The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has been named the recipient of the national George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Youth Volunteer Service Group for its work with Hot Springs National Park.
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is a success story for Hot Springs as well as Arkansas, but the state and community must be ready to help it expand for it to continue to succeed, said Eric Jackson, the former general manager for Oaklawn Racing and Gaming.
The Little Rock Technology Park supports the burgeoning technology scene in Central Arkansas by providing affordable space in a collaborative community-building facility. The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts will soon join that scene as part of its mission to develop the state’s emerging talent in science and innovation.
More than 80 students from schools across Arkansas will showcase mobile apps they created in their computer science classes at the Apps for Good Festival at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on April 28. Gov. Asa Hutchinson will address the group, and industry representatives will try out the student prototypes.
Hot Springs National Park (HSNP) and the National Park Service (NPS) announced the selection of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA) as the Midwest Region winner of the George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service by a Youth Group. The NPS Volunteers-in-Parks (VIP) Program expects to announce national winners during National Park Week (April 17-21); ASMSA’s regional selection automatically qualifies them for this consideration.
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science and the Arts won first place overall for the fifth straight year at the Arkansas State Science and Engineering Fair. Five students also earned a trip to this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Several students from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts earned honors at the 52nd Arkansas Model United Nations Conference held at the University of Central Arkansas.
State Sen. Bill Sample of Hot Springs recently filed Senate Bill 531 (SB531) on behalf of ASMSA. Director Corey Alderdice shared more information on the bill and its benefits for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts. The text of a letter from Director Alderdice is below.
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts recognized the top students in the 2017 West Central Regional Science Fair and Senior Research Symposium on Friday.
