Four Arkansas students have been named winners of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition in their respective districts, earning a spot for their artwork to be seen by U.S. Capitol visitors.
Several area high school basketball teams were in tournament play on Monday. The Class 2A West Regional Tournament held its semifinal round at Eureka Springs.
High school basketball makes up much of the local Monday schedule, as tournament play continues. Four area teams will compete in the semifinals of the Class 2A
High school basketball makes up the local Thursday schedule. After Wednesday's postponement, three area girls' teams will try again to play their openers in the
Caroline Lester of Westside High School in Jonesboro received the honor from the Arkansas Farm Bureau.
Lester earned the top new ag instructor award for her work at Westside, where she has 208 students involved. Eighty students are also members of the schoolâs FFA program.
âHere at Westside weâre really fortunate to have a lot of community support.â Lester said when receiving the award from Arkansas Farm Bureauâs Senior Education Coordinator Matt Jackson. âI appreciate the support my peers have given me,â she said.
Lester, originally from Vilonia, graduated from SAU in May 2017 with a bachelor of science in agriculture education. She received a master s degree in agriculture in 2020. While at SAU, she was involved in the Agri Club, Collegiate FFA and Sigma Alpha.