Education

WYNNE — The Wynne High School Junior ROTC is hosting a rib sale fundraiser. “Our fundraiser is to raise money for our jogging shirts and shorts for our cadets that recently joined the program and also covers the meals and entry fees of the competitions that we go to and always dominate at,” said Peyton Bennett of the Wynne High School JROTC program. “Our ribs are $25 per slab. You must pay all at once when you order. … We do accept cash and check and something new this year, we accept Cash App. All checks must be made out to Wynne Public Schools and our Cash App handle is wynnepublicschools.”

WYNNE — The Wynne High School Drama Club’s production of “Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland” is this weekend. Showtimes are at 7 p.m. this Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the EACC Fine Arts Center in Forrest City. “Our story is a little bit...

WYNNE — Next week is Fire Prevention Week and firefighters will converge on schools in the Wynne School District with a special program. “We have about 1,500 kids in our public school system that is about to receive a pretty bang up show,” said Aaron Mears, fire prevention coordinator for the Wynne Fire Department. “They’re starting to recognize the show. They’re starting to know the show’s coming so they know what to experience. It’s a good time. It is truly a great time.

FORREST CITY — East Arkansas Community College has received national recognition for being one of the best colleges to work for in the nation. The college received honor roll recognition in the Great Colleges to Work For® program, a status granted to only 42 colleges each year that score the highest across the recognition categories.

RISON - Rison is off to a 3-0 start under new Head Coach Chris Vereen, but the Wildcat mentor said the true season begins this Friday night when the ‘Cats make the 112-mile trip to Palestine-Wheatley to face the Patriots in the 8-3A conference opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.“(The 3-0 start) doesn’t matter at this point since the season starts over this week,” Vereen said. In the preseason coaches poll conducted by Hooten’s Arkansas Football magazine, Rison was picked to finish fifth in the eight-team 8-3A conference while Palestine-Wheatley was projected to finish seventh.So far, neither team has a loss.Palestine-Wheatley will be carrying the momentum of what is officially a 2-0 start into this week’s game, but the Patriots  have played just one full game so far this season, a 34-22 win over Cross County on Sept. 6. The Pats’ Aug. 29 season opener at Clarendon was canceled at halftime due to weather with Clarendon clinging to an 8-7 lead. Since the game did not continue into the second half, it did not apply to either team’s official record.Last week, Marianna Lee forfeited its game with P-W, making them officially 2-0 on the year.Palestine-Wheatley is under the direction of new head coach Tyler Paschal, the son of long-time coach Van Paschal, who is now coaching Cross County.The Patriots move into the revamped 8-3A conference this season after playing in the 3-3A last year. P-W went 4-7 last season to finish fifth in the conference and earn a playoff berth. The Pats fell on the road to Prescott, 42-0, in the first round. It was Palestine-Wheatley’s best season in five years after winning just four games in the previous four seasons combined (2019-2022). The Patriots return six starters on both sides of the ball.Like Rison, Paschal has installed the flexbone to serve as the Patriots’ base offense, and Vereen said the two teams are very similairr in offensive philosophy: establish the run game and mix in some play action passes.Paschal…

WYNNE — Wynne Schools is hosting its district-wide annual Title I meeting at 6 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) in the Wynne Primary School workroom. The meeting is required under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 in order to inform parents and guardians of their child’s school participation in a Schoolwide Title I program (K-12), and the requirements of Title I law, as well as to explain parents’ rights to be engaged in their child’s education. Information about school programs, funding allocations, curriculum, assessments, and family and community engagement is also shared. The meeting is for parents of all students in each school K-12.

McCRORY, Ark. — The Agriculture Flight class at Wynne Junior High School participated last week in the School Days during the Three County Fair in McCrory. The students explored the exhibits, visited farm animals, and received a demonstration from Woodruff Electric about the importance of electricity in agriculture. Wynne...

WYNNE — Wynne High School will host a College & Career Fair next Wednesday, Oct. 2. “We’ve got over 30 vendors that we’ve contacted and have confirmed that they’re going to be there,” said Kristin Franks, business education teacher at Wynne High School. “We’ve got colleges like the University of Arkansas, EACC, some of our local colleges as well, and some of the businesses like Cross County Bank, First National Bank. A lot of our banks love to be involved and we really appreciate that. As well as Hardwick Well Supply, so we’re kind of touching everything with this college and career fair and we’re excited about that.”