Dierks School District

In an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus within our staff and student body we are asking all parents/guardians, and all employees to notify our designated Point of Contact immediately when the following occurs: • Someone in the household has tested positive for COVID-19. • Employee or student has been identified as a Close Contact to a positive case of COVID-19 and is requiring quarantine and/or recommended to be tested for COVID-19. • Student attending on -site and employees who are being tested for COVID-19. If symptomatic, student/staff should remain in quarantine pending results of their COVID-19 test. Please call Lindsey Stokes at (870) 286-2015 ext. 247, or email information to lindsey.stokes@dierksschools.org. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Together we can help keep our Dierks School District family safe, healthy and ready to learn during this unique time.

Although there are no positive cases among Dierks basketball players, the Arkansas Department of Health COVID-19 guidelines are being followed and the basketball games versus Centerpoint on Thursday, November 19th have been canceled.

For those unable to attend tonight's basketball games versus Lafayette County at 5:00 PM, all three games will be live streamed at the link below courtesy of Coach Brad Bray. https://www.facebook.com/DierksOutlaws

Click on the link below to purchase your football playoff tickets. Please keep in mind all tickets must be presented in digital form at the admission gate. Only Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) passes will be honored, no local passes can be accepted throughout the playoffs. https://gofan.co/app/events/160049

Round 2 Football Playoff Ticket Announcement: Ticket sales for Friday night's game will be available to purchase only online through a link provided by the Arkansas Activities Association or by scanning a QR code at the admission gate. The link will initially be made available to the parents of players, cheerleaders, and band members at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, November 17th by using the district messaging system. A text message with the included link will be exclusive to parents for thirty (30) minutes prior to making it available to the general public at 5:30 PM. At 5:30, the link will be made available on the Dierks School District Facebook page, app, and website under the Live Feed section for the public to purchase remaining tickets. The following links may be helpful for instructions to purchase and manage your tickets: https://youtu.be/tkZqTY5d6Bg https://youtu.be/H0Xhso4QobA

Football Playoff Reminders * Please have your digital tickets ready to present on your mobile device. * Tickets will be validated at the admission gate by Dierks School District personnel. * If tickets remain, a QR code may be scanned to purchase tickets at the gate but still require the online purchasing process. * Only AAA passes can be accepted. * Please continue to follow the face covering & social distancing guidelines to protect yourself and others.

Click on the link below to purchase your football playoff tickets. Please keep in mind all tickets must be presented in digital form at the admission gate. Only Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) passes will be honored, no local passes can be accepted throughout the playoffs. https://gofan.co/app/events/149484

Ticket sales for Friday night's game will be available to purchase only online through a link provided by the Arkansas Activities Association or by scanning a QR code at the admission gate. The link will initially be made available to the parents of players, cheerleaders, and band members at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10th by using the district messaging system. A text message with the included link will be exclusive to parents for thirty (30) minutes prior to making it available to the general public at 5:30 PM. At 5:30, the link will be made available on the Dierks School District Facebook page, app, and website under the Live Feed section for the public to purchase remaining tickets. The following links may be helpful for instructions to purchase and manage your tickets: https://youtu.be/tkZqTY5d6Bg https://youtu.be/H0Xhso4QobA

Announcement: * According to the Arkansas Activities Association, ticket sales information for this Friday night’s football playoff game versus Mountainburg will be released on Monday, November 9th. Once this information has been received, details will be made available. * Tomorrow’s basketball game scheduled with Arkansas High has been canceled.

Click on the following link for Outlaw basketball gymnasium guidelines: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/997884/2020-2021_J_L_Johnson_Gymnasium_Guidelines.pdf

According to Lafayette County administration, tickets will be available at the general admission gate tomorrow night for the Outlaw's last conference game of the season. Unfortunately, accommodations to livestream the game were unable to be made for this week.

Elephant and Duck buses could be late getting home today, October 27. This is due to a traffic accident, not with the school, but on the route of those buses.

Reminder: Parent-teacher phone conferences are this Tuesday, October 27th through Friday, October 30th. You may go to your child's teacher's page to schedule a meeting before Tuesday morning. Each class has a separate form.

Report cards were sent home Friday, Oct. 23. Parent-teacher conferences will be held Oct. 27-30, 2020 by phone due to safety concerns related to COVID-19. Parents should complete the Google form on their child’s teacher’s page on the school website to schedule a conference.

Parents/Patrons, the homecoming ceremony for October 16, 2020 will start at 2:10 p.m. in the gym. The ceremony will be streamed on Facebook live. Students 10-12 will be on the visitors side and the tickets given to the homecoming court will be the only admittance allowed for the ceremony. Those admitted will sit on the home side with their 10 person groups and masks will be required to enter the gym and worn while inside the building. Social distancing will also be observed while in the gym. Entrance will be threw the doors of the lobby gym only.

Dear Parents & Patrons, This message is to serve as a notification there were 3 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the district on Tuesday, October 13th. The set protocols of the Arkansas Department of Health were followed extensively to identify and notify all probable close contacts associated with each case. We appreciate your continued efforts to keep our students and staff safe.

Our undefeated Outlaws will be on the road again this week to take on the Poyen Indians. All tickets will be sold at the admission gate until stadium capacity is met but Poyen administration is encouraging fans to bring chairs. Please remember to follow the mask/social distancing guidelines as we support our players and cheerleaders.

Please note the adjustments that have been made in the schedule of events for homecoming events. October 9th: Evening Ceremony at Ayers Field vs. Foreman (6:30) October 16th: Gym Ceremony at J & L Johnson Gymnasium (2:10)

Dear Parents & Patrons, The Dierks School District was notified by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) of a confirmed COVID-19 case on Tuesday, September 29th. The confirmed case is located on the high school campus and all ADH protocols have been followed to identify and notify all known probable close contacts. Thank you for continuing to help keep our school and community safe.

Our 3-0 Dierks Outlaws will be traveling to Magnet Cove this Friday night. Please pay special attention to the stadium diagram with designated areas for seating. Also, 125 tickets will be sold at the admission gate in addition to the tickets that have already distributed to players and cheerleaders. The game will be livestreamed and can be viewed on YouTube at PPRD Sports.