Bentonville High School boasts the third-best athletics program in the nation! This is the second consecutive year BHS has claimed a spot in the top three. Tiger student-athletes won 10 Arkansas State Champions in the last year. #whereexcellencelives
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Some 1,200 educators applied for a teaching position in Bentonville Schools this spring. Knowing the best consider this district a destination is a true blessing. This week at New Teacher Orientation, we welcomed 150 fresh faces who are ready to get to work! Without question, our teachers, educator staff and students make Bentonville Schools #whereexcellencelives
They don't call it the skillet for nothing! Both the Bentonville West High School Band and Bentonville Pride are feeling the heat while putting in the hours. These students and their directors are militant in their summer practices to perfect the fall halftime performances we've come to expect with a work ethic second to none! Bring on the water and popsicles! #whereexcellencelives
Welcome, Cooper Elementary School Principal Maribel Childress! Maribel comes to us from Gravette Schools, where she most recently served as superintendent. Her experience in education spans more than 30 years.
Maribel's husband, Dan, is a teacher in Pea Ridge. Together they have four adult children: Mary Christine, Christian, Jon and Aaron, who are all doing exceptional things in this world. Their family loves traveling together, and Maribel has visited all 50 states.
In her spare time, Maribel likes to rock out! Painting sweet messages and pictures on stones is one of her favorite hobbies.
Glad you're here, Maribel! #whereexcellencelives
Our littlest leaders are in the building! We recently organized Kickstart Kindergarten across Bentonville Schools, inviting incoming kindergarten students to participate! These students will serve as ambassadors next month when all kindergarteners report to class, helping them along the way! #whereexcellencelives
'Tis the season! Our staff is putting in the hours this summer to make sure we're good to go in August. We're grateful to our facilities, technology and transportation teams for the work they do to make sure schools are safe, clean, wired and ready! #whereexcellencelives
Once in a lifetime opportunity! Dr. Katherine Ellsworth oversees our student mental health services and is an avid hiker. This previous resident of Alaska has trekked some of the most beautiful terrains in the world, but the last two weeks were bucket list check-offs. She recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with a peak of 19,341. Katie and her group also took in a safari while in Africa. Welcome home, Katie! #whereexcellencelives
Bentonville West High School knows how to start a weekend! Every summer, Principal Dr. Jonathon Guthrie schedules a few voluntary team events. Some days it's a trip for ice cream or a bike ride. Today it was a hike through beautiful Tanyard Creek in Bella Vista. The falls were showing out for sure! Enjoy the summer here at home, Bentonville! #whereexcellencelives
No turning back now! Bentonville High Class of 2024's Trystin Davis looks the part after getting a fresh buzz at West Point - The U.S. Military Academy! All part of the transformation from civilian to cadet. We're proud of you, Trystin! #whereexcellencelives
Land of the free and home of the brave. #whereexcellencelives
Just before classes broke for the summer, the music program at Washington Junior High School competed in St. Louis and swept the house! We're proud of these orchestra, band and choir students. They're pure joy whenever they're together! Congratulations to WJHS Orchestra Director Ronald Juzeler, Band Director Jared Jones and Choir Director Sarah Matteri. #whereexcellencelives
Kayla Hurley is your 2023-24 Gatorade Arkansas Girls Soccer Player of the Year! Kayla graduated from Bentonville High School last month and will continue her game at the University of Central Arkansas in the fall. At BHS, Kayla won seven state championships in soccer, cross country and track. Congratulations, Kayla!
Photo Credit: Scott Miller, Just for Kicks Photography
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Take a look at what our teens are up to on break! We're calling it the Summer of Service! Our high school students are volunteering hundreds of hours to benefit others, starting with much-needed storm clean-up in our parks and on our trails. Look for our students all summer break as they care for their community. #whereexcellencelives
Bentonville Schools was represented well in the state's capital over the weekend when a new Miss Arkansas and Miss Arkansas' Teen were crowned! Bentonville High School rising senior Peyton Bolling is Miss Arkansas' Teen! Bentonville High School graduate Stevie St. John, Class of 2023, was named second runner-up to Miss Arkansas while Bentonville West High School graduate Bella Bauer, Class of 2024, was named fourth runner-up. We're proud of these young ladies for representing their alma mater well! #whereexcellencelives Photo Credit: Danny Barger
Congratulations to the Bentonville High School Softball Team for another Arkansas State Championship. Awesome work by these ladies, their coaches and their families. #whereexcellencelives
The Class of 2024 put up some incredible numbers. No surprise...they're incredible people. #whereexcellencelives
Today is the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers invaded France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. Our world might look very different had it not been for the courageous resolve of the Allied forces. Spend time talking to anyone alive on this date 80 years ago. There's a reason they're known as the greatest generation. #whereexcellencelives
Keep your student in the game this summer! Free online prep classes at https://tinyurl.com/mr55hx94 #whereexcellencelives
What an honor it's been for the teachers and staff of Bentonville Schools to serve this week. Despite the destruction, we've seen the best of Bentonville...a lot of love and laughter this week among neighbors. #whereexcellencelives
One of Bentonville's finest right here! Corporal Melissa Fox is the school resource officer at Washington Junior High School. WJHS eighth-grader Jacoby Hook nominated her for the Extra Mile Award. In his nomination, Jacoby wrote, "Officer Fox is always encouraging and helpful. Even outside of school, she always goes out of her way to speak to me.”
Cpl. Fox said the most important thing she does is make students feel seen. "Serving as an SRO involves being an unofficial counselor,” Cpl. Fox said. “I’m thankful I’ve been allowed to pour into these young lives and, ultimately, find common ground with them,” she told us.
Cpl. Fox began her law enforcement career in Salt Lake City but grew up in Los Angeles. As a child, she noticed law enforcement always ran to danger. She admired their commitment to sacrifice for something bigger than themselves. She works daily to model the best of law enforcement, gaining students' trust along the way.
You're family, Cpl. Fox! Thank you for going the Extra Mile! #whereexcellencelives
