JR High Athletic Parents & Guardians: 8th and 9th grade boys and girls football and basketball workouts will begin next Monday, July 13th. The following schedule details the time frame and location for each sport. Please arrive at least 15-20 minutes before your scheduled start time in order for COVID questionnaire screening and temperature checks. All athletes will be responsible for their own water, so please plan accordingly. All athletes will report to the breezeway door in the parking lot beside the JR high cafeteria for check-in and pick-up after workouts. Monday July 13-Thursday July 16: 8th grade Football 9-10 AM 9th grade Football 10:30-11:30 AM Tuesday July 14-Thursday July 16: 8th grade Boys Basketball 10:30-11:30 AM 9th grade Boys Basketball 9-10 AM JR High Girls Basketball Monday, July 13th 12-1:30 PM @ Panther Arena Tuesday, July 14/Thursday, July 16 12-1:30 PM @ MHS Auxiliary Gym

Dear Athletic Parents & Guardians: Due to COVID 19, we will be unable to have our yearly mass physical exam on campus. Each athlete will need to schedule an appointment with their primary care physician, and turn in the physical paperwork directly to Coach Caston or their head coach. If you attended our mass physical in May 2019, your physical will expire on May 21, 2020. If you do not already have the updated physical form, it is available to print via the link below. Please schedule your appointment ASAP! Thank you! Click here for the the updated physical form: https://5il.co/i344

Dear Parents: Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this pandemic. We realize you have many questions, and we are trying to put together a plan for starting school back in August that is safe for our kids, follows guidance from Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and still provides our kids with some sense of normalcy. We have had over 60 teachers, parents, healthcare workers and other stakeholders developing this plan, and we are close to completing a document for release. There are a few questions we would like your input on prior to finalizing our plan and releasing the documents. We ask that you take a minute to complete the survey by Sunday, July 12, 2020. https://rb.gy/3jkhif Thank you!

Magnolia Junior Charity League Sponsors Summer Backpack Program

BAILEY COBURN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR The Magnolia School Board recognized East Side Elementary School music teacher, Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year at their regular meeting on June 15. Superintendent, John Ward read Mrs. Coburn’s biography and then presented her with a plaque of recognition. Bailey will now represent the Magnolia School District in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) competition. Arkansas regional finalists will be announced the week of July 3-8. Regional finalists will also attend a reception ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock on July 31, where the four ATOY finalists will be announced. During the fall of 2020, the ATOY selection panel will visit the finalists’ schools for classroom observation and interviews. The 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year will then be announced sometime prior to December 20, 2020.

BAILEY COBURN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR The Magnolia School Board recognized East Side Elementary School art teacher, Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year at their regular meeting on June 15. Superintendent, John Ward read Mrs. Coburn’s biography and then presented her with a plaque of recognition. Bailey will now represent the Magnolia School District in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) competition. Arkansas regional finalists will be announced the week of July 3-8. Regional finalists will also attend a reception ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock on July 31, where the four ATOY finalists will be announced. During the fall of 2020, the ATOY selection panel will visit the finalists’ schools for classroom observation and interviews. The 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year will then be announced sometime prior to December 20, 2020.

Congratulations Kathleen Dingman!!! Arkansas Activities Association 2020 Girls Swimming Coach-of-the-Year

MAGNOLIA JUNIOR CHARITY LEAGUE SPONSORS SUMMER BACKPACK PROGRAM

Yearbooks Reminder! MJHS Yearbooks have arrived! If you have already paid for a yearbook, pick up will be in the front of the junior high today. Tuesday, June 9 from 1:00 - 4:00 If you want to purchase one, they are $20. Cash only, please. No checks.

Attention! Attention! MJHS Yearbooks have arrived! If you have already paid for a yearbook, pick up will be in the front of the junior high on the following days: Monday/June 8 from 1:00 - 4:00 Tuesday/June 9 from 1:00 - 4:00 If you want to purchase one, they are $20. Cash only, please no checks.

