Arp Independent School District

Get your "DINNER" tickets🎟 for the Arp H.S. athletic banquet by 3:40pm Thursday Apr. 25 at the Arp H.S. office. All student-athletes who played a high school sport will receive a meal ticket. Anyone else wishing to have a meal must buy a ticket for $20. The banquet is Monday May 6 with dinner at 6:00pm in Arp H.S. commons & awards ceremony at 7:30pm at H.S. auditorium. The awards portion is free for anyone that wishes to attend. #TPND #EATT

H.S. softball Rd. 1 playoffs & warmup game info: UIL 3A Bi-District Rd. (one-game playoff) Thursday Apr. 25, 6:30pm New Diana vs. Arp Tyler Legacy H.S. (Arp is the home team). Tickets MUST be bought online: https://bit.ly/3JuPmNP $6/adults, $4/students. No cash sales at gate. No gum, seeds, or pets allowed. Warmup game Monday Apr. 22: Arp at Gilmer - 6:45pm. #TPND #EATT #bEASTtexas

Please enjoy our March 2024 edition of the student produced Maroon Messenger district newsletter. CLICK https://anyflip.com/nhmy/sduq/ Please be careful with the ads. Be sure to x them out and/or use the arrows to minimize them. Our apologies for the delay on this issue.

Got some loose change? Arp H.S.'s National Honor Society chapter is holding a coin drive until Monday Apr. 29 to help out C.A.S.A & abused children in East Texas. DONATE NOW: https://givebutter.com/coins2024/arp-isd Be sure to choose which Arp H.S. grade level gets credit for the donation as they have a friendly competition for homework/test bonus points passes. Or H.S. families, you can also send your coins with your students to deposit in the coin buckets.

STATE BOUND: Two of our Arp H.S. 🐅🎣 boats qualified to the State Fishing Tournament Saturday. Sophomore Will Sanford & Junior Bryce Everett caught three fish weighing in at 5.56 lbs. to place 51st out of 201 boats. And Sophomore David Domm & Junior Madelyne Eaton caught two fish weighing in at 4.8 lbs. to finish 61st at the THSBA NE/E/Central Regional tournament at Lake Tawakoni. Those four Tiger anglers will compete at the THSBA State Championship tournament on May 18-19 at Lake Palestine. We're very proud of all ten Arp High School Bass Club boats that qualified for regionals & did an outstanding job representing Arp, America. #TPND #EATT #bEASTtexas

Senior Ty Bardsley & sophomore Landry Langley advanced to regional! Check out the pictures of our student-athletes competing in the 15/16-3A Area track meet Thursday in New London thanks to Denise Bardsley: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=denise.bardsley.9&set=a.10160869778716144 Big congrats👏 to our medalists🏅. Boys: Zeshaun Reed, Jr. - 200 meters, 5th place - 22.79 (PR) Ty Bardsley, Sr. - 800 meters, 4th place - 2:09.92 (PR) Zane Bourque, Soph. - 110 meter hurdles, 6th place - 17.45 Girls: Maddie Birdsong, Jr., Kennedy Richter, Fr., Alana Benefield, Sr., Aubrey Poole, Jr. - 4x400 meter relay, 5th place - 4:27.85 Landry Langley, Soph. - Discuss, 3rd place🥉- 98'5" (PR) The Class 3A Region 2 track meet is Friday & Saturday Apr. 19 & 20 at Whitehouse Wildcat Stadium. #TPND #EATT #bEASTtexas

ALL Arp Elementary volunteers including PTO members & Watch D.O.G.S. don't forget that you have a free lunch waiting for you on our campus TODAY Monday Apr. 15 at our volunteer appreciation luncheon. You can come & go as you please when it's convenient for you between 11:00am & 1:00pm. Can't wait to see all of you & thank you for everything you do to make our school so special.

