
Please join us in congratulating Mr. Vino Morris as the 2021-22 Guy-Perkins "Support Staff Member of the Year." This is his 7th year of service to the district where he serves as the High School VHS Instructor. Mr. Morris is always willing to help staff and students be successful each day and does it with a smile. Thank you Mr. Morris!


The Guy-Perkins School District recognizes Matthew Haile for his five (5) years of service as a Guy-Perkins School Board member. Matthew has faithfully supported the district's staff and students and has been an avid Thunderbird supporter. Thank you, Matthew Haile!



Guy-Perkins High School would like to congratulate Mr. Curtis Bradley on his retirement from the Crossroads ALE program. Mr. Ralls has worked with him for 20 years and he has been a great help to me the past 2 years. Many of our students would not have graduated without his dedication and service. Enjoy your retirement!


Congratulations to Allison Rooney and Aaron Passmore for being selected to the 2021-22 softball and baseball All-State rosters! We are Thunderbird Proud!
Softball & Baseball All-State rosters announced
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Come join our award-winning team in 2022-23! To apply, go to: https://www.gptbirds.org/page/employment-opportunities


Guy-Perkins is hiring Summer Help to work from June 1 - August 5. 40 hours a week @ $11/hour. For more information, call Denee at 679-7224. To apply, go to
https://5il.co/hvjl and download an application. Email applications to joe.fisher@gptbirds.org.


Guy-Perkins High School will again provide summer school for students in grades 7-12. The dates for summer school will be June 6-30th. Grades 7-8 will receive remediation this subjects that were failed. Grades 9-12 will receive credit recovery for those classes failed. Letters will be sent out next week to parents of students who will need to attend. Lunch/snack will be provided each day of summer school.

Guy-Perkins is accepting sealed bids on a Garland SunFire 60-inch stove w/10 natural gas burners and two (2) standard ovens. This range can be seen by appointment between 8 a.m.-1:00 p.m. by calling Denee' at 679-7224. Bid opening has been extended due to lack of bids and will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 23 in the Administration Office.


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!
