Black River Technical College (BRTC) recently held its annual High School Counselor Appreciation Day on its Pocahontas campus. Counselors and career coaches from 10 Arkansas and Missouri school districts attended the event.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) was recently visited by representatives from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) and the East Arkansas Planning and Development District (EAPDD) to evaluate BRTC’s newest automation and robotics lab.
Black River Technical College’s (BRTC) Trap and Skeet Club finished its season seventh in the country in the USA College Clay Target League, and BRTC Trap and Skeet Club member Sara Roland of Marmaduke placed first in the Junior Varsity National Championship.
Maynard Elementary School announced today that it has earned Highly Effective Schools Accreditation from Solution Tree. This accreditation is a significant achievement that reflects Maynard Elementary School’s commitment to reaching and maintaining the highest levels of educational quality. Maynard Elementary School earned this accreditation by maintaining and growing identified areas that have the biggest impact on student learning and growth. These areas are directly aligned with the Professional Learning Communities at Work (PLC) process and the High Reliability SchoolsTM (HRS) framework.
Lying in bed… MIKE- Set your alarm? ME-Yep... MIKE-Turn off the Christmas lights? ME-Yep...
In an extraordinary move, the Pocahontas Star Herald, a proud member of the Cherry-Road Media family with over 80 publications, will not be publishing a newspaper during the week of Jan. 3.
On the day of Sept. 21, 1897, a simple yet deep question from an eight-year-old girl named Virginia O’Hanlon sparked the creation of what would become the most iconic Christmas editorial in history.
Does anyone know when this picture was taken or recognize any of the students? Found in a stack of archived newspaper pictures, it is labeled as ‘Pete Waites.’ Mr. Waites is pictured handing out a paper to a student. If you have any information, please email us at jfrench@cherryroad.com.
“Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas tree.” I wonder how many children today get to experience the annual, seasonal adventure we had as children, the annual finding of the Christmas tree and proudly fetching it back home.
The old Christmas hymns and secular songs we have been singing for ages endure to the present time. “Joy to the World” was written in 1719 by English minister Isaac Watts. It is still just as wonderful and meaningful today as when written. The old familiar hymns are still sung each Christmas in churches, presented by choirs, and broadcast throughout the month of December. And the secular songs are sung, heard in television shows, movies, children’s musicals and special events year after year. “Jingle Bells” was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont in Medford, Massachusetts. Gene Autry’s recording of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Raindeer” was released in 1949. Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” from 1960 is still popular with the younger set. “White Christmas” written by Irvin Berlin in 1942 is a classic and along with “The Christmas Song” from 1945 by Nat King Cole, warms the heart. And there is no evidence that anything new will take the place of the old favorites. My two grandchildren, ages 11 and 7, were in Christmas concerts at Pocahontas Schools last week and the familiar tunes were presented and enjoyed. Great job kids!