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October 4, 2022
Dear FPS Families,
Our superintendent Dr. John L Colbert has announced his retirement in June of 2023, marking the end of a truly outstanding and pioneering career as an educa...
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May 26, 2022
At their May 26 meeting the Fayetteville Board of Education voted unanimously to name the new middle school the John L Colbert Middle School in honor of Superintendent Dr. John L ...
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May 9, 2022
The 2022 annual school election will be held on Tuesday, May 24 in conjunction with the Primary Election in Arkansas. Only one seat on the Fayetteville Board of Education is up fo...
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April 13, 2022
Earth Week will be celebrated in Fayetteville Public Schools April 18-22. To see the schedule of events, check out the website HERE .
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March 18, 2022
The Holt Theatre website will contain everything you need to know about tryouts, rehearsal dates, and performances.
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January 7, 2022
UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS BASED ON REVISED CDC GUIDELINES
ISOLATION
Isolation is required for someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination ...
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January 5, 2022
We have received information from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) that our school district community’s number of active cases of COVID-19 per 10,000 people is 71...
![Be sure to watch our own Rebel Hays when he is honored on the Musial Awards on TV on Christmas Day! Truly an inspirational young person!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/fayetteville_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_837641f6-3420-4480-9d2b-53c29551aaa7.jpg)
December 22, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSIAL AWARDS TO AIR ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK AND STREAM LIVE ON PARAMOUNT+ ON CHRISTMAS DAY AT 5 P.M. ET / 4 P.M. CT NATIONAL BROADCAST FROM ST. LOUI...
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November 23, 2021
The Fayetteville High School Student Council will hold the 23rd annual Homeless Vigil on Thursday, December 2, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the north side of the FHS campus along B...
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November 5, 2021
Course Planning for Middle School Students
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Fayetteville Public Schools would like to invite all middle school parents to attend one of th...
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October 6, 2021
Fayetteville Public Schools has been awarded $80,000 in grants over the next three years from the Life Time Foundation to help improve the nutritional quality of school meals by ...
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September 20, 2021
Mary Claire Hyatt joined Fayetteville Public Schools on September 20 as general counsel for the school district, according to Superintendent Dr. John L Colbert. The hiring of Ms. ...
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November 18, 2020
FAYETTEVILLE ADULT EDUCATION JOINS ‘MOVING AHEAD WITH ADULT ED’ CAMPAIGN TO GET ADULTS BACK TO SCHOOL AND WORK
Reskilling, Upskilling Will Help Move Adults into Family-Sus...
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May 4, 2020
The Arkansas Scholastic Press Association announced the winners in their annual contests. The awards were announced via YouTube by President Karla Sprague, Har-Ber High School; an...
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January 15, 2020
After a review of research and information regarding district growth and maintenance needs gathered over the previous two years, the Fayetteville Board of Education has called for...
![Cheri Desoto, winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, poses with some of her students.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/fayetteville_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_ef9b12a5-7ab7-4e3b-b776-ab0040c294a8.jpg)
October 23, 2019
Congratulations to Holt Middle School teacher Cheri DeSoto for receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching! Awardees come from schools in ...