Residential Life
Part of the ASMSA experience is living on campus in the residence hall. Your classmates are your neighbors. While common at colleges and universities across the country, it is incredibly rare to offer this type of atmosphere to high school aged students.
The Residential Life staff is here to help you adjust to living in a residential community and to make your memories outside the classroom the best they can be. They also are responsible for making sure the students are back in their rooms by curfew each night. In addition, there is a security team on campus 24/7 to ensure our students' safety.
Clubs & Activites
ASMSA students work hard in the classroom and play hard outside the classroom. Interests here reach far beyond just those of an academic nature. There is a large variety of clubs and activities on campus for students to become involved in. Each year we add new and exciting clubs and groups to satisfy a particular niche.
ASMSA's clubs and organizations are an integral part of what makes us such a strong community.
Dolphin Bay Cafe
If you're living and sleeping here...you gotta eat here, too. The Dolphin Bay Cafe, our on-campus dining facility, is open for three meals a day, free of charge to students. Two hot entrees are offered at every meal as well as a vegetarian dish, a rotating specialty bar, a deli line and a salad bar. And don't forget about dessert!
The cafeteria also hosts a variety of special events and theme nights (including Pajama Night, Midnight Breakfast during finals week, and the Super Bowl Party) throughout the year to add a little spice to your dining experience!
Athletics
You don't have to worry about giving up your favorite sports while getting a superior education here at ASMSA. Intramural versions of soccer, football and ultimate Frisbee are played nightly right here on campus. Want something more competitive? ASMSA has a special relationship with Hot Springs High School that allows our students to play on their soccer, softball, football and other sports teams. Gymnastics and martial arts are also popular.
In addition to these more traditional team sports, every year ASMSA participates in the multi-state competition SLAAMT, where the Math & Science schools from Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas gather at that year's host school to compete against one another in a wide variety of competitions. Everything from soccer and tennis to chess and an academic "Jeopardy" type contest. ASMSA students consistently take home top awards from SLAAMT.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Processes and Policies
Campus Guests
Student Leadership Programs
The Office of Student Success is here to provide students with information about the opportunities available to help them become successful at ASMSA and beyond. From finding the right balance of classes and use of extracurricular time, to getting college applications ready, to preparing you for college life, our counselors are here to help you.
The student success coordinators are available 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Success Coordinators
Erica Arivette
Student Success Coordinator
501-622-5175
Penny Lock
Student Success Coordinator
501-622-5176
Bret Vallun
Associate Dean of College Counseling
501-622-5129
Fax: 501-622-5179
FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS
JUNIORS
Your first year here at ASMSA can be the hardest. Check the important information and deadlines geared specifically towards students in their junior year.
- Register on www.collegeboard.com for college search.
- Register on www.fastweb.com for scholarship search.
- Register to take the ACT or SAT I.
- In October ASMSA will administer the PSAT/NMSQT to all juniors. This is the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.
- Try to visit as many colleges as possible. Remember you will have two college days during the school year, but summer time is a good time to do preliminary visits. Look at the ASMSA school calendar as soon as you receive it to determine when ASMSA will have extended weekends, and plan to use those extended weekends for college visits. Try to narrow down your college choices.
- Be thinking about applying to summer programs. Students will be notified by email about summer program information received in the Counseling Department.
SENIORS
Being a senior can have its own set of challenges. You're ready to graduate, but there's a lot that has to happen and be completed on time in order for things to run smoothly and successfully. Take a look at the information for seniors.
- Register on www.collegeboard.com for college search.
- Register on www.fastweb.com for scholarship search.
- Register to take the ACT, SAT Reasoning Test or SAT Subject Tests.
- Check deadlines for your college applications. Some of you may want to use the common application at www.commonapp.org.
- Check deadlines for scholarship applications.
- Check deadlines for financial aid applications.
- In December get on www.fafsa.ed.gov and get your PIN.
- In January get on www.fafsa.ed.gov and file the FAFSA online.
- Try to visit as many colleges as possible. Remember you have only two college days during the school year. Look at the ASMSA school calendar as soon as you receive it to determine when extended weekends are and plan to use those extended weekends for college visits. Visiting a college may help you to make your final decision as to the college of your choice.
PARENTS OF JUNIORS
- Encourage students who are having problems in classes to contact the individual teacher for help, and to attend tutoring.
- Encourage students to do all of their homework and turn it in on time.
- Encourage students to get plenty of rest and to eat properly.
- Be sure your student has contacted the teacher and attempted to communicate and secure help before intervening on his or her behalf.
- It is perfectly all right for a parent to contact a teacher by phone or by email with questions or concerns.
PARENTS OF SENIORS
- Be sure to complete your income tax forms early this year.
- In December get on www.fafsa.ed.gov and get your PIN.
- In January get on www.fafsa.ed.gov and file the FAFSA on line.
- Help your student remember to meet the deadlines for all applications and scholarships.
- Help your student visit colleges. Students receive two college days during the school year. Extended weekends are also a good time for students to visit colleges.