Tomorrow, May 20th is Fabulous Fun Day Friday! Please make sure your student brings an extra set of clothes, a towel, and a water bottle to school tomorrow. There will be water activities (no swimsuits). Students will also need a pair of socks for the bounce houses. Sunscreen is strongly encouraged.
Guy-Perkins Elementary will be having summer school enrichment June 6-30, 2022. Letters were sent home with students this week. Please check your student's backpack for the letter and return it to the office. Great things are happing here! Go T-Birds!
Arkansas Medicaid/ARKids renewals are coming soon! Make sure your address, phone, and email is up to date. Call the Update Arkansas hotline at 1-844-872-2660 today.
Wow! What a fantastic season our Thunderbird Softball and Baseball Teams gave us this year! The boys made it to the first-round and the girls to the FINAL FOUR of the 1A State Tournament. Please join us in showing our appreciation to both teams and to our volunteer coaches on these great accomplishments: James Rooney and Stan Stewart (softball) and Nick Passmore and Tony Varnell (baseball). Go T-birds!
The Thunderbird softball team goes down 5–0 today to Taylor in the semi-finals of the 1A State Tournament. Way to represent our school district! We are so proud!
Congratulations to the 2022 Guy-Perkins Senior Class!
The Thunderbird softball team has advanced to the semi-finals of the 1A State Tournament today by shutting out Armorel 3-0. They will play the winner of Taylor and Mammoth Spring tomorrow at 2:30 PM at the Arkadelphia Sports Complex. Go T-birds!
Don't forget....volleyball tryouts are NEXT WEEK for girls entering 7th - 12th grades next year. Students MUST sign up on the tryout sheet in the high school office to be considered. See Amber Smith with any questions, or email her at amber.smith@gptbirds.org.
Not how the Thunderbird baseball team wanted to finish their season today losing 10-0 to Ouachita. This is the second year for the Thunderbirds to compete in the 1A State Tournament. T-bird Proud!
Thank you to our 2022 Senior Breakfast volunteer crew and to the Guy Church of Christ for hosting us T-bird Pride!
Elementary Reminders: Pre-K graduation ceremony is Thursday, May 12th in the cafeteria @ 5:30 p.m. Kindergarten Graduation is Tuesday, May 17th in the cafeteria @ 6:30 p.m. Our last Fabulous Fun Day Friday is May 20th. Sixth grade graduation is May 23rd @ 6:30 p.m. May 24th we will have a movie and snack day. May 25th is the last day of school! The weather is getting hotter! Please make sure to send a refillable water bottle with your student everyday so that they can stay hydrated!
Happy "School Nurse Day" to Sarah Toller, Guy-Perkins' School Nurse! Aside from helping students with medication, bandages, and ice packs, Nurse Toller administers vision and hearing screenings; Scoliosis screening; BMI measurements; and COVID and drug testing. Please join us in recognizing Sarah Toller!
The Thunderbird softball and baseball teams are headed to the 1A State Tournament later this week! The girls will play Thursday at 10 a.m. against Mt. Ida (Arkadelphia Sports Complex) and the boys will play Thursday at 3 p.m. against Ouachita (Ouachita HS Field). For the complete tournament schedules and ticket information, go to:
Softball Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/4ajjv36s
Baseball Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/42kxa8rs
E-Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA
Mr. Harley has revitalized our band and choir program this year and will be visiting with interested students and parents on Thursday. Come see the great things happening in our Music Department!
Guy-Perkins Elementary School is accepting applications for an Elementary Teacher for the 2022-23 school year. Named as a "Highly Reliable Level I School," and a "School of Innovation," Guy-Perkins Elementary School uses the Professional Learning Community practices to ensure each student has a rigorous experience K-6. To apply, go to: https://tinyurl.com/mer4y5yk.
There will be free sport physicals on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 for rising 7-12 grade students beginning at 8 a.m. For more information, see Coach Guiden.
The Thunderbird baseball team lost in extra innings to Sacred Heart 6-5 to finish fourth in the 1A Region 3 tournament. They will play again later in the week at the 1A State Tournament.
Congratulations to the Thunderbird softball team for winning the 1A Regional 3 championship over Wonderview 6-0. They will be the one seed from Region 3 headed into the state tournament later this week. Go T birds!
There has been a time change for the baseball team on Monday. They will now play at 2:30 PM against Sacred Heart. The girls will play at 2:30, as well, against Wonderview. Both games will be played at Nemo Vista. Go T birds!
The Guy-Perkins baseball team lost 10-1 to MVE at the 1A Region 3 semis and will play Sacred Heart at Noon on Monday in the consolation game at Nemo Vista.