HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK!
Classes resume 11/29/2021
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Calling all BEARKATZ NATION!
SEND OFF the football team this Friday morning at 11:30! Let's line the streets and cheer them on to Round 2!
The bus should be coming through town at 11:30 AM!
GO KATZ GO!
Round 1 Playoff Game at Bearkatz Stadium
Tickets Must be Purchased at Go Fan
https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA
7 PM 11/12/2021
AAA passes are accepted but local school passes cannot.
Students are required to have a ticket for the Playoff Game.
State Cross Country Meet Information
Tickets are $6
Must be purchased at GoFan
https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA
Tickets will be redeemed on site by tournament “ticket takers”.
The bus with the runners will be leaving the High School at 10 am on Wednesday, November 3 to head to the meet. Congratulations and Good Luck at State. Let’s send them off with well wishes and cheers they have put in the miles!
Game Day!
JR High Bearkatz vs England
6 PM
No 7th Grade Game!
2021-2022 Red Ribbon Week Activities
Monday- October 25 Dress up: Drug Free Looks Like Me: Pajama Day
Tuesday- October 26 Dress up: Drug Free Looks Like Me: Neon Day
Wednesday- October 27 Dress up: Drug Free Looks Like Me: Old School Spirit (dress in your vintage Bearkatz or Bluebird gear!)
Red Ribbon Assembly- Magician
High School- 1:00-1:40 Dismiss to go to gym at 12:50
Elementary 4th-6th- 2:00-2:45 Students will arrive around 1:50
Thursday- October 28 Dress up: Drug Free Looks Like Me: Disney Day
Friday- October 29 Dress up: Drug Free Looks Like Me: Halloween costumes!
Daily prizes drawings will happen for students. In order to win, if a student's name is called they must be wearing their ribbon- Having it on a backpack does not count!
Schedule Change: 7th grade and JR High Football will play Tuesday, October 19 instead of Thursday, October 21!
7th grade 5:30 PM. JR High after 7th grade.
Little Bearkatz Cheer camp today and Wednesday will be over at 4:30. Students attending the camp should be picked up at MES.
Great job, Bearkatz! Melbourne took home three wins and two losses at the Mountain View High School Invitational Quiz Bowl Tournament today.
Pictured from left to right, Carson Fulbright, Isaac Rice, Wyatt Wilkerson, Alexander Younger, Kylee Bishop, and Karissa Dalrymple
Good Luck at District today at Turkey Mountain MHS Golf Teams!
The annual TAILGATE is BACK! Come setup a tailgate tent this Friday for the home game against Newport. Friday is also Fall Royalty! Tent setup will begin at 4 PM on Friday, Fall Royalty will be at 6:30 and kickoff is 7 PM.
Please spread the word and show your support!
Melbourne High School Spirit Week!
Monday 9-20 TWIN DAY
Tuesday 9-21 PICTURE MATCH DAY
Wednesday 9-22 HIPPIE DAY
Thursday 9-23 FUTURE YOU DAY
Friday 9-24 BEARKATZ SPIRIT DAY
GAME DAY!
September 17, 2021
@ England
Kickoff 7 PM
GO KATZ!
GAME DAY!
September 10, 2021 @ Cave City. Kickoff 7 PM
WHITE OUT is Friday night football theme. These boys want all of us to come out and wear white so let’s show them our Bearkatz Spirit! WHITE OUT THE STANDS!!!!!
High School Picture Day is approaching. Go online today to get your pictures ordered https://www.prepayorders.com/
use the flyer code: bowden
There is a spot to order school photos and one for fall sports. We will be taking fall sports photos: FB, VB, Golf, and XC.
Mrs. Karen McDonald’s 5th graders helped to gather and load supplies to be transported to Louisiana for the Hurricane Ida relief. We are so proud of you and thank you for sharing kindness and a helping hand! MES is the BEST!
Congratulations to the JR High Girls & Boys XC teams on winning the Melbourne Invitational XC meet today.
Happy Labor Day!
Melbourne XC Invitational Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Melbourne. Jr Girls will run first starting at 4:15 PM, followed by Jr Boys, then Sr Girls, then Sr Boys.
