Click here to view a slideshow of 4th and 5th grade students at Butterfield Trail at work creating origami cranes as part of The Purple Crane Project.
Students have already folded 935 cranes to raise awareness for people
suffering from pancreatic cancer. Instructional Facilitator Mary
Katherine Wilson began the project at Butterfield after she lost both
her parents to pancreatic cancer. "Our goal is to let people know that
they are not alone and that we are thinking of them," said Wilson.
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Click here to view a slideshow of 4th and 5th grade students at Butterfield Trail at work creating origami cranes as part of The Purple Crane Project.
Students have already folded 935 cranes to raise awareness for people
suffering from pancreatic cancer. Instructional Facilitator Mary
Katherine Wilson began the project at Butterfield after she lost both
her parents to pancreatic cancer. "Our goal is to let people know that
they are not alone and that we are thinking of them," said Wilson.
The Pancakes are coming! The 5th Annual Woodland JHS Student Council & Yearbook Pancake Breakfast will be Saturday, May 19, at Ruby Tuesday in Fayetteville from 8 to 10 am. All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and
beverages for only $5, student waiters and waitresses - fun, fun and
more fun! Get ready - THE PANCAKES ARE COMING! See a Woodland student
council or yearbook staff member for a ticket. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Congrats to FHS juniors Aubrey Edie and Tatum Marshall for being selected to the USA Junior National A2 Volleyball Team. They have been invited to participate in five days of training and five days of competition at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Des Moines, IA in July. This is an international event with teams outside the United States attending.
Fayetteville High School combined two events today that signal the school year is almost finished. The Parade of Champions was held at Harmon Field, and student groups in every area that won a first or second place in a state competition were recognized. Following the parade, the Moving Up Assembly, which has quickly become a tradition at FHS, was held on the field. The faculty formed a gauntlet through which the seniors walked, stopping to hug and thank their teachers. Juniors and sophomores watched, and the juniors then took places in the Senior bleachers.
Click here to see a slideshow.
The annual FPS 5th Grade Track & Field Meet was held on Thursday, May 10 on a bright, beautiful day at Harmon Field. Click here to see a slide show from the meet.
Six FHS seniors have signed to participate in collegiate athletics in signing ceremonies at FHS on May 8 & 9. The students are:- Aidan Swain, University of Arkansas (track and cross country)
- Tevin Whitney, University of Arkansas (track and cross country)
- Macy Manning, Princeton University (track and cheerleading)
- Nathan Varady, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (football)
- Will Montgomery, Rhodes College (soccer)
- Parker Meinecke, Southern Methodist University (swimming & diving)
Congrats to these seniors!
Don't miss the annual Charlie Brown Book Sale at Vandergriff Elementary
School on May 15-17. Thousands of books will be on sale, and at
least half are books for adults. The others are children's books,
including preschool, young readers, and chapter books. All books are 50
cents except adult hardback books, which are $1.00. The sale will be
open on Wednesday, May 16th until 6:30 P.M. The sale will operate from 8 am to 6 pm on Tuesday and Thursday.All proceeds will be donated to the Fayetteville Animal Shelter.
A combined Ramay Jr. High/Fayetteville High School team of students competed for the first time, in the Arkansas Electric Vehicle Challenge held on May 4 in Little Rock. The FPS team's vehicle won 1st place in Endurance and captured 2nd place in Acceleration, besting dozens of other districts. This means the FPS vehicle was the fastest without a speed governor and could go the farthest without a battery recharge. This group of students met after school under the guidance of FPS pre-engineering teachers to use math, science and engineering skills in the vehicle design. Thanks to Ozark Electric for providing the base vehicle.
Team members included Thomas Alvey, Karla Banks, Taylor Blankenship, David Crosby, Mariano Garcia, Harrison Farwell, Mitch Dillard, Patrick Graff, Derrick Richards, Cassidy Anderson, Justin Kelly, Brian Luttrell, Justin Matthews, Daniel Morrell, and Alexander Mueller.
Click here to see more photos from the event.
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