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Arkansas students win video contest on taking care of land, to be featured at museum
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — This year Keep Arkansas Beautiful hosted a video contest for high school students across the state to showcase the importance of caring for Arkansas land. Kent Guidry from Caddo Hills High School, the first-place winner, and Lily Burns from Harrison High School, the second-place winner,...
30 Jun 2024 State’s only full JROTC school looks forward to second year
The Arkansas Military & First Responders Academy (AMFRA) is off to a successful start, with ambitious plans for the future. AMFRA, a charter and Arkansas’s first full JROTC school, opened last year in southwest Little Rock, attracting 70 cadets in grades 9 and 10 as well as 15 faculty members. For 2024-25, the school will expand to grades 9-11 and will enroll 300, with 25 to 30 faculty. For 2025-26, the goal is grades 9-12, with an enrollment of 600.
30 Jun 2024 Catholic High School unveils Veterans Memorial Statue
Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock unveiled a new veterans memorial statue on May 6. The statue was funded by the 2024 senior class of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program. It honors all Catholic High family members who have served in the U.S. military, with a special emphasis on those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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