BAILEY COBURN SELECTED MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR Magnolia School District personnel recently selected Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Coburn is the music teacher at East Side Elementary School where she instructs approximately six hundred students in grades 1-3. Bailey is a graduate of Ashdown High School and Henderson State University. She began her career in Magnolia when she did her student teaching in the fall of 2014. She assisted with the band program and with East Side’s music program. After earning her Bachelors of Music in Education, Bailey taught in the El Dorado and Spring Hill school districts. However, she was always drawn back to Magnolia, working as the high school receptionist and finally returning to East Side as the elementary music teacher. At East Side, Bailey teaches approximately 600 students per week. She incorporates music from many cultures and time periods. She leads five music programs each year, including last year’s first-ever East Side Veterans Day program. She also includes self-regulation exercises in music class and began a weekly yoga program for students with behavioral and/or sensory issues. Bailey is married to Russell Coburn, a former Magnolia band director. They have one son, Henry, who will be three in June. They also have their rescue dog, Molly. Bailey’s hobbies include playing piano and ukulele, learning new technology, and taking naps. She loves to uplift her coworkers and come up with innovative ideas for the classroom. She can often be found with a to-do list in one hand and a Dr. Pepper in the other. Bailey is also an advocate for mental health and pushes her students to do their best. Mrs. Bailey is now eligible for the 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year competition.

If you need to pick up your instrument or have a school owned instrument (not rented through a music store) that needs to be dropped off, we will be at the junior high band hall today until 3:00pm and tomorrow, Friday May 29th, from 1pm-3pm.

Yearbooks Update! Yearbooks should be delivered first week of June, . . . we hope. When they arrive, Mrs. Bullock will post instructions for pick up.

CURRENT 8th Grade Students - If you are interested in playing tennis next year in the 9th Grade, please email Coach Malone at smalone@magnoliaschools.net. Deadline to sign up is Friday, May 29th.

Congratulations to these young ladies for making the 2020 - 2021 Freshman Cheerleading Team. If your number is listed below, please come by the Junior High on Monday, May 18th between 1:00 and 3:00 pm to pick up a folder of information. It will be outside on the front porch. The folder will have your name on it and must be returned by Wednesday, May 20th. Congratulations again!! I am looking forward to another great year!!!! The numbers are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 15 16

Magnolia School District has been approved to join forces with Baylor University to offer the Meals-To-You program. What does this mean? It means that meals for your student(s) will be delivered to your home! Each household, with children ages 1-18 who qualify for free or reduced school meals, will need to go to the website www.mealstoyou.org and sign up by Monday, May 11th. PLEASE help share this to get the word out. This program will be replacing the food service delivery we have been doing since mid-March. Magnolia School District will not deliver meals after this Friday, 05/08. This is a great opportunity for our community!

MJHS Parents/Students wanting information about clearing out Athletic Lockers are encouraged to contact the coaches responsible. All coaches/faculty email addresses can be located on the Staff pages of the MJHS website . . . Or by clicking here. https://www.magnoliaschools.net/o/mjhs/staff

MJHS yearbooks have been delayed until possibly June. The plant that prints the yearbook has closed due to Covid19. Updates will be posted as more information is released. Thank you for your patience. 🐾❤️🐾

Any 8th Grader interested in trying out for cheerleader needs to go to Ms. Harrell's teacher page on the MJHS Website. Find the Cheerleader Try Out Section. All information about a virtual tryout is there. Read all information and follow instructions.

