HERE WE GO!!!!! Week 1 of Summer ACES starts NEXT MONDAY! Can you believe it!?
Just like through the school year, you will be able to find menus here, on our cafeteria's Facebook page, as well as on Class Dojo. We look forward to seeing you!

Mr. Wiggins recognized teachers and staff for their years of service to the Shirley School District. The dedication of these teachers and staff have built a strong foundation on which Shirley Schools can flourish.
Service pins for 5-35 years were presented to the following employees:
5-year service pin: Kannon Bradley, Maggie Bradley, Kelli Prince, Nicole Rushing, Marcia Smith, Peyton Loeschner, Rachel Sikes, Ashley Lewis, Jessica Carlton, April Keeling, Matthew Scharein,
5- and 10-year pins: Laura Shirley, Mark Sutterfield
5-, 10-, and 15-year pins: Elaine Enns, Jeff Mannon, Jess Mannon, Sue Allen, Linda Azar, Erin Ekhoff, Susan Howard
5-, 10-, 15-, and 20- year pins: Sheila Gardner, Cindy Ferrell, Nancy Berry, Jenni Lewis
5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, and 25-year pins: Penny Little, Angie Williams
5-, 10-, 15,-, 20-, 25-, and 30-year pins: Rick Ward
5-, 10-, 15-, 20-,25-,30-, AND 35- year pins: Rick Ward

Mr. Rick Ward was honored today for his 35 years of service to the Shirley School District. Included in the picture are current faculty and staff members that were once students of Mr. Ward! He truly has made a great impact on our school! Thank you for your dedication and service!
(Left to Right) Ashley Green, Sheila Gardner, Penny Little, Rick Ward, Peyton Loeschner, Maggie Bradley, Samantha Shull, and Chad Brown.

We would like to thank Goode's Cash Saver of Clinton and Starla Mackey for providing a delicious meal on our last day of the 2024-25 school year! These teachers and staff have worked extremely hard this year, and these community members wanted to send them off with full bellies! Thank you for always supporting our school family! We hope everyone has a great summer!
I wanted to give a huge shout out to Rory Bradley for providing lunch today for the teachers at Shirley. Thank you so much for your support and thanks to Cody Richey from Little Red for the excellent BBQ.
If you need help providing meals to your children during the summer months, please visit the site below to find Summer Feeding Programs near you. Just click the link and enter your zip code.
https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids

At the board meeting last night, we recognized our April Distinguished Devils.


Our ACES program came to an end yesterday afternoon. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to share your children with us for fun and learning. We look forward to our summer school program in June!
6th Grade Spotlight - Dayton Wyatt
6th Grade Spotlight - Alex Worthing
Library books are due back. If your child’s book has either of these two stickers on them, then they need to be returned please. Anything not returned by Monday will be considered lost and fine will be sent home for the cost of the book.

6th Grade Spotlight - Cameron Vongphachanh
Shirley School District would like to thank all those businesses and individuals who provided for our staff during Teacher Appreciation Week. From meals to snacks to door prizes, we thank you for supporting our teachers, staff, and school.
Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, North Central Baptist Association, First Service Bank, Fairfield Bay Baptist Church, Petit Jean Electric, Clay Maxey, Kids First, Arch Ford Educational Coop, Clinton Walmart, Shirley School District Special Education Department, Eagle Bank, Pottery Shop, Ashley Mason, and Amigo Locos-Clinton. If you

6th Grade Spotlight - Gauge Thomas
6th Grade Spotlight - Kaylee Smith
I wanted to send a huge shout out to the Shirley 12 under softball team for winning the tournament in Shirley this past weekend! Way to go Blue Devils! I am so proud of the players and coaches.

Yearbooks are in!! Mrs. Mannon will be passing out purchased copies tomorrow. Only 30 copies left!! First come first served!! $40 a piece!
Parents can come to the high school to purchase yearbooks starting Wednesday, May 14 after 10 daily.

6th Grade Spotlight - Mickey Slavens
6th Grade Spotlight - Lexxi Simonton
Kindergarten Spotlight of the Day! - Aurora Napier

