H-WH District’s Parent Appreciation Day Praised (.pdf)

“Helena-West Helena School District’s first “Parent Appreciation Day” celebration was held Sunday in the Central High School 11-12 grade gym. School has been in session just over a week and the event officially kicked off the fall semester. Superintendent Willie Easter announced that “Parent Appreciation Day” would take place at the beginning of every semester.”

KIPP Sets High Goals for Benchmarks (.pdf)

“KIPP Delta College Preparatory School’s sixth grade students scored well above state average on the Arkansas Benchmark exams last spring, but the goal is for the marks to continue to rise.”

Grant to be Used to Assess Old High School (.pdf)

“Through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Assessment Grant of $400,000 that Helena received, Joe Black, vice president of Southern Development Bancorporation, wants to examine the old Helena High School on Biscoe Street.”