🏐 5th & 6th Grade Leopard Volleyball at the Benton River Center! 🏐

Tonight our Little Leopards hit the court in Benton! Come cheer on our 5th and 6th grade volleyball teams as they represent Malvern in a fun night of competition.

📍 Location: Benton River Center
⏰ Times:
• 5th Grade – 6:00 PM
• 6th Grade – 7:00 PM

🐆 Teams Competing:
• Malvern Leopards
• Fountain Lake Cobras
• Harmony Grove Cardinals
• Sheridan Yellowjackets

Let’s pack the stands and show these young athletes some Leopard Pride! 🧡🖤

#MalvernLeopards #LeopardVolleyball #FutureLeopards
9 months ago, MSD
We have two important announcements to make regarding generous support we are receiving from 4B Property Investments (Do you spot a familiar face?)! 🏆

We’re proud to recognize 4B Property Investments, owned by recently-retired MHS Assistant Principal Manuel Bulhoes, for their commitment to our Leopard Family for two reasons today. Their support is helping both our fans and our student-athletes shine this year!

✨ Malvern Leopard Lifetime Senior Citizen All Sports Pass

Are you 62 or older? Thanks to 4B Property Investments, you can now enjoy all home athletic events for life with the Malvern Leopard Lifetime Senior Citizen All Sports Pass — for just $10!

Details:
• Valid for all home athletic events
• Must be 62 years of age or older
• One-time $10 fee

👉 How to get your pass:
1. Visit Drina Saling at the Central Office (1620 S Main St) with a valid photo ID
2. After registering, head to Judy Beard’s classroom at the high school to receive your photo ID pass



🏐🏈 In addition to supporting our Leopard fans, 4B is also supporting our student-athletes!

This year, 4B Property Investments is also sponsoring two new weekly athletic honors at Malvern High School:
• Volleyball Player of the Week — spotlighting standout performances and leadership.
• Isolated Player of the Game (Football) — chosen by the broadcast team each Friday night as the key player to watch.

Each honoree will receive a $25 gift card courtesy of 4B Property Investments.

Manuel Bulhoes shared:
“Extracurricular activities are an extremely important part of a student’s personal growth and help drive a positive culture in a school. Anytime we have an opportunity to reward student passion, pride, or excellence… we should support them any way we can.”



👏 Thank you to 4B Property Investments for investing in Leopard Nation — supporting our seniors, our athletes, and our community! Mr. Bulhoes is a Leopard through and through! 🧡🐆🖤

#MalvernLeopards #CommunitySupport #LeopardPride #PassionPrideExcellence
9 months ago, MSD
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🍴 Our Food Services team is kicking off the new school year with exciting updates! 🐆

📌 Cafeteria Spotlight
Meet the ladies behind the line at Malvern High: Laura, Mary, Kasey, Sheri, Tracey, and Tonya! With almost 40 years of combined experience, they serve over 350 students each day with nine different entrée options.

📌 Seamless Summer
This summer, our team served an incredible 33,928 breakfasts and 34,261 lunches—A BIG THANK YOU to our community for making the program such a success!

📌 What’s New? Bold flavors!
Inspired by trending TikTok flavors, this month’s cafeteria promotion brings bold new student-approved dips like Honey Buffalo, Chimichurri Ranch, and Sriracha Honey Mustard. Don’t skip the dip!

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to see menus for ALL our schools! Also visit our website and open the site menu on the right, then click on "Dining"!

A big thank you to our Food Services team for all they do to serve our Leopard family every day. They have been working so hard the last few months over summer break, and they show no signs of slowing down to help take care of our Leopards! 🖤🧡

#LoveOurLeopards #KeepLeopardsHealthy #MalvernLeopards #ThankYouChartwells
9 months ago, MSD
Food Service Newsletter
Superintendent Janet Blair and Assistant Superintendent Lillian Harper were spotted this afternoon making sure our students crossed safely between the middle school and high school — bright pink vests and all! 🦺💗

No job too big or small, they can do it all! We hope you've all enjoyed your very first full week back to classes, and we hope you all enjoy a well deserved weekend! 🐆🖤🧡

#MalvernLeopards #LeopardPride #AllHandsOnDeck
9 months ago, MSD
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🌟 With Kindergarten starting tomorrow, it's a perfect time to welcome our New Assistant Principal at Malvern Elementary! 🌟

The Malvern School District is proud to welcome Mrs. Allie Pumphrey as the new Assistant Principal at Malvern Elementary School (MES)!

