Mountain Home Public Schools

We love to honor our Special Olympic Athletes, and we appreciate the Lady Bomber Volleyball Team for providing such a wonderful opportunity!

Initially the District’s Bomber Sports Network planned to collaborate with two local media outlets in the broadcast of Bomber Football games this season. This plan was made through a collaborative, community-minded lens. However, we have since learned that there are legal concerns regarding the ownership of broadcasting rights through this collaboration. With that in mind, we have decided to remove BSN from the collaboration. While the goal was well-intentioned, the District is committed to doing what is ethical and legal, and so our school’s broadcasting network will not participate at this time.

For now, we will continue to research this topic to determine the best way to move forward. While no one owns broadcasting rights to any of our athletic programs, we know that our local media partners will continue to provide high-quality coverage of our games.

Outside of football, the other fall sports coverage that you’ve come to expect from BSN will still be available via mhbombersports.com or the accompanying app.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page, @BombersMH, where we will post the various ways you can watch/listen to the action on Friday nights as well as the upcoming junior high match-ups.

Go Bombers!

Bomber Update: Mrs. Dewey visits with a few Kindergarten students, and they share some of their favorite parts of school!
https://youtu.be/y7_OjaMzkSw?si=RPswYB6_0FVM-3gh

**Family and Consumer Sciences Update from Pinkston Middle School**
In 7th grade FCSI this week, students created posters to hang around Pinkston, encouraging students to be "friends not foes" and to speak out against bullies.

In 6th grade Ready for Life, students interviewed another classmate as if the classmate was looking back on his/her accomplishments on his/her 100th birthday. Students gained valuable insight about their own hopes and dreams (what they hope to become, what they hope to accomplish, how they hope others will see them or what they will say about them). They had to present in front of the class like a real reporter. Some really enjoyed the role playing. It was fun to watch.

One last push for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program, which provides a $120 benefit per eligible child, the deadline to apply is Aug. 25, 2025 so there's still time to apply!

Program Overview:
• Benefit Amount: $120 per eligible child.

Summer EBT Call Center 1-833-316-2421
***If student received benefits last summer the funds will be put on last year’s card, if you no longer have that card call EBT Line 1-800-997-9999 for a replacement card***

Ms. Schaufler’s 6th graders and Mrs. Solomon’s 7th graders put their engineering skills to the test in WIN class! 🧑‍🔧👩‍🔧 Their challenge: design a wearable device that could hold a tennis ball on their heads while racing through an obstacle course. 🏃‍♂️🎾🏃‍♀️ With lots of creativity, problem-solving, and laughter, students used the engineering process to bring their ideas to life. The best part? Testing their designs on the course and cheering each other on! 🎉🙌

Beat Harrison Week is September 2-5. All students are invited to participate in these simple dress-up days to show our Bomber Spirit!

Congratulations to all 116 MHHS students who received a 3 or above on their AP exams in May. Students were awarded an AP Reward Check for the following scores: a score of 3=$50, a score of 4=$100, and a score of 5=$150.

August 15 - Bomber Update! Mrs. Dewey gives some sage advice to parents and discusses BomberFest 2025! https://youtu.be/5wfbuKYPVg4

BomberFest Day! These Kinders have the spirit!

Our teachers and staff had the best professional development week last week (and Monday)! They were treated to fantastic meals, snacks, and gifts by various community partners. If we left anyone out, we deeply apologize. Please know how much our people appreciate being recognized by our local businesses and organizations.

Thanks to American Fidelity, Anstaff Bank, Regional Family Medicine, NEXT, Mountain Home PTO, Farmer’s and Merchant’s Bank, North Arkansas Dental Group, First Security Bank, Ashley Havens State Farm, Life 360, Arkansas State Teachers Association, Twin Lakes Orthopedic, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Women’s Wellness, ASC Warranty, Michael Clayton State Farm, Arvest Bank, Horn’s Lawn and Landscaping, Butler Furniture.

We're supporting our community's focus on suicide prevention. Parents of students in grades 8-12, we'll have a presentation for your children during the school day prior to the evening event. More information about this presentation will be released soon.

Our Safety & Security Coordinator Eddie Helmert wanted to remind families to be careful what information they disclose about their children in their annual back-to-school social media posts!

Mr. Helmert says the best bet is to leave out identifying information like last names, grades, ages, and classroom teacher names.

While it’s so much fun to see back-to-school photos online, we urge you to use discretion. Even if your social media is not open to the public, there are still ways for people with bad intentions to access this information after it is posted.

Have a safe and wonderful school year!

Open House: August 7, 2025 - 1-7 p.m. at all campuses!

They're BACKKKKK! Our annual district convocation was Monday! Having our entire staff together was wonderful, and the vibes were IMMACULATE! Huge thanks to our staff performers in the "What Type of Teacher Are You?" skit. We also want to thank NEXT and PTO for a wonderful fellowship breakfast and goodie bags, the MHEF for recognizing and awarding scholarships to three deserving AP scholars (this is a major accomplishment), and Arvest Bank for providing our entire staff with t-shirts again this year (one of our favorite traditions/gifts). We also appreciated Mrs. Audrey Plumlee (4th grade teacher at Hackler Intermediate) receiving the annual Butler Furniture Teacher Shopping Spree ($3,000 value)! What a special day to be a Bomber! We miss our students, and we can't wait to see them. We loved the student participation yesterday from the Bomber Band, Cheer and Dance Teams, NJROTC, Choir, and several others!

You can still register to be a Bomber student this year! Please contact 870-425-1201 for information on buildings and contact numbers! Go Bombers!

Big news for students now enrolled in concurrent courses: New legislation in Arkansas makes concurrent credit courses (which allow high school students to earn both high school and college credit for the same course) weighted in the calculation of a student’s GPA. In simple terms, concurrent classes will now be weighted on a 5.0 scale (this is not retroactive). Contact your counselor if you have questions!

MH Percussion instructor Johnathan Hufford performed in the Arkansas Bandmaster Clinic Band in Fort Smith (pictured in white shirt closest to the tripod). Way to make us proud!

We lost one of our own recently. Mr. David Mann was a beloved custodian at MHPS, and we want to extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends. We will miss him in Bomber Nation!
https://www.ktlo.com/2025/07/29/david-mann-70-calico-rock-roller-2/

For those who need a little help with back-to-school items this year, here's a fantastic opportunity. Please don't forget that all school supplies (besides a backpack and lunchbox) are provided again this year by MHPS!