Magnolia School District

Magnolia School District 2021-2022 School Calendar

Friendly Reminder! MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT HOSTS BACK-TO-SCHOOL VACCINATION CLINIC The Magnolia School District will host a Back-To-School COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 28. The clinic will be held in Panther Arena and start at 2:00 PM. During this clinic, the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered. A follow-up clinic for the second dose of the vaccine will be held in approximately three to four weeks. This clinic is for District students (age 12 and older) and District staff members. Parents who want their students (age 12 and older) to receive the vaccine and staff members who want the vaccine should phone the District Administration building at 234-4933 and give their name, student's name and age, and phone number. Immunization forms must be completed prior to receiving the vaccine. Forms can be picked up at the front desk of the District Administration Building across the street from Magnolia High School. STUDENTS (AGE 12 AND OLDER) AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED (TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THEIR SECOND DOSE) WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE IF THEY SHOULD HAPPEN TO BE EXPOSED TO A POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE.

MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT HOSTS BACK-TO-SCHOOL VACCINATION CLINIC The Magnolia School District will host a Back-To-School COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Wednesday, July 28. The clinic will be held in Panther Arena and start at 2:00 PM. During this clinic, the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered. A follow-up clinic for the second dose of the vaccine will be held in approximately three to four weeks. This clinic is for District students (age 12 and older) and District staff members. Parents who want their students (age 12 and older) to receive the vaccine and staff members who want the vaccine should phone the District Administration building at 234-4933 and give their name, student's name and age, and phone number. Immunization forms must be completed prior to receiving the vaccine. Forms can be picked up at the front desk of the District Administration Building across the street from Magnolia High School. STUDENTS (AGE 12 AND OLDER) AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED (TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THEIR SECOND DOSE) WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE IF THEY SHOULD HAPPEN TO BE EXPOSED TO A POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE.

MAGNOLIA SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST FOR 2022 ACADEMIC YEAR

MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL PLANS BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS Magnolia High School will hold a ninth-grade and new student Parent Night on Monday, August 2, 2021. The event will start at 6:00 pm in Panther Café. A meal will be provided. MHS students will be able to pick up 2022 class schedules and tour the campus on the following schedule: Seniors – Tuesday, August 3 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Juniors – Wednesday, August 4 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Sophomores/Freshmen – Friday, August 6 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

SNIDER RECEIVES SOUTHARK SOFTBALL SCHOLARSHIP Magnolia High School 2021 graduate, Jade Snider, recently signed a letter-of-intent from South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado to play softball for the Southark Stars. She will begin her career with the Stars during the 2022 academic year. During her career with the MHS Lady Panthers, Jade played the infield and catcher positions. This year she had a .270 batting average and a .553 on base percentage. Jade hit six RBI’s, scored eighteen runs and had one home run. She also drew fifteen bases-on-balls and had eighteen hit-by-pitches. Jade also earned All-Conference honors during years 2019 and 2021.

MHS Lady Panthers Basketball Summer Workout Schedule

Lady Cubs Basketball Summer Workout Schedule

The Magnolia School District Transportation Department will hold In- Service training for bus drivers on July 29, 2021. The training will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Magnolia Middle School cafeteria.

"CURRENT 5TH GRADE PARENTS We need your child's beginning band slip that was given to them recently by Wednesday, May 25th. Please turn it in to your child's homeroom teacher. Thank you for supporting your child in their new musical journey!"

BERRY SIGNS WITH SAU TRACK PROGRAM Magnolia High School senior, Tylaa Berry, recently signed a letter of intent with Southern Arkansas University to run track for the Lady Mulerider track team next school year. During her high school career, Tylaa helped lead the Lady Panthers to one State Runner-up and two Conference Championships and had numerous AAU track accomplishments. As a sprinter, Tylaa participated in the 100 Meter, 200 Meter, 4 x 100 Meter Relay, and the 4 x 200 Meter Relay. She also earned over 160 individual points and over 125 relay points for the Lady Panthers.

Your MHS Panther Baseball is going to the State Championship! We will be playing Valley View @ 1:00pm at Benton High School. Tickets should be on sale today at the AAA site link below by lunch https://www.ahsaa.org/baseball The game will also be televised on PBS. This post will be updated as we receive more information!

Due to a shortage of drivers, the leaf bus will be running about 40-45 minutes late Monday morning. We apologize for the inconvenience.