GAME DAY Football vs Quitman @ Home 7 PM
Game Day!
Volleyball @ Mt. Pleasant (JR B, JR A) 5:30 PM
Football @ Home vs Quitman 7th Grade 5:30 PM, JR High 7 PM
Monday 8/30
Volleyball @ Mt. Pleasant 4:30 PM
Golf @ Cooper's Hawk 1:00 PM
Thursday 9/2
Golf @ Turkey Mountain 3:30 PM
Volleyball @ Mt. Pleasant 4:30 PM
JR High Football vs Quitman @ Home 7th Grade 5:30, JR High 7 PM
Friday 9/3
SR High Football @ Quitman 7:00 PM
Game Day! Bearkatz vs Clinton Yellowjackets! Kickoff 7 PM!
Please remember to complete the Returning Student Registration Forms on Powerschool and the Student Additional Forms on the Bearkatz website. bearkatz.k12.ar.us (under menu)
Your snapcode for Powerschool was sent in the mail for returning students.
Thank You
Get Ready for Melbourne Bearkatz Football! Scrimmage Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Hoxie. JR High will begin at 5:30, SR High will follow!
Melbourne High School and Corner Drug Store have partnered together to offer ANYONE 12 and over a FREE Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine on August 12, 2021 at the Melbourne High School Cafeteria from 5 PM – 7 PM. Please complete the Covid-19 vaccine clinic form found at https://forms.gle/5qCxggvAujdEnpV16 to register for this opportunity. Children 17 and under need a parent or guardian present to receive their immunization. For more information you can contact Emily Delgado at 870-291-0392.
Melbourne School District is pleased to announce breakfast and lunch will be served to ALL students at NO CHARGE for the 2021-2022 School Year!
2021-2022 District Family Engagement Plan
https://5il.co/wdbp
Football Pre-Season Heat Illness Meeting will be Friday, July 30th. Meeting will begin at 4 pm to any parents interested in attending.
From the office of Superintendent:
July 14, 2021
Melbourne School District reports one positive Covid-19 case in the district. Our school nurse Mrs. Emily Delgado is working with school personnel, students, and parents while following the ADH guidelines for contact tracing and notification. Remember, the district has a webpage with all the reporting information. It can be found at bearkatz.k12.ar.us, click on the Menu Link at the top right and then select Covid-19 Reporting Information. Thank You!
Bearkatz athletes working hard after the dead period! #katzallgasnobrakes
Melbourne Schools To Hold New Student Registration
Melbourne Schools will hold new student registration for students in grades Kindergarten through 12 on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
To enter Kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age, on or before August 1, 2021. Please bring an approved document indicating your child’s age, social security card, and immunization record. If you are enrolling a Kindergarten student, please bring a current physical.
This registration is a drop-in registration. Please go to the appropriate office to pick up registration packets.
If you have any questions please contact Lori Loggains, Melbourne Elementary Principal at 870-368-4365, or Tim Massey, Melbourne High School Principal at 870-368-4345.
Melbourne Schools looks forward to the coming year and welcoming all of our students, new and current, back on August 16, 2021.
We are wrapping up the first week of ACT Prep classes. We appreciate Mrs. Fulbright, Ms. Sanders, Mrs. Swaim, and Mrs Haley for going above and beyond for our students. Mr. Massey, Mr. Humphrey, and Ms. Jordan Webb have provided snacks and lunch for these hard working students.
Press Release
From the office of Superintendent, Melbourne School District
Melbourne Schools will honor Independence Day, Monday, July 5, 2021.
All offices will be closed.
Dr. Danny Brackett
Cross Country meeting and practice Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM behind Melbourne High School Gymnasium.
We are proud to announce free weekly meals for children under the age of 18 in our students household this summer. Meals will be available on Mondays beginning June 7 - August 12 and may be picked up at 2 convenient locations ( Bearkatz Academy & Melbourne Elementary School) from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. You will receive 1 hot lunch meal and 4 frozen lunch meals and 5 breakfast meals at one time on pick-up day.
