Just like these young Greyhounds our Hounds are looking to the future. The greatest students in the world pass through our doors everyday and are greeted by professional educators eager to engage their minds to achieve that future. Everyday is a great day to be a Greyhound!!! "The... READ MORE >
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As week two of our year begins I can't help but reflect back on week one and the excitement witnessed across our district. It is always a great time when students return from the summer break and we are able to reconnect with them in the halls and classrooms.Week two will bring even greater excitement with schedule changes being completed, everyone knowing where... READ MORE >
Come out tonight to see our new mascot and learn all about this interesting Hound!!! READ MORE >
The Whippets, Cheerleaders, and Hounds Football players welcomed our elementary students this morning! Showing off that Hound Pride to our future Hounds!!! Thank you to all of these outstanding young people! READ MORE >
It is time to come out and meet the Hounds tonight. George Kell Motors Chevy Youth Sports Test Drive Event and City Wide Pep Rally will be Friday, August 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. located at the Newport High School Field parking lot. Just look for the Chevy tent! Everyone come out and support your Newport Greyhounds. Come out and show your support for the... READ MORE >
Way to go to the Greyhound golf team for winning their first competition!! They defeated Walnut Ridge and Tuckerman!! Go Hounds!!!!! READ MORE >
The first step of our journey through the 2019-2020 Newport school year is coming to the end of our first week with students. We will face many challenges and experience many triumphs and for those days that we are not as victorious let us remember our journey will take many steps and together, united we shall strive for excellence to BE the difference and Lead The... READ MORE >
The morning kicked off with an outpouring of enthusiasm from community members and staff at the Newport Elementary "Red Carpet Welcome". Students and parents were greeted by applause and high fives as they entered school for the first day. At Newport High School students filled the halls with anticipation and excitement as the new year began. Seniors were ready... READ MORE >
The Joe and Helen Harris Foundation is happy to donate to the School Supply Drive at Newport Schools. Good luck to all of the teachers and students beginning today!! READ MORE >
Today was an exceptional day and the turnout for the NHS Open House was great. It was inspiring to see the excitement on students and parents faces as they picked up schedules and had the chance to meet some of their teachers before tomorrow. A big thank you to Dillinger Funeral Home for feeding our staff this evening!!! This is going to be an epic year for our... READ MORE >
Today is going to be an excellent day for our school in preparation for the return of our students in the morning. Please remember the NHS Open House tonight beginning at 4:00 and wrapping up at 6:00! What an amazing blessing this past Saturday when pastors from several churches, parents, grandparents, community members, students and educators came out to bless... READ MORE >
What an amazing week and what a showing of support by our community partners!!! On behalf of the entire staff thank you all for making the start to our school year a wonderful success!!! We have eaten some awesome food and had partners providing drawings and t-shirts all week!! We are truly blessed!!!A special thank you to Julie Allen for helping make all of... READ MORE >
The excitement and enthusiasm continues to grow for the upcoming return of our students! It was another day filled with learning for our staff. We had CPR training, mental health insight, drilling down further in our data, and preparing for an amazing Open House at the elementary.We would like to say thank you to First Community Bank and John 3:16 for another... READ MORE >
The Newport Special School District will hold a special board meeting tonight at 6:15 pm in the boardroom. This meeting is to complete hiring for the 2019-2020 school year. READ MORE >
Today was another great day to be a Hound!!! We are thankful and appreciate the outpouring of support from our community partners and their willingness to help us Lead The Way!!Breakfast was provided by the ladies of John 3:17 Ministry at both of our campuses.Lunch was a big hit today as well being provided by George Kell Motors.Our afternoon snack came to us by... READ MORE >
Day two of our teacher in-service was another success for the Newport Special School District. Thank you to our community partners iCareRX Pharmacy for breakfast, Subway for our lunch, Unity Health Harris Medical Center for providing drinks, and Eddington Construction for the afternoon snack break. Our entire district is abuzz with excitement, passion, and focus.... READ MORE >
Newport High School is proud to be recognized as a Heart Safe School by Arkansas Children’s Hospital! READ MORE >
