Don't miss one minute of the Guy-Perkins Thunderbird basketball season! Simply go to www.lakeareasports.com and click on the Thunderbird logo to find out how you can watch selected senior girls and senior boys games on-line. Guy-Perkins hosts Marshall tonight for the season opener. Log on today!
There is still time to join us for the 2023-24 Blue-Gold basketball games. $1.00 entry. Food, old Thunderbird jerseys, raffle tickets, and so much more! Go T-birds!
The Guy-Perkins Thunderbird basketball season officially starts tonight night at 6:00 PM with the annual Blue-Gold games. $1.00 admission. Be sure to pick up a basketball season schedule provided by Thunderbird Gas Station.
Meet Melody Olson! She has been nominated as a Thunderbird "Flyin' High" Award winner for this week. Thanks for all you do for the Guy-Perkins School District!!
The Guy-Perkins School District invites all families to complete a survey concerning the recent change to a "4-day week" school calendar. Your feedback is very important to help us make any changes needed to keep the "4-day week" schedule. To participate, go to: https://forms.gle/MKoVnG4VC6hwZnHt5.
Guy-Perkins basketball fans, check this out!
It's Blue-Gold Week at Guy-Perkins! Join us Friday night at 6:00 PM in the Thunderdome for the Annual Blue-Gold games. Entry for the game will be $1.00 per person, or any donation of towels, clothes detergent, water, snacks, or student meal money to the Guy-Perkins Athletic Department. Go T-birds!
Just in time for Christmas! Guy-Perkins Hoodies are now on sale with proceeds to go towards the Elementary and High School student recognition funds. Send order forms and payment to either office.
Hoodies - https://tinyurl.com/3m9ee6jb
Order Form - https://tinyurl.com/yw37k3ck
The Guy-Perkins Booster Club and PTO are meeting today to plan a huge 3-day Solar Eclipse event for April 2024. Camp/tent sites, meals (including a fish fry), Bingo, Alumni Basketball, 3-on-3 tournament, and so much more. Stay tuned for more information! #GreatThingsHappenHere
We are planning a celebration for the Veteran's in our Community in a few weeks. (More details to come on that next week). If you are a Veteran, know a veteran that has attended Guy-Perkins, a veteran that lives in the area, or a veteran family member of a GP student, please send us your Name, military branch, and rank. You can send the information to nancy.brown@gptbirds.org or kourtney.bradley@gptbirds.org.
Did you know students in Guy-Perkins' OVERTIME Program (Mondays) eat lunch for FREE as part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)? To learn more about this program, go to https://dhs.arkansas.gov/dccece/snp/WelcomeSNPM.aspx. Great things are happening at Guy-Perkins!
Guy-Perkins will host its annual Thanksgiving Lunch on Friday, November 17, 2023 in the Cafeteria. $5.00 per plate. Pre-K-2nd (10:45); 3rd-4th (11:15); 5th-6th (11:30); and HS (12:15). Please RSVP by November 10. For more information, call Nancy at 501-679-3509.
The Junior Class has postponed Bingo Night, which was scheduled for Friday, October 27. A new date and time has not been set. The Junior Class regrets any inconvenience this may have caused patrons and looks forward to seeing everyone on the new date.
Meet Kourtney Bradley! She has been nominated as a Thunderbird "Flyin' High" Award winner for this week. Congratulations!!
Substitute bus drivers are needed to help cover our route drivers when they are unable to drive. This is primarily for the afternoon routes. Call 501-679-7224 to find our more about joining the Thunderbird transportation team!
Congratulations to Coach Kevin Cummings and the Guy-Perkins Sr. Quiz Bowl team for finishing in fourth place at the Little Rock Central High School "Tiger Invitational" on Saturday. Team members include Garrett Fisher, Noah Wright, and Conner Gordon. We are T-bird proud!
The Guy-Perkins Junior Thunderbird football team completed its first season tonight at Brinkley. Our team has worked hard to improve and will be a force to contend with in 2024. A special appreciation goes to our coaches, Bobby Eubanks, Vino Morris, and Jack Smoot, as well as bus driver Keane Guiden. We are Thunderbird proud!
Due to scheduled parking lot maintenance, the Guy-Perkins gym parking lot will be closed on Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
This is "Bus Safety Week" and Guy-Perkins staff and students would like to express their appreciation to all route and trip bus drivers (not pictured is Coach Alexander). These men and women are responsible for ensuring that Guy-Perkins students are transported to/from school and events/trips safely. Thank you bus drivers for your dedication!
The Guy-Perkins School Board annual elections will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024. This is earlier in the spring due to the general election. Candidates may begin picking up packets at the Faulkner County Clerk's Office at anytime to begin collecting signatures. Filing begins November 7, 2023 at Noon and will end November 14, 2023 at Noon. Positions that will be open in 2024 include Zone 1 (5-year term) and Zone 4 (the remaining 4 years of the term currently held by appointee, Heath Williams). Here is a link to the Guy-Perkins Zone Map: https://tinyurl.com/2exm2a7z. If you have any questions, contact the Faulkner County Clerk's Office at 501-450-4909.