June Kell 417-772-2135
Christi Obando 870-373-1824
Please sign up by May 26, 2021! Thank You!
https://forms.gle/dKa5nQ9Gjs77Xa289
Due to forecasted weather, the Color the Bearkatz Run will begin at 3 PM on 4/24/2021 rather than 9 AM.
Baseball & Softball Senior Night at Home on Thursday, April 22, 2021 @ 3:45 PM. Both teams will take on the Salem Greyhounds. GO BEARKATZ!
Softball Schedule 4/5/21 to 4/9/21
Baseball Schedule 4/5/21 to 4/9/21
Spring Picture Day at MHS is Tuesday, March 30th. The streamlined ordering process means that there will be no proofs, online ordering, or late orders for spring pictures. To get Spring Portraits, send the order envelope with your student on Picture Day. Forms were delivered to students on the morning of Thursday, March 18th.
We will also be taking the following photos for use in the yearbook on March 30th:
Sports: cheer, golf, baseball, softball, trapshooting, track, and cross country
Senior Remakes:
Composite pictures
Cap and gown photos
Class Officers (officer lists are posted around school beside the spring picture posters)
Mr. and Miss MHS
School Day Portraits:
Virtual Students
Final Remakes
Faculty/Staff
Melbourne Schools will dismiss this Friday, March 19 so that all faculty and students that want to go to Hot Springs to the Finals of the State Basketball Tournament may do so. We will be in session on April 2, which is Good Friday.
Melbourne School District will be in session on Monday, February 22. School busses will run paved roads only.
Virtual day, Friday, February 19. Students check your Google and Seesaw classrooms.
Virtual Day, Thursday, February 18. Students continue to check your Google and Seesaw classrooms.
Virtual Day, Wednesday, February 17 due to inclement weather. Students check your Google and Seesaw classrooms for assignments.
Virtual Day, February 16 due to inclement weather. Students check your Google and Seesaw classrooms!
Melbourne School district will be closed Monday, February 15 due to inclement weather. Students check your Google and Seesaw classrooms for assignments.
There are several areas in the District that are still ice covered and treacherous and forecasted temperatures remain below freezing; therefore, the District will continue with Virtual Learning on Friday, February 12. Please check your Google and Seesaw Classrooms for assignments. In addition, all ballgames for Friday have been postponed. Once make-up dates are determined, they will be posted. Stay safe and warm!
Melbourne School District will have a virtual day on Thursday, February 11. Students check your Google or Seesaw classrooms for assignments.
Due to inclement weather, in person learning is cancelled for Wednesday, February 10. Students check your assignments in your Google or Seesaw classrooms. Thank you.
Due to hazardous road conditions Melbourne School District will be closed February 8, 2021. Please check your google and seesaw classrooms for assignments.
Melbourne School District will be closed Wednesday, January 2021 due to inclement weather. Lessons have been uploaded to your Google or Seesaw classrooms. For any reason if you are unable to access them, do not stress you can get them on Thursday, January 28. Thank you.
Melbourne School District will open at 10 AM on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.
Homecoming has been rescheduled for January 23, 2021 against Cedar Ridge.
4:00 PM Junior Boys
5:00 PM Homecoming Royalty Presentation
Senior Boys
Junior Girls
Senior Girls
Basketball Schedule Update
12/1/2020
JR Boys, 7th Grade Girls, JR Girls
vs Mountain View @ Home
5 PM
Instructions for Playoff Tickets!
The link to purchase tickets has been sent to your student athlete or cheerleader via Remind.
We will post the link for the general public ticket purchases on Wednesday evening.
Important: This event is a mobile entry event--tickets must be presented on a smart phone for entry. Printed tickets will not be accepted. If you purchase your GoFan tickets using a computer, your tickets will be delivered to the email address you entered when purchasing. You can also download the GoFan mobile app and login using this email to access your tickets.
AAA passes will be accepted. Only the current year AAA passes and lifetime AAA passes will be accepted.
JR Boys and SR Boys will be playing tomorrow night November 13 at Home. 5:00 PM
The SR Girls and SR Boys basketball games with Greer's Ferry Westside at home have been canceled for November 16, 2020.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 The 7th grade boys and girls basketball games at Marshall have been cancelled. Junior Girls and Boys will play beginning with Junior Girls at 5 PM.