Mrs. Pumphrey brings 11 years of experience in education, having served at Poyen High School and Sheridan High School as a math teacher and coach before stepping into leadership. Originally from Star City, AR (Star City High School, Class of 2010), she now calls Prattsville home.

When asked what inspired her to join MSD, she shared:

“I felt like I was ready to impact this wonderful district on a broad level, from student achievement to promoting a positive school culture, through a leadership role. My number one priority has always been to see students succeed and I can’t wait to be a part of that at Malvern.”

She loves all things sports (especially cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs 🏈), and her favorite quote is:

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

We’re thrilled to have Mrs. Pumphrey join the leadership team alongside Principal Catherine Watson, and we know she will make a tremendous impact on our students and staff.

Please join us in giving her a warm Malvern welcome as we kick off a brand new school year — and as Kindergarten begins tomorrow, completing the first week of school for all of our #MalvernLeopards! 🐆🎉

#MalvernLeopards #PassionPrideExcellence #WelcomeToTheFamily
9 months ago, MSD
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Hey, Leopards! Our Volleyball Fundraising store has been REOPENED for 4 more days! And our Football fundraiser ends THIS Sunday, August 17th! 🐆🏈🏐

🏈 Football Store: https://revdupink.com/t/malvern-football25
🏐 Volleyball Store: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/MALVB2025

This is the perfect time to gear up for the brand new school year and show your Leopard pride from the stands! 🖤🧡 Grab your merch, support our athletes, and get ready for another fun year with us!!!

#MalvernLeopards #LeopardPride #Fundraiser

9 months ago, MSD
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Join our Leopard family and make a difference in the lives of our students. Our newest opening is for an immediate start — please see details below! 🐆🧡

Current Openings:
• Wilson Intermediate School (WIS) – Special Education Aide
• Assistant Sr./Jr. High Volleyball Coach (In-house applicants only)
• Bus Driver – Non-CDL Short Bus (1 student transport)
• Wilson Intermediate School (WIS) – 5th Grade Teacher (Immediate Start) — Must hold K–6 Elementary Certification or be certified in all 4 middle school core content areas: Math, Social Studies, Science, and ELA.

📩 For the 5th Grade Teacher position, contact:
Charles Blacknall, Principal – cblacknall@malvernleopards.org | 501-332-6452
CC: Lillian Harper, Asst. Superintendent – laharper@malvernleopards.org | 501-332-7500

If you’re passionate about education and committed to excellence, we’d love to hear from you!

See all our job openings on schoolspring.com, or on our website here: https://www.malvernleopards.org/o/msd/page/human-resources-department

#MalvernLeopards #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #PassionPrideExcellence
9 months ago, MSD
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Today at Malvern High School, we celebrated the arrival of this year’s yearbooks with a fun signing party in the cafeteria! Students picked up their yearbooks from our amazing yearbook staff, then filled the pages with signatures, notes, and memories from friends.

We also had a very special moment — surprising Ms. Lori Loy, one of the pillars of our Special Education department, with a heartfelt yearbook dedication honoring her many years of dedicated service to Malvern School District.

Thank you to everyone who put this together! We had fun popping in, and we were happy to see so many smiling faces signing each other's yearbooks. :)

#MalvernLeopards #YearbookDay #PassionPrideExcellence
9 months ago, MSD
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🚌 With the start of a new school year, we have a few (of many) people we want to tell you about! 🥳

We want to take a moment at the beginning of this new school year to share with you all just a few people who are making our district so great. Before the sun comes up, our transportation crew is already hard at work making sure our Leopards get to school safely and on time. It would be impossible to place a value on the work our transportation team and bus drivers do for us!

Today, we stopped by the bus shop (right next to MES) to visit David Honeycutt, our Head Bus Mechanic — although “mechanic” hardly covers all the hats he wears! We also wanted to stop by and say hi to our new Transportation Secretary, Ashton Gregory, who has stepped into the role after Judith Keeney’s well-earned retirement last school year.

