South Pike County School District

8th grade is getting powered up! Mrs. Cornish's science class worked with circuits and gears to create an electromagnet, power a clock with potatoes, and construct a cup and card tower in class! Nothing beats hands on learning! #GoRattlers

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MHS had a successful week of ACT Aspire testing thanks to our hard working students! After testing, some students were rewarded with hands on projects like making cubes and dodecahedrons in Mrs. Bobo's geometry class. What a creative and educational way to unwind after testing. #GoRattlers

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Rattler Baseball takes on the Dierks Outlaws for the District Championship tonight at Dierks. First pitch set for 6:00. Hope to see you there! #GoRattlers

Wednesday Night Lights has been canceled tonight due to rain in the forecast. We will do our best to go a day or 2 in May so that the kids can come have some fun! We will let you know dates of make up soon!

Happy Administrative Professional's Day to our Mr. Eckert! He keeps MHS lined out, and he's almost as effective as Siri! Thank you, Pastor Dan, for taking care of everyone and everything at MHS! #GoRattlers

MHS progress reports have been loaded into HAC. Be sure to check out your student's progress in their classes! #GoRattlers

SCHEDULE CHANGE: the Sr High district track meet has been moved to Friday, April 28, due to rain in the forecast tomorrow. The meet will start at 10:30am Friday.

Rattler Softball punched their ticket for Regionals yesterday with a win over Acorn. Today they take on the Dierks Outlaws in the second round of the District Tournament. Game time 4:30 at Dierks High School. Go Rattlers!!

MHS' Levi Cherry is a recipient of the Friends of Quiz Bowl Scholarship! This award is given to two exceptional quiz bowl players in Arkansas based on their experiences in quiz bowl, community activities, and an essay competition. Congrats, Levi! #GoRattlers

The ACT Aspire kicks off tomorrow for MHS! Be sure to do your best on the test and earn incentive days next year!

Last Friday was National Kindergarten Day. Our Kindergartners celebrated in the best way….WITH SNO-CONES!

Rattler Softball begins post season play today when they take on the Acorn Tigers. Game time is 4:00 at Dierks High School. Come out and support this amazing group of girls! It’s a great day to be a Rattler! Go Rattlers!

Come support Rattler Baseball and Softball as they compete in the 7 2A District Tournaments. Go Rattlers!

Congratulations to Dusty Lee on receiving the DAR Good Citizens Award. Students receiving this award are nominated for their outstanding dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. #GoRattlers

Layken Stone, Kaylee Beaty, and Nicole Beaty created artworks for the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Layken created a painting titled "A Girl and Her Horse." Kaylee created a pencil drawing titled "Ambrose." Nicole created a painting titled "Kratos-Powerful Woman." The three artworks were given to Brendan Spaulding from Congressman Bruce Westerman’s office for delivery to the judging competition. #GoRattlers

For Ms. Conatser's class, Layken Stone researched and made a 40's inspired dress from real WWII newspapers. Other students have prepared food based on ingredients and recipes from time periods discussed this year in world history. These are just a few examples of the Think-Tac-Toe projects that students have been working on this semester. The final day to turn them all in is Monday, so check back to catch up on the other projects!

THROWBACK THURSDAY!! How many of you remember having to use this hall pass in Mrs. Wood's art class? Look out for exciting news from Mrs. Wood's art room later today.

We are extremely proud of our Jr High Rattler track teams as they competed in the Jr High district track meet at Acorn! The girls are district champions and the boys are runner-up! Can't say enough about their dedication and pride for our track program! Bright future ahead!