The Rural Community Alliance (RCA) mission is to empower rural communities to effect change by creating opportunities in education, economic development, and youth empowerment to improve quality of life and place. In May the RCA launched its 2022 YOUTH ESSAY and VISUAL ART CONTEST. Students had to Write an essay or submit visual art describing/showing what they would do to improve their community if they were community leaders. a. Essay- 500 words or less, double-spaced. b. Visual Art- Collage, Drawing, Painting on poster board. A brief explanation must accompany the submission. Barton had 5 students to win this contest. The Essay contest winners were Molly Johnston, 1st Place, Cheyanna Dye, 2nd Place, and Cody Hogan, 3rd Place. The Visual Art winners were Ramsey Wood, 3rd Place, and Takaya Collins, 3rd Place. Great job students!!
Barton School District will run a double bus route this afternoon, 8/25/22. Bus 31 (Coach Poole) will be delayed about 25 minutes. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Lets kick off the football season by showing our support for all the Barton Bears at our annual Bear Fest tomorrow, August 24th 6:00 p.m. at Frank McClellan Field! Admission is $5.00 per person. Every admission gets a burger, chips, and water! Come have dinner and meet all of our Barton Bears, Lady Bears, cheerleaders, and band members for all of the 2022-2023 seasons!
Barton School District will run a double bus route this afternoon, 8/23/22. Bus 31 (Coach Poole) will be delayed about 25 minutes. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Last night, 8/18/22, Mrs. Chaney, accompanied by Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Palmer, and Mrs. Baker took several of the High School 11th and 12th grade Honor students to the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis to see the Broadway play To Kill a Mockingbird. They all had a great dinner at Kooky Canuck before the play and an even better time at the performance.
Due to the weather, Bear Fest has been postponed until next Wednesday, August 24th at 6:00 on Frank McClellan Field.
We had a great first day!! Thank you to all the students, parents, faculty and staff for making everything go as smooth as possible today! The changes to the car rider line worked well! Some details are being worked out but overall its been a great day to be a Bear!
Reminders and Information are as follows:
Barton Bear scrimmage at Palestine tonight @ 7:00
Jr. Bear Scrimmage on 8/15/22 is CANCELED
Jr Volleyball Benefit 8/16/22 @ 4:30 (home)
Bear Fest 8/17/22 @ 6:00
P-EBT Application Deadline 8/17/22 @ 10:00a.m.
Lady Bears Volleyball Benefit 8/18/22
Immunization Clinic Forms due 9/2/22
All school forms/Chromebook insurance is due 9/6/22
All this and more can be found at www.bartonsd.org
Barton School District is ready to kick off the 2022-2023 school year! School will begin tomorrow, Monday, August 15, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Please be aware of the new car rider line information that can be found on the website. High School students are to report immediately to the gym when they arrive on campus for a student meeting. Elementary students will report to the cafeteria for breakfast when they arrive on campus. Please do not arrive on campus before 7:30 a.m. Visit www.bartonsd.org for all of the latest information!
Barton School District's Open House is today, August 11th, 2:00-6:00. Students will receive schedules, purchase lockers, and meet their teachers.
21-22 Yearbooks will be available in Ms. Coyle's room (Burney 216).
Chromebook insurance will be available in the cafeteria lobby.
Visit https://www.bartonsd.org/page/new-school-year to get a head start on paper work!!
School starts Monday, August 15, 2022!!!!
Barton High School will have 7th grade orientation for rising 7th graders on Wednesday, August 10th, 1:30-2:30. 7th grade students will receive schedules, purchase lockers, and meet their teachers.
Barton School District will have Open House Thursday, August 11th, 2:00-6:00. Students will receive schedules, purchase lockers, and meet their teachers. 21-22 Yearbooks will be available in Ms. Coyle's room (Burney 216). Chromebook insurance will be available in the cafeteria lobby.
Visit https://www.bartonsd.org/page/new-school-year to get a head start on paper work!!
School starts Monday, August 15, 2022!!!!
Barton Bear Booster Club will have a meeting tomorrow, August 2nd, at 6:00 p.m. in the Kirkland Facility. The public is encouraged to attend. Go Bears!
Chromebook insurance will be sold tomorrow, August 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Administration building. Insurance is available for $30 for the 1st child and $20 for each additional child in the household. Only chargers will be given out tomorrow. Cash only!!
The opportunity for school choice deadline was May 1, 2022. Letters of acceptance have already been received by participating school choice families for the 22-23 school year. The statute set by the Arkansas General Assembly specifically sets the deadlines for when applications under school choice may be accepted and that the deadline has already passed and we, Barton School District, have no authority to override the deadlines. A.C.A 6-18-227.
To clear up any confusion, just because a school is on Level 5, they still have to abide by the deadlines and dates set by the Arkansas General Assembly. The deadline has already passed for the 2022-2023 school year.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
GO BEARS!
Barton High School sports physicals will be tomorrow, July 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the Bell Winston Clinic. 7th-12th grade students who plan to play any sports during the 22-23 school year will have to have a physical. A bus will leave the school at 3:30 or students can come to the clinic at 4:00.
Summer Bootcamp starts tomorrow, July 18th at 8:00 a.m.!! Dates will be be July 18th-21st and July 25th-28th, 8:00-3:00. (Monday-Thursday ONLY) Please have students that need transportation at the bus stop by 7:30 a.m. Students will be provided breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack! High School students must report to the cafeteria as soon as they arrive on campus. We are excited to see the progress made in these 2 weeks!
Summer Bootcamp starts this Monday, July 18th at 8:00 a.m.!! Dates will be be July 18th-21st and July 25th-28th, 8:00-3:00. (Monday-Thursday ONLY) Please have students that need transportation at the bus stop by 7:30 a.m. Students will be provided breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack! High School students must report to the cafeteria as soon as they arrive on campus. We are excited to see the progress made in these 2 weeks!
Barton JR High Football (7th-9th graders) will start summer practices this Wednesday, July 13th at 9:30 a.m.
Barton High School report card pick up is tomorrow, June 2nd. You may come pick your child's report card in the high school office from 7:30 to 3:30. Also, if your student would like to participate in the ACT Summer Bootcamp next week, you may register and pay at the high school office tomorrow. ($20 cash only)
Thank you all for a great school year! We hope everyone has a great summer! See you on August 15th! 🤩🐻☀️
Barton Bears Baseball will have a parent and player meeting on Thursday, May 26th at 6:00 p.m. in the indoor facility.