| 8th Grade Graduation |
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LISA Academy North will host the 8th grade graduation ceremony on Friday night, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. It will immediately follow the 5th grade graduation ceremony. Students are asked to wear dress clothes and support our school colors--red, white, and blue. A short reception will follow. Any parents interesting in assisting in the preparations for the ceremony please contact Mrs. Kelly or Mr. Sisk.
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| Summer Leadership Camp : Summer&Fun |
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LISA Academy is offering another fun-filled Summer Leadership Program this summer. Students will enjoy activities like archery, canoeing, camp fires, etc. The program is open to 6th grade through 12th grade. The boys’ summer program will be located at the Arkansas 4H center from Sun, May 27, 2012 - Sat, June, 2012. Please visit www.arkansas4hcenter.org>www.arkansas4hcenter.org for more information.
The program for girls will be at the YMCA Camp Carter, in Fort Worth Texas. The dates are Sat, May 26, 2012- Fri, June 1,2012. Please visit www.ymcafw.org for more information on the girls’ program. The cost is $300 for 6 days including meals and accommodations.
There are a limited number of available spots and placement will be done on a first come first served basis. There is also a recommendation and DPS requirement for admission.
The deadline to apply is Friday, May 11, 2012
LINK:"Summer Leadership Camp Interest Form"
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LISA Academy North is pleased to offer parents an easy and convenient way to purchase school supplies and give back to the school!
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Through working with Educational Products Incorporated, or EPI, all of the items on your child’s supply list can be ordered through a link on our homepage and purchased with a credit or debit card. All of the items will be delivered to the school for an easy one trip pick up! Some items such as backpacks, lunch boxes, calculators, nap mats, and other reusable items will not be sold as part of the package but will have to be purchased separately. It is our aim to provide LISA parents with an easy and convenient opportunity to help make life less stressful at this time of year and help out our school at the same time! LISA Academy School ID: LIS006 Website : (Please copy and paste)
www.epipacks.com
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Dear parents Middle and High School parents, You are invited to your student’s grade level dinner on
Monday, May 14th for 8th,9th,10th and 11th grade
at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
These gatherings give parents a chance to get to know one another in a casual environment. This year we have combined the grade level dinners with Common Core State Standards presentation. We are looking forward to see all of our families!
LINK:"RSVP for Parent Night"
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Lisa Academy-North is a great place to work with highly motivated teachers and parents dedicated to success of our students. Our teachers, parents and students work together as a family. LISA Academy –NLR Public Charter School is seeking highly qualified educators for K-12 grades in the following positions for 2012-2013 school year. Bachelor’s degree in a directly related field is required. Please email your resume to jobapplication@lisaacademy.org, if you want to apply for any available position.
Teaching positions: Elementary, English, Social Studies, Math, Special Education, and Computer.
Other positions: Registered Nurse, Math Tutor, Literacy Tutor, and Teacher Aid.
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LISA Academy supports the Common Core State Standards, because they are anchored in college- and career-ready expectations, will ensure students graduate from high school ready to enter college and the workforce. The new standards are designed with particular emphasis on critical thinking, research skills and applying knowledge to real-world situation.
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1st Annual LISA Academy NLR Career Fair was held on March 9th with a big success! Students exposed different careers. We had speakers, presentors from different careers; NASA, ARMY, US Air Force, Fire Fighters, LRPD, First Arkansas Bank, Pulaski Tech College, US Coast Guard, Arkansas Department of Education etc. Video:"1st Annual Career Fair"
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On Saturday, LISA Academy North students participated in the National History Day District 7 Competition at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. The students had a fun time presenting their projects to the judges. Out of thirty-three projects, we had twelve projects that placed 1st through 3rd in the competition.
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Ten of those projects are able to continue to the state competition at the University of Central Arkansas on April 21st because the elementary level of competition stops at the district level. We also had three honorable mentions that will serve as alternates for state competition. If you see any of the students that participated, please tel them they did a good job. The list of winners can be found below:
Elementary Poster Project: Ben Milligan - 1st Place Tykirra Warren -3rd Place Ibrahim Suid - Honorable Mention
Junior Individual Exhibit: Marti Boren - Honorable Mention
Junior Individual Website: Rachel Ward - 1st Place Jennie Finch - 3rd Place Brett Hula - Honorable Mention
Junior Group Website: Ryan Bullis, Edgar Suarez, and Wesley Butler -2nd Place
Junior Individual Documentary Yahya Suid - 2nd Place
Senior Group Exhibit: Brooklynn Roark, Tierra Johnson, Alona Ellis, Corniesha Charles, and Kevin Desai - Honorable Mention
Senior Individual Website: Elizabeth Caplinger -3rd Place
Senior Individual Performance: Keeley Moore - 2nd Place Mary Denis -3rd Place
Senior Individual Documentary: Taima Suid - 1st Place Zeferin Turturro - 2nd Place
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| LISA Academy on the news! |
LISA Academy related articles, news, videos…
Video:"1st Annual Career Fair" Video:"Stuff the Sleigh in Sherwood" Article:"North Little Rock Times- Veterans Day 2011" Article:"The Leader- LISA Academy in Sherwood, the other charter school" Article:"North Little Rock home gets extreme home touch-up"
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| Sherwood Mayor Hillman and Rep English visited LISA Academy |
Sherwood Mayor Hillman and Rep English visited LISA Academy NLR. Rep. English and Mayor Hillman gave a speech at the "Cookies with Grandparents" event.
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| Representative Les visited LISA Academy |
Rep Les Carnine, a retired educator and a former Arkansas Superintendent of the Year, visited LISA Academy NLR.
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| Barnes and Noble Book Fair! |
Barnes and Noble Book Fair was held on November 11. It was a great success with a big turn out.
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| Jacksonville Mayor visited LISA Academy |
Jacksonville Mayor Gary Fletcher visited LISA Academy NLR on November 7.
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| Tutoring at LISA Academy! |
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| Extreme Home Touch Up |
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| Doughnuts with Dads 2011! |
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| Robotics: First Tech Challenge Team |
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| Veterans Day 2011 |
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| Robotics: First Lego League Team |
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| 1st Annual Staff Picnic! |
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| Parent/Staff Barbeque ! |
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| LISA Academy Research Initiative |
LISA Academy is proud to announce an outstanding initiative for High School Students.
LISA Academy Research Initiative!
The LISA Research Initiative offers LISA Academy HS students the opportunity to initiate and engage in authentic research experiences in chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, molecular biology, physics, astronomy and computer sciences while being supported and mentored by faculty and graduate students.
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