Drew Central School District recently transformed its campus into a living tribute to history, creativity, and community during its “Arkansas Celebrates America 250” program, an event that brought together students, educators, and distinguished guests in honor of the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary.
Spearheaded by the school’s enrichment team—Janine Eubanks (Music), Cindy Flemister (Library), Erika Herman (Art), Heidi Aldy (Technology), and Randi McMahon (Physical Education)—the program blended education and celebration into a dynamic, multi-sensory experience for students.

The event began,with videos from President Donald Trump, Governor Sarah Sanders, Dr. Jacob Olivia, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Education, Superintendent Nancy Chapman, Assistant Principal Eddie Potts, Counselor Savannah Singleton, and educators, Cindy Flemister and Kristi Meeks, all sharing the importance of the student’s role in the success of Arkansas and the nation in the future. Drew Central students who are members of the Cub Scout Pack 69 and Troop 67 led the audience in a flag ceremony, pledges and the National Anthem. Drew Central Elementary students from grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade then sang songs highlighting America and Arkansas.

Girl’s Bracket
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Boy’s Bracket
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It’s time to show your support! VOTE NOW for our Pirate, BLAKE CHANDLER #55, as the Area Most Outstanding basketball Player! Click the link and help us cheer him on! GO PIRATES!
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The Drew Central Middle School Junior Beta Club is excited to announce the launch of its Shoe Drive Fundraiser to raise money for the upcoming Arkansas State Beta Convention.Beginning October 27, the club will be collecting donations of gently worn, used, and new shoes. In return, the club will earn funds based on the total weight of the shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs will issue a check for the donated pairs.Anyone can participate by donating shoes at Drew Central Middle School or Drew Central Elementary School.All donated shoes will be redistributed through the Funds2Orgs network of micro-enterprise partners. Funds2Orgs works with micro-entrepreneurs in developing countries, helping them create and grow small businesses where economic opportunities are limited. Proceeds from shoe sales help families afford necessities such as food, clothing, and housing. One entrepreneur in Haiti even earned enough to send her son to law school.Shoes can be dropped off at Drew Central Middle or Elementary Offices.  

Back Row: AJ Micholick, Lillian Snow, and Madison Bussell.
Seated: Beckett Lawson and Emma Fowler

Drew Central’s Junior High Quiz Bowl team competed in a small but intense tournament with only four teams, meaning we played three games. We kicked off the day with a hard-fought match against Rison, which came down to the wire. After a few challenges, Drew Central narrowly lost by just 5 points, 210-215. In our second match, we bounced back with a strong 230-185 win over Central Christian Academy. We wrapped up the tournament with a 195-130 victory over Smackover.

With Drew Central, Rison, and CAC all tying for first place, final rankings came down to total points. CAC claimed first place, and Drew Central secured second.

Our players showed tremendous respect and represented DC exceptionally well. A special shoutout to AJ and Madison for earning All-Star medals based on their outstanding performance in answering questions throughout the tournament! If you see them, be sure to congratulate them on their achievement. We are so proud of our team and their hard work!

This week, we took 10 incredible students to the Junior Beta Convention to compete in various categories, and we couldn’t be more proud of their hard work and success!

Elizabeth placed 1st in Accessorized Design, earning a spot at Nationals!
Norah placed 3rd in Solo Dance, also qualifying for Nationals!

For those who may not know, Junior Beta is a national organization that encourages leadership, character, and academic excellence among students. This is our first year with Beta at DCMS, and it’s already proving to be an amazing experience for our students.

We are so excited to see their talents shine and can’t wait to see what’s next! #BetaProud #DCMSBeta #NationalsBound

Drew 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 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…)

The 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, 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…)

Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and student-created content, today announced that Drew Central’s yearbook program has achieved the Jostens 2022 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award at the Silver Level. (more…)

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.

On April 14, World Quantum Day was celebrated by fourth graders at Drew Central Elementary.  The day’s activities were supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). (more…)

Drew Central Athletics is launching our first annual “SHOES AND MEALS FOR THE PIRATES!” fundraiser!

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Drew Central 4th grade teacher, Katlin Hogue, Riley Poor, and Tannah Goss

Drew Central Elementary fourth grade students showed their support for the front line workers in New Orleans.  Students were learning about what it means to be a member of a community.  (more…)

On 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…)

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…)

Each 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! 

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 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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Congrats to the following students for making the Junior Region 3-East All-Region Choir:

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