Diamond School to Watch
Elmwood Middle School

Arkansas 6A Athletic Director of the Year
Keith Kilgore

Arkansas Middle School Counselor of the Year
Tina Wrobel

U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools
Rogers New Technology High School, Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School 

Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Garfield Elementary
Janie Darr Elementary

State Runner-up Girls' Track Champions
Rogers High School

University of Arkansas Mentor Teacher of the Year
Casey Bazyk

Duke Talent Identification Program State and National (*) Recognition

Reily Melgosa, Adam Schmersahl, Koie Kebert, Nicholas Robinson*, Benjamin Goolsby* and Zachary Zemlicka, Avery McClellan, Karlee Simpson, Alexis Lee, Brett Gaffney and John James, Emry Wyatt, Jena Eisma, Briley Mills, Jonathan Guzman, Dionna Fleming, EV Beyers*, Zadyn Sanson and Alexis Witschi

National Merit Finalists
Alisha Chatlani, Nathan Skinner, and Adam Siwiec

Girls' Indoor Track State Champions
Rogers High School

Alternative Education Overall Top Composite Scores Award
Crossroads Learning Center

AAAE Diamond Award
Jasmine Copp

New National Board Certified Teachers
Nakia Brener, Brandi Brooks, Candice Duncan, Colby Fingerhut, Natalie Gregory, Caitlin Johnston, Cassandra Satterfield, Melinda Singleton, and Lindsi Stidham

2nd Place in Quiz Bowl Regional Competition
Kirksey Middle School (Div. II)
Kirksey Middle School (Div. I)

State Runner-up Cheer Champions
Rogers High School

ASBA Master Board Award
Rogers Board of Education

State Runner-up Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School Girls Cross Country Team

State Runner-up Tennis Champions
Rogers High School Girls Tennis Team

Outstanding Mentor Teacher Award - Ark. Association of Teacher Educators
Sherri Yates

National Merit Semifinalists
Wren Priest, Nathan Skinner, Alisha Chatlani, and Adam Siwiec

National PhysTec Teacher of the Year
Tiffany Taylor

Ark. Special Education Administrator of the Year
Tita DeVore

U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School & Rogers New Technology High School

2018 Girls Soccer Champions
Rogers High School

2018 Boys Runner-up State Soccer Champions
Rogers High School

2018 Runner-up State Bowling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School

14 Selected for Arkansas Governor's School
Fourteen Rogers juniors were honored by being selected to attend the highly competitive Arkansas Governor’s School in 2018. The intensive, six-week program seeks to provide a unique experience where Arkansas’ best students are exposed to unique academic challenges and enrichment on the campus of Hendrix College.  The students included:

HHS: Ally Hayes, Adam Siwiec and Lizette Perez
RHS: Siddhi Bhat, Connor Whitlow, Rheanna Fleming, and James Nguyen
New Tech:  Ian Lawrence, Sai Panabakam, Dane Arbuckle, Edgar Canales,  and Grayson Schoeller, Karina Escobar and Sidra Nadeem

Girls' Indoor Track Champions
Rogers High School

National Merit Finalists
Serena Puang and Jayden Uecker

Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Eastside Elementary

Master Principal
Sharla Osbourn

National School Public Relations Association Award of Merit
Excel Magazine

27 Duke Talent Identification Program Honorees
Twenty-seven seventh graders in Rogers qualified for state recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program. Five of those students also qualified for grand recognition (*) at the national level.  Many of these students are already scoring above the national average of students applying for college!

Elmwood: Isaac Mendez, Ella Beeman, Ella Bohannon, Chad Franz, Logan Sullivan and Miranda Watson

Lingle: Carter Hensley, Annabelle Tuel, Emmaleigh Moffitt, Sam Boyer, Noah Scherer, Mabel Wise and Allie Stem

Kirksey: Charlie Zheng*, Hank Coffman, Abby Gifford, Daniel Martinez,  Gabe Smith, Logan Blackshire, and Zane Milam* 

Oakdale: Caleb Lindner, Sareg Panse*, Murphy Hernandez, Tyler Moore*, Carlee Casteel, Bailey Bohannon and Seth Wagahoff*

Arkansas School Boards Association Master Board Member Award
Amy Horn

Arkansas School Boards Association Outstanding Board Member Award
Nathan Gairhan, Mitch Lockhart and Paige Sultemeier

Arkansas School Boards Association Pinnacle Board Member Award
Kristen Cobbs

Mathematical Association of America's Outstanding Arkansas Teacher Award
Kim Meyer

