PEA RIDGE SCHOOL NEWS

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Prom this weekend

Pea Ridge High School Prom pictures will begin at 6 p.m. with Prom starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at Cedar Ridge on Ark. Hwy. 72 in Bentonville.

After Prom, a Casino night sponsored by the Pea Ridge Optimist Club, will follow the senior high prom from midnight until 5 a.m. at the high school. Students must pre-register and may register in the school office until Wednesday, April 28.

When students arrive at the event after prom, they receive an armband and provide their name, their parents’ names and a phone number. Once at the event, students will not be able to leave until the end.

Breakfast will be served at 4 a.m.

Prizes include laptops, iPods, coolers, tents, rugs, laundry baskets, tool kits, back to school items and gift cards.

Choral Department presents Spring Concert

The Middle and High School choirs will present the annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 6, in the high school cafeteria. The MS Choir will perform three selections, the HS Choir willdo three and the two choirs will combine for three more selections as a grand finale. This will be the choirs’ last local concert for the 09-10 season. The public is invited. There is no admission charge.

Blood Drive planned

The PRHS chapter of the National Honor Society and The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, May 17, in the high school gym lobby. Everyone in the community is encouraged to participate.

Immunizations changed

Beginning this fall, seventh-graders must have a T-dap if it has been at least two years since they had tetanus, according to the new state Immunization Rules and Regulation.

The T-dap is being recommended over the regular tetanus due to the recent outbreaks of pertussis in Arkansas. The old rule was that a tetanus was recommended every 10 years preventively and every five years when a person was injured.

T-dap contains: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and pertussis; Tetanus only contains: Tetanus.

School, Pages 9 on 04/28/2010