The 2020 Census is here…I count, you count.. Please respond

In case you missed it . . . AT&T* is offering an affordable way to connect to online materials. Households with at least one resident who participates in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) may qualify. There is NO annual commitment, NO deposit, NO installation fee and NO charge for an in home Wi Fi capable modem. Additionally, in response to the public health crisis, access from AT&T is temporarily: • Offering two months of free service, then $5/mo. or $10/mo. plus taxes and fees thereafter, depending on your speed, for new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. • Expanding eligibility based on income and to households participating in National School Lunch Program/Head Start • Waiving all home internet data overage fees Go to att.com/access to learn more about access from AT&T. Please also sign into partner portal, accesspartners.att.com, to browse COVID-19 specific promotional and communications materials. For assistance beyond the online resources, please call 1 855 220 5211. *This offer is from AT&T. Magnolia Public Schools has no further information and cannot provide any support. We are simply relaying this information as a service to our community of students and parents.

Mrs. Dione Smith’s Remind codes for Algebra and Geometry: Text code @mjhsalg19 to 81010 for Algebra Text code @mjhsgeo19 to 81010 for Geometry

Freshman Art I students sculpted self-representational rabbits during the third quarter. These sweet little bunnies are the completed projects. Great job, students! If you want to pick up your art, finished or unfinished, email Mrs. Miller to work out the details.

MJHS students, there is a tub in front of the school to drop off library books. Please return your books as soon as possible. Thanks!

Remind Codes for Mr. Mancil's 9th Grade English classes. English 1- @mancile to 81010 Pre-AP - @mancilp to 81010

Please join Mrs. Youngblood’s Remind by texting @20204th9w to the number 81010. 🐾❤️

Parents and students, please make sure you are checking the teacher pages on the MJHS website to check for updates and assignments.

JH band students: the Virtual Band Hall will be "open" on Zoom every Thursday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. The link to the zoom meeting will be posted on your Microsoft team and on the Magnolia Bands website.

Please join Mrs. LaValle's remind. Text the message @e7d36ag to the number 81010 to join. Information about zoom meetings will be sent through remind.

Remind group section codes-- Pre-AP--@9papsci Regular--@gb7b2h Zoom meeting Wednesday. Pre-AP @ 12 Regular @ 1

Magnolia School District Supports April as Month of the Military Child

Please make sure to sign up for Mrs.Owen's Remind if you have not already done so. Zoom Meeting Times and Passwords will be posted through Remind. Oral Communication: @4a794d Academic Reading: @329d88 Stay safe and healthy!

MJHS has provided a convenient drop-box for the Registration Packets for the coming 2020-2021 school year. All current 5th, 6th, and 7th graders should drop their Registration Packets in the box located on the front steps of MJHS.

Deadline to order MJHS yearbook has been extended to May 1, please order soon! https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/3254

Magnolia Schools Superintendent Mr. John Ward gives an update on COVID-19 and our District. Click the link below to view the update video: https://youtu.be/moEmPtyDNis

IMPORTANT UPDATE for PARENTS MJHS teachers are now attempting to contact the parents of their students through email and by phone. Please check your email (including Junk folder) and respond. And any calls from unknown numbers might be us so . . . please answer.

MJHS yearbook deadline has been extended to March 30! Please order soon! https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/3254

MJHS wants to remind everyone - The website/app is still here . . . and we're still working) Click SEE ALL POSTS to view video.

2020 SOUTHWEST REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS MJHS STUDENTS. Now we have pics to share (Courtesy of Jennifer Ford aka Proud Momma. So . . . Here is Marley Ford's science fair project when she set it up at SAU, and then took 1st Place in the Medicine and Health Category.

Some clarification on AMI Information for this week: AMI assignments are made available online at www.magnoliaschools.net under the News section. Links to each campus are provided. AMI assignment packets may also be picked up on the individual campuses from 1:00-3:00 today. For anyone who is unable to access the online assignments or pick them up on the campuses, the AMI assignment packets will be available at the following lunch pick-up locations Tuesday-Friday, March 17-20: o Central Elementary Cafeteria Drive Through- 11:00-1:00 o West Side Park-12:00-12:30 o South Side Park-12:00-12:30 o McNeil Old School-12:00-12:30 o Waldo Old Fire Station-12:00-12:30 o Village Old School-12:00-12:30

A select group of students in Ms. Espinoza’s 6th grade woodwinds class had an opportunity to be the “director.” They led their classmates through one of their spring concert pieces & had a blast!

