Forensics Tournament held at Little Rock Central High School this weekend.   Of the sixteen members, eleven were first-time competitors, and they certainly made MHS proud!

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Six Monticello High School choir members were recently selected to the Arkansas
All-State Choir.  Luke Lane, Gabrielle Causey, Madison Gray,
Maryclaire Guanzon, Ashley Cathey and Brendan Davis. The All-State Music Conference
featured the performances of the state’s best choral and band musicians.

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announces Amber Hairston, a Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher at Monticello High School in Monticello, Arkansas, as the 2014 ACTE Region IV New Teacher of the Year. The ACTE New Teacher of the Year award recognizes CTE teachers with 3-5 years’ experience (at the secondary or postsecondary level) who have made significant contributions toward innovative and unique career and technical education programs and shown a professional commitment early in their careers. (more…)

Monticello School today announces its policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program, After school Snack Program, and/or School Breakfast Program. The central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The price charged for a paid student breakfast is $0.75 Pre-K-12th the price charged for a paid student lunch is $1.50 Pre-K-5th, and $1.75 6th-12th

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The Monticello School District’s Transportation Department was selected as one of six school districts in the State of Arkansas and awarded the Arkansas Association of Pupil Transportation School Bus Safety Award given at this year’s AAPT Annual Conference in Hot springs, this week.

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Monticello Occupational Education Center (OEC) students traveled to Hot Springs April 14 – 16 to participate in the Arkansas SkillsUSA competition. SkillsUSA is a national organization for students preparing for technical, skilled and service occupations in high schools and colleges/technical schools. The event is held annually and is hosted by Arkansas industries and the Arkansas SkillsUSA Organization.

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Monticello HS Concert Choir earned Superior 1st Division ratings at the Arkansas Choral Directors State Choral Performance Assessment – CPA Thursday, April 10 at UCA in Conway. These ratings, combined with their 1st division ratings at the region CPA in March, gives MHS Choir the Sweepstakes Award for the second consecutive year. “This has been a remarkable year of achievements for our students. I am thankful and extremely proud of the dedication, discipline and arduous spirit they have displayed on a daily basis,” says MHS choral director, Bennie Vincent.

Congratulations to such an amazing and talented group of vocalists! MHS and MMS choir will have their annual spring concert Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the MMS auditorium. We look forward to seeing you there.

Congratulations to the MHS Forensics Team Members who attended the Arkansas Communication and Theatre Arts Association’s State Tournament of Champions. (more…)

Monticello Tree Board members Hope Bragg and Lee Williams greeted more than 500 students and teachers from the Monticello Elementary School K-2 classes who had gathered in the school cafeteria to celebrate Arbor Day.

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Recently, 11 MHS forensics team members competed at the Cabot Classic Forensics Tournament where there were approximately 1,000 total entries.

Becca Stephenson advanced to finals and earned 3rd Place in Prose Interpretation. Salonica Hunter earned a finalist medal in Storytelling. Stephenson also advanced to semi-finals in Poetry Interpretation.

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Monticello FCCLA members, Hannah Kling and Kimberly Long, presented “Stranger Danger” to five different classes at Monticello Elementary school on October 30, 2013. They taught the children safety tips for trick-or-treating, created an ID card complete with finger prints, read a book, and presented them with goody bags filled with candy and information for their parents.

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The Monticello School District will be taking sealed bids on an HP ProCurve MSM760 Wireless Controller and 23 HP ProCurve MSM410 Wireless Access Points.

Bids must be received by 10:00am Tuesday November 12, 2013 and will be opened on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @ 11:00am.

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