Dierks School District

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK: EARLY RELEASE: Due to parent-teacher conferences, students will be released at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4:00-6:30 p.m. We look forward to meeting with you! NO SCHOOL: There will be no school on Friday, September 20.

Lockesburg bus route: Road construction is complete. Effective Tuesday, August 27, the bus will pick up and drop off students at the regular pickup and drop-off location.

Please contact school nurse for any questions! lindsey.stokes@dierksschools.org / 870-286-2015 ext 247

Lockesburg bus route: Due to road construction, the bus will now pickup and drop off students at 138 North Park Avenue in Lockesburg. This is temporary. We will notify you as soon as we are able to resume the regular pickup and drop off location.

The high school gym is closed until tomorrow for painting.

The high school gym is closed for the floor to be resurfaced. No entry to the gym will be allowed until Saturday, August 3rd.

Dierks High School will host Open House on Thursday, August 8th from 12:00-6:00. Students will pick up their schedules in their mentor's classrooms. They will also have the opportunity to review their transcripts, graduation requirements, opportunities for concurrent credit and C.T.E. program of study pathways, and much more! Mentor lists will be posted at the front office. We look forward to seeing you all there!

If you have a kid entering kindergarten, turning 11, or turning 16, get ahead of the game and schedule them an appointment for their immunizations! This is a state law and will be enforced for them to be up to date within 30 days of school starting in August.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR NEXT WEEK! Monday, May 13: Weather Make-Up Day. Thursday, May 16: School will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 17th: School will dismiss at 12:00 p.m.

If your child has any RX or OTC medications, please make arrangements with the school nurse to pick them up. ANY medications still at the school after Thursday, May 16th will be properly disposed of! 870-286-2015 ext 247 or lindsey.stokes@dierksschools.org

The Umpire bus route will be run this morning, but will delayed about 20 minutes.

This is just a reminder that there will be an A.C.T. Mini Boot camp tomorrow, March 25th at the high school from 8:00 - 12:00. This program is targeted for students in the 10th and 11th grade who will be taking the A.C.T. at school this week. Students can still attend even if they did not fill out the google form to register. They just need to show up before 8:00 tomorrow morning.

Due to inclement weather, Bunnies the Musical first grade production has been postponed until March 28 at 6:30 p.m.

REMINDER: We will have school tomorrow, 3/11/24 for weather make-up day #1. On Tuesday, 3/12/24, school will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4:00-6:30 p.m.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR NEXT WEEK! Monday, March 11th: Weather Make-Up Day. Tuesday, March 12th: Students will be released at 2:00 p.m. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4:00-6:30 p.m.

ATLAS Testing will start tomorrow for Grades 7-10. Students should be on time and ready to test. Make sure your Chromebook is charged. This is part 1 of the state Summative assessment. Students should give their best effort.

Dierks School District missed three days due to inclement weather. Make-up days are Monday, March 11, Friday, April 19, and Monday, May 13.

Ms. Dove’s bus will be delayed this morning. All students before the Liberty Hill Road have been picked up. Students who live after this area will be picked up a little later this morning.

We plan to resume school tomorrow! Please be safe! Thank you all for your patience as we navigate these unusual road conditions.

No school today! There are several roads that buses are unable to get to and it is freezing rain in several places. We apologize for the short notice, but student safety is our top priority.