Students who plan to attend college or technical school MUST have the meningitis vaccine. We will hold a vaccine clinic Thursday April 25 at 9:00am at the Arp H.S. Nurse's office. Students without insurance will pay an administration fee of $10.00 per vaccine, however, no one is turned away due to inability to pay. NETHealth info packet (Please read): https://5il.co/2ihhe La información y formas en Español: https://5il.co/2ihhd If you have any questions, you may contact NETHealth or Arp High School counselor Julie Allen at juliea@arpisd.org

Arp H.S. parents, an academic progress report for the first three weeks of the final nine week grading period of the current spring 2024 semester was sent home today (Friday Apr. 12) with your student(s). Please be sure you have a chance to review it.

📺VIDEO📺: Thanks to your efforts, kindness, & your students hard work & dedication, Arp Elementary raised almost $6,000 during the Apex Challenge. CLICK https://5il.co/2ighy TO WATCH how much fun our students had in the annual Apex obstacle course.

👏BRAVO👏 Karli Flowers! Our senior has earned herself the East Texas Professional Credit Union $3,000 McLauchlin Scholarship. It's an award for those wishing to pursue an education degree. She's second from the left on the back row at the awards ceremony Wednesday. Karli will be attending UT Tyler in the fall. She also recognized our math teacher Mrs. Jennifer Arrington as her most influential teacher.

Join us for our 2nd annual “A Catch With Dad” night Friday Apr. 12 in pregame warm-ups before our Arp H.S. varsity🐅⚾️ men host Jefferson. All varsity Dads or anyone who fills that role for a varsity Tiger is invited to play catch with them. They'll need to be in the 1st base dugout area at 6:15pm.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET: Arp Tiger families, in an effort to try to improve our career & technology education, please kindly assist us by filling out this quick survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2Kt420Urnm6WRbwoe177qsnEkIyjfC_SXRCVwRXgUdpK1Fw/viewform It is very simple and should only take you a few minutes to complete.

All H.S. & J.H. students that plan on participating in athletics in the 2024-25 school year MUST return the pre-physical packets https://5il.co/2i8ao to their respective coaches no later than tomorrow Thursday Apr. 11. They were passed out Monday to your student-athlete(s). Please read it in its entirety, fill out everything that needs to be filled out, and sign everything that needs to be signed. This link https://5il.co/2i8ao allows you to view, download, and/or print the packet if you'd like. We'll take the student-athletes that return the forms to a physical screening done by CHRISTUS on May 1 in Tyler.

📺VIDEO📺: How our Arp J.H./H.S. students viewed the solar eclipse Monday. CLICK https://5il.co/2i77i TO WATCH. Thank you to all the parents & community members that joined us Monday making the experience even more memorable.

Our apologies, but due to the potential severity of the incoming weather Tuesday afternoon and evening, the scheduled Arp Elementary School PTO meeting has been postponed until Tuesday Apr. 23 at 6:15pm. Thank you very much for your patience & understanding. We greatly apologize for any inconvenience this sudden change may cause you. The safety of our students, staff, their families, and our community is and always will be our number one priority.

POSTPONED: Arp H.S. One Act Play public performance Tuesday. This is due to the potential severity of the incoming weather⛈️☂️ Tuesday. New performance date of "Louder I Can't Hear You" is Monday Apr. 15 at 7:00pm at Arp H.S. Auditorium. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.

Arp ISD is looking for a special education director for the 2024-25 school year. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3U9LsA7 This person would lead a 12-person department as part of our Arp-Troup Shared Service Agreement (SSA). Join a growing, family and community oriented school district. We hope to fill this position sooner rather than later.

📺VIDEO📺: Let's put our hands👏together👏 for our district's KTBB 97.5FM Radio March 2024 Teacher of the Month. It is 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Kayla Holley. CLICK https://5il.co/2hz83 TO WATCH. Mrs. Holley says, "Getting to see those light bulb💡 moments when they finally understand a concept," is one of the reasons that inspires her to be a teacher.

Blood drive at Arp H.S. Friday Apr. 12, 9:00am-3:00pm. Schedule an appt.: https://bit.ly/3J4n3Wo 16yr. old parent consent form: https://5il.co/10zxu 16yr old Spanish parent consent form: https://5il.co/27r5d While supplies last, donors will take home a free t-shirt. Blood drive info: https://5il.co/2bps3