Academics
Namesake of Bob Folsom Elementary School dies
Posted: October 6, 2009 5:25 a.m.Bob Folsom, the longtime Farmington teacher for whom the district's newest elementary school is named, died Sunday at Washington Regional Medical Center.
FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Sobering news makes for gray, drizzly weekend
Posted: October 6, 2009 5:24 a.m.The chilly, drizzly gray day was an accurate reflection of many of our moods in Fayetteville this past Sunday. What was supposed to have been a beautiful fall weekend in Fayetteville turned somber and tragic.
Fayetteville School Calendar
Posted: October 6, 2009 5:22 a.m.Calendar for the Fayetteville School District for Oct. 6, 2009.
Surveys on millage hitting mailboxes
Posted: October 6, 2009 5:20 a.m.The survey the Fayetteville School District administration is conducting of voters in last month's millage election should be arriving in mailboxes soon.
Fayetteville celebrating homecoming this week
Posted: September 29, 2009 6:47 a.m.Homecoming festivities, including a parade and other events, will precede Fayetteville High School's home football game Friday evening against Springdale High School.
FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Hall of Honor members offer relief from buffoons
Posted: September 29, 2009 6:45 a.m.A commentator whose name currently escapes me said several years ago that we used to come home and watch TV to escape the jerks and nincompoops we had encountered during the day. Now, we come home and watch these very same numbskulls and incompetents on top-rated reality TV shows. Hugely popular Web sites are devoted to videos of spectacular failures, eliciting either our guffaws or groaning winces. It's like The Three Stooges have somehow sired millions of minions who have infiltrated society, and, collectively, we can't get enough of it.
Fayetteville School Calendar
Posted: September 29, 2009 6:42 a.m.Council to award mini-grants to state schools, organizations
Posted: September 29, 2009 6:38 a.m.The Arkansas Arts Council is offering pre-K-12 schools and community organizations an opportunity to participate in the Arts in Education Mini-Grant program.
UA Honors College fellows
Posted: September 29, 2009 6:36 a.m.Students named Honors College fellows From a field of 493 applicants, 75 outstanding high school seniors were chosen to join the eighth class of Honors College fellows at the University of Arkansas. Each student will receive a total of $50,000 over four years to cover tuition, room and board, as well as the cost of books and a computer. The funds can also be combined with Honors College research and study abroad grants to broaden educational opportunities.
NWACC announces several promotions, interim appointments
Posted: September 29, 2009 6:35 a.m.Becky Paneitz, North-West Arkansas Community College president, announced several promotions and interim appointments in response to organizational needs generated by continued enrollment growth. These positions were announced to the college community Sept. 1.
'Star Wars' high school design popular in Elkins
Posted: September 23, 2009 6:49 a.m.There are some "Star Wars" fans in Elkins. The proposed "Star Wars" design for a new Elkins High School, named after the iconic movie series, turned out to be one of the most well-received designs at a steering committee meeting Tuesday.
Target adds color to Asbell library
Posted: September 22, 2009 6:08 a.m.Employees from the Fayetteville Target store and other Target stores gathered Friday morning at Asbell Elementary School to give the library a paint job and a makeover.
School board to discuss millage defeat Thursday
Posted: September 22, 2009 6:06 a.m.Fayetteville School Board President Susan Heil is scheduled to give a report on the millage election results at the board's meeting 5 p.m. Thursday in the Adams Leadership Center, 1000 W. Stone St.
FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS : Activities bustling in shadow of millage vote
Posted: September 22, 2009 6:05 a.m.Believe it or else. There are things happening in theFayetteville Public Schools other than the recent millage election, though they aren't getting nearly thesame amount of ink or airtime. The sun did rise last Wednesday morning, and we're still here.
Higher Education Briefs
Posted: September 22, 2009 6:03 a.m.Higher education briefs for Washington County for September 22, 2009.