De Queen Public Schools will no longer conduct contact tracing or identify students who are probable close contacts. We will still follow ADH guidelines for those who test positive for Covid -19 or who are symptomatic. The information link is below.
Perla Zapata - De Queen Lions Club Student of the Month
Perla Zapata, a senior at De Queen High, was awarded De Queen Lions Club Student of the Month in Tuesday’s noon meeting. Perla is a member of the National Honor Society, the FCCLA, Gifted & Talented, Spanish Club, Young Voters, Tennis Team, Basketball Team, and Soccer Team. Perla attended the FCCLA National Conference in Atlanta, GA and received a gold medal for a group project. She was a senior maid at De Queen Homecoming this year and was voted Miss Congeniality and People’s Choice at the De Queen High School Pageant. She is president of the Student Council and will be an honor graduate this year at De Queen High. Perla plans to attend UCA and has been accepted in the University Scholars Program.
De Queen High School and UAC Offer New Leopard Medical Academy
De Queen High School is proud to partner with the University of Arkansas Cossatot to launch the Leopard Medical Academy beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. Leopard Medical Academy will be a medical pathway of concurrent courses that students in 10th-12th grades can take to acquire all of the pre-requisites for the LPN/RN degree programs at UAC. Students can apply for the eleven-month LPN program at UAC during their senior year of high school and then transition to the RN program upon acceptance. The Leopard Medical Academy will provide students with the opportunity to complete 46 hours of pre-requisite courses while in high school at no cost to the students. The completion of Leopard Medical Academy will also prepare students for the majority of the prerequisite courses for the PTA and OTA programs at UAC.
District Compliance Coordinator Misty Gentry stated, “This is an exciting opportunity for students who are interested in the medical field and another example of community stakeholders working together with De Queen Public Schools to prepare our students for future careers. We are excited to once again partner with UAC to offer this excellent opportunity for our students!”
DHS Principal Bryan Blackwood stated, “We are very excited to offer our students courses in the medical field. We have had many students that have made nursing their career choice. The Leopard Medical Academy will allow our students to enter the nursing program with all of their prerequisites completed.”
Superintendent Jason Sanders stated, “I want to thank UA Cossatot and Dr. Steve Cole for making this partnership available to us. One of our biggest goals in public education is that when we graduate a senior on a Friday night, that the student has a plan to go to on the next Monday morning. This program gives us a direct path for students interested in the medical field to take classes while in high school and go directly into a UA Cossatot medical program upon graduation.”
“For a parent, this program basically takes off a year of basic classes that the student can complete while in high school at no cost. We are very excited about the new hospital which will create opportunities for our students to take part in job shadowing for this program. This program has the potential to provide a future pipeline of De Queen students to fill needed job positions with the Sevier County Medical Center and other area healthcare employers.”
Halle Harp, De Queen Lions Club Student of the Month for December
Halle Harp was recognized as Student of the Month for December at Tuesday’s Lions Club meeting. Halle is a senior at De Queen High and is a member of the National Honor Society and cross country and track teams. She is in the Gifted and Talented Program and is student council reporter. Halle was the 2020 Homecoming Queen at De Queen High. She is a DHS Cheerleader, 2-time All American Cheerleader and is cheer captain. She was selected twice to cheer in Orlando, FL at Varsity Spirit Spectacular.
Allen Hong, De Queen Lions Club Student of the Month for January
Allen Hong was recognized for Student of the Month for January at Tuesday’s meeting of the De Queen Lions Club. Allen, a senior at De Queen High School, is an office worker and is a member of the Leopard football, cross country, tennis, basketball, track and soccer teams.
Ribbon Cutting at New De Queen High School Monday
Ribbon Cutting at the first day of school at the brand new De Queen High School