Smackover High School s Class of 2023 graduated Monday evening in a ceremony at Buckaroo Stadium. Approximately 64 students received their diplomas during the ceremony.
SMACKOVER, Ark. (KTVE/KARD)–Parents are expressing concern about their children who are enrolled in the Smackover-Norphlet School District after a Facebook post caught many people's attention. The post showed a photo of what appeared to be a student's lunch plate that contained a small portion of chips, meat, corn and a milk carton. This sparked concern for parents in the county that feel children deserve to have more food options while they are at school. "We trust our kids to the school for 7 to 8 hours a day and then my children even have after school because they are in sports so it's a long time for them to be under the care of the school for them to be so hungry. I don't think they are deprived, I love our school district but I just feel like something needs to be done," said Amanda Jones, a parent to three children at Smackover High School. Parents and hungry students hope this issue can be fixed before the next school year. "I've seen
The Smackover-Norphlet School District Board of Directors met on Monday and heard discussion on a new intervention program that will be implemented on its campuses in the 2023-24 school year.