Dierks School District

The roadrunner bus may arrive a little late this morning (2-28-22).

Reminder: Gates will open at 12:00 for today's 2A-South Regional Basketball Tournament.

Parents/Patrons, in an effort to have better traffic flow on the Dierks High School campus, we ask if you are picking your student up in the student pick up area to please exit around the building. This will be in place for the duration of the 2A South Regional Basketball Tournament in the afternoon only.

The regional basketball tournament games scheduled for today have been postponed until tomorrow, February 24th.

According to the Arkansas Activities Association, all regional basketball tickets must be purchased through the Go Fan app or by clicking on the link that is provided. There will be no cash sales of tickets at the door. Also, only AAA passes will be accepted. No local passes can be honored. Ticket link: https://gofan.co/app/school/AR23427

Happy Valentine's Day! Please remember no deliveries should be made after noon today. Glass and balloons are not permitted on school buses. Arrangements should be made for high school students receiving deliveries who have to leave early for this afternoon's ball game.

Tonight’s basketball games at Foreman have been rescheduled for Tuesday February 8th with sr high only starting at 5:30. Tomorrow’s games at Mountain Pine are still scheduled as planned with games starting at 6:00. The jr. high basketball teams will play Monday in the Jr. High District Tournament at Caddo Hills with the jr. boys playing at 5:15 and jr. high girls will follow at 6:30.

In an effort to ensure the safety of our students and staff, the Dierks School District will be closed on Friday, February 4th due to the forecast of low temperatures that will result in freezing surfaces and roadways. Both the elementary and high school students are to complete their AMI assignments for this day.

The Dierks School District will be closed on Thursday, February 3rd due to inclement weather. Both the elementary and high school students are to complete their AMI assignments for this day. An announcement for Friday, February 4th will be released at a later time.

Parents/Patrons: Dierks High School will be repairing the surface of our parking lot in front of the high school entrance. Please park on the west side of the building where the buses load and unload and walk around to the front entrance to check in the office. Please do not drive around the building. Exit through the newly paved parking lot by the baseball and softball fields for easier traffic flow. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Reminder: Both JoAnn Walters Elementary and Dierks High School will resume onsite instruction tomorrow, January 18th. We look forward to seeing our students & staff back on campus. Please remember to contact Nurse Lindsey Stokes if your child has been identified as a confirmed positive case or close contact. Let’s continue working together to keep our school and community healthy.

Anyone having trouble accessing the AMI details for elementary may find them in Documents in the Elementary folder or try the following link. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1793975/Elementary_AMI_-_Families.pdf

AMI assignment details are linked below for each campus. January 13-14, 2022 will be AMI days. Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 is a holiday, so no assignments are required. The information can also be found under Documents and each school's folder. Elementary - https://5il.co/14871 High School - https://5il.co/14805

Due to the continual increase of both quarantines and positive cases among students and staff, the Dierks School District will shift from on-site instruction to AMI (Alternative Methods of Instruction) for the remainder of this week. An additional message with the details of AMI days will follow later this evening from the building principals. Due to the district already scheduled to be closed on Monday, January 17th, we plan to resume classes on Tuesday, January 18th. If additional days of closure are required, a message will be sent indicating those details. All athletic and school events, grades K-12, will be cancelled during this closure. We feel onsite instruction is most beneficial for student learning, but this decision was made with careful consideration to protect our students and staff. Thank you for your cooperation in an attempt to keep our school and community safe.

The home basketball games scheduled for Tuesday January 11th vs. Cutter Morning Star have been postponed due to quarantine issues within the Cutter Morning Star school district. The games have been rescheduled for Friday February 11th starting at 5:00 p.m. It will be Sr. high teams only playing.

UPDATED QUARANTINE & ISOLATION GUIDANCE https://5il.co/13xpi

Due to the quarantining of basketball players within the Foreman School District, the basketball games scheduled for Friday December 17th at home vs Foreman have been postponed until Saturday January 15th. Start time for the games will be 5:30.

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.