🏰 Step into a fairytale for homecoming week with this year's Disney theme, Once Upon a Homecoming. Get ready to show your school spirit starting on Monday, October 5th, leading into Friday's main event on October 9th.
🎓 Monday: Monsters University with college gear or jerseys
😴 Tuesday: Sleeping Beauties with pajamas
👯 Wednesday: Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum by matching with a friend or teacher
🌺 Thursday: Ohana with Hawaiian shirts and gear
🦁 Friday: Lion King with class colors for high schoolers and orange and black for middle and elementary students
Friday brings the entire community together for a full day of celebration. Watch the parade roll through town at 10:00 a.m. before high schoolers head to the afternoon pep rally at 2:00 p.m. The energy will keep building all day leading into the evening coronation at 6:30 p.m. before kickoff!
Pack the stands in your orange and black to support the Lions on the field. Bring the magic and help turn the stadium into a winning kingdom on Friday night. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
📍 Location: Gravette Middle School Practice Field
Students across all elementary and middle school grades will hold their dot artwork while cameras film a continuous line across the field. Inspired by the book The Dot, this event gives every child a chance to participate in a massive art project together. Author Peter H. Reynolds featured Gravette students on his official page from our dot project last year, and this year over 1,300 children and staff members are joining together for something even bigger!
Big thank you to art teachers Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Knuckles and Gravette's Parent Teacher Organization volunteers for helping make this year's dot project a success! Get ready to make your mark as our students attempt history together. Period. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Wearing gold brings attention to the need for pediatric cancer research funding and treatment options. Local students in our district continue to navigate cancer diagnoses as fighters, survivors, and remembered loved ones. Showing up in gold across our school buildings demonstrates community unity and keeps attention focused on these health challenges.
As a reminder, school is out September 5 through September 8 for Labor Day weekend. Classes resume on Wednesday, September 9.
Put on your gold shirts, hats, and gear next Thursday as we turn our district gold. Thank you for supporting our students and showing community strength. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
☀️ Enjoy the four day weekend for Labor Day break! Students and staff will return to class on Wednesday, September 9 refreshed and ready for school. Have a safe and restful break! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Under her leadership, our Future Health Professionals club celebrated some major achievements last year. Forty-two lions represented Gravette at the state leadership conference, where sixteen competitors earned top-three finishes to qualify for international competition. The team more than tripled its award count from the previous year; demonstrating advanced healthcare knowledge and clinical skills.
Future Health Professionals organized a record-breaking blood drive last year that achieved 120 percent of its collection goal for the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. The group also organized and hosted a school-wide pickleball tournament, raising $1,000 for local mental health services at the Ozark Guidance Center.
Here is what 7 Brew Coffee shared along with the recognition:
"Through service, leadership, and a commitment to others, 7 Brew Heroes embody what it means to Cultivate Kindness™ and make a lasting impact. As students head back to school, we're especially grateful for the educators who live out those values every day, investing in the next generation and helping young people discover what they're capable of.
This month, we're honored to recognize Mrs. Robin Hilger as our August 7 Brew Hero. As a medical science teacher and HOSA advisor at Gravette High School, Mrs. Hilger has spent years pouring into the lives of her students both inside and outside the classroom. Her classroom became a place where students could find encouragement, guidance, and someone who genuinely believed in them. Through her leadership, countless students have pursued careers in healthcare, carrying forward the same spirit of service and compassion she modeled for them.
Beyond preparing students for HOSA competitions and careers in medicine, Mrs. Hilger has empowered them to make a difference in their community through annual blood drives, creating a ripple effect that reaches far beyond the school walls. Her impact can be seen not only in the lives she has touched directly, but also in the future nurses, doctors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals she has inspired along the way.
We're proud to celebrate Mrs. Hilger and the many educators whose dedication, kindness, and belief in their students continue to change lives every day. To thank her for the incredible difference she's made, we're honored to recognize her with $500 and free drinks for a year."
Thank you to Mrs. Hilger for guiding these students and providing strong leadership in our medical science program. We appreciate 7 Brew for supporting local educators who invest in our community and we look forward to the ways HOSA will continue to improve health and wellness in Gravette. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Lion Community Learning Center
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Families are encouraged to attend this informational meeting to review the trip itinerary, pricing, payment plans, and travel details. Students will have the chance to study Caribbean history firsthand while exploring landmarks including El Morro, El Yunque, San Juan, and Ponce. The registration deadline to sign up for the trip is Monday, September 14, 2026.
Join us to learn how your student can participate in this learning adventure. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🏫 Registration for the free 21st Century After School Program opens Wednesday, August 6 at Open House and Thursday, August 7 online for kindergarten through eighth grade students. This afterschool program provides certified teacher tutoring, homework help, and enrichment activities Monday through Thursday from dismissal until 5:30 p.m.
