April 12, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Kelly Huling, a kindergarten teacher at Smithville Elementary School, was recently named a winner in the Kids to Parks Day National School Contest.
Anita Puckett, Interim Principal at Smithville Elementary School, made the announcement during Thursday night’s monthly Board of Education meeting.
“This school contest is a national program that provides up to $1,000 to Title I schools to cover transportation costs, program and stewardship project fees, and educational materials to encourage outdoor education, recreation, and stewardship. Thanks to Mrs. Kelly, all of the kindergarten classes at Smithville Elementary will be taking a field trip to Edgar Evins State Park and will also receive a free t-shirt to wear on the trip. Winners represent 68 schools across 25 states,” said Puckett.
Meanwhile, Puckett gave a shout out to SES secretaries Rhonda Pelham and Lori Poss with Administrative Professionals Day coming up April 24. She also mentioned that the Easter parties for the students at Smithville Elementary will be April 18 and that the benchmark testing will take place April 22 to May 3.
In other business, Director of Schools Patrick Cripps mentioned that teachers Cody Burton and Leslie Parsley have resigned.