Of course, we couldn’t forget our bus drivers — the friendly faces that greet our students every morning and get them home safely each afternoon, but catching them all at once for a photo would be impossible! We wish we could share all their smiles in photos, but today we’ll settle for a big THANK YOU for everything they do.

The start of the school year can be hectic, but this small and mighty team keeps us moving and ensures our students start and end their day safely. We appreciate you more than words can say! We just felt like the least we could do at a time like this was to make a Facebook post to tell all of you about these people.

To our entire transportation team, we want to say THANK YOU! 🐆🧡

#MalvernLeopards #ThankYou #SchoolTransportation #PassionPrideExcellence
9 months ago, MSD
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📢 We’re Hiring at Malvern School District! 🐆

Join our Leopard family and make a difference in the lives of our students. Our newest opening is for an immediate start, please see details below!

Current Openings:
• Wilson Intermediate School (WIS) – Special Education Aide
• Assistant Sr./Jr. High Volleyball Coach
• Bus Driver – Non-CDL Short Bus (1 student transport)
• Malvern Middle School (MMS) – 6th Grade Teacher (Immediate Start) -- Must hold K–6 Elementary Certification or be certified in all 4 middle school core content areas, Math/Social Studies/Science/ELA

📩 For the 6th Grade Teacher position, contact:
Charles Blacknall, Principal – cblacknall@malvernleopards.org | 501-332-6452
CC: Lillian Harper, Asst. Superintendent – laharper@malvernleopards.org | 501-332-7500

If you’re passionate about education and committed to excellence, we’d love to hear from you!

See all our job openings on schoolspring.com, or our website at this link:
https://www.malvernleopards.org/o/msd/page/human-resources-department

#MalvernLeopards #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam
9 months ago, MSD
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Hey, Leopards! 🐆🐾

We’ve got exciting news — a limited number of Legacy Seats at Leopard Stadium are now available for the season! 🏈⚽🎉 These reserved spots are the perfect way to make sure you always have the best view of the action. Please check out these photos to make a selection.

Seats are first-come, first-serve, so don’t wait! Check the chart below to see what’s open, then call the Central Office at 501-332-7500 and speak with Drina Saling to reserve yours today.

If you want to view a full list of our sponsorship options (like our football scoreboard-open now!) and how to get involved, please visit our website at https://www.malvernleopards.org/o/msd/page/sponsor-us

Secure your seat, cheer on the Leopards, and make Leopard Stadium your spot all season long! 🌟
#MalvernLeopards #LeopardStadium #ReservedSeating #GoLeopards
9 months ago, MSD
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🎮🍄 LEVEL UP, LEOPARDS! 🐆🧡

This year, the Malvern School District is taking things to the next level — and our leadership team is ready! Assistant Superintendent Lillian Harper, Superintendent Janet Blair, and Health & Wellness Director Velda Keeney are kicking off the school year in style with our district them -- LEVEL UP!

Every challenge is a chance to grow, every goal is a new level to reach, and every student is a player in the game of success. Let’s help each other level up, support one another, and make this the best school year! 📚✨

#LevelUp #MalvernLeopards #PassionPrideExcellence #DistrictTheme
9 months ago, MSD
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🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Calling All Runners — Cross Country Sign-Ups! 🧡🖤

We’re excited to welcome Coach Brittany Pilcher to Malvern! Please join us in giving her a warm welcome! She’ll be leading our Boys & Girls Cross Country Teams (Grades 9–12) this season.

If you’re interested in running cross country this year, please email Coach Pilcher at bpilcher@malvernleopards.org to get started.

Let’s hit the ground running, #MalvernLeopards!
#MalvernAthletics #CrossCountry #PassionPrideExcellence
9 months ago, MSD
Announcement Cross Country
🥪 We have important news to share about our Summer Meals Program 🧡

As we wrap up our Summer, we want to extend a huge THANK YOU to our amazing community for making it such a success!

From June through the first week of August, our dedicated #SchoolLunchHeroes served more than 40,000 meals to our #MalvernLeopards. That’s 40,000 moments where a child didn’t have to worry about food. That means everything to us, and we wanted to show you a few photos of the smiling faces behind it all!

We’re so grateful for the support, the turnout, and the opportunity who helped to care for our #MalvernLeopards all summer long.

