Southwest Junior High School

📢 Reminder for our Springdale Public Schools families! 📢

We are officially into September, which means it’s the perfect time to check "submit Free & Reduced Meal Application" off your to-do list! 🗓️✨ As a reminder, a new application is required every school year to keep your student's eligibility active. 🍎

Plus, the fun isn't over yet! You still have chances to WIN 1 of 4 grocery bags ($200 value!) given away weekly now through October 1st! 🛒🎉
We're better when we're working together, #SpringdaleFamily!

Learn More Here: https://app.smore.com/n/wr7eg9

Congratulations to our first Cougar Cup winner of the year, Ms. Foster! We appreciate you 🎉

💻 Happy National IT Professionals Day, Mr. Todd! 💻

Today we’re giving a special shoutout to Mr. Todd, who works behind the scenes to keep Southwest Junior High connected and our technology running!

From fixing those unexpected tech issues to helping staff and students when we need it most, we appreciate your expertise, patience, and willingness to help. Our school simply wouldn’t run the same without you!

Thank you, Mr. Todd, for all you do for SWJH! 🧡💙

Happy National IT Professionals Day! 🎉

TONIGHT!

Don’t forget to stop by Chick-fil-A on Sunset tonight and support our Southwest Junior High PTSO! 🧡💙

Grab dinner and help support our students and school at the same time! 🐾

📅 Tonight — September 14
🍗 Chick-fil-A
🧡💙 Supporting Southwest PTSO

Thank you for always showing up for Southwest! We appreciate your support! 🐾

ATTENTION #SpringdaleFamily! 🚨🚗

This weekend is the 47th Annual Springdale Bands FREE Car Wash & Vacuum, hosted in partnership with Club Car Wash!

The first 1,000 cars get a FREE wash and vacuum!

📅 When: Saturday, September 12 | Starts at 8:00 a.m.
📍 Where: Participating Club Car Wash locations (see graphic!)

A shiny, clean car and a chance to cheer on our kids—you can't beat that! Drive on through and catch our awesome band students bringing the energy at each location, and show your support for our #SpringdaleFamily! 🎉🥁✨

#SpringdaleBands #SpringdalePublicSchools #SpringdaleAR #SpringdaleArkansas #DowntownSpringdale #ExploreSpringdale #NWA #NorthwestArkansas #NWALife #ExploreNWA #NWAMoms #NWAParents #NWAMatters #NWACommunity #ClubCarWash #SupportStudentMusicians #SupportLocalMusic

📣 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🧡💙

We have TWO upcoming fundraisers to support our Southwest Junior High. Every meal and every bit of support makes a difference. 🐾

September 14 - Chick-fil-A Fundraiser
Join us at Chick-fil-A on Sunset between 5:00 and 8:00 and help support our PTSO. Enjoy a meal while giving back to our students and school.

September 17 - Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser
Come enjoy dinner at Texas Roadhouse between 3:00 and 10:00 and support our Southwest Track Team. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We appreciate our families and community for continuing to show up and support #SouthBEST! 🧡💙

Southwest "Got Quacked!" We pledged to sell 10 rubber ducks! If you would like to help us do so click the following link! https://spsef.org/duckrace/

🍎 Thank You, PTSO!🍎 A big thank you to our amazing PTSO for treating our staff to a delicious Caramel Apple Bar! We appreciate you thinking of our teachers and staff and helping make our day a little sweeter! 💙🧡

🌟 Student of the Month! 🌟 We are so excited to celebrate our Students of the Month for their hard work, positive choices, leadership, and commitment to making Southwest Junior High a great place to learn! 🧡💙 A huge thank you to Chick-fil-A for partnering with us to recognize and celebrate these outstanding students! Your support helps us remind our students that their efforts, character, and contributions matter. 🐾 Congratulations to all of our Southwest Students of the Month! We are so proud of you! 🎉👏 #SouthBEST #SpringdaleFamily

