Deer-Mt. Judea School District

Deer-Mt. Judea School District is accepting school choice applications Now-May 1! Please send forms to: Lequitta.davis@dmj.k12.ar.us or turn them in to the school office at Mt. Judea or Deer! https://adecm.ade.arkansas.gov/Attachments/School_Choice_Form_112927.pdf

Employee Spotlight Keith Perkins Mr. Perkins is a joy to be around. He never complains and always has a smile on his face. He works so hard to engage our students in the Agri programs and through our shooting sports! We feel honored that he chose us to call home! ""I was born and raised on a row crop, cattle, and pig farm with my 2 brothers and 2 sisters near Bono, Arkansas. My parents met in a cotton field picking cotton. They were both the first to graduate high school from their families. I am married to Renee, and we have 5 kids. My oldest, Emily Perkins, is at eternal peace with Jesus. Hannah Jackman and her husband Joe reside in Springdale. Hannah teaches Science at Springdale Junior High in Fayetteville. They have 2 daughters, Lydia-4, and Claire-1. Dustyn Pekins and his wife Sammie live in Prairie Grove. Dustyn is an engineer at Georgia/Pacific. Graycen Russell and her husband Kyle reside in Russellville. Graycen is an Occupational Therapist for River Valley Therapy and Sports Medicine. Mallory lives in Brinkley and is a East teacher at Brinkley High School. I enjoy traveling the country and meeting new and old friends. I enjoy everything outdoors – hunting and fishing just to name a few. I am an airplane pilot and enjoy taking my friends and family flying. I enjoy flying Pilots for Christ missions to individuals needing medical treatments. I worked many other jobs before coming to Deer/Mt Judea, including being a heavy equipment operator, trashman, truck driver, county extension agent and fish farm manager."-Mr. Perkins

✨ Employee Spotlight ✨ Mrs. Martin is our Business and Computer Science teacher at Mt. Judea High School. She goes above and beyond for our students everyday! We are so thankful she is a part of our Eagle family! Here is a little more about Mrs. Martin: Yalonda Martin graduated from Mt. Judea High School in 1981. She received her degree in Business Education from Arkansas Tech University and has taught business education for over 28 years (14 of those years at Mt. Judea). Yalonda has served as adviser for Future Business Leaders of America during each of those years and enjoys working with her FBLA students to complete community projects and increase their business skills. As FBLA adviser, she has had students compete in all levels of competition (district, state, and national) and has had students serve as local, district, and state officers. Yalonda is married to Rick Martin and has 2 children: Cody (Brittany) and Nicole (Eric Schrader). This last year saw the birth of her first two grandchildren (Wesson and Lorelai). Yalonda and her husband own and operate two small businesses: Rocky Hills (handcrafted projects) and Y.E.S., (special occasion and party rentals). Yalonda also serves on the board for the Newton County Historical Society.

Interested in learning about Arkansas underground? Project CAVES is now accepting applications for summer 2024! This week-long residential caving camp is set for June 9-15, 2024. For details and to access the application: https://www.oursc.k12.ar.us/page/project-caves

Attention Parents: Please mark these dates on your calendar. We will be using the following days to make-up missed school days. This Friday, February 16 (Day 2) Friday, March 1 (Day 3) Friday, March 8 (Day 4) Friday, April 5 (Day 5) Friday, April 12 (Day 6) Friday, April 26 (Day 7) Please contact your school if you have any questions. If we do not miss any more days these will be all we have to make-up. This includes making up today.

Due to the Winter Weather Warning we will not be able to have classes today. They are calling for heavy snow fall later this morning especially in the higher elevations. Stay tuned for further announcements about the Senior High District Tournament in Jasper tonight. An announcement will be made regarding when we will make this day up.

Deer-Mt. Judea School District will be starting the school day at 10:00 am tomorrow morning. There is a Winter Weather Advisory with the threat of snow in the morning. It is supposed to start about the time the buses will be hitting the road. We can start the day at 10:00 and it will count as a full day. Should the snow come as expected, we may have to cancel the entire day. The late start will give us a chance to make a better decision. We will make a final decision by 8:30 in the morning. Buses will be at their stops a full 2 hours later than normal.

🌟 Employee Spotlight 🌟 Mrs. Yeager is our K-12 Counselor at Mt. Judea. She is the absolute best!!! She works super hard everyday and does it with a big smile on her face! We are blessed to have her helping lead our Eagle Family! 💙🦅🤍 Here is a little more about Mrs. Yeager: I am Mt. Judea’s School Counselor. I really enjoy helping all the students K-12; there is never a dull moment. I love being outside, going Jeepin’, enjoying the Buffalo River and exploring God’s country with my family. We live in a great place and have amazing kiddos at Mt. Judea! My biggest hope is for people to enjoy life.

Happy National School Counselor Week!! At Deer we are blessed with the very best! #antlerstrong

Senior High District Tournament Brackets!!!

JR high boys district tournament schedule. Games will be at Mt. Judea!!!

Deer Senior class will have all the Valentine Day goodies for sale!

In an effort to keep from extending the school year into June Deer-Mt. Judea has been granted approval to use Friday's to make up missed days. The first make-up day is scheduled for next Friday, February 2. The second make-up day is scheduled for Friday, February 16. Please contact your school if you have any questions. Future make-up dates will be announced at a later time.

Good evening! It looks like we should be good to go in the morning at normal times! If your road is still hazardous and you don't feel comfortable traveling, do not attempt to come to school. Have a great evening and we look forward to seeing everyone in the morning!

DEER Basketball Updates Updated Schedule Jan. 24th-Lead Hill @home SR Nite Jan. 25th-@Omaha Jan. 26th-@Alpena Feb. 1-@Oark Feb. 2-Kingston@home Feb. 6-Scranton @home

Good evening! Unfortunately the roads are still a mess and have not melted enough to have school tomorrow. While the main highways appear to be clear, the side roads are ice and slush. We will not ask our staff, bus drivers, parents, or students to risk driving until it is safe for them to do so. Let's hope Mother Nature works her magic tomorrow and clears things up for Wednesday. There will be no school Tuesday, January 23. Stay safe and warm! Stay tuned for an announcement concerning make-up dates In the near future!

Due to the high probability of an icing event. especially in higher elevations, AND we STILL have some back roads that are hazardous - we will be closing school tomorrow. No school Monday, January 22. Stay safe and warm! We will be back in school as soon as we can!!

Due to the continued icy road conditions school will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 18. Have a nice weekend and we will see you Monday!

The school board meeting scheduled for tonight has been moved to tomorrow night. Thursday, January 18 at 6:30 at the Mt. Judea Campus.

In the efforts to keep our staff and students safe and due to hazardous roads there will be no school Wednesday, January 17. Please stay safe and warm. Have a nice day!