Magnolia School District

It’s GAME DAY Panther fans Magnolia goes up against Morrilton today at 1:00pm in the semi-finals of the State Basketball Championship! #BRINGEMOUT Watch LIVE on PanthersTV! https://youtu.be/VxSrgByTRmE

Our Panthers are headed to the State Tournament Semi-Finals! The game will be Saturday, March 13th @1:00pm in Morrilton, AR To purchase tickets for Thursday’s game click the link below: https://gofan.co/app/events/248341# Due to COVID tickets are limited, so order today. There are 575 tickets allotted for Magnolia at the above link. Unsold tickets will be available to the public around 3PM the day before the game. If you're planning on going, I'd go ahead and get tickets NOW as they are likely to sell fast! #PANTHERNATION

Magnolia Public Schools 2021-2022 School Calendar

MHS FRESHMAN ACADEMY HOLDS 9TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR The first annual Magnolia High School Freshman Academy Science Fair was held on March 3, 2021. Prior to grade reconfiguration, this 9th grade science fair was held for decades on the campus of Magnolia Junior High School. The 2021 Overall Winner was Chloe Kelley with her project, “Clean Environment“. Chloe is the daughter of Tracey and Andrew Woolfley. The Overall Runner-up Winner was Landon Chandler with his project, “Covid Vaccine Side Effects“. Landon is the son of Anna and Brandon Chandler. All category-winning students will be eligible for the Regional Science Fair held at Southern Arkansas University on March 12. Category Winners Include Biology 1st – Jacqueline Padron 2nd – Brianna Cottrell 3rd – Jaleigh Wylie Medicine and Health 1st – Landon Chandler 2nd – Tiffany Lopez 3rd – Kenysiah Lambert Physical Science 1st – Zoe Taylor 2nd – Kelsey McKamie 3rd – Cameron Click 3rd – Stacie Pate Math and Engineering 1st – Landry Carter 2nd – Shakyria Thompson 3rd – Elaina Reeves Earth and Environmental 1st – Chloe Kelley 2nd – Connor McWilliams 3rd – Ja’Quavious Ross Team 1st – Ashley Sanner and Angela Baxley 2nd – Carlie Dixon and Ava McWilliams 3rd – Jer’Miracle Joiner and Samya Williams

Our Panthers are headed to the State Tournament! Our first game is March 11th @1:00 pm in Morrilton, AR To purchase tickets for Thursday’s game click the link below: https://gofan.co/app/events/248333 Due to COVID tickets are limited, so order today. There are 575 tickets allotted for Magnolia at the above link. Unsold tickets will be available to the public around 3PM the day before the game. If you're planning on going, I'd go ahead and get tickets NOW as they are likely to sell fast! #PANTHERNATION

Our Panthers have advanced and will battle for the Regional Championship in Star City, AR tomorrow! To purchase tickets for tomorrow night’s game click the link below: https://gofan.co/app/events/247891 Due to COVID tickets are limited, so order today. General admission is $5.

MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDS 6TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR The Magnolia Middle School recently held its first annual 6th grade Science Fair on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The students competed in five categories: • Environment Science • Engineering • Physical Science • Biology • Medicine and Health Judges selected winners from each category and chose an Overall Winner and an Overall Runner-up. The 2021 Overall Winner went to Baylee Kinnaird with her project “Cowabunga.” The Overall Runner-up award went to Ansley Stultz with her project, “What the Fizz.” Environmental Science 1st: Kloey Basinger - “Does Wind Affect the Evaporation of Water?” 2nd: Griffin Wiggins – “Down and Dirty” 3rd: Ayana Patel – “Got Oxygen??” 3rd: Jackson Teutsch – “When Ya Hot Ya Hot” Engineering 1st: Jackson Woolfley – “Wifi” 2nd: Isabelle Ocfemia – “Wind-Powered Car” 3rd: Casidee Stringer – “Thermal: Relationship of Insulation to Heat Loss” Physical Science 1st: Ansley Stultz – “What the Fizz” 2nd: Kyler Anderson – “Calibrating PSI in Composite Baseball Bats” 3rd: Tucker Venable – “Shock it to Me” Biology 1st: Baylee Kinnaird – “Cowabunga” 2nd: Weston Faulk – “Artificial Energy” 3rd: Kennedy Davis – “Light Sight Reading” 3rd: Lillian Harrison – “Does Colored Light Affect Plant Growth” Medicine and Health 1st: Sade Barker – “Sick Shopping Carts” 2nd: Mason Browning – “Sweet Tooth” 3rd: Mohammed Alroobi – “Comparing Several Substances Used in Teeth Cleaning”

Panthers fans, the District Basketball tournament continues TOMORROW NIGHT in Star City, AR! To purchase tickets for tomorrow night’s game click the link below: https://gofan.co/app/events/247887 Due to COVID tickets are limited, so order today. General admission is $5.

MHS FRESHMAN ACADEMY RECEIVES HEARING/VISION DONATION The Magnolia Lions Club and Magnolia Rotary Club are working together to serve the needs of our community. The two clubs recently made donations to purchase sight and hearing screening machines for the Magnolia High School Freshman Academy building. The Magnolia Lions Club donated $2000 and the Magnolia Rotary donated $2300 to fund the machines that are a critical need to enable students to learn, grow, and achieve.

Panthers fans, the District Basketball tournament starts TOMORROW NIGHT in Star City, AR! To purchase tickets for tomorrow night’s game click the link below: https://gofan.co/app/events/247879 Due to COVID tickets are limited, so order today. General admission is $5.

Magnolia Panthers and Lady Panthers SWIM and DIVE teams are your new STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!!

JURNEE LOWE RECIEVES SAU CHEERLEADING SCHOLARSHIP Magnolia High School senior, Jurnee Lowe, recently signed a letter of intent to cheer for Southern Arkansas University on February 12 surrounded by family, friends, and coaches. Jurnee, a cheer head-captain this year is a 4-year letterman and 3-year All-American cheerleader. She is also a member of several other activities on campus such as Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Panther track team, and is the treasurer of Student Council. Jurnee also has several awards such as being an MHS scholar, being on the honor roll, and has been awarded Choir Director’s Choice & Leadership Award as a member of the MHS Chamber Choir. After graduating in May, Jurnee plans to pursue a degree in business at SAU. Coach Hannah Hurley says, “I’ve had the privilege of knowing Jurnee since she was a little girl, and being her teacher and coach. She is a natural leader with her positive attitude and work ethic in and out of the classroom. We look forward to continuing to see Jurnee achieve great things as she continues her education and cheerleading career here in Magnolia.”

Magnolia Schools will resume all regular class schedules and bus routes tomorrow (2/24)

Magnolia Panthers varsity boys basketball will continue in the District Tournament and will play Camden Fairview Wednesday at Panther Arena starting at 5:30pm. Tickets are on sale now at www.magnoliapanthers.net Tickets will NOT be available for purchase at the gate.

Transportation Update: Assume that most routes will be partial as buses WILL NOT travel on icy roads. The following routes will not run 2/23: Leaf Donkey

MPS will resume onsite instruction 2/23 with a one hour delayed start. Buses will run one hour later than normal. Buses WILL NOT travel down icy roads. Stayed tuned for a list of routes that will not run.

Due to icy road conditions, todays game determining the 4th seed in the district tournament for the Lady Panthers against Camden Fairview has been moved to MONDAY AT 4:00pm. Tickets will be sold at the gate: $5 each.

MHS TO HOST MUSIC THEORY ZOOM MEETING WITH HALL OF FAME SONGWRITERS Magnolia High School music theory students will soon have a special opportunity to learn from two of the best songwriters in the music industry. On Monday, February 22, songwriters Kye Fleming and Mark Cawley, will conduct a mini seminar via Zoom to discuss constructing, analyzing, creating and overall design of songs/music and the stages or processes of song writing from beginning to end. Kye Fleming is a three time BMI Songwriter of the Year and Country Music Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. She has been nominated for several Grammy awards and has won countless Dove awards. Fleming has written several successful songs including: I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool, Smokey Mountain Rain, The Way You Love Me, Crackers, Roll on Mississippi, Sleeping Single in a Double Bed, and Nobody. Mark Cawley has been nominated for countless awards and is one of the most sought after songwriting coaches in the world. His book, Song Journey, is a number one bestselling book on Amazon and has written hits for numerous artists including the Spice Girls, Tina Turner, and Joe Cocker. The seminar will be held in Larry Dunn’s classroom in the Freshman Academy and is scheduled to begin at 11:30 am.

With more winter precipitation moving into our area the MPS will be closed for on-site instruction Thu., Feb. 18 and Fri., Feb. 19. Students and staff will continue with remote learning and instruction. All buildings will be closed. Be safe, stay warm and have fun.

Weather permitting the Lady Panthers will play Camden Fairview at 3:00pm Saturday to determine the 4th seed in the district tournament. If we are unable play Saturday, the game will be moved to Monday (time yet to be determined). Tickets will be sold at the gate: $5 each.