📅 Applications Open Date: Thursday, August 6, 20256
🔗 Read More: https://www.gravetteschools.net/page/21st-century-after-school-program
📧 Send Questions to Emily Ensor Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gue/staff?id=577408
Space is limited to students across kindergarten through eighth grade, so families should submit applications early. Paper applications can be submitted during Open House or turned in at the front office of your child's school starting August 7.
Acceptance notifications will be sent the last weeks of August before sessions begin on September 9. We look forward to supporting our students with structured learning and skill building after the school day ends. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Date: Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Western Benton County Career Center Building South Entrance (Across from Gravette Middle School) (Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qvYdCXaiwrLmPXGP8)
Get your device ready before the first day of school to ensure a smooth transition back to classes. Please be sure that any outstanding device repair fees from the previous school year are settled before arriving to pick up a Chromebook.
Thank you for preparing for a successful school year. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Let's all get prepared for the upcoming school year with the necessary tools. If you or a family you know needs assistance with school supplies, you can always reach out to Bright Futures Gravette.
Kindergarten Registration remains open for the upcoming school year. You can enroll online at: https://www.gravetteschools.net/page/enrollment
We look forward to welcoming new and returning lions for a brand new school year! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📝 Sign Up Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/foodpantrytxt
📅 Open: Thursday, June 4th, 2026
⏰ Time: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Location: 406 6th Ave SE
The food pantry provides resources to support any family with students attending our district. It is typically open on the first and third Thursday of every month.
We appreciate your help in updating this information so the pantry can stay connected and continue supporting our community.
🔗 Read the full story here: https://people.com/arkansas-teen-earns-bachelors-degree-before-high-school-diploma-exclusive-8653066
Logan balanced high school courses, varsity athletics, and college classes by working on assignments late into the evening. His routine required year-round study during every term to achieve his academic goals. When pressure built up before his senior year, guidance from his family helped him stay focused on one assignment at a time.
His next steps include joining the Air National Guard, training to become a firefighter, and pursuing a master's degree. Incredible work, Logan! And thank you to the family, coaches, and teachers who supported Logan throughout this journey. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📝 Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/FoE3DADmLTLZjmAu9
Bright Futures is preparing early to support families and ensure students have everything they need for the upcoming school year. This program is available to all students enrolled in the Gravette School District, and supplies will be ready for you to collect during the school Open House.
Thank you for partnering with us to build a strong foundation for our students.
The big turnout was partially in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, who are both retiring this year. The teaching power couple has worked together at Gravette Middle School for decades, and the gathering was just one way to celebrate them. But then again, who wouldn't want to be out on the water on such a sunny and breezy spring afternoon? There was a historic milestone for Mrs. Reynolds, though. Despite being married to the fishing club sponsor himself, she had never caught a fish in her life until today.
Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, for your decades of service to our district. Together, they have spent their careers teaching generations of Lions the joy of mathematics, literacy, and a relaxing afternoon on the water. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🍎 With the Summer Lunch program from Gravette Schools Food Services, no family will be without access to healthy food while school is out for summer break. Pick up free summer meals for children ages 18 and under at the Gravette Upper Elementary playground drive-thru starting May 26.
📅 Dates: Monday - Thursday, May 26, 2026 - July 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Gravette Upper Elementary Playground Drive-Thru
These meals help our kids stay fed and healthy during the summer months when school is out. Adults may also buy breakfast for $3.00 or lunch for $5.00 at the site. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider. No meals are served on Fridays.
Thank you to our food services staff and our student volunteers for helping to make the summer lunch program happen. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🍎 Today was the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week, a chance to recognize the people who help create a better future. Administrators, staff, PTO members, and students spent the day sharing their gratitude through notes, treats, and shared stories.
Teaching is one of the few professions where emotional labor is just as taxing as the intellectual demands. Much of a teacher's hardest work happens out of sight. The hours spent worrying about a student’s well-being at home, the midnight sessions spent tailoring a lesson to reach one specific child who is struggling, and the constant mental load of managing the social dynamics of a classroom.
Gravette teachers form deep connections with our kids every year, helping them grow before they move on to the next grade level. To do that every single year—to give your heart to a group, let them go, and then open up again for the next class without becoming cynical—requires a level of emotional resilience that is rare. All of this happens alongside the demands of curriculum, state accountability, and the constant looming of the next assessment cycle. It takes immense resourcefulness and grit to withstand that, time and time again.
Teacher Appreciation Week is just one way that we can let the educators in our lives know that their energy is not poured into a void; it creates flourishing for everyone. Education is the cornerstone for a better world and teachers help build it every day. Thank you, Gravette teachers, for your investment in this profession, in our students, and in our community. Yours is the work that makes everything else possible. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
P.S. Throughout the week, we will share the stories of our Teachers of the Year from across the district. For our staff, selecting just one professional from each building was a challenge because we have so many outstanding educators. Their stories are a small glimpse into just a few of the classrooms where success is created. We look forward to sharing those accomplishments.
