📅 Tuesday, September 16, 2025
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM (GATE meeting begins at 6:30 PM)
📍 Gravette Middle School
We’ll review:
✅ How to view grades and attendance online
✅ Book Bingo & curriculum
✅ Reward trip qualifications
✅ Make-up work policy
✅ Activities available for school-age children
This event will help families stay connected and informed about student learning. 🦁🧡 #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
Tony has shared his story with audiences across the country for more than a decade, helping young people understand the link between mental health, personal choices, and long-term success. He spent years battling anxiety, depression, and substance abuse, eventually serving time in prison. While incarcerated, he committed to rebuilding his life through discipline and small daily habits. That commitment carried him into a professional BMX career, where he competed at the highest levels and later coached at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
In Gravette, Tony spoke openly about the traps of negative belief systems, the importance of supportive friendships and trusted adults, and how discipline is like a muscle that grows stronger when you use it. He reminded students how the little things like making your bed, brushing your teeth, even picking up the ice cube that falls on the floor-are practice for the bigger challenges in life.
After his talk, students joined in a Q&A, asking about his BMX and Olympic experiences, his favorite sports, and his family. The room lit up when he shared his love for sushi, but controversy erupted when he claimed In-and-Out was superior to Whataburger. He also shared a love for dogs and more about his relationship with his father and his step-son.
Tony’s message to our students was that perspective, discipline, and support systems can change the course of a life. His visit reminded both students and staff that even after hardship, each day is a chance to choose good habits. 🧡🦁 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Performances will take place in Spring 2026. We can’t wait to see what Mrs. Galloway and the theater students have put together! 🦁🧡 #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
This resource is designed for both residential and non-residential parents, offering practical advice on communication, visitation, and building strong relationships while keeping the focus on the child. It includes guidance for both parents’ perspectives as well as sample visitation plans, resources, and related websites.
Find this book and more of Mr. Walker’s recommendations in the Parent Center at the GMS Library. 🦁🧡 #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
This book offers teacher-informed strategies to turn homework into a productive routine and includes guidance for supporting children with reading, math, science, test preparation, and more. Stop by the Parent Center to explore this resource along with other helpful titles like this one and What Kids Need to Succeed. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
📍 Pay attention to the teacher on duty
🚫 Do not let students out in parking spaces
⬆️ Pull forward as far as possible before letting students out
➡️ After drop-off, turn right when exiting the parking lot
🔗 Read more here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gms/page/bell-schedule
To avoid traffic jams, only turn right onto Dallas Street when leaving the drop-off area. Then turn left on 7th Street for the smoothest exit. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
This section is reserved for parents to find resources that support learning and growth at home. One featured title is What Kids Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Raise Good Kids by Peter L. Benson, Judy Galbraith, and Pamela Espeland.
The book identifies 40 developmental assets that help children thrive and offers over 900 practical ideas for building those assets in the home, school, community, and spiritual settings.
Stop by the Parent Center in the library to explore this resource and others. Education begins and ends every day at home! 🦁🧡 #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
🏠 Gravette Middle School will host its Open House on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Students and families are invited to tour the school, meet teachers, and prepare for the new year.
📅 Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Location: Gravette Middle School
Staff will be available to answer questions and help students get oriented before the first day of school. This event is a great opportunity for families to connect with the middle school team and start the year strong. 🦁🧡#LionPride #GravetteSchools
🦁 Educators from Gravette High School and Gravette Middle School gathered this week for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) training at the Lion Learning Center.
The session brought together general education and special services staff to study how small changes in classroom design can lead to better outcomes for every learner.
Gravette Schools has entered a three-year partnership with CAST, the national leader in UDL, to strengthen instructional practices across the district. Special services is also working with the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative to provide continued training and support for this work.
Special Education Director Tyler Matlock shared, “We are very excited at what the practices of UDL can do for our students in Gravette Schools. Finding ways to give more access to students of all levels of need in the general education classroom is the goal of our department and district. Partnering with CAST helps us do just that.”
This collaboration reflects a long-term commitment to building systems that work for all students. 🧡 #GravetteSchools #LionPride
🚌 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
Need School Supplies for 2025–2026? Sign Up Now!
Bright Futures Gravette is giving away free backpacks filled with school supplies to students enrolled in the Gravette School District.
🔗 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/UuvMMccUtSc4wTVW7
If your child needs a backpack and supplies for the upcoming school year, fill out the form by August 1 to reserve your spot. Supplies will be ready for pickup during Open House. Let’s make sure every student starts the year ready to learn!
🖥️ Chromebook pickup for Gravette High School and Gravette Middle School is scheduled for next week. Devices will be available from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on both days.
📅 July 30–31, 2025 (Wednesday and Thursday)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
📍 Gravette High School Arena (enter through arena doors)
📍 Gravette Middle School (enter through front office doors)
Students must have all repair fees from last year paid in full before a Chromebook can be issued. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
Get a head start on the school year by checking off your list early and making sure your student is equipped for success.
🔗 View the full list here: https://www.gravetteschools.net/o/gms/article/2321458
Let’s make it a strong start, Lions! 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
This year’s registration fee was a canned or non-perishable food item. These donations will be given to the 58:10 Food Pantry. We're proud of our Lions for giving back and putting in the work this summer on the field and in the community.
🎥 Watch the full story from KNWA: https://www.nwahomepage.com/video/youth-football-camp-held-in-gravette/10871111/
The two-day camp wraps up tonight from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at Lions Stadium. 🦁🧡 #LionPride #GravetteSchools