One word to describe the return of teachers and staff today...AMAZING!!! It was an exciting day of meeting and eating for our entire staff as we kicked-off the start of our professional development week with an outstanding breakfast furnished by Jackson Funeral Home. We followed that up with three hours of professional development including reports from the ADE... READ MORE >
The Newport Special School District held a special board meeting today to discuss revisions to the dress code policies for the district. The following dress code changes were passed unanimously by the board for the entire district:Sweat pants and athletic wear are now permitted to be worn. (District wide)All form fitting clothing such as leggings, jeggings,... READ MORE >
The Newport Special School District will hold a special board meeting to review Policy 4.25 Student Dress Code 7-12 at 1:30 today, Friday, August 2, 2019 in the boardroom located in the administration building. READ MORE >
Supply list For NHS7th GradeMs. Hale (Literacy): A composition notebook, a half inch binder, $5 for field trip and sticky notes. Mr. Brock (math): 2 notebooks, a pocket folder, and graph paper.Coach Doyle (History): 1 composition notebook, 1 folder with pockets, and a 10 pack of pencils (must have).Coach McGee (Science): A composition notebook, half inch binder,... READ MORE >
The school faculty and administration of this community would like to request the presence of the local clergymen and community at the Time for Prayer event at Newport Elementary and Newport High School on August 10, 2019. The prayer times will be at NES at 9:00 a.m. and NHS at 9:30 a.m. Our purpose is to have the clergymen partner up with our school and community... READ MORE >
We would like to welcome our newest Greyhounds to our team here at Newport Special School District. Our new educators will be going through their orientation Thursday, August 1st and Friday, August 2nd. We are excited each of you have made the decision to 'Continue the Tradition" here in Newport and join our team to educate the future of our community, state, and... READ MORE >
Please join us for our Open House events! The Newport Elementary will hold their's on Thursday, August 8th from 4:30 pm until 6:00 pm. The Newport High School will have their's on Monday, August 12th from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. READ MORE >
Thank you goes out to the Ag For Autism organization for the grant they provided to the Newport Special School District and thank you to Dr. Lynn Cooper for working with them to make the grant happen. READ MORE >
In just 21 days we will have the pleasure of seeing our young people return to the halls and campuses of the Newport Special School District. Thank you to the custodial and maintenance crews for their tireless efforts to get our facilities ready for the new year. A big shout out to our educators and support staff that have put in countless hours over the summer... READ MORE >
Unity Health, along with sharing and caring sponsors, is holding "A Day of Caring" on July 27th from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm at the Ganus Activities Complex on the Harding University campus in Searcy. This event includes FREE medical exams, dental screenings, eye screenings, a food bank, school supplies, kid's underwear, kid's socks, kid's shoes, hair cuts, and... READ MORE >
Booster Blitz will be held Friday, July 19th from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm at the Village Mall.Come out and support your Hounds!!!! READ MORE >
The Lil Hounds Football Camp will be next week Tuesday, July 16th through Thursday, July 18th at Greyhound Stadium from 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm. Forms can be found on newportschools.org. READ MORE >
From Pre K Director, Mrs. Ami Driver: We are so happy to announce that Imagination Library has come to Jackson County. Thanks to people in our community, Newport Preschool students will each receive one high-quality, age-appropriate book in the mail each month. Arkansas Imagination Library is a state-wide partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.... READ MORE >
These girls are fantastic! They have had a great few days at camp. They worked hard learning several new routines, earning several superior ribbons and two All Americans. These smiles are contagious and you will love watching them get their groove on this year. Great job ladies!!!! READ MORE >
Our maintenance and custodial crews have been working hard again this summer helping to make our facilities shine! Every piece of the puzzle must come together to make a masterpiece. Thank you all for your dedication and commitment to our students, staff and school district!!! READ MORE >
I heard this the first time I stepped on campus and it rings true. My family and I have been welcomed with open arms and are now officially Hounds!!! As we begin this new chapter in our lives as Hounds I want the Greyhound Nation to know the future is bright and we are preparing for the kickoff to a new school year that starts in 26 days, August 13th!! There are... READ MORE >
