🍬 Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day! Custodians are on the front lines of keeping our schools clean and safe. Their work provides the foundation for healthy learning and helps us appreciate and care for our shared spaces.
Maintenance and Transportation Director Richard Carver and Administrative Assistant Melissa White visited each school during shift changes to present daytime and evening custodians with a special gift! A Gravette-themed bag of sweet treats! The note included in the bag read:
Custodians are Mounds of help.
You always go the Extra mile and become our Lifesavers when we're in a Crunch.
Custodians like you make a Whopper of a difference.
On Payday I’m going to ask Mr. Gravette to give you 100 Grand.
Your favorite Nerds.
Our custodians were recognized across every campus. Students thanked custodians throughout the day, and at the high school they received a round of applause for their work. We are grateful for all they do to support learning and keep our schools running smoothly. Thank you Gravette Custodial Staff! The time you give to our community and the work you do for our kids is highly valued and appreciated. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Maintenance and Transportation Director Richard Carver and Administrative Assistant Melissa White visited each school during shift changes to present daytime and evening custodians with a special gift! A Gravette-themed bag of sweet treats! The note included in the bag read:
Custodians are Mounds of help.
You always go the Extra mile and become our Lifesavers when we're in a Crunch.
Custodians like you make a Whopper of a difference.
On Payday I’m going to ask Mr. Gravette to give you 100 Grand.
Your favorite Nerds.
Our custodians were recognized across every campus. Students thanked custodians throughout the day, and at the high school they received a round of applause for their work. We are grateful for all they do to support learning and keep our schools running smoothly. Thank you Gravette Custodial Staff! The time you give to our community and the work you do for our kids is highly valued and appreciated. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🎡 Step right up and witness the marvel of our Lion Pride during Homecoming week! The whole district is gearing up for Homecoming 2025 with the theme “Lion County Fair.” Dress up on each day according to the theme and share your school spirit!
Homecoming Week: October 13–17, 2025:
🌙 Monday: Blue Ribbon Monday – Pajama Day
👩🌾 Tuesday: Farmer Tuesday – Overalls & Flannel
🤡 Wednesday: Midway Madness – Bright colors, fun patterns, carnival vibes
🤠 Thursday: Barnyard Bash – Western Wear
🦁 Friday: Champion Friday – Orange & Black
This year’s fair-themed Homecoming is sure to be full of fun, spirit, and pride! The spotlight is on our Lions, and the whole district is invited to the show. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Homecoming Week: October 13–17, 2025:
🌙 Monday: Blue Ribbon Monday – Pajama Day
👩🌾 Tuesday: Farmer Tuesday – Overalls & Flannel
🤡 Wednesday: Midway Madness – Bright colors, fun patterns, carnival vibes
🤠 Thursday: Barnyard Bash – Western Wear
🦁 Friday: Champion Friday – Orange & Black
This year’s fair-themed Homecoming is sure to be full of fun, spirit, and pride! The spotlight is on our Lions, and the whole district is invited to the show. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🛏️ Final reminder! Gravette Lions throw blanket sales end September 30 (that's this coming Tuesday!!!). These warm and soft 50x60 plush blankets are $30, and every order supports the Glenn Duffy Elementary Outdoor Classroom project.
📅 Sales close September 30
🛒 Order here: https://gofan.co/event/3978796?schoolId=AR16993&utm_source=GoFan&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=HQEventLink
👉 Visit our project page to learn more and get involved: www.gravetteschools.net/gdeoutdoorclass
Don’t miss out on this chance to stay cozy this fall AND help our youngest Lions learn and explore in the great outdoors. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Sales close September 30
🛒 Order here: https://gofan.co/event/3978796?schoolId=AR16993&utm_source=GoFan&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=HQEventLink
👉 Visit our project page to learn more and get involved: www.gravetteschools.net/gdeoutdoorclass
Don’t miss out on this chance to stay cozy this fall AND help our youngest Lions learn and explore in the great outdoors. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
If your child had Free and Reduced Meals last year, you still need to complete an application for the 2025-2026 school year, or you will lose your benefits! Families need to complete a new application before September 30th to maintain Free and Reduced Meal benefits. Visit https://www.gravetteschools.net/free to complete the form.