November 17, 2020 JB and SB basketball games vs Timbo have been cancelled.
Bearkatz Academy flu shots will be given between 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. tomorrow morning, October 21st, in the parking lot of Bearkatz Academy. A parent/guardian must accompany any child receiving a vaccination. In addition, please make sure you have completed your flu immunization form before arrival.
Vouchers are NOT required at tonight's 7th & JR High Football game at Salem. Go Bearkatz!
Reminder
School Picture Day is September 30, 2020
All Campuses
Virtual Students will have their photo taken on Makeup Day! Date to be Announced.
Melbourne student Cael Bray focuses on a project in Ms. Angela Phipp’s 8th grade art class. This week, MHS art students have been producing self-portrait grid enlargements using a photo filter and pencil.
FBLA District VI State Vice President, Allyson Smith, met with District VI officer team to record their virtual fall conference. This virtual conference will be available October 7, 2020 for all members.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the game tonight September 18 has been cancelled. Homecoming Royalty will be October 2 vs Salem.
During the unusual circumstances this year, parent-teacher conferences will be held via phone conference. We have mailed your students’ progress report to the address on file. If you would like to schedule a phone conference with your students’ teacher, please email the teacher to schedule the call. An email directory is included with the progress report.
Thank you for your support, as we navigate through this year! It takes a village and we have the best village! Thank you!
OPAA is Hiring!
Picture Day
September 30, 2020
Bearkatz Academy
Melbourne Elementary
Melbourne High School
No School on Monday, September 7, 2020.
Happy Labor Day
See you Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Wearing is Caring!
Come out and support our Senior High Bearkatz as they take on the Quitman Bulldogs tonight at Bearkatz Stadium!
Mask Up & Social Distance!
Melbourne Bearkatz Senior Night
September 4, 2020
6:30 PM at Bearkatz Stadium
Fall Sports Football, Golf, Cross Country
JR High Football
Bearkatz vs Bulldogs
We have 30 vouchers remaining for the JR high Football game at Quitman for Thursday September 3, 2020.
Pick up Vouchers at Administration Office in town!
Katz defeat Clinton 50-21
What to do if your child becomes sick at home
1. If your child’s temperature is 100.4 or higher keep your child home. Your child will need to stay home until they are fever free without fever reducing medications for 48 hours.
2. If your child gets sick at home and you are concerned it could be COVID 19 contact your doctor. Signs and symptoms are cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. If your child is tested and is positive the school nurse should be notified immediately.
3. If it is a weekend and doctor offices are closed and it is not an emergency you can call a COVID hotline for further instructions.
UAMS 1-800-632-4502
Children’s Hospital hotline (for children 18 and under) 1-800-743-3616
4. If your child is having trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in their chest, new confusion, an inability to wake or stay awake or bluish lips or face you should seek emergency care immediately.
5. If it is not an emergency, call your doctor before going to their clinic in person. They may have a protocol you need to follow before being seen.
Thank you for doing your part to keep everyone healthy.
Emily Delgado BSN, RN
Bearkatz Fans Going to Clinton on Friday, August 28.
From the Clinton Athletic Director:
Bearkatz fans will have approximately 200 seats in the bleachers on Friday night August 28 at Clinton. In addition, they can line the fence with 6 feet between family groups. We will have additional overflow areas if needed. Bearkatz fans will be able to enter the stadium and a voucher is not required. You may wish to bring a lawn chair for overflow areas.
Go Bearkatz!
Lunch and Breakfast menus have been updated. Please check the Bearkatz App under Dining or the website under menu/dining.
Attention Bearkatz Fans traveling to Hoxie on Thursday, August 20. You must have a voucher to enter the stadium. You will present the voucher and pay the gate fee at the gate. Melbourne High School was allotted 270 vouchers and after all athletes received their allotment for family the school has 80 vouchers remaining. The remaining vouchers are first come first serve and may be picked up at the administration office in town until noon on Thursday or until they are all gone.
Per ADE and ADH guidelines, please remember to social distance except for families and face coverings are required. Let football season begin and let’s all work together to keep it going. Go Bearkatz!