Professional Learning Communities Model School
Kirksey Middle School

New National Board Certified Teachers
Harmony Linton, Marcus Alexander, Erica Bolin, Tracy Craft, Kristie Daut, Jessika Haubner, Jamie Porter, Yvonne Scorse, and Lauren Sullivant

Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching State Finalist
Tiffany Taylor

State Runner-Up Champions
Rogers High School Girls Cross Country Team

National Merit Semifinalists
Serena Puang, Jaden Uecker, and David Vega

Arkansas High School Principal of the Year
Dr. Lance Arbuckle

Boys State Soccer Champions
Rogers High School

New Tech Network Showcase School
Rogers New Technology High School

State Academic Champions
Rogers High School Girls Basketball Team

Coed Cheerleading 5A-7A State Runner-Up Champions
Rogers Heritage High School

Boys Tennis State Runner-Up Champions
Rogers High School

State Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year
Carlton Efurd

Boys Cross Country State Champions
Rogers High School

U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School, & Rogers New Technology High School

National Merit Finalists
Morgan Dunn, Michael Zheng, Virginia Paschal, Tyler Stamps, Mary Treacy, Imani Gosserand

Milken Educator Award
Kara Davis

Odyssey of the Mind World Finalists
Eastside Elementary School (State Champions) and Kirksey Middle School (2nd Place at State)

Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching State Finalist
Kim Meyer

New National Board Certified Teachers
Kayla Kinsey and Jane Mohr

U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools in America
Rogers High School, Rogers Heritage High School, & Rogers New Technology High School

Shannon Wright Award for the State's Outstanding Middle Level Program
Elmwood Middle School

World Finals - Odyssey of the Mind Competitors
1st Place in State (Div. III)- Rogers Heritage High School
2nd Place in State (Div. II) - Elmwood Middle School

National Merit Finalists
Bailey Brya, William Clift, Harrison Cole, George Hill, Lisa Lauschke, Sidney Wilson, and Sage White

Duke Talent Identification Program

Nineteen Rogers seventh-graders received state or national recognition in the Duke Talent Identification Program for their high ACT or SAT scores. Congratulations to these outstanding students across the district:

EMS

Aiden Glass

Skye Harris

Caroline Long

Caleb Naylor

Brian Osktrosky

KMS

Dylan Baker

Brynn Eide

Christian Francisco

Aardra Menon

Karsen Uecker

LMS

Laura Ethridge

Kelsey Moffit

Kirees Sampson

Thomas Schneider

Luke Williams

OMS

Jesus Ballesteros

Aidan Douglas (ALSO AWARDED GRAND RECOGNITION!)

Gavin McClung

Emma Robbins 

2 New National Board Certified Teachers
Amanda Funkhouser and Tracey Holman

Regional Quiz Bowl Champions
Kirksey Middle School (6th grade team)

New Master School Board Members
Lisa Anderson, Curtis Clements and Sterling Wilson

Bessie B. Moore Economics Arkansas Award Winner
Dr. Tom Woodruff

National Merit Semifinalists
Bailey Brya, William Clift, Harrison Cole, George Hill, Lisa Lauschke, Sidney Wilson, and Sage White

Best High Schools in America -U.S. News and World Report Rankings
Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School ranked among the Top 5 high schools in Arkansas and among the top schools in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report.

18 Selected for Arkansas Governor's School

Eighteen Rogers juniors were accepted into the highly competitive Arkansas Governor's School being hosted at Hendrix College. Those selected from Rogers Heritage High School are: Ben Aitoumeziane for Science, Bailey Brya for English, Harrison Cole for English, Emily Gibson for English, Jenna Leavitt for Drama, Hannah Robbins for Math, and Haley Ruiz for English. Those selected from Rogers High School are: Sanjana Boyapalli for Math, Emery Brock for Math, Jose Gonzalez for English, Olivia Montoya for Science, Jack Scholes for Math, Alexia Selvera for Music, Emily Walla for Science, and Sidney Wilson for Math. Those selected from Rogers New Technology High School are: Dexter Decker in English, August Patrick in English and Joshua Van Sickler in Math. The six-week intensive program is in its 36th year. 

5 National Merit Finalists
Alisha Sahu, Sophie Crafton, Alvaro Aldana, Emily Low, & William Johnson

State Recognition and Reward Program
Six schools in Rogers were recognized with state reward money for being in the Top 10% for highest student achievement  in the state. They included Bellview ($43,557), Eastside ($49,749), Elmwood Middle School ($71,235), Janie Darr  Elementary ($30,424), Kirksey Middle School ($86,501), and Reagan Elementary ($40,614), Two other district schools were also rewarded for being among the state's Top 20% -  Lingle Middle School ($39,611) & Lowell Elementary ($19,957).