Here’s to another year of passion, pride, and excellence! We will see you all next week! #August13

#PassionPrideExcellence #ThankYou #SummerMeals2025
10 months ago, MSD
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📣 Parents of the Class of 2026! 📣

Please join us next Monday, August 11, at 5:30 PM in the Malvern High School Cafeteria for a Senior Parent Meeting. We’ll cover everything you need to know—important dates, graduation details, senior activities, and more.

Can’t make it? Reach out to Ms. Nelson (anelson@malvernleopards.org) or Ms. Gilbert (cgilbert@malvernleopards.org) with any questions.

Let’s get the year off to a great start—it's your last one!! 🧡🐆🖤

#MalvernLeopards #SeniorYear #CanYouBelieveIt
10 months ago, MSD
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🚨 We have some very important news to share with you all... 🚨

Thanks to our wonderful community who never ceases to amaze us, we have received a few awards for...

🏆 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! 🏆

Thanks to YOUR votes, Malvern School District has taken home top honors in several categories in the Malvern Daily Record’s Best of Hot Spring County 2025! 🎉

🥇 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 – Malvern School District
🥇 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 – Janet Blair
🥇 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 – Catherine Watson (MES Principal)
🥈 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 – Ben Dial (MMS Principal)
🥈 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 – Dorathy Miller (recently retired! 🥳)
🥇 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 – Austin Warford

We’re incredibly proud of our district family and grateful for the community’s support! Please join us in congratulating these outstanding leaders and champions of education. Not all of them have been made aware yet, so go say hi to them and help break the good news!! 🧡🐆🖤
10 months ago, MSD
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A huge thank you to Farmers Bank & Trust for treating our Central Office team to lunch today! We’re grateful for your continued support of the Malvern School District! 🐆🧡🖤
10 months ago, MSD
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📢 Important Update for 2025–26: “Bell to Bell, No Cell Act” (Arkansas SB142)

Beginning this fall, Arkansas Law SB142 goes into effect in all public schools. Under the new “Bell to Bell, No Cell Act,” students may not have personal electronic devices (including cell phones, smart watches, earbuds, tablets, etc.) in their possession during the school day—from arrival until dismissal, including lunch/recess—and while riding the bus.

What you need to know:
• Devices must be powered off and stored in backpacks—out of sight and unused.
• “Possession” means carrying on your person (ex: pocket) or accessing a device on campus or school buses before/after school.
• MSD is not responsible for lost or stolen devices.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep every Leopard focused and engaged, from bell to bell! 🐆🧡🖤

If you have questions, please contact your building administrator or read the official bill here: https://shorturl.at/w0YqN

#MalvernLeopards #BellToBellNoCell #FocusedOnLearning
10 months ago, MSD
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📣 Students in Grades 6–12: Read Along To Discover Your Potential! 🎓

We’re excited to share an opportunity for students to join the Educational Talent Search Program through Henderson State University!

This FREE program is designed to motivate and prepare students for success in high school, college, and beyond.

🔹 High School Students:
• College admissions & scholarship workshops
• ACT Bootcamp + fee waivers (for qualifying students)
• Campus visits & tutoring options

🔹 Middle School Students:
• Career-focused workshops
• Skills field trip & summer STEM Camp

🔸 ALL Students:
• Mentoring & cultural events
• Guidance for first-gen and low-income students

📲 Apply now by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting this link:
https://shorturl.at/2xD3Q

Questions? Contact TalentSearch@hsu.edu or call 870-230-5605.

Let’s shape the future—starting today!

#MalvernLeopards #EducationalTalentSearch #CollegeBound #STEMCamp #FutureReady #PassionPrideExcellence
10 months ago, MSD
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📘 Yearbook Pickup Info!

🎓 Class of 2025 Graduates — If you ordered a yearbook, you can pick it up from the Malvern High School office starting tomorrow, Friday, July 25. Keep in mind, our offices are on summer hours and the office will close by noon on Friday!

📚 Current Students — Your yearbooks will be handed out during a special Yearbook Distribution Party hosted by Ms. Ivy on Friday, August 15!

We can’t wait for you to relive the memories!
#MalvernLeopards #Yearbook2025 #PassionPrideExcellence
10 months ago, MSD
Yearbook Announcement