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'Hall High School'

LR school board approves plans for West high school after huge price jump

The new cost of the West high school campus is about $145.6 million, the board was told. Board members also approved a plan to create a "parent welcome center" on the Hall High School campus.
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The podcast awakens: The Arkansas Times' Week in Review, Nov. 10, 2023

Our weekly podcast is back after a lengthy hiatus! Omaya Jones and Benjamin Hardy sit down with Austin Bailey and Matt Campbell to discuss big changes in the Little Rock School District, a lawsuit alleging abuse at the Lord's Ranch, and where things now stand with the Legislature's #podiumgate audit.
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Little Rock school board votes to combine two high schools next school year

The Little Rock school board voted Thursday night 6-2 to move the West School of Innovation to Hall High School — a move that is bound to be controversial among some parents. But the consolidation is a necessity for the district as it grapples with shrinking student enrollment.

Beyond Helmets: What it takes to keep student athletes injury-free

How coaches and athletic trainers in Arkansas schools are tackling heat emergencies, mental health issues, concussions, burnout and "return to play" protocols.
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The past and future of Hall High School

Once a school of choice, now in the crosshairs of the State Board of Education, Little Rock Hall prepares to hit the reset button.

LRSD unveils plans for Hall High STEAM Magnet

Little Rock Hall High School, set to be converted into a STEAM Magnet school with no attendance zone next year, will offer students special coursework on computer applications, media arts and health care and medical practices, Little Rock School District Superintendent Mike Poore, state Education Secretary Johnny Key and others announced today at Hall High's auditorium with current Hall students and alumni looking on.
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Community support for Hall High key to LRSD's future

The tone of the debate regarding the LRSD high school boundary-line adjustments could make it much more difficult for Hall to succeed under any of the three options. When we tell our neighbors that “my kid will never go to Hall,” or repeat phrases like “F-rated school” or “failing,” we make it less likely that our neighbors will ever give Hall serious consideration, even if the programing and opportunities offered there are excellent.

Democracy and the Little Rock School District: The fix is in

A board that advises the state in running the Little Rock School District made an important decision last night BEFORE hearing public comment. Alice in Wonderland, anyone?
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Little Rock superintendent unveils draft of five-year school facilities plan

Poore's emphasis on community input was met with skepticism by state Sen. Joyce Elliott (D-Little Rock), who spoke out against the LRSD's last round of school closures, in 2017.

Gun violence protest and a tale of two more schools

Leaders of a Little Rock high school and the state school in Hot Springs for brainy students take different approaches to tomorrow's national student demonstration on gun violence.
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City Year joins chamber to focus on Hall High School

City Year, the Americorps program that has put volunteers in Little Rock schools since 2004, will join city business leaders today in a partnership to be based at Hall High School in the 2016-17 school year.

Recognition for stars among Hall High's ESL students

In this week's Arkansas Times, we profile our 21st class of Academic All-Stars — 20 Arkansas high school seniors with undeniably remarkable scholastic achievements. Let's add a note of recognition for another group of other scholars who've accomplished impressive things: Students in the English as a Second Language program at Hall High.
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