We were honored to welcome colleagues from the El Dorado School District to Southwest Junior High for an instructional observation focused on best practices for meaningfully supporting and including students here at Southwest. Thank you to Melissa Tucker, Assistant Superintendent, and Lori Wilox, teacher, for spending time learning alongside our Southwest team, and a special thank-you to Carolett Cooperstein for opening her classroom and sharing her expertise. We appreciate opportunities like these that allow educators to learn from one another, celebrate effective practices, and strengthen our collective commitment to ensuring every student has meaningful access to learning. Pictured: Melissa Tucker, Lori Wilox, Carolett Cooperstein, and Dr. Curtis Gladden, Principal of Southwest Junior High.

🚨 LAST CALL, COUGAR FAMILIES! 🐾🧡💙

Still need your PTSO T-Shirt? This is your final chance to get one! 👕✨

The store closes Monday, August 31, and orders will be placed that day. Don’t miss out on representing Southwest Junior High and supporting our PTSO! 💙🧡

👉 Order yours before the store closes!

#SouthBEST

📚✨ THE 500-MINUTE READING CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY! ✨📚 The challenge is officially ON! 🎉 Our students started the 500-Minute Reading Challenge today, and we can’t wait to see how many pages, books, and minutes they rack up! 📖🔥 A huge THANK YOU to our amazing librarian, Mrs. Shannon, for inspiring our students to read, setting up this challenge, and creating a love of reading at Southwest Junior High! ❤️📚 Let’s see if our Cougars can reach 500 minutes! 🐾💙🧡 #SouthBEST #SpringdaleFamily

Picture day is in one month! Mark your calendars for September 24th, a Thursday!

Support Southwest Junior High School Yearbook! $20 Domino's Slice the Price cards = buy-one-get-one-free large pizzas all year. Grab yours from the link! https://dominos.cards/s/56144/og #SliceThePrice #Fundraiser #Dominos

🍦 Two Weeks Down, Cougars! 🐾 Two weeks of school are officially in the books, and our staff has been working hard to make every day a great one for our students! 💙🧡 We wanted to show a little appreciation with some sweet treats! 🍨 Because after two busy weeks of teaching, learning, problem-solving, and all the things that come with a new school year… you deserve a float! 🥤✨ Thank you for the energy, patience, dedication, and heart you bring to Southwest Junior High every day. We appreciate you more than you know! ❤️ Two weeks down. So many great things ahead! 🐾🧡💙

📢 Quick reminder for our Springdale Public Schools families! 🍎

Don't forget to submit your Free and Reduced Meal Application! 📝✨ A new application is required every school year to keep your child's eligibility active and make sure they are fueled for a great year of learning. 🎒⏰

It only takes a few minutes! Scan the QR code or click the links below—just remember to click "Apply as a Guest" on SchoolCafe! 💻👇

Thank you for supporting our schools and our students, #SpringdaleFamily! ❤️

🔗 Apply Here: www.schoolcafe.com/springdaleps
📖 Learn More Here: https://app.smore.com/n/wr7eg9

💙🧡 Join the PTSO! 🧡💙

Want to make a difference at Southwest Junior High? Join our PTSO! 🎉

Our PTSO is a great way to connect with our school, support our students and teachers, and help make SWJH an even better place to learn and grow. Whether you can volunteer, attend meetings, help with events, or simply stay connected, every bit of support makes a difference!

Let’s make this school year one to remember! 🐾

🚨 Attention Springdale Public Schools Families! 🚨
It’s time to fill out your Free & Reduced Meal Application for the new school year! 🍎📝

Remember, a new application is required every year to keep your student's eligibility active.
But wait... there's a delicious bonus! Completion enters your family into a drawing to WIN 1 of 4 grocery bags given away EACH week now through October 1, 2026! 🛒🎉 (That's a $200 value!)

Don't wait — submit your application today. Let’s keep our students fueled and thriving together!

Ready, set, apply, #SpringdaleFamily! ❤️ Learn More Here: https://app.smore.com/n/wr7eg9