Guy-Perkins Schools

Mark your calendars: Sports Media Day is June 20 9 am - 1 pm in the gym. More details to follow.

Mark your calendars!

Guy-Perkins is looking for a K-12 Special Education Teacher to join our Thunderbird teaching team in 2025-26. Classes are taught on a four-day week - Tuesday through Friday. For more information, go to: https://www.gptbirds.org/page/employment-opportunities.

Welcome Coach McDonald!!!!

The Alumni Family Fun Day will be this Saturday from 1 PM to 5 PM! Join us for a day filled with fun, games, and delicious food as we come together as a community to support the Guy-Perkins Alumni Foundation. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of laughter and enjoyment. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the foundation.

Just a reminder to families that signed up for the Summer Feeding Program, you may pick up meals for the week at the Cafeteria loading dock until 11:30 AM today. For more information on the Summer Feeding Program, call 501-679-7224.

Don't forget to Pick up your child's meals tomorrow from 10-11:30, Back door to the cafeteria.

Guy-Perkins Community, We’re excited to announce that our Summer Meal Handout will begin on Tuesday, May 27 (Monday, May 26 is Memorial Day and school will be closed). Meal Pick-Up Details: Start Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Location: Back of the cafeteria – please knock on the door to pick up your meals Note: Available only for those who have signed up in advance. Thank you for participating, and we look forward to serving you this summer!

And last but certainly not least, Guy-Perkins Schools would like to wish each of these a very happy retirement. Guy-Perkins will not be the same without these fine folks. Thank you for all of your hard work and years of dedication in education and at Guy-Perkins. Mrs. Penny Howard (24 years at Guy-Perkins) Mrs. Connie Glover (22 years at Guy-Perkins) Dr. Joe Fisher (6 years at Guy-Perkins)

Congratulations to the following support staff and teachers for being outstanding in what they do! Way to go!!!! Outstanding Support Staff Member of the Year: Nurse Mary Robbins Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the Year: Kieara Johnson Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year: Monica Clark

The Guy-Perkins School District would like to recognize Monica Clark and Kevin Cummings for receiving the AGQBA Coaches of the Year awards. Way to go!!!

The Guy-Perkins School District would like to thank the following for the dedication to our school and community. Thank you for ALL you do. 1st year staff: Bethany Blair, Melissa Ritter, Haley Camp, Jeremy Carson (1.5 yrs) , Autumn Duncan, Stephanie Duncan, Keeleigh Davis, Patricia Hartwick, Eric Lewis, Alicia Maxwell, Crystal McEntire, Lee Moffitt, Mary Robbins, Hannah Stark, Calvin Williamson, Shaye Wilson, Makayla Keane (2 yrs) 5 years: Tim Barnes, Allie Brown, Kevin Cummings, Brianna Duncan, Tony Varnell, Tara Yandell 10 years: Denise Hutton and Vino Morris 15 years: Petrina Baker 20 years: Monica Clark and Lisa Halk 25 years: Bridget Payne

Congratulations to Lane Wilson for receiving the "Most Inspiring Thunderbird" award. His hard work and great attitude have not gone unnoticed. You inspire us all, Lane!

WEATHER ALERT - The Guy-Perkins storm shelter at the Elementary School building will be open tonight (Monday) in the case of a tornado warning for Guy. Thank you to Julie Hicks for hosting the shelter this evening.

Letter from Coach Carson to the Guy-Perkins Family

Guy-Perkins is looking for a K-12 Music Teacher and Girls Basketball Coach/AD to join our Thunderbird staff in 2025-26. Guy-Perkins is growing and enjoys a 4-day week school week calendar (Tues.-Fri.). To apply for the K-12 Music position, go to: https://tinyurl.com/bdfytzbr. To apply for the Girls Coaching/AD position, go to: https://tinyurl.com/yh846krv. For more information, email susan.mckinney@gptbirds.org.

The 2030 Planning Committee Meeting scheduled to meet for tonight (Monday) has been postponed due to the 1A State track meet being held this afternoon. A new date and time will be published later this week.

Come Have Fun with us!

🌞 Guy-Perkins Summer School Program – Now Enrolling! 🌞 Get ready for a summer of learning, fun, and enrichment! The 2025 Guy-Perkins Summer School Program is now accepting registration forms. 📅 Program Dates: Entering K–12 Students: June 3 – June 27, 2025 (Tuesday–Friday) 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Entering K–2 Students Only: July 29 – August 1, 2025 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM 🎯 Activities Include: STEM Classes Robotics Math & Literacy Enrichment Organized Physical Activity Don’t miss this opportunity for students to explore new interests, build academic skills, and stay active this summer! Please fill out the following link to register. Paper registration forms will be sent home this week with your child. https://forms.gle/TKeM7Kw4hhHtwsSu9

Congrats to our Baseball team for defeating Bradford 10-6, advancing to the second round of regionals and punching their ticket to the State Tournament next week. Tomorrow's game will start at 2:30. As a result, the student/staff basketball game is cancelled.