Dierks School District

The Jr. girls and Sr. Girls basketball games scheduled for Friday December 10th at Nevada have been cancelled.

You may click on the following link to purchase playoff football tickets for Friday's game vs Poyen. No tickets will be sold at the gate. Also, only AAA passes will be accepted. No local passes can be honored for postseason play. Playoff Ticket Link:https://gofan.co/app/events/459342?schoolId=AR23427

All postseason playoff tickets must be purchased through the GoFan app on your phone or by a link that will be sent out via the Dierks School District messaging system next week when received from the AAA. There will be no tickets at the gate for purchase and only AAA passes will be accepted. No local passes will be honored for postseason games.

Due to the quarantining of athletes, the 7th grade and Jr. high basketball games on Monday November 8th at Springhill will be rescheduled for a later date.

Correction. The Jr. Girls were mistakenly left off the original post from earlier. They will be scrimmaging after the 7th grade girls at 5:30.

The Blue Vs. White basketball scrimmages will begin tonight at 5:00 p.m. in the high school gym. The following teams will be playing with games starting every 30 minutes thereafter. 7th grade girls, Sr. girls, Jr. boys and Sr. boys combined. Entry to the scrimmages will be by donations only and a concession stand will be available with limited options.

Coach Tipton's bus route (rabbit) is running behind this afternoon, but the remaining riders will be dropped off as soon as possible.

Parents, The Dierks School District would like to invite you to attend our fall parent teacher conferences tomorrow evening, October 19th, from 4:00 until 6:30. We would also like to encourage everyone to be mindful and practice social distancing for the health & safety of all. Please remember to keep the duration of the conferences so that all parents have an adequate amount of time to meet. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening!

There will be no school on Monday, October 11th.

The roadrunner bus, Coach Tipton's bus, will be 10-15 minutes behind schedule this morning (10-4-21).

Any parent, student or community member that would like to be a part of the Health and Wellness Committee, please contact one of the following: Lori Finley at lori.finley@dierksschools.org Todd Finley at todd.finley@dierksschools.org Gene Strode at gene. strode@dierksschools.org

The flu clinic at the school will be Tuesday, October 12, 2020. Please fill out the forms that will be sent out today and return to school by Friday, September 24th if you would like your child to participate. Thank you!

The Duck bus is caught in traffic this morning and will not be at the bus stop at the normal time. Thank you for your patience until the driver can get there.

https://gofan.co/app/events/372029?schoolId=AR18635 Tickets for this Fridays game at Jessieville may be purchased in advance using the link above. There will be no cash at the gate, but fans attending will have the opportunity to pay with credit card at the event. Arkansas Activities Association passes will be honored at the gate. NFHS Network will also be streaming the game live on Friday night for those who are unable to attend.

In observance of Labor Day, there will be no school on Monday, September 6th.

Patrons, as a reminder the gates for home games will open at 6:00 p.m. This is from the Arkansas Ready for Learning 2021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for schools, Large Outdoor Venues.

The road runner bus is running behind schedule this morning. Any stops past Parsons Road may be affected, but a bus will pick up the children. Also, remember the new traffic pattern at the elementary begins this morning. All car riders should enter from Second Street at the Post Office.

Reminder: The new elementary traffic route will start Friday morning, August 27th. You may review the route and details by clicking the link below. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students safe. https://www.dierksschools.org/article/518859?org=dierks-school-district

Please make sure your child has a water bottle daily. We have bottle fillers, but water fountains are turned off to reduce the spread of germs.

We were just informed that Hope School District has a mask mandate in place. All fans attending tonight's scrimmage game at Hope High School will be required to wear a mask inside the stadium.