Watson Chapel School District

Dear Stakeholders, Watson Chapel High School will remain closed on Thursday, September 25, 2025, due to the continued power outage affecting the main building. Entergy crews are actively working to restore service, and we will provide another update by 1:00 PM tomorrow regarding the status of resuming normal operations on Friday, September 26, 2025. Please note that the missed instructional day will be made up later in the school year. All other district campuses will remain open and operate on their regular schedules. Athletic Schedule for Thursday, September 25 Varsity Football: Practice at 1:00 PM Junior High Football: Home game vs. Little Rock Christian at 5:00 PM (proceeding as scheduled) We sincerely appreciate your patience, understanding, and support as we work through this unexpected disruption. The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our highest priority. Sincerely, Watson Chapel School District Administration

Dear Stakeholders, Entergy crews are continuing their work to restore power to Watson Chapel High School. While progress is being made, restoration has not yet been completed. We are closely monitoring the situation and remain in contact with Entergy as they work to resolve the issue. An additional update regarding the status of power restoration will be provided by 6:00 p.m. today. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure a safe and smooth return to normal operations. Sincerely, Watson Chapel School District Administration

Dear Stakeholders, Watson Chapel High School will remain closed on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, due to the ongoing power outage in the main building. Entergy crews are continuing their work, and we will provide an update by 12:00 PM tomorrow regarding the status of returning to normal operations on Thursday, September 25, 2025. The missed instructional day will be made up later in the school year. All other campuses in the district will operate on a normal schedule. Athletic Schedule for Wednesday, September 24: Varsity Football – Practice at 9:00 AM Junior High Football – Practice at their regularly scheduled time We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this unexpected disruption. The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our top priority. Sincerely, Watson Chapel School District Administration

If you still need to register your student with transportation, please use the link below to access the Google Form.
https://forms.gle/BXhv67WYvGKk2wRo6

Dear Parents and Guardians, Due to a power outage at the main building on the Watson Chapel High School campus ONLY, students will be dismissed early today, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 1:00 PM. All other campuses in the district will operate on a normal schedule. Bus routes for the high school will run at the adjusted dismissal time. The high school football team (9-12) will practice immediately upon dismissal. Middle school football will be canceled for today. The district is collaborating with Entergy to communicate a timeline for power restoration. Additional information will be communicated by 7pm today. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to ensure the safety and well-being of our students and staff. Thank you, Watson Chapel School District Administration

WCSD will host Flu Clinics on all campuses in partnership with ADH. Dates and times are on the attached flyer. ALL are invited to get their flu vaccination!

Watson Chapel JROTC hosted our Annual Drill and Color Guard & PT competition Saturday 13 SEP 2025! These are the results! Thank you for
participating! Thank you UAPB ROTC and Arkansas National Guard and US Army recruiters for their support !

Happy National IT Professionals Day to our tech team! If you see them out and about today, tell them thank you for all they do!

We are excited to report that one of our Coleman Elementary Families won our raffle for the $100 Walmart Gift Card for completing the Free and Reduced Meal Application.

Thank you to everyone who has completed their application. Applications help us to:
* provide meals at no charge to students
* receive increased funding for student education
* receive additional funding for technology and internet access
* discounts for college application fees and
* discounted fees for ACT, AP exams and scholarship opportunities

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming September 16 and 18!

Edgewood and Coleman Elementary students will dismiss at 1:00 pm. Conferences will be held from 1:30-6:30 pm.

Jr. High and High School students will dismiss at 1:30 pm.
Conferences will be held from 2:00-7:00 pm.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming September 16 and 18!

Edgewood and Coleman Elementary students will dismiss at 1:00 pm. Conferences will be held from 1:30-6:30 pm.

Jr. High and High School students will dismiss at 1:30 pm.
Conferences will be held from 2:00-7:00 pm.

High School Lunch today:
Options are Foster Farms Wings or Smart Mouth Pizza
Cheese stuffed bread
Farm Fresh Corn
Carrot and Celery Sticks (ranch available of course)
Apple Slices, Frozen Fruit, Canned Fruit, Fresh Fruit
White or Chocolate Milk

All meals at Watson Chapel School District are Offer Vs. Serve. This means all 5 food groups are offerd but students only have to pick up at least 3, with one being a fruit or vegetable. They can pick up all 5 if they like.

🏈 It’s GAME DAY, Wildcats! 🖤💛 Tonight we face off against the Crossett Eagles—let’s pack the stands and bring the energy! 🎉 🎟️ Grab your tickets online now or purchase at the gate with your card: https://gofan.co/event/4034566 See you under the Friday night lights! ✨

If you have not completed your free and reduced meal application, or if your student has not been preapproved via SNAP, compelte the application before September 15th to be eligible to win a $100 gift card. www.Ezmealapp.com

We are excited to announce that Watson Chapel Junior High has been named a 2024–2025 National Beta School of Merit 🎉🐾. This honor recognizes our dedication to academic excellence and leadership by offering National Beta to all eligible grade levels on campus.
Congratulations to our students, staff, and families for helping us earn this prestigious recognition! 💛🖤 #WatsonChapelProud #JrBetaClub #LeadersOfTomorrow

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming September 16 and 18!

Edgewood and Coleman Elementary students will dismiss at 1:00 pm. Conferences will be held from 1:30-6:30 pm.

Jr. High and High School students will dismiss at 1:30 pm.
Conferences will be held from 2:00-7:00 pm.

New Wing Bar at Watson Chapel High School (9/6) and Junior High (9/12).

🌟Empowering the Future!🌟 We're thrilled to share that 14 of our amazing high school students received valuable training from Relyance Bank volunteers as part of our Junior Achievement partnership! This collaboration is helping equip these students with the skills and knowledge to lead financial literacy lessons for 3rd graders at Coleman Elementary, starting on September 4. 📚💰 A huge thank you to Relyance Bank for their support and dedication to shaping the future of our community! 👏 Stay tuned for more updates as these high schoolers inspire and educate the next generation of financial leaders! 🌱✨

Watson Chapel School District will hold a special called school board meeting Friday August 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM, located at 4100 Camden Rd, Pine Bluff AR, 71603.