🍎 Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Casey’s Pre-K class spent the week learning all about apples, ending with a special snack of homemade applesauce!
This type of lesson helps young learners practice early math and science skills by sorting, counting, and comparing the fruit. Preparing food together builds cooperation and patience, and tasting their own creation gives students a sense of pride in their work!
For Pre-K children, experiences like Apple Week connect learning to real life, making school feel fun, engaging, and memorable. Thank you to Mrs. Hunter for sharing these photos and for planting the seeds of curiosity with our littlest lions. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
This type of lesson helps young learners practice early math and science skills by sorting, counting, and comparing the fruit. Preparing food together builds cooperation and patience, and tasting their own creation gives students a sense of pride in their work!
For Pre-K children, experiences like Apple Week connect learning to real life, making school feel fun, engaging, and memorable. Thank you to Mrs. Hunter for sharing these photos and for planting the seeds of curiosity with our littlest lions. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🧥 Don't forget to put your name on your winter clothes! Cooler mornings mean more jackets and hats showing up at school. When students forget them, it’s much easier to return items if a name is written inside.
Don’t get left in the cold! Label those clothes! A simple name on the tag or inside the garment helps us get belongings back to the right child quickly. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Don’t get left in the cold! Label those clothes! A simple name on the tag or inside the garment helps us get belongings back to the right child quickly. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🚒 Bella Vista Fire Department will host Kids Day for families on Saturday, October 4. Children will explore fire safety and enjoy hands-on demonstrations with local firefighters.
📅 Saturday, October 4, 2025
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Bella Vista Fire Training Center, 7 Carlisle Drive
Kids can try on gear, spray a fire hose, tour emergency vehicles, and take part in fun activities like coloring and touch-a-truck. Live fire and car extrication demonstrations will also be featured, and hamburgers and hot dogs will be served.
This is a free community event that brings families together while teaching important safety skills. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Saturday, October 4, 2025
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Bella Vista Fire Training Center, 7 Carlisle Drive
Kids can try on gear, spray a fire hose, tour emergency vehicles, and take part in fun activities like coloring and touch-a-truck. Live fire and car extrication demonstrations will also be featured, and hamburgers and hot dogs will be served.
This is a free community event that brings families together while teaching important safety skills. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🦁 Glenn A. Duffy Elementary held its first leadership assembly on Friday! Students learned about the qualities of a leader and how their classrooms can earn awards for positive action.
The assembly opened with Gravette Middle School cheerleaders forming a pom-pom tunnel to welcome students, followed by a special visit from the Golden Lion.... none other than Superintendent Jeff Gravette! Cheerleaders performed, students sang their new leadership song, and Mr. Gravette shared a story about learning to step up and help out as a young lion cub.
The assembly wrapped up with the “loudest grade level” competition, and Kindergarten roared the loudest to take home the trophy. Overall, student's learned that leadership is about action, teamwork, and pride in our schools. 🧡#LionPride #GravetteSchools
The assembly opened with Gravette Middle School cheerleaders forming a pom-pom tunnel to welcome students, followed by a special visit from the Golden Lion.... none other than Superintendent Jeff Gravette! Cheerleaders performed, students sang their new leadership song, and Mr. Gravette shared a story about learning to step up and help out as a young lion cub.
The assembly wrapped up with the “loudest grade level” competition, and Kindergarten roared the loudest to take home the trophy. Overall, student's learned that leadership is about action, teamwork, and pride in our schools. 🧡#LionPride #GravetteSchools
👕 Hey families! This is your final chance to grab a 2025–26 Glenn A. Duffy Elementary shirt or sweatshirt before the design is gone for good. After Friday, September 12, no new orders will be accepted.
🔗 Order Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/gde25shirts
T-shirts are now $20 and sweatshirts are $30. One form per student, and don’t forget that the Venmo payment is required to process your order.