Rogers Teachers of the Year
Elementary - Mandi King (BG)
Middle School - Cheryl Gideon (EMS)
High School - Natalie Olivieri
Virginia Mocivnik Award for community service - Dawna Rice (NS)

National Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist
Kyle Schoeller

President's Volunteer Service Award
Griffen Hance and Jordan Maass

State's Outstanding Gifted and Talented Program Award
Rogers Public Schools

America's Most Challenging High Schools - Washington Post ranking
Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School

Duke Talent Identification Program
Fourteen seventh graders in Rogers were recognized by the Duke Talent Identification Program for their high ACT or SAT scores. They include Maya Black, who received national recognition, and state honoreesBradley Campbell, Jocelyn McConnell, Sophia Yarbrough, Miranda Cantele,Sydney Funcannon, Jasmine Gladden, Abigail Pappas, William Bounsavy,Andrew Brown, Jacinda Montgomery, Lindsey Taylor, Benjamin Burdess, and Zachary Judy.

State Odyssey of the Mind Competitors
Tillery, Reagan, Oakdale Middle School, Lingle Middle School and three teams from Kirksey Middle School

Boys and Girls Club State Youth of the Year
Joselin Martinez

VFW Teacher of the Year
Kim Ford

State Stock Market Game
Lingle Middle School 7th graders took 2nd place in the stateStock Market Game under the leadership of their REACH facilitator, CindyDunn. Sydney Funcannon, Caleb Summey, David Rabelo & Cali Cookcompeted against 226 other teams in the junior high division.

ACTM Math Competition

Rogers students excelled in the regional ACTM math competition. RHS students Sage White and Sidney Wilson took 1^st and 2^nd in Statistics. HHS student Guadalupe Garduno scored in the top 10 for Statistics and RHS’ Sanjana Boyapalli, Spencer Garrison & Krupali Gandhi in the top 25.
In Algebra I, Kirksey’s Alex Shepard placed 3^rd and Makenna West in the top 10. Twelve of the top 25 in Algebra were Rogers students including Oakdale’s Cody Beeson, Lingle’s Adam Siwiec, Elmwood’s Alex Dunham, Alexis Post, Damian Zaragoza, and Dane Arbuckle as well as Kirksey’s Bailey Schmid, Alisha Chatlani, Cableb Rownak, and Jan Lawrence. In Geometry, the top 10 included RHS’ Spencer Eiserman and Jaden Uecker and the top 25 Emma Theodore, Luke Hicks, Aidan Dunn, and Lake Martin.
In Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry, HHS’ Linchen Deng took 3^rd. Mary Treacy from RHS scored in the top 10 for Pre-Cal/Trig and HHS’ Hannah Robbins, Harry Cole and Stormy Concoby in the top 25 along with RHS’ Claudia Holmer. In Calculus, the top 10 included Katherine Tank and Lisa Lauschke from RHS and the top 25 Emily Low from HHS and Billy Treacy and Sophie Crafton from RHS. Congratulations to these outstanding math students who may go on to the state level!

State Wrestling Coach of the Year
Ken Simmons

State Wrestling Champions
Rogers High School

State Runner-up Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School

One of the 50 Best Elementary Schools in the U.S. -  Ranking by The Best Schools
Eastside Elementary

Arkansas Cross Country Coach of the Year
Carlton Efurd

State Boys' Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School

State Girls' Runner-up Cross Country Champions
Rogers High School

Intel Science Talent Search Top Young Scientist Semifinalist
Emily Low

AP Scholars

An outstanding group of 210 students at Rogers High School and Rogers Heritage High School earned the distinction of AP Scholar for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Students took the AP exam in May 2014 after completing rigorous courses at Rogers Heritage High School and Rogers High School. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP exams.

Eight students qualified for the AP National Scholar Award by earning an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. The RHS students are: Alvaro Aldana, Alexander Brown, Robert Louree, Tori Metheny, Olivia Paschal, and Tiffany Tang. The HHS students who qualified for AP National Scholar Awards are Adam Aitoumeziane and Christine Townsley. Colette Brashears of Heritage High School also earned an AP International Diploma for receiving 3 or higher on five or more AP exams across three or more subject areas.

Forty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. At HHS, the students are: Adam Aitoumeziane, Bryce Botts, Colette Brashears, Arron Fox, Guadalupe Garduno, Noah Heffron, William Johnson, Acadia Kimball, Emily Low, Jenna Schmidt, Deidre Sheets, Frank Silvers, Christine Townsