Springdale Public Schools

The School Board celebrated the Har-Ber High School Mock Trial Team, who are six-time state champions.

The team claimed victory over Fayetteville High School March 1 at the 2025 Arkansas High School Mock Trial Competition.

The team is coached by Daniel Caudle and Lauren Loehndorf, and the final round was presided over by U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr. and a panel of scoring judges that included Arkansas Bar Association President Kristin Pawlik, President-Elect Jamie Jones, Jonathan Ross, Lisa Peters and Adam Jackson.

This year’s competition was one of the largest in recent history, with 26 teams competing in the event.

Har-Ber High will advance to represent Arkansas at the 2025 National High School Mock Trial Championship May 7-10 in Phoenix, Ariz.

The School Board recognized the Don Tyson School of Innovation Junior Quiz Bowl team, who received first place in the 7A Northwest Regional and the 7A State competitions.

Student Roger Coridan was the Quiz Bowl MVP as the high point scorer at both Regionals and State.

Quiz Bowl is an academic competition in which teams of students compete to answer as many questions as possible on topics such as literature, history, science, art, music, mythology, religion, philosophy, social science, geography, current events and pop culture.

The DTSOI team was coached by Kelsey Davis and included seventh-graders Diego Chavez-Kono, Nathan Udouj and Henry Moody and eighth-graders Danielle Robertson, Garrett Robertson, Allie Lott, Charlie Schneider, Roger Coridan and Team Captain Quentin Clevenger.

John Tyson and Walker elementary schools were recognized by the Office for Education Policy as 2024 Beating the Odds schools.

Beating the Odds award winners serve a population where at least 66% of students face economic challenges and are demonstrating the highest levels of academic growth.

Because achievement on state assessments is generally correlated with the percentage of students attending the school who face economic disadvantages outside of school, these “high-poverty” schools are doing critically important work by helping students move toward and beyond grade level mastery.

OEP Beating the Odds awards schools are based on the growth of elementary, middle and high school students on the ACT Aspire Math and English Language Arts assessments.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation is partnering with the region’s Marshallese community through the 24/7 Parenting program.

24/7 Parenting is a curriculum-based program designed to enhance parenting skills and family dynamics. The program encourages parents to reflect on their upbringing and to learn important behaviors and skills that will help them be the best parents they can be.

The program features curriculum with individualized case management for a minimum of seven months and is available for fathers, mothers and couples in Northwest Arkansas. Classes are available in Marshallese, Spanish and English.

By fostering effective communication and self-awareness, the 24/7 Parenting program helps individuals become more engaged and supportive parents, fostering relationships within the family unit. Participants in the program also receive one-on-one case management from a community health worker, who works with parents to help connect them to needed resources.

Glenn Noland and Allen Muldonado (Above)

Frank Gomez (Below)

The School Board congratulated five Springdale students who are QuestBridge scholarship recipients.

The matched students are:

• Frank Gomez of Don Tyson School of Innovation will attend Cal Tech University

• Ethana Hang of Har-Ber High School will attend Yale University

• Diego Hernandez of Har-Ber High School will attend Washington and Lee University

• Allen Muldonado of Springdale High School will attend Washington University

• Glenn Noland of Springdale High School will attend the University of Chicago

QuestBridge connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose.

Matched students receive full four-year scholarships from 55 of the nation's best colleges.

The School Board congratulated the Springdale Athletics Department on the successful coordination of the state 6A Championship Basketball Tournament, which was attended by approximately 10,000 people March 4-8 at Springdale High School.

Springdale’s boys’ and girls’ teams experienced hard fought games at the tournament.

Both the Har-Ber and Springdale high school girls’ teams competed in the second round of play, with Har-Ber falling 49-58 to North Little Rock and Springdale 45-58 to Bentonville.

Har-Ber boys took down North Little Rock 51-46 in the second round but were beat in the semifinal round by Bryant 92-79.

Springdale boys triumphed at the event, defeating Little Rock Central 64-47 in the second round and Jonesboro 57-44 in the semifinals.

Springdale High will play Bryant March 15 at 1:45 p.m. for the state 6A championship in Hot Springs.

Clinton Bell (Left) and Eddie Ramos (Right)

Two Springdale School Board positions are up for election May 13.

Clinton Bell assumed office in 2020 and is running unopposed for At-large, Position 1.

Eddie Ramos assumed office in 2019 and has one opposing candidate for the Zone 5 School Board seat.