Our theme this year is “The Next Chapter Begins with You,” and we want as many students and families to be part of it as possible with this T-Shirt! So don't forget to order before its too late. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🔗 Order Here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/gde25shirts
T-shirts are now $20 and sweatshirts are $30. One form per student, and don’t forget that the Venmo payment is required to process your order.
Our theme this year is “The Next Chapter Begins with You,” and we want as many students and families to be part of it as possible with this T-Shirt! So don't forget to order before its too late. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🎗️ Yesterday, our students and staff wore yellow and gold for Go Gold Day, standing together in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Raising awareness is one way to demonstrate our compassion for children and families who are fighting this awful disease and reminds every student of the importance of kindness and empathy.
Thank you to everyone who showed up in support. Your participation reflects the strength of the Gravette community. When we come together, we send a powerful message of support to families facing the unimaginable. They are not alone. We see their struggle. We will stand beside them in their fight. Please keep these children and families in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate this difficult journey. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Raising awareness is one way to demonstrate our compassion for children and families who are fighting this awful disease and reminds every student of the importance of kindness and empathy.
Thank you to everyone who showed up in support. Your participation reflects the strength of the Gravette community. When we come together, we send a powerful message of support to families facing the unimaginable. They are not alone. We see their struggle. We will stand beside them in their fight. Please keep these children and families in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate this difficult journey. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
💍 Did you hear your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married? Turns out they’re not the only ones. Love is everywhere in Gravette, and plenty of our staff have found the best thing that’s ever been theirs.
Some stories began in high school, some online, some in a principal’s office, and some have been going strong for decades. Each one reminds us that Gravette is where connections last forever and always.
Congratulations to the happy couples who have made the workplace their home away from home. Your classrooms, gyms, offices, and rehearsal halls are part of your family story. Thank you for sharing your love, your laughter, and your example with our students and community. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Some stories began in high school, some online, some in a principal’s office, and some have been going strong for decades. Each one reminds us that Gravette is where connections last forever and always.
Congratulations to the happy couples who have made the workplace their home away from home. Your classrooms, gyms, offices, and rehearsal halls are part of your family story. Thank you for sharing your love, your laughter, and your example with our students and community. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🎗️ Gravette is Going Gold on September 4! We’ll be joining other schools across Northwest Arkansas in recognizing Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Students and staff are encouraged to wear gold or yellow to show support for children fighting cancer and their families. At Gravette Middle School, this is especially meaningful as one of our Lions is currently battling brain cancer.
Your support shows strength and solidarity with families facing the hardship of childhood cancer. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📢 Gravette School District will host a Special Services Parent Night on Tuesday, September 9. This town hall–style event will include information about how special education works in our schools: referrals, evaluations, least restrictive environments, accommodations, modifications, law updates, and related services.
📅 Tuesday, September 9, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Lion Learning Center
A panel of special education teachers from each school, a speech-language pathologist, and the special education director will be present to answer questions and share guidance. We hope to see you there! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📅 Tuesday, September 9, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Lion Learning Center
A panel of special education teachers from each school, a speech-language pathologist, and the special education director will be present to answer questions and share guidance. We hope to see you there! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📚 Glenn Duffy Elementary and Duffy would like to thank The St. Bernard of Clairvaux Women’s Club for donating extra school supplies to help families start the new school year prepared. 🐩 Their visit was filled with smiles, and Duffy stole the show in his “Teacher’s Pet” neckerchief. 😂🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🎉 Duffy turns ONE next week on Wednesday, August 20! To celebrate, Duffy is inviting friends to give back by donating birthday gifts to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter. We love the care and attention Duffy receives from our families, and this is a chance to extend that kindness to other animals who need our help!
🔗 Find out how you can help: https://bellavista-animalshelter.org/
You can donate: Bleach, OdoBan, non-clumping clay litter, Purina Cat Chow, Purina One for Dogs, toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, liquid hand soap, Germ-X, or window cleaner.
Let’s celebrate our favorite pup and support shelter animals at the same time! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🔗 Find out how you can help: https://bellavista-animalshelter.org/
You can donate: Bleach, OdoBan, non-clumping clay litter, Purina Cat Chow, Purina One for Dogs, toilet paper, paper towels, dish soap, liquid hand soap, Germ-X, or window cleaner.
