Barton Junior High School

WOW... I can hardly believe the 4th nine-weeks of the 22-23 school year has already begun. Time is passing by faster and faster!

Report cards for the 3rd nine-weeks will be coming home on Wednesday, April 5. Along with your child's report card, you should also find a math and reading Renaissance report showing their most recent assessment results. We are monitoring students' results carefully to track student performance and celebrate their growth! Please discuss this information with your child so they know how important it is to do their best.

This year our district changed the cell phone policy. These rules have been communicated and enforced since August of this year, however we have A LOT of students not following rules. Please discuss rules with your child. Cell phones can not be visible (even in a pocket) during the school day and must be turned OFF. This will be crucial during our State testing in May, as possession of cell phones violate State testing requirements. Discuss with your child that they may use the phone in the office at any time, and you are welcome to call our office and leave a message for your child at any time. Let's keep cell phones isolated to after school communication.

Barton staff looks forward to seeing all of our parents on April 6 for Kittens conferences. There will not be school on April 6, however your child is encouraged to attend the conference with you to help create their schedule for next year. There will also be no school on Friday, April 7, in observance of Good Friday.

We will see students Monday, April 10, to get ready for State testing that begins May 2.

As the principal of Barton I continue to be amazed and proud of all of our students. The Little Mermaid performance over this past weekend displayed wonderful talent that our students possess. We also had a music concert showcasing the wonderful skills of our choir, band, and orchestra students last Friday. Our Wildkittens do an outstanding job of performing in the classroom, in athletics, and in the arts. We have archery state champs about to attend nationals and robotics teams about to attend world competition. Way to go WILDKITTENS!

Students from the Barton Archery team competed on March 3rd at the Hot Spring's Convention Center for the title of state champs! The won with a score of 3285. They are currently raising funds to get to Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah at the end of the month. We are so proud of their hard work and can't wait to see how they do in Nationals.

The ACTM regional math competition was Saturday, March 4 in Magnolia on SAU's campus. 1st place in Algebra I: Ethan Bridges. 3rd place in Algebra I: Ruqaya Ali. (We also had 9 more winners from the high school!). These students qualify to attend the state math competition on April 29.

April 1st: The Little Mermaid Jr @ EHS Auditorium

April 4th: Last day to change Kitten's Conference appointment

April 4th: NJHS Induction at 6 PM @ EHS Auditorium

April 5th: Report Cards go home

April 6th: Kitten's Conferences 8 AM -6 PM BJHS Dome

April 7th: No School (Good Friday)

April 12th: GT Day

Looking ahead to May:

May 2, 4, 9, 11: ACT Aspire Testing

May 26th: Barton Gives Back

We have 12 books still available to purchase! Send cash or check to BJHS to purchase.

Top Row (Left to Right): Director Hayden Nooner, Izzy Cain, Darrell Davis, Ayawna Smith, Kelvionia Freeman, Staralexia Ford, Ahkiya Willis, Jonathan Davis, Beulah Stipp-Bethune, Oliver Landeros, Haysleigh Manley, Cayden Adams, Ashanti Levingston, Lauren Smith, Hayven Norris, Movement Director Bailey Camacho

Middle Row (Left to Right): Abri White, Audrey Henderson, Marcy Rozier, Gia O'Neal, Josey Camacho, A'Khiya Elliott, Aaliyah Strickland

Bottom Row (Left to Right): Mason Halstead, Harper Allen, Ashleigh Curl, Reyna Roque, Loren Freeman, Haven Gathright, Stella Martinez, Lucy Whitten, Deeya Mulloli, Jayden Adams Not Pictured: Audrey Miller

Barton Junior High presented their spring musical, The Little Mermaid Jr. last Friday and Saturday night. All of the students and staff put on a great show! Do you have a student interested in theatre? Ask at Kittens conferences about one of the wonderful classes Mr. Nooner teaches.

7th and 8th grade robotics teams traveled to the state VEX robotics tournament this week. 8th grade finished 8th in the skills challenge and 4th in the teamwork challenge and qualified for the VEX World Championships. The 7th grade team finished 11th in the state in skills. We are so proud of both teams!!

BJH Advanced Orchestra competed at the Region III Concert Assessment in Magnolia on Wednesday, March 15 at 4PM. They earned a 1st division superior rating for their prepared stage music and a 1st division superior rating in sightreading! Because of their ratings they are an Arkansas Sweepstakes Orchestra which is the highest honor given! Congratulations Orchestra!