January 13, 2020
Star City – The Star City School District joins districts across the state to celebrate School Board Member Recognition Month in January. More than 1,500 Arkansas school board m...
November 18, 2019
Jimmy Brown Elementary has embarked on a new after school learning program called Save the Children. Save the Children is an after school program available to students that provid...
November 14, 2019
SCMS Receives Awards for High Growth On ACT Aspire Scores STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansa...
November 11, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2019
Lincoln County Recognized for Workforce Development Achievements at ACT Workforce Summit
Star City, AR—Lincoln County was recognize...
November 7, 2019
Congratulations to Star City Schools Superintendent, Jon Laffoon, on being named Administrator of the Year by the Arkansas Art Educators (AAE). He received the award for his suppo...
October 30, 2019
Jimmy Brown Elementary has embarked on a new after school learning program called Save the Children. Save the Children is an after school program available to students that provid...
October 24, 2019
Star City Middle School has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school that is Beating the Odds, because students demonstra...
October 4, 2019
JAG students from around the Natural State gathered for the Arkansas Leadership Academy this week. Star City was well represented by 5 outstanding students who spent the past mont...
October 1, 2019
Gina Richard Named NAESP National Distinguished Principal®
The Star City Middle School principal will travel to the Washington, D.C. program
to be recognized for outstan...
August 30, 2019
STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARDED $25,000 GRANT TO ENHANCE STEM CURRICULUM WITH THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMERS
By Working with Farmers, America’s Farmers Grow Rural Educat...
August 27, 2019
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Jon Laffoon Superintendent jon.laffoon@starcityschools.org – 870-628...
August 20, 2019
STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AWARDED $25,000 GRANT TO ENHANCE STEM CURRICULUM WITH THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL FARMERS
By Working with Farmers, America’s Farmers Grow Rural Educatio...
August 4, 2019
Beginning August 13, 2019 - the first day of school - JBE will begin utilizing a new traffic flow for student drop-off and pick-up. This summer, a new parking lot was constructed ...
July 29, 2019
Students in the Star City School District continued to show growth on the ACT Aspire given in grades 3-10. Students showed growth across many key indicators, according to data rele...
July 23, 2019
Over the last three years the Star City School District has made big changes to increase safety. The Star City School Board has approved security camera upgrades, construction pro...
June 11, 2019
The Star City School District is now in our third year of the partnership with Mainline Health. When Superintendent Jon Laffoon arrived, he heard from school nurses, parents and t...
May 27, 2019
Dear Principal, It is my pleasure to congratulate you on achieving 2019 National Beta School of Merit status! This prestigious honor is a true indication of your dedication to...
May 20, 2019
May 14, 2019 Star City Middle School Named Best in Class Certified Energy Bus School for 2019-2020. Co-Founder/Chief Energy Officer of The Energy Bus for Schools Leadership Journ...
May 15, 2019
Jimmy Brown Elementary Counselor, Ashley Hawkins, is the recipient of the 2018-19 Southeast Region Elementary School Counselor of the Year award. The School Counselor of the Year ...
May 8, 2019
Star City High School has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school where students demonstrated high growth on the ACT ...