Let’s celebrate our favorite pup and support shelter animals at the same time! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🚗 We’re excited to see all our Glenn Duffy Elementary families back tomorrow morning! If you're a car rider, we have some special information for you. To help everyone start the day with ease, please follow these routes:
🧸 Pre-K parents: Use 6th Ave and turn left at the intersection
🎒 K–2 parents: Use El Paso St. and turn right at the intersection
🔗 Full details here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gde/page/bell-schedule
Using the correct route for your child’s grade level keeps the line moving and helps every student arrive safely and on time. We appreciate your help in making drop-off smooth for everyone. Can't wait to see all those smiling faces tomorrow!🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🧸 Pre-K parents: Use 6th Ave and turn left at the intersection
🎒 K–2 parents: Use El Paso St. and turn right at the intersection
🔗 Full details here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gde/page/bell-schedule
Using the correct route for your child’s grade level keeps the line moving and helps every student arrive safely and on time. We appreciate your help in making drop-off smooth for everyone. Can't wait to see all those smiling faces tomorrow!🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🌿 The Glenn Duffy Elementary Outdoor Classroom is taking shape! The fence is almost complete, and our planning team has been busy designing a place where students can learn, explore, and discover in the fresh air. We cant wait to make this space a hands-on extension of the classroom, and to bring lessons to life in new and exciting ways.
To help make the next phase possible, we’re launching a cozy way to support the project. Our custom Gravette Lions 50x60 plush blankets are just $30, and each purchase helps us finish building this special learning space.
📅 Order deadline: September 30
🛒 Order here: https://gofan.co/event/3978796?schoolId=AR16993&utm_source=GoFan&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=HQEventLink
👉 Visit our project page to learn more and get involved: www.gravetteschools.net/gdeoutdoorclass
Blankets will be delivered in mid-October and sent home with students! It's perfect for chilly fall evenings and knowing you’ve helped our students learn in the great outdoors. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
To help make the next phase possible, we’re launching a cozy way to support the project. Our custom Gravette Lions 50x60 plush blankets are just $30, and each purchase helps us finish building this special learning space.
📅 Order deadline: September 30
🛒 Order here: https://gofan.co/event/3978796?schoolId=AR16993&utm_source=GoFan&utm_medium=qrcode&utm_campaign=HQEventLink
👉 Visit our project page to learn more and get involved: www.gravetteschools.net/gdeoutdoorclass
Blankets will be delivered in mid-October and sent home with students! It's perfect for chilly fall evenings and knowing you’ve helped our students learn in the great outdoors. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🏫 The 21st Century After School Program program begins Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and serves Kindergarten through 8th grade at no cost to families. The 21st CCLC Program provides afterschool tutoring, homework help, learning, and enrichment time with a certified teacher. Space is limited to 125 students, with applications opening August 7 and acceptance notifications sent the week of August 22.
🔗 Program Webpage: https://www.gravetteschools.net/page/21st-century-after-school-program
📄 FAQ Document: https://5il.co/2t742
📝 Application Form: https://5il.co/1fyp9
The program runs Monday through Thursday from dismissal until 5:30 p.m. Attendance is required most days to keep a spot in the program, and all pickups will be through the Upper Elementary car rider line between 4:30–5:30 p.m.
A physical paper copy of the sign-up form is preferred and can be picked up from the school office. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
🚌 Bus enrollment and tracking just got an upgrade. Gravette Schools are now using Transact for transportation sign-up and a new mobile app for live bus tracking and notifications.
🔗 Read more: https://www.gravetteschools.net/article/2311713
Families will need to create a Transact account to enroll. A separate mobile app, EZ A2B can now be used to access route information once enrollment is complete. 🦁🧡 #GravetteSchools #LionPride
We’re looking for new bus drivers, and training is on us! This is a great part-time job with flexible hours, health and retirement benefits, and the option to pick up extra hours. If you know someone who might be interested, send them to https://www.gravetteschools.net/drive to apply today.