MHS ART STUDENTS WIN STATE AWARDS Four students from Magnolia High School recently competed in the Arkansas Young Artist Association State Competition and won awards. Shannon Coppersmith (11th grade) won 2nd in Tempera Expressive and 4th in Cut Paper/collage; Maria Lopez (11th grade) won 2nd in Tempera Abstract and 2nd in Scratch-board Abstract; Angie Saldana (12th grade) won 1st in Fiber Arts; Risper Owuoche (11th grade) won 3rd in Mixed Media 2-D and 3rd in Scratch-board Expressive. All four are students in Laurie Hicks’ AP Studio Art class.

MAGNOLIA TRAPSHOOTING MEMBERS EARN AWARDS Three members of the Magnolia Trap Team recently competed in the Ninety-Seventh Annual Louisiana State Trapshooting Championships April 29 – May 2. The competition, sponsored by the Louisiana Trapshooting Association, was held at the Toby Bancroft Memorial Gun Club in West Monroe. Magen Bond, a ninth-grade student at MHS, won the Louisiana Class C, Lady 1, Doubles Championship, Runner-Up in the Louisiana Class B, Singles Championship, and was the Overall winner of the Louisiana Preliminary Handicap Event. Eleventh-grade student, Olivia Ferguson, was the Class D Doubles Champion, the Class C Singles Champion, and Class B Singles Champion. Olivia was also the Class C Highest Overall Average Non-Resident. Landon Chandler, a ninth-grader at MHS, won the Louisiana State Singles, Doubles & Handicap Championships. He celebrated his 15 birthday on Sunday, May 2 by winning the LTA Doubles and LTA Handicap Championships. Landon also had the Highest Average for the Singles, Doubles, and Handicap Championships and had Highest Overall Average for the entire week.

MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Magnolia High School has set commencement exercises for the graduating class of 2021. The program will be held Thursday, May 20 in Panther Arena beginning at 7:00 PM. Eight tickets will be given to each graduate during morning graduation practice on May 20. Tickets will be required for admittance into the arena. There will not be a mask requirement. For those unable to attend, the program will be live streamed by PantherTV through their link to YouTube.

MMS Hosts COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

SAMARRA CLAYTON WINS MHS CHEF SHOWDOWN Magnolia High School recently held their 4th Annual MHS Chef Showdown. Five students competed for the top prize with tenth-grade student, Samarra Clayton being judged the winner. Due to COVID related restrictions, winners from other school districts were unable to compete onsite in Benton as they had done in the past. Instead, student scores from across the state were submitted and tabulated. Samarra’s score was good enough to place her in the top six. She was given a prize package that included a Kitchen Aid standalone mixer, and a Kitchen Aid food processor. The Chef Showdown is a competition open to all 9-12 grade students in a K-12 Culinary Connection partnered school district. Chef Justin and Chef Matt review the winning recipe from each district competition. The six recipes with the highest overall scores are awarded prize packages. K-12 Culinary Connection, led by Chef Justin Mills, is a consulting company helping school districts improve their existing food service program. Their Mission Statement is “Passionate professionals working hands-on to change child nutrition.”

MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS The Magnolia Public School Foundation (MPSF) recently awarded scholarships to three Magnolia High School seniors. Nathan Baker, Kendall Cheatham, and Zoie Dixon were each awarded $1,000. All three are currently planning to attend Southern Arkansas University. The Foundation was founded three years ago for two purposes: to provide grants to teachers for enriching the classroom experience for their students with opportunities above the basic experience and to provide scholarship assistance to qualifying high school seniors. In the past three years, MPSF has been able to fund nine scholarships to students and seven grants to teachers. Magnolia Public School alumni and patrons are encouraged to participate in these awards. If you would like more information about participation, you may call Jennifer Hubbard 870-904-2018/870-234-6356. You may also mail contributions to Magnolia Public School Foundation, P.O. Box 177, Magnolia, AR 71754. All donations are tax deductible.

NEILSEN RECOGNIZED AS YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR During the annual Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce awards program, Magnolia High School senior, Tanner Neilsen, was recognized with the 2021 Young Person of the Year award. Tanner has been greatly involved in his community, church, and school. Throughout his years as a student with the Magnolia School District, Tanner has participated and excelled in many different academic and extracurricular areas of interest. He is a member of the MHS Panther football and baseball teams. He has been a member of the Magnolia Choral Program since the seventh grade and consistently earned All-Region honors. Tanner is a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta and has a competitive grade point average that includes AP coursework. This past fall, Tanner completed his Eagle Scout project by planning, organizing, fundraising, building, and delivering seven brand new dog houses to animals housed at CCAPS. Tanner has also excelled in his entrepreneur skills by starting and running his own “Lawnboy” lawn care service.