Bearkatz Learning Online (Full Time Virtual)
Melbourne High School Virtual Orientation
1. Instead of Tuesday, August 18, we will have materials ready for pick up on Monday, August 24 afternoon @ 5:00 pm.
2. At this time we will also meet with parent/students to guide through the online process.
Bearkatz Learning Online (Full Time Virtual)
Elementary Virtual Orientation
1. We will have materials ready for pick up on Monday, August 24 @ 4:00 PM.
2. At this time we will also meet with parent/students to guide through the online process
Parents and students will be screened at the door and shown to the appropriate classroom for their training.
Job Opening
Melbourne School District is looking for an early afternoon/evening custodian at the high school.
Please contact Mr. Steven Chaney 870-368-4365
MHS 7th Grade and New Student Open House
MES Kindergarten and New Student Open House
Attention: Bearkatz Learning Online Students (Full Time Virtual)
If you filed an Intent to Enroll in Bearkatz Learning Online (Full time Virtual) or informed the school of your decision to enroll full-time online you will be contacted this week to schedule a face-to-face meeting with the school principal. The meetings will be scheduled for the first week of August. Face masks are required and please limit to the student and parents.
We're thrilled to announce Melbourne School District's new app! Access to news updates, cafeteria menus, sports scores, even emergency notifications. Download the app on Android: https://bit.ly/305cJIs or IPhone in the apple store, search for Melbourne School District.
Members of the leadership teams from MES and MHS met with administrators to evaluate safety measures and new procedures in the evolving circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. This will allow teachers to be actively involved in decision-making and developing new ideas for the district.
Mr. Sublett outlined social distancing guidelines and new sanitation procedures, including the use of foggers to sanitize all buildings and buses. Hand sanitizer stations, water bottle stations, and sanitation of playground equipment will also be incorporated.
The district’s re-entry plan will be updated to reflect current state mandates. Faculty, staff, and administrators will be monitoring and adjusting plans and procedures in order to reflect best practices and better serve students.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to check the district website at bearkatz.k12.ar.us and facebook for the latest updates.
Melbourne School District Board of Education will hold its Annual Report to the Public Meeting on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. at Melbourne High School. The regularly scheduled July 2020 Board Meeting will follow.
Opaa is hiring! Click the link, search for Melbourne and apply!
https://www.opaafood.com/kitchen-staff-jobs
REMINDER
Free physicals on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. LOCATION: Melbourne Elementary Cafeteria
Face masks are required.
8:00 - 9:00 AM - Jr/Sr Football
9:00 - 9:45 AM - Jr/Sr Boys Basketball
9:45 - 10:30 AM - Jr/Sr Girls Basketball
10:30 - 11:15 AM - Baseball, Golf, Softball, Track, XC, Cheer
11:15 - 12:00 PM - 2020-2021 7th Grade Boys
12:00 - 12:45 PM - 2020-2021 7th Grade Girls Remember to bring the completed forms. Forms may be downloaded at bearkatz.k12.ar.us
Cross Country Meeting/Practice
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 6:30 PM Behind MHS Gym
Face masks required at meeting.
Athletes bring your own water bottles.
All incoming 7th graders - 12th grade.
New Student Registration July 22, 2020 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Please limit to parents and student only. Face coverings are highly recommended! Melbourne Elementary Melbourne High School
Good Afternoon Bearkatz Nation! Please help us determine our technology needs for the upcoming year. We need all parents in the district to complete the MSD Technology Needs Survey by July 10, 2020. This survey is NOT a commitment on your part in any way. It will be used to determine what additional technology we need to consider. The survey has been mailed to you and it is available online at bearkatz.k12.ar.us. We understand you may have completed an earlier survey with similar questions, however; there are some additional questions on this survey. Thank you so much for assisting us as we plan to meet the needs of our students! Your input is greatly appreciated during this trying time!
Class Rings are In!!!
For students who ordered class rings, Blake Williams, from Jostens will be in front of the high school gym on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 from 11:00 am to noon.
You may contact Blake at blake.williams@jostens.com for questions.
