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Student butterfly garden project receives additional grant funding

ASMSA was awarded a $4,500 grant for the school’s Butterfly Garden project from the Toshiba America Foundation.

The grant will help support the continued development of the pollinator garden being constructed by students and faculty members in front of the Student Center. The garden includes plants native to Arkansas and the United States that serves as a pollinator site for butterflies as well as an outdoor education space.

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ASMSA student wins award in essay contest

Michaela Stevens won first place in the 21st Annual Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Student Essay Contest.

Stevens, a rising junior at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts from Hot Springs, won first place in the ninth- and 10th- grade category. Contestants wrote essays based on the theme of how individuals or communities have shown strength and resilience to overcome challenges and tragedies. The prompt for Stevens’ age category specifically focused on what we can learn from the way communities responded to a tragedy.

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Student able to ride volatile market to victory in The Stock Market Game

Connor Bailey had a tough challenge in this year’s The Stock Market Game. He set a record in last year’s competition, finishing the Afterschool Yearlong Division with a stock portfolio valued at more than $1 million.

While he didn’t match the value of last year’s portfolio, he not only repeated as the winner of this year’s Afterschool Yearlong Division but also won the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 divisions as well.

The Stock Market Game is a national program of the SIFMA Foundation that allows students and teachers the opportunity to invest a virtual $100,000 in stocks, bonds and mutual funds in a simulation contest. Economics Arkansas sponsors the game in Arkansas.

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Renovated residential complex to be named Selig Hall

A part of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts’ campus that represents an important aspect of both its past and its future will soon bear the name of one of the school’s earliest supporters.

The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees approved a resolution on May 26 to formally name the renovated St. Joseph Hospital convent and chapel complex on the ASMSA campus Helen Selig Hall. Selig died on February 18, 2022, after a long-term illness.

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ASMSA holds commencement for Class of 2022

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts held its 28th annual Commencement celebrating the graduation of the Class of 2022 on Saturday, May 21, at Bank OZK Arena at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

The ceremony honored 103 graduates from 36 counties. State District 84 Rep. Les Warren served as the keynote speaker for the event. The ceremony also featured two student speakers.

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ASMSA 2022 Honors Convocation recognizes student achievements

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts recognized students for their academic achievements during the 2022 Honors Convocation held May 16 in the Creativity and Innovation Complex on campus.

Awards for students’ academic achievements were announced for each department — Humanities, Mathematics/Computer Science and Science. The event also included a presentation of special awards and featured two student speakers — seniors Emma Cavaneau of Benton and Stacia Toney of Eudora.

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Commencement set for Class of 2022

The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will celebrate its 28th annual Commencement honoring the Class of 2022 at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, at Bank OZK Arena at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

District 84 State Representative Les Warren of Hot Springs will serve as the commencement speaker. In addition to his advocacy for the school as a member of the Arkansas General Assembly, Warren has also served as a member of the ASMSA Foundation Fund Board.

Student Government Association President Claire Green and Sidney Hansberry, both members of the Class of 2022, will be the featured student speakers.

Bank OZK Arena will open for seating at 1:15 p.m. Doors will close at 1:45 p.m. and no guests will be admitted after that time. The ceremony will also be streamed on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/ARMathSciArts.

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ASMSA May 2022 Quarterly Report now online

The ASMSA May 2022 Quarterly Report has been published. The publication includes Director Corey Alderdice's report to the ASMSA Board of Visitors as well as individual updates from the school's administrative departments. This report includes information about Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Planning, an update on the Convent and Chapel renovation project, details on a Faculty Advancement Plan, a celebration of an ASMSA team winning the Governor's All-State Coding Competition, and more. You may read the report here.

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