8th grade science students in Mrs. Reed class got to build circuits and problem solve today! They had to figure out how to get a light bulb to light up. Thank you Mrs. Long (guest teacher from SAU) for this engaging lesson!

River led today’s FCA devotional on “Becoming a trailblazer: setting a good example through Christ”. FCA meets every Wednesday during Cub Academy.

Regional Science Fair Update!

Congratulations to today’s winning teams! Emanie Finkley is today’s highest individual scorer with 29/30 points.

Magnolia Jr. Boys and Girls are headed to DeQueen for a track meet.

The Magnolia School District will close all campuses and office buildings on Friday, March 13, 2020 in order that faculty, staff, and students may attend the State 4A Basketball Tournament in Hot Springs. The Magnolia High School Panthers will be defending their state championship title when they take on the Mills University Studies Comets at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Game time is set for 7:45 pm. A make-up day will be determined and announced on a later date.

Congratulations to today’s top scoring teams during PE! Indyia Scott was the highest individual scorer with 41/50 points.

The Magnolia Bands will be going to Concert Assessment @ Camden Middle School on March 17-19. Our students have been working hard to prepare to perform for judges. Parents and staff are encouraged to attend! Performance Times •March 17th, 7:00pm-Magnolia HS Concert Band •March 17th, 7:55pm- Magnolia HS Symphonic Band •March 18th, 3:50pm-Magnolia JH Concert Band •March 19th, 3:50pm-Magnolia JH 7th grade band •March 19th, 5:05pm: Magnolia JH Symphonic Band

Yearbook deadline is approaching fast, March 20! Please order online or in the MJHS library SOON! https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/3254

MJHS 7th grade students has a SMATH session today. The 7th grade science and math teachers held a combined Cub Academy session that integrated both science and math standards.

7th Grade Accelerated Science class captured and tagged the rare and elusive plastic egg creature to test how accurate the formula for calculating population size is. The class split up and took turns hiding and hunting the egg creatures. Tomorrow they will repeat the activity but this time it will have human interference.

Mr. Boyd’s class participated in a simulation called “Chips of the Trade” students had to compete for resources, trade, and create a plan for sustainability.

Garrion Curry and Kishaliya Doss both brought home blue ribbons in the 100m Dash!

Girls 7-9 PE classes are currently practicing the 11 Steps to Archery Success.

Kate & Karley led today’s FCA devotional on becoming a prayer warrior and strengthening your prayer life. FCA meets during Cub Academy every Wednesday.

Magnolia Jr. Boys and Girls are headed to the first track meet of the year in Hot Springs!

Mrs. Reed’s guest teacher, Mrs. Long from SAU, challenged 8th grade scientists to make a “spider” climb up the wall with a balloon! They had to figure out how to use static electricity to their advantage.

Buy a MJHS Yearbook today! Click link, payment is required when you order. https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/3254

Students in Mrs. Chastain's Cub Academy session worked together to build the tallest free-standing structure in the Team Marshmallow Challenge.

Public Schools Week - February 24-28

Operation Egg Drop—engineering a device to reduce friction and absorb force of impact to prevent an egg from breaking .

Support Public Schools Week

We had a great turnout this morning at FCA. Lainey Scruggs did a phenomenal job leading a devotional entitled “The Search is Over/Does God Love Me”.

Everyone's talking about the new Magnolia Schools Mobile App. Are you wondering what it's all about? Check out this video! It will answer any questions you may have, and then some! https://youtu.be/YJ25s03oPUs Download the free app using the links below using the link that's right for your device! Android: http://bit.ly/3aO03J4 or iPhone: https://apple.co/2tRYTeO.

