NEWS RELEASE
OFFICE OF MEDIA SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
Students from Crossett and Hamburg High Schools recently received core curriculum certification by the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) after completing a series of welding classes at the UAM College of Technology-Crossett.
Students completing the program received concurrent high school and college credit. NCCER certification means the students will be placed on a national registry used by employers to verify training of individuals applying for employment with their companies.
"The American Welding Society did a study that showed the average age of welders today is 58," said Donnie Dubose, a welding instructor at UAM COT-Crossett. "Job availability in welding is at an all-time high. There is an employment need of over 300,000 welders with no end in sight."
According to Dubose, NCCER offers certification at multiple levels. Students must complete core skills before they are issued an NCCER card and certificate. Additional levels of certification may also be earned. "NCCER certification may also give students a higher entrance level wage," Dubose explained. "Many companies are using NCCER as their training program and certifying in advance will give these students an advantage."
Students from Crossett High School participating in the program are Jareth Concannon, Hayden Matthews, Trenton Haen, Adolfo Gonzalez, Dillion Barnett, Joseph Monroe, Logan Black, Matthew Barnett, Taylor Thurman, Mitchell Cooley and Kyler Duncan. Hamburg students are Garret Ogletree, Logan Barner, Tyler Smith, Ben Wood and Dustin Snow.
For more information, contact Dr. David Streeter, director of student services at the UAM COT-Crossett, at (870) 364-6414.
ACT Test for all 11th graders at CHS--
On Tuesday, February 27, the State of Arkansas will offer the ACT test at no charge, and the scores will be reportable to colleges.
Tips for test-takers: Get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, bring snacks for break time. Bring two #2 pencils.
Questions? See Mr. Sasser, CHS guidance counselor.
We want to inform you of an email that was addressed and sent to another school in the state, which was threatening and disturbing. The email was addressed specifically to another school in the state, not to Crossett School District, but we did receive a copy of the email. The district that received the original email has contacted the local, state and federal authorities. We have also contacted the Crossett Police Department out of an abundance of caution. Again, this email was not addressed to the Crossett School District, but rather another district in the state. Law enforcement is continuing to investigate this situation, and as always, we will remain vigilant and take all steps necessary to protect our students and staff.
Congratulations to the CHS Archery Team which will be attending the State Tournament for their 2nd place win at the Regionals Tournament this past weekend!!
The CHS Archery Team will be competing at the Regionals Tournament Feb. 10, 2018 at Hamburg for the chance of moving on to State. They have been practicing at minimum twice a week, and as of late have been practicing 3-4 times per week. Many of the students involved had never shot a bow or never used a bow without sights. They have improved greatly over the past few months. The competition involves shooting at lengths of 10 meters and 15 meters. At each length the students shoot once to practice, and then shoot 3 'ends' that are scored. The top score possible per round is 50. To advance to State Competition a team must place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
Crossett School District would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Georgia Pacific for the generous contribution of $27,500 to our District. This gift will have a major impact in providing financial support for different educational programs involving our students and staff. The continued commitment of Georgia Pacific to support our District is appreciated very much.
Please take time to download our newest CSD app from the Google Play store and the iTunes App store!
School will be in session Monday, February 19, President's Day, due to days missed because of inclement weather.
Students in K-6 and their parents have access to numerous math resources through the Think Central website which connects to the District's Go Math program. Each student in K-6 has access to this website at school and at home. The link is https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com and login information was sent home to parents before the Christmas break. Please contact your child's math teacher for additional help.
CMS Robotics Teams excelled with a GREAT performance at the UAM Robotics Competition January 20 in Monticello. The teams earned 1st (8th grade team) and 2nd place (GT Team). Congratulations to the students and coaches!
Crossett Schools will be in session Friday, Jan. 19, and will begin at the normal time.
School will be CLOSED Thursday, January 18. Too many roads continue to have ice on them and considered unsafe.
Although the main roads are mostly clear, many secondary roads still have icy and hazardous conditions. Therefore Crossett School District will cancel classes on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.
The games tonight against Lakeside have been canceled.
Due to inclement weather, Crossett School District has canceled classes for Tuesday, January 16th, 2018.
CSD will continue to monitor the weather and will announce by 5 am, Tuesday morning, if school will be in session, canceled or delayed. We appreciate your patience as we make this decision.
Information about possible school closing will be announced on Channel 7 & 10; by our local radio station and will be posted on our FB and website. The decision about school closing has not been made yet.
Due to inclement weather Friday, January 12., Crossett School District will begin 2 hours later today. Buses will run on this 2 hour delayed schedule.
View of the new Crossett High School from 1200 feet above.
Congratulations to Kevin Strunk and Aaron Jones, CSD employees who were awarded their Master's Degree from UAM this weekend!
