
🌸📸 Grandparents, it’s your time to shine! Enter our Grandparents Day Sweepstakes from Sept 13 - Sept 27, 2024, for a chance to win!! Snap a photo with your LRSD grandchild and upload it to www.LRSD.org/2024-GRANDPARENTS. Multiple entries are allowed and winners are selected randomly. Celebrate your special bond with us! 💜

🌸📸 Grandparents, it’s your time to shine! Enter our Grandparents Day Sweepstakes from Sept 13 - Sept 27, 2024, for a chance to win!! Snap a photo with your LRSD grandchild and upload it to www.LRSD.org/2024-GRANDPARENTS. Multiple entries are allowed and winners are selected randomly. Celebrate your special bond with us! 💜


🛍️ Exciting news for Little Rock Southwest High School fans! You can now grab your school spirit gear — t-shirts and hoodies — at the Walmart on Baseline Road! Show your pride and stock up today!

📢 LRSD is proud to have partnered with City Year for 20 years! City Year is recruiting young adults (18-25) to serve as tutors/mentors in our schools starting in October. Deadline is Sept. 15! Nominate or apply today:
🔗 https://bit.ly/4efHHAr
🔗 https://www.cityyear.org/apply-now/


****LRSD Spec. Board Mtg/Public Comment; Work Session & Employee Background Waiver Hearing -Thurs., Sept. 12, 5:30 PM
Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/
Public Comment: https://lrsd.jotform.com/form/203496938448067
Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com


Southwest Gryphon vs. Lufkin
Friday 9/13
FREE tickets may be claimed at this link: https://www.texastigerathletics.net/HTtickets
It will ask for name, email, phone number but it will not ask for payment information as it is a free ticket. Stadium address:
Tiger Stadium at Grim Park
12 Watts St,
Texarkana, TX 75501

Join LRSD's Board Members and fellow community members for a Listening Tour and Town Hall Conversations! Discuss important decisions that will shape the future of our district. Topics include school year calendar options, cell phone policies, and strategic planning. Let’s work together to create a positive change in our schools!

LR Southwest High School would like to say THANK YOU to Smoothie King.
Smoothie King donated $500 dollars to the Lady Gryphons Basketball program


Little Rock Southwest Community
LRSWHS Visual Arts Night Presents:
T-shirt Screen Printing
September 19
4:30pm-7:30pm


Congratulations to our September 2024 Students of the Month!





📅 Just a reminder that all Little Rock School District schools and offices will be closed Monday, September 2nd, in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy the long weekend, and we’ll see everyone back on Tuesday!


🚨 Traffic Alert for LRSD Families! Please be aware that some bus routes may experience delays this afternoon due to the Razorback game tonight at War Memorial Stadium. We've highlighted the affected routes and schools in the attached graphic. Plan ahead and thank you for your understanding!



Reminder: Tomorrow 10:30am in Gryphon Auditorium
LR Southwest Parent & Family Engagement will host
Dr. Mahalia Hines mother of Grammy winning artist Common, writer, speaker and former educator will be at LR Southwest High School to discuss her new book. "Tomorrow's Children: Back to School To Learn How to Thrive In A Challenging Educational Environment" Free to all. Snacks provided


Reminder: Monday is the deadline to vote for your favorite pic in the "Dads Take Your Child to School" contest. Plus, some lucky winners will enjoy fantastic prizes, including tickets to the upcoming Razorback game, a golf game for four at the Country Club of Arkansas on September 20th, or a parking pass and admission for four to the Arkansas State Fair! If you have any questions about the voting process, check the helpful guide on our website. Let’s get those votes in!

****LRSD Board Meeting/Public Comment, Thursday, Aug. 22, 5:30 PM
Agenda: https://lrsd.diligent.community/Portal/
Public Comment: https://lrsd.jotform.com/form/203496938448067
Watch Live: www.lrsdlive.com

📢 Calling All #LRSD 7th - 12th Graders! Step up and make your voice heard by joining the LRSD Student Board! Represent your peers, gain leadership experience, and help shape the future of our school community. Apply now: https://lrsd.jotform.com/242077275606055

Benefit Football Game


Gryphon Auditorium
Saturday, August 24th
10:30am
Freedom and Heritage Literary Series 2024
"Tomorrow's Children: Back To School To Learn How To Thrive In A Challenging Educational Environment" Dr. Mahalia Hines


Deadline Tonight! LRSD is excited to announce the opening of a new high school in WLR. To make it special & help with the design/planning, we need your help identifying a name, mascot, & colors. Please share your thoughts in the survey: https://lrsd.jotform.com/241974514235054.


Welcome back, Little Rock School District students and staff! 🍎✏️✨ A new year of learning, growth, and success starts today. Let’s make this school year one to remember!
