Good Morning Shirley! I wanted to give a huge shout out to Mr. Balentine and all of our Shirley FFA members.

We want to congratulate the following Shirley High School students on their success at both county and District fair.

Van Buren County Fair
Market Goat show
Delilah Hughes
7th overall Market Goat
Reserve Senior Showman
Breed Poultry Show
Stormy Draper
Grand Champion Duck
2nd place Rooster
3rd Overall Senior Showman
Raylee Hensley
7th overall Market Hog
4th overall Junior Showman

North Central Arkansas District Fair
Market Goat
2nd class 1
5th overall Senior Showman
Market Hogs
3rd class 6 Dark Cross
5th overall Senior Showman

We are Proud of these Exhibitors and look forward to seeing the success Delilah and Raylee have at State Fair in Little Rock in October!

Here is a list of some of the prizes for fall festival! More to come!!

I wanted to send out a huge congratulations to the Girl's golf team for placing 4th in the State Golf Tournament held on Tuesday in Paragould. I am so proud of everyone of the players for their all of their hard work. It is a true joy that I get to coach them and watch them grow into super young ladies. We have 1 senior that will be missed dearly, Rorie Newland. I can't say enough about her. She was a true leader and such a great young lady. I also want to thank Bella Jones, Destiney Holt, Raye Meeuwsen, and Raylee Hensley. We also have some 8th graders that have worked really hard and will contribute next year. The sky is the limit for these young ladies. Last year we were 6th, this year up to 4th and I think we have a chance at bringing home some major hardware next year.

Can you believe it is already Week 8?! Time flies when there's good food, right? :)

Nancy Berry- High School Secretary and administrative assistant. My name is Nancy Berry. I am married to Donald Berry. I have 3 grown daughters and 6 grandchildren, so one is missing from this picture. 😳😳He is a couple months old. We will get a new picture soon!! ☺️ My husband and I graduated from Shirley and so did all 3 of my daughters! I have worked for the Shirley school district for 26 years, one of those years, I was subbing. I love watching my Shirley kids participate in sports and activities!! Blue Devil Pride all the Way!!

Shirley School Staff Shout Outs! We are going to be sharing a little about our outstanding faculty and staff each week. We are so proud to have each and every one of these employees working with our students! We will begin this week with the two wonderful ladies that keep our buildings going- Susan Howard and Nancy Berry. Thank you for all you do for all of us!! Susan Howard- Elementary Building Secretary/administrative assistant Shirley School has been a lifelong part of my journey. I attended Shirley from Head Start through 12th grade, and all four of my children also attended school here. I have been married to my husband, Michael Howard, for 25 years, and together we have four children: Erica, Emery, Evan, and Steffanie. We are also blessed with four wonderful granddaughters: Ella (8), Emma (8), Landry (4), and Kallaway (7½ months). After graduating, I began my career serving the Shirley community, working for the school for 2½ years, then with Head Start on campus, followed by Mainstreet Kids. In 2007, I returned to Shirley School, where I continue to work today. I truly love my job and feel incredibly grateful to have spent my life learning, working, and serving the students and families of Shirley School.

Our juniors and seniors visited A-State in Jonesboro and got a firsthand look at what life after high school could look like! From touring campus and learning about academic programs to exploring student life and future opportunities, our students gained valuable insight as they begin planning for their next big steps.

I wanted to give a big shout out to Raylee and Travis Hensley. They showed their pigs at the County Fair last week. Raylee's pig Busta Rymes sold 7th in the overall market hog and Travis's got third in his class and 15th overall market hog. They will compete in the District fair tonight in Melbourne. Good luck! We are very proud of you.

Week 7 goodness!!!

Congratulations to these high school students for being recognized for their outstanding DEVILS behavior! Justice Mitchell-Walls- Valuing others Malaki Denham- Determination

Congratulations to these elementary students for being recognized for their outstanding DEVILS Behavior! Casey Middleton – Determination Hannah Milam- Empathetic Casen Turner- Determination

Theater Bake Sale

We are starting the week off right with five positive office referrals at Elementary! Kylea Kirkendoll- being Empathetic Jason Camp- being Safe and Respectful Kenpachi Owens-Deatherage- being Determined Beverly Watts- being Safe and Kind Augustus Wisner- being Safe Great role models for others!!!

These three students were recognized for showing determination in their classes this week: Sydney Newland (journalism) Waylon Linn (math) Eric Bradfeld-(math) Thank you for your hard work!!

These three students were recognized for their leadership actions this week: Payton Covington-10th Grade Aurora Linn-9th Grade Tristan Henderson- 12th Grade Thank you!!!

We had SO much fun on our first day of ACES yesterday! We learned everything from American Sign Language, basketball, and broadcasting to cooking, Connect 4, and jelly making. We were having so much fun, we didn't get pictures of everything!

With 32 students in attendance, it was one of our biggest days yet. These Blue Devils are going to have the best year ever!!

Week 6!!!!

We have more Elementary positive office referrals to share with you! Hayes Hightower, Brennan Pharos, Hagen Sanders and Ariana Farrell we're recognized by their teachers for outstanding DEVILS behavior! Thank you for being great role models to others!

I wanted to announce the date for see you at the pole. September 23rd. Everyone is invited!