Ciante Gibbs of Monticello, a nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a SouthArk Employee Club Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall.
The 2013 graduate of Crossett High School is a member of the Dean’s List.
The scholarship is provided through the SouthArk Foundation.

Veronica Spencer of Monticello, a nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Cornerstone General Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall.  She is a 2002 graduate of Monticello High School.  The scholarship is provided through the SouthArk Foundation.

More than 20 South Arkansas Community College students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for two-year college students, recently.

Induction into the Alpha Gamma Iota Chapter requires at least a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average, and recommendation by a member of the faculty, staff, or administration.

Those students are:

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South Arkansas Community College has released its Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average for the semester, and be classified as full-time. The students are:

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Aurayia Simpson of Monticello, a registered nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Receiving Education Achievement Close to Home Scholarship to attend the school this fall.

The member of Phi Theta Kappa and the National Society of Leadership and Success is a 1998 graduate of Dumas High School.

D’Arbonee Forte of Monticello, a 2020 graduate of Drew Central High School, has accepted a Presidential Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall.

In high school, the daughter of Sharonda Forte was a member of National Honor Society, National Beta Club, the softball team, the cheerleading squad, the yearbook staff and the Big Red Student Advisory Council. She also was senior class president, a Girls State delegate and an All-State basketball selection.

Giovanni Santos Andrade of Monticello, a 2020 graduate of Monticello High School, has accepted a Living the Dream Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall.
The son of Maximo Santos Garcia and Veronica Andrade was a member of the art club and Spanish club in high school.

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Students from the Monticello School District, the Drew Central School District, and the Dermott School District toured Greece to discover the answer to this question, “What is it like in a country where classical mythology and ancient history still have a presence in everyday life?”

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South Arkansas Community College has announced its Dean’s List for the 2018-2019 spring semester. To be eligible, a student must be full-time had have at least a 3.0 grade-point average.

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The AHSPLA State Powerlifting Championship  will be held at the Monticello High School Gym (Dan Coston Field House) on Saturday, June 8, 2019.

We would like for everyone to come and support the student-athletes that will be involved.  Schools that are competing will be Monticello, Star City, Hamburg, Drew Central, Camden Fairview, and Parkers Chapel.

South Arkansas Community College has announced its Dean’s List for the 2018-2019 fall semester. To be eligible, a student must be full-time had have at least a 3.0 grade-point average. (more…)

Joe Monticello Automotive Team featured in the January 2019, issue of Job Ready published by the Arkansas Department of Career Education.  Click Here to check them out on page 6.  Go OEC and Hot Rodders.

South Arkansas Community College has announced its Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester. To be eligible, a student must have a grade-point average of at least 3.0 and be classified as full-time (more…)

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The following students from Monticello graduated from the University of Arkansas at the end of the Spring 2018 semester:

•Elizabeth Inez Wilson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and journalism, summa cum laude, from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. (more…)

Two University of Arkansas School of Law students from Monticello earned 3.0 grade point averages or higher during the spring 2018 semester and were named to the Dean’s list. (more…)

Several students recently accepted scholarships provided through the SouthArk Foundation to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall.

Aurayia Simpson of Monticello, a practical nursing major, accepted an Omazel Lawson Endowed Scholarship. She is a 1998 graduate of Dumas High School.

Monticello Lion’s Club members David Anderson, Harold Mitchell, and Nancy Miller came to Discovery Children’s Center on March 26, 2018, to perform free vision screenings on the children who will be enrolled in Kindergarten in the fall.

Arkansas Art Educators President Sue Anne McCoy presents Star City High School art teacher Roger Darren High with the award for 2017 Secondary Art Educator of the Year.

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Timothy Ollison had an interesting shift at Crackerbox/Valero on 278 West, last week.

Razorbacks Coach Bret Bielema stopped by the store, and took time for a short visit and a photo.

Local U of A students named to academic awards list. (more…)

Nearly 175 students graduated from South Arkansas Community College this month, including two from Monticello. They are:

From Monticello: Technical certificates, Wykiki S. Green (general studies); Ishshah C. Molina (practical nursing).