DENELLE EDINGTON SELECTED CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Mrs. Denelle Edington was raised in Buckner, AR, and graduated from Stamps High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Southern Arkansas University and is certified to teach Pre-K through sixth grade. Denelle is currently a fourth grade math, science, and social studies teacher at Central Elementary School where she has been teaching for twelve years. Throughout her twenty-one years as a teacher, she has taught pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, with fourth grade being her favorite.
Mrs. Edington is married to Brian Edington and makes her home in Buckner. Her children include son Tyler Metcalf (MHS ’16), daughter-in-law Taegan Metcalf (MHS ’16), who teaches second grade at Eastside, son Todd Metcalf (MHS ’21), stepdaughter, Tiffany Erwin (MHS ’19), and soon-to-be step-son-in-law, Ryan McKamie. Tyler and Taegan have a 2-year-old daughter, Hollis, and are expecting a second daughter, Hattie, in May. Denelle also has two dogs, Kane and Oscar.
In Mrs. Edington’s spare time, she loves working in her yard, reading, watching documentaries, listening to true crime podcasts, and going on traveling adventures with her husband.
The MHS Panther baseball game scheduled for today has been cancelled.
Human Trafficking Awareness Event
April 11 - 6 PM
SAU Foundation Hall
Open to Public
MHS ATHLETIC EVENTS CANCELLED
The track meet scheduled in Camden today has been cancelled.
The baseball and softball games scheduled today vs. Ashdown have been cancelled. Make up games have been scheduled for April 20 starting at 5:00 pm.
MHS BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SCHEDULE CHANGES
Baseball and softball games scheduled for Friday, April 7 have been moved up to Thursday, April 6 weather permitting. Both games will start at 5:00 pm.
MR. WARD INTRODUCES THIS YEAR'S MAGNOLIA READS EVENT
April is recognized as Financial Literacy Month. The yearly Magnolia READS (Reading Empowers All District Students) financial literacy event kicked off today for the students and staff members at East Side and Central Elementary Schools. This year’s book choice is The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies.
Click on the link below to view Mr. Ward's video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO1gN_1lhek
MHS BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SCHEDULE CHANGE
Weather Permitting - The MHS Panther baseball and softball games scheduled for Tuesday have been moved up to today... Monday, April 3. Both games are scheduled to start at 5:00pm
Today's MHS Panther softball game with Malvern has been canceled due to concerns of severe weather. The game has been rescheduled for April 10 starting at 5:00 pm.
MHS BASEBALL & SOFTBALL SCHEDULE UPDATES
The Panther baseball game scheduled with Malvern on Friday has been moved up to Thursday. Start time is 5;00 pm.
The Panther softball team will be traveling to Camden for a makeup game on Thursday. They hope to play Malvern on Friday. All games start at 5:00 pm.
MAGNOLIA KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT CLINIC
March 27-31
Kindergarten Center at East Side
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Click Below for more details
https://5il.co/1rgeg
FREEE SUBSTITURE TEACHER TRAINING
Magnolia School District
Wednesday, March 29th 9a-12p
🍎 Proof of High School Diploma/GED required.
🍏 Must pass FBI/DHS background checks (Please call prior to training for instructions)
🍎 Bring I-9 acceptable documents to the training.
If you have questions please contact us at 800.641.0140
Bikes-N-Bubbles
March 25 - 1:00-3:00 pm
Bethel Church Parking Lot
131 Bethel Road
Bubbles-Face Painting, Snacks, and Fun
The MHS baseball and softball games with Camden Fairview will be moved up from Thursday, March 16 to Wednesday, March 15 due to severe weather forecasted in our area. Games for both teams will start at 5:00.
Magnolia High School baseball and softball games scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 have been moved to Nashville. Both games will start at 5:00 PM.
Walker Pre-Kindergarten Center Enrollment Clinic 2023
When: Tuesday, April 4, 2023, or Thursday, April 6, 2023
Where: Walker Pre-K Auditorium *Limited seating available in each clinic.
Who: Parents/Guardians of three and four-year-old children *Must be three or four years of age on or before August 1, 2023
Time: 9:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. *Estimated length of clinic is 30-40 minutes. Applications will be available at each clinic. Applications will be available at the District Administration Building located at 1403 High School Drive beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 10, 2023. Parents of students who are already enrolled and are returning next year do not have to attend this event unless you are enrolling another child. Returning applications will be sent home with students who are already enrolled and must be returned to secure a spot. For more information, contact Natasha Coleman, Principal, 870-234-5654.
We will resume classes today on a regular schedule. Please use caution on bridges and overpasses.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE UPDATES
This year the February parent-teacher conferences on the MMS and MHS campuses fall on Valentines Day. To avoid any conflict of planned activities, the conferences for those two campuses have been moved to Thursday, February 16.
KATE SLAYTON-BUNNER SIGNS WITH SAU TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAM
Magnolia High School senior, Kate Slayton-Bunner, signed a letter-of-intent with the Southern Arkansas University track & field program on Wednesday, November 16 in the MHS Media Center. While competing at the junior high level, Slayton-Bunner was a two-time conference champion. She was also conference champion during her sophomore and junior seasons as a member of the Lady Panthers. During the last two track seasons, she was part of a 4x800 relay team that won two conference championships and was also a two-time state champion in the 800m run. So far during her short track career, Kate has scored 170 points in individual running events and has never been beaten in the 800m at a senior high conference meet. She played an important part in helping the Lady Panthers win 4A State Runners-up title.
The Magnolia School District is experiencing internet connection issues. This is also affecting our phone service. Currently the phone system is down at all campuses. We are working on the problem and apologize for any inconvenience. Updates will be sent out as we learn more about the problem.
PANTHER DUO SIGN WITH SAU BASEBALL
Surrounded by a crowd of family and friends, Magnolia Panther seniors Dalen Blanchard and Cade Browning, signed letters-of-intent to play baseball for Southern Arkansas University on Friday, November 11. Yet to start their Panther senior season, the two have already put up impressive statistics on the baseball field.
Coach Bobby Beeson stated that Dalen, as the Panther catcher, was the defensive MVP for the team last year and noted how their pitcher’s lives were easier knowing that Dalen was behind the plate. Dalen had a 355 batting average, and on base percentage of 600, and a slugging average of 705. He also hit 7 home runs, 7 doubles and had 18 runs batted in. Coach Beeson acknowledged that Dalen has been a 2 time All-Conference selection and a 1 time All-State player.
Dalen is the son of Amanda and Toby Blanchard
Coach Beeson expressed how versatile Cade was in that he could play almost all the infield positions. He also said the thing he loved about Cade was that he was one of the hardest workers on the team and gave an example of his hard work in the weight room and how he transformed his body since his sophomore year. Cade had a batting average of 330, an on base percentage of 500, and a slugging average of 460. Cade also hit 6 doubles, 25 runs batted in, and had 17 bases on balls.
Cade is the son of Brandy and Steve Browning.
