Watson Chapel School Board to meet
The Watson Chapel School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the district administration office, 4100 Camden Road. Details: (870) 879-0220.
UAM to perform ‘Pirates of Penzance’
A musical production of a “Pirates of Penzance” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello Fine Arts Center Auditorium, according to a news release.
The cast includes New York tenor Drew Seigla; Knoxville, Tenn., mezzo Diana Salesky; UAM music faculty member baritone Scott Bearden, and UAM alumni Greg Pearson, Jennifer Fryer, Haley Greer, and Katie Kuhn. Kent Skinner is the conductor.
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Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at http://searkconcert.org/pirates-of-penzance-musical-revue/.
Center to host education conference
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold another conference for more than 460 educators at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
The Acceleration for Education, Closing the Achievement Gap conference will be held Monday and Tuesday and include educators and leaders from across the state, according to a news release from the convention center.
Sharon Kramer, Ph.D, and her team of practitioners have been successful at their schools and districts and are currently working with educators in Arkansas. They will deliver the practices in which the teachers and leaders can return to their buildings and evaluate practices for implementation, according to the release.
This conference is provided by a federal fund. Participants are staying in five local hotels using more than 185 rooms, according to the release.
Deputies join cancer awareness push
The Jefferson County sheriff’s office is participating in No-Shave November to raise awareness for prostate cancer and other men’s health issues.
The agency is partnering with the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation in its “No Shave November” annual campaign.
Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. has relaxed the facial hair policy to allow deputies to forgo shaving in exchange for making a charitable contribution to the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation, according to a news release.
There has been a traveling trophy added in recognition of the organization that raises the most funds. Last year’s winner, the North Little Rock Police Department, is back to defend their title, having raised over $2,800 last year in support of the foundation’s free initiatives for men and their families in Arkansas.
Female deputies and support staff can participate in the November effort by painting their fingernails or incorporating a hint of pink in their wardrobe, which signifies awareness for breast cancer, or lavender, signifying awareness for all types of cancer.
“With Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation mission of educating Arkansans by raising awareness, distributing resources, and providing learning opportunities across the state of Arkansas and cancer has affected so many, it was important for our agency to find a way for our deputies to show their support for a cure and the continued fight against the disease,” Woods said.
During previous Novembers, deputies have shown their support for breast cancer awareness by adding a hint of pink to their uniforms, wearing pink handcuffs, and even issuing warning citations for minor infractions in pink ink.