ABES Announces Spring Box Tops Contest

ABES will hold its semi-annual Box Tops for Education collection contest from February 14-24. The school is halfway to its goal of earning $4,000 by collecting Box Tops. Bonus Box Tops can also be earned using your Kroger Plus card. Students will be rewarded for submitting Box Tops. Click here to download a collection sheet. [...]

AB Students Compete In Math Olympics

Arkansas Baptist was well represented at Math Olympics, the annual ACSI state mathematics competition held at Conway Christian School. Participants had to test locally to determine eligibility before being accepted as competitors at the state level.  Seventeen of our students received ribbons for high scores in the areas tested. The results for the Calculation Division [...]

Students Excel at Annual Spelling Bee

AB was well represented at the ACSI State Spelling Bee.  Arkansas Baptist students placed in each grade level represented.  The results were as follows:  3rd grader  Daniel Cobb 2nd place; 4th grader Alex Watson, 2nd place; 5th grader Austin Crook, 1st place; 6th grader Jessica Garrett, 2nd place.  Fifth grader Austin Crook competed in the [...]

Seeing Is Not Believing

Dr. Jonathan Curtis presented a mesmerizing program to 2nd though 6th grade students on Thursday, January 26. The program was titled, “Seeing is Not Believing.”  He adeptly intertwined the gospel message with stunning illusions, including some visuals made famous by Houdini.  Students left with a clear picture of the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.

K4 Learns About Bears

K4 students have spent the last two weeks learning about bears. Mrs. Norman’s class made headbands and wore them around the school as part of their focus on bears. During their study, students learned about different types of bears, what bears eat and where they live. K4 ended their study on bears this week with [...]

3rd Graders Introduced To The Orchestra

The 3rd grade students instantly “played” the instruments most commonly found in a symphony orchestra during the annual visit from the Orchestra Guild. Members of the Guild volunteer their time to provide a free program for schools in central Arkansas so students can learn about the orchestra.  A member of the Arkansas Symphony also participates by demonstrating [...]

AB Families Help Provide Christmas For Local Veterans

AB families joined efforts with local businesses to help provide special gifts for the 150 veterans who are currently patients at Fort Roots Veterans Hospital. Under the direction of AB alumni parent and Athletic Booster Club member Jacki Bruning, items for special gift bags and Christmas stockings were donated. The gift bags contained sweats or [...]

Sixth Graders Continue Thanksgiving Tradition

For more than twenty years, students in Mrs. Judy Cobb’s 6th grade classes have been making pumpkin pies to take to the Union Rescue Mission to be used for the Thanksgiving dinner they provide to hundreds of homeless Arkansans. This year was no exception. Students collected the ingredients and spent a morning working together to [...]

Second Graders Give To Others This Christmas

The second grade classes helped provide Christmas for area families through the LRFBC Christmas Toy Store. The project targeted families in local elementary schools who needed help providing Christmas for their children. Students in Miss Butkowski’s and Mrs. Martin’s classes were asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy for an 8 year old boy or [...]

K3 – 3rd Grades Present Christmas Musicals

“The Christmas Story” (Through the Eyes of the Friendly Beasts) was the musical presented recently by the students in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade music classes, directed by Mrs. Janet Wentz.  The narration wove the true story of Jesus’ birth from the book of Luke with classic Christmas carols such as “Away in a [...]

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