We are loving our new app! Access sports, cafeteria menus, news updates, and even emergency notifications, right from your pocket. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/3aO03J4 or iPhone: https://apple.co/2tRYTeO. Watch this short, informative video for details!

MJHS FBLA attended their spring conference in Hope and received 3 awards. Jakemeya Simmons & Cadence Wafer won 2nd place in Computer Slideshow. Khadija Karim won 3rd place in Keyboarding Applications l and 5th place in Creed. We are very proud of all who competed!

Tell your friends! Wake the neighbors! MJHS will send Progress Reports home for all students tomorrow Friday, February 7. Please review these with your student(s), and make plans to attend Parent/Teacher Conferences Tuesday, February 11 from 3:30-6:30. If you are unable to attend on that date, please, please, please, call or email either the school or the teacher you wish a conference with. Staff emails can be found on the Staff menu of the MJHS website. We are happy to schedule conferences according to our parents/guardians needs. Thank you.

Magnolia School District would like to thank the sponsors listed below for their $600 donation to the Magnolia Quarterback Club. The sponsors have been supplying sports banners for the high school sports teams, featuring the full teams and their seniors. This donation comes from print sales sold to parents and fans of these images of the MHS and MJHS Football teams. The sponsors involved are: Farmers Bank & Trust Gary Don Farrar Shelter Insurance Agency Mule Kick Kathy's Dance Arts Studio Physiques, Inc. Murphy's Jewelers ONLY in Magnolia Greg Payne D.D.S. and JRowe Photography, LLC Pictured are representatives from these businesses, Magnolia Quarterback Club Representative Jason Ray, High School Head Coach Mark King, Junior High head coach John Rich, and Athletic Director Dyun Long. This money will go directly to this amazing organization and the students of the MHS and MJHS football teams! Many thanks to these sponsors and most importantly all parents who purchased prints making it possible!

Happy 100 days of school at MJHS!

Several students from MJHS participated in #SchoolChoiceWeek by highlighting reasons why they love our school.

All MJHS students will be taking the STAR Reading Test in their English classes this week. Please encourage your student(s) to give their best effort. Their reading-level will appear on their report cards.

MJHS can now be found on Twitter! @MJHSMagnoliaAR. That's pretty sweet. Go Cubs!

8th grade science students explore Newton’s First Law today by completing a penny drop and a marble roll. Students had to make a penny fall in a cup by flicking a notecard. This proved to be challenging for them but by the end of class almost all of the students had mastered it. Tug of war with marbles was the second activity. Students had to try to keep the marble centered by blowing through a drinking straw.

Congratulations to the MJHS Quiz Bowl Team and coach, Ashley Reed! The team finished 2nd today at the 5A Regional Tournament in DeQueen. Khadija Karim finished as the tournament MVP by answering 10.67 questions per game on average. That qualified her for the All-Tournament team. The MJHS Quiz Bowl team will next travel to Watson Chapel on February 8 to compete for the 5A State Championship! 🐾

Eighth graders enjoyed Arts and Education Poetry Week last week. Four guest poets worked with students in English classes each day to learn the basics of poetry and help develop their creativity. The week culminated in a Poetry Night at Magnolia Arts where several students performed their pieces.

New website coming soon!

Motivational speaker, CJ Beatty spoke to the MJHS students this morning, January 10, 2020.

The Magnolia Trap Teams will be shooting in Camden on March 14, 2020 and April 25, 2020.

Welcome to the NEW MJHS website. Please have a look around. Questions/Comments/Suggestions can be sent to gwootton@magnoliaschools.net

Parents are reminded/encouraged to check their students progress often through HAC. http://bit.ly/HAC-LOGIN

Report Cards for the 2nd 9-Weeks/First Semester will come home Friday January 10.

MJHS students enjoy Red Ribbon Week

PARENTS!! Please click on the link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NXBNXN8 and complete the short survey. Your time and input are so very valuable to Magnolia Junior High School .