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ADEQ, students celebrate Earth Week

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 2:59pm
ADEQ, students celebrate Earth Week

Once again, the annual Earth Week observance at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will actually stretch over two full weeks this year in order to accommodate several large groups of visiting students from five different Arkansas schools. In addition, a presentation for grown-ups about green building construction is scheduled, and the observance will conclude with the annual presentation of the Arkansas Environmental Stewardship Award (ENVY Award), recognizing the efforts of an individual or organization to protect and enhance the state’s natural resources.

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Watson Chapel to face LR Christian in Quiz Bowl championships

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 2:32pm
Watson Chapel to face LR Christian in Quiz Bowl championships

AETN hosts annual Quiz Bowl state finals April 20

CONWAY, Ark. (AETN) — High school students will showcase their intellect in the annual Arkansas Governor’s Academic Competition at the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) Saturday, April 20, in “Arkansas Quiz Bowl 2013.”

“Quiz Bowl 2013” will be broadcast in two sections – 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m. The finals will involve seven conferences for a total of 14 teams.

The first round of matches beginning at 9 a.m. will include in order of appearance:

  1. 1A – Alpena vs. Haas Hall Academy (Fayetteville)
  2. 2A – Conway Christian vs. Cedar Ridge (Newark)
  3. 7A – Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (Hot Springs) vs. Fort Smith Southside
  4. 4A – Subiaco Academy vs. Gravette

The second round of matches beginning at 1:30 p.m. will include in order of appearance:

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NLRSD's Crestwood Elementary receives Thea's Art Closet grant

Submitted by theafoundation on Wednesday, April 10th, 4:08 pm
NLRSD's Crestwood Elementary receives Thea's Art Closet grant

The Thea Foundation is happy to announce that Crestwood Elementary School of the North Little Rock School District recently received art supplies through a donation from the Crestwood Elementary PTA and a matching grant from Thea’s Art Closet, for a total of $1,500 in art supplies for Crestwood.  Thea staff members delivered the supplies to Crestwood art teacher Jenny Delgado on Tuesday, March 26.   

Crestwood received supplies from a customized list created by Delgado, varying from essential items such as drawing paper, acrylic paints and colored pencils to more sophisticated items such as modeling clay, India ink and Alphacolor pastels.  The collection of art supplies donated is curated to suit the grades represented by the school, and is predicted to last, at minimum, an entire school year.

Thea’s Art Closet

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Parkview High School Senior Art Show at Thea

Submitted by theafoundation on Wednesday, April 10th, 9:39 am
Parkview High School Senior Art Show at Thea

The annual Parkview High School Senior Art Show will be on display at Thea from April 8 to 17 during regular gallery hours, culminating with a public reception on Tuesday, April 18, 6:00 to 7:30pm.    

Parkview seniors are required to produce a series of artworks as part of a final project before graduation.  The students choose a specific theme or topic, and then create three to five artworks that address that theme.  Every year, the Parkview Senior Show exhibits atypically mature techniques and themes for high school students.  The Parkview exhibition has acquired a reputation for very realistic, relevant images and exceptional talent.                  

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New cultural exchange program launched in Central Arkansas

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 3:13pm
New cultural exchange program launched in Central Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK - The Council for Educational Travel USA (CETUSA) is looking for qualified families in Central Arkansas interested in hosting a student from abroad for the 2013-14 school year.

 

CETUSA, a non-profit organization that has been bringing international students to live and study in the United States since 1995, is expanding into Arkansas in an effort to increase international understanding of the Natural State, according to Scott Zielstra, who is leading CETUSA's efforts here.

 

"We want to build more insight about what Arkansas is really like and what it has to offer," Zielstra says. "Hosting a CETUSA student is also a way for families to become lifelong cultural learners with open minds and hearts."

 

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Thea Gallery: AAE K-12 Student Art Show an Eye-opener

Submitted by theafoundation on Thursday, March 28th, 3:46 pm
Thea Gallery: AAE K-12 Student Art Show an Eye-opener

Art students from schools across central Arkansas submitted over 200 works of art for the 2013 Arkansas Art Educators (AAE) Central Region K-12 Student Art Show, now on exhibition in the Thea Gallery from Thursday, March 28, to Friday, April 5.  In addition, the AAE will host a reception in the Thea Gallery on Tuesday, April 2, from 6 to 8pm to honor the show’s winners.                   

The Thea Foundation Center for the Arts is located at 401 Main Street, North Little Rock.  Thea’s gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9am to 12pm, 1 to 5pm.  For more information, visit www.theafoundation.org.  

ARKANSAS ART EDUCATORS

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Clinton School Students to Compete in National Policy Competition

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 9:58am
Clinton School Students to Compete in National Policy Competition

LITTLE ROCK - A team of students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will compete this weekend in the finals of Policy Solutions Challenge USA, a national competition among U.S. schools of public policy, public affairs and public administration.

 

The competition requires student teams to develop innovative solutions to the most important policy problems facing the country. The topic of this year’s challenge is “Responses to Childhood Obesity in the U.S.” Student teams are required to create policy solutions and present them to a panel of judges.

 

Clinton School students Mara D’Amico, Angela Bukenya, Christine Sumner and Jillian Underwood won the South Region competition in February and will compete in the finals Friday and Saturday at the American University School of Public Policy in Washington D.C. They will compete against seven other teams from across the country.

 

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