Springdale Public Schools

T-minus 3 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Knapp Elementary- Students at Knapp are excited about the EAST Conference “to see what we can do and create and what other kids in EAST can do too.” One project they will be sharing with other schools is called the Gator Walk. Ms. Hollingsworth, a 1st grade teacher asked EAST to help her figure out a way that her students could quickly get their wiggles out and get their brains ready to learn. A group of EAST students at our school researched different ways to help and discovered sensory walks. These EAST students used Silhouette Studio to design different activities like hopscotch, jumping jacks, dinosaur stomp, and ABC tiptoes.

Sonora Elementary- Students at Sonora Elementary are “most excited about all the new things they will get to learn and all the new people from across the state they will get to meet." One project Sonora students will be sharing with other schools is Before the pandemic began, we had a group of 4th grade students interested in partnering up with the Bella Vista Fly Tiers Association and Arkansas Trout Unlimited to start a Healing Waters Chapter in Northwest Arkansas. Project Healing Waters is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing. During this pandemic, we have discovered the importance and value of protecting our mental health. Navy Veteran, Doug Smoyer, donated to our program a massive fly tying kit that he picked up at a garage sale while visiting Nebraska. It included books, threads, hooks, clamps, and a lot of different tools to help us get started with the fly tying process. Sadly, Mr. Smoyer passed away in December due to a long fight with cancer. To honor him, we will continue this project in his name once Covid restrictions are lifted and vaccinations become more available to our veterans. Today as 5th graders, our team has reached out to individual veterans to seek interest in helping us charter our Healing Waters Chapter in Springdale. We look forward to this journey in outdoor education.

T-minus 4 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Sonora Middle- For Natalie Robles, “EAST has helped all of us grow by forcing us to work through problems or hurdles that stand in our way.” One project that has required students at Sonora Middle School to overcome obstacles this year was working with a young boy in Texas named Braylon. He suffered multiple strokes as an infant that left him paralyzed in his left arm. Braylon is a typical 12 year old that loves sports and cooking but as you might expect, he struggles with many tasks that we take for granted. For example, putting the straw in a capri sun pouch is not easy. He asked Sonora students to try 3D printing a solution for him that would be portable enough to keep in his soccer bag. Sonora EAST has designed and printed multiple prototypes and conferenced back and forth with him throughout the process to get it just right.

T-minus 4 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Har-Ber According to Johndavid English, “I really enjoy the many opportunities that he helps us with and I like how we have options of what we want to achieve in our EAST experience, even if it is a small accomplishment." One project Har-Ber will be showcasing at this year’s conference is Wooten's Helping Hands pantry, a main source of food distribution within our district. Partnering with the NWA Food Bank, we usually host a Thanksgiving Food Drive, however, due to COVID, Har-Ber EAST decided to have a spring distribution instead. They are working alongside 10 other schools with the hopes of giving families the most amount of food possible.

T-minus 6 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Turnbow- For Audrey McClarty, “EAST is about making new friends and learning new technology.” One project at Turnbow this year where students have learned new technology is called Mario's Yearbook. Mario is a student with a visual impairment. Students in the EAST Program are scanning Mario's classmates and teachers to create 3D figures so Mario can feel what his classmates look like. They are also having messages from classmates, friends and teachers put into braille to create a Yearbook

Day 5: T-minus 6 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Parson Hills- EAST at Parson Hills has been working hard this year to adapt to Covid 19 and they are looking forward to sharing their work with our students during EAST Conference. For example, students in their program have 3D printed over 1000 ear savers for healthcare workers in our community.

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Principal Jason Jones and assistant principals Lynn Faught, Don Eichenberger and Remington Myers briefed school board members on student population and growth during their visit at Springdale High School. School board members then assisted in delivering Sonic drinks to teachers, a weekly practice during this academic year. #THEChoice

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T-minus 7 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Jones Elementary- According to Lesli Figueroa, “EAST has helped me grow. It helps me learn new things, and I feel successful when I try new things". One project students at Jones have learned through this year has led to learning how to use a vinyl cutter to design custom signage for their school. Students are making sure locations in their building are labeled in English, Spanish and Marshallese to help all students successfully navigate their school.

T-minus 7 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Bayyari Elementary- “I have never been to an EAST conference, so I really don't know what to expect, but I am most excited about getting to meet new people and the Q/A session with the judges,” says Braelyn Grimmett 5th grade EAST student at Bayyari. One project students will be presenting to the judges is their work with Har-Ber High School EAST on a district wide food insecurity project. The focus of this project is to help connect people in our community who need food resources to the resources. Additionally, the students will be distributing food to our families in need the week before Spring Break.

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T-minus 8 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. Walker Elementary- To Hannah Winters, “EAST is getting a chance to voice my opinion on how we can help others and to have the opportunity to act upon it.” For students in the Walker EAST program, one project this year that has let them help others is the “I Want to Move it, Move it” project. This project is about creating Sensory Walks that students in our school can use when they need an active break. This project involves the students planning out sensory activities that promote cognitive focus and physical activity. The Walker EAST program has already laid two sensory walks at Walker this year and is now working on a design for First United Methodist Church and plans to lay the walk there before the end of the school year.

T-minus 8 days till the National EAST Conference begins. Students at 28 schools in Springdale will be attending the conference, which will be virtual this year. George Elementary- According to Vanesa Romero, “EAST has helped me grow by helping me know that I can rely on myself more. My facilitator doesn't know everything about technology, so I have had to learn a lot of it on my own. I do this in my regular classes, too. I don't always have to rely on the teacher for everything.” One project that students in George EAST have been working on this year is creating sidewalk games for the K-2 grade playground. Because of the pandemic, students have to stay in "zones" by class during recess this year, limiting the number of activities for students. The sidewalk games will help make sure every student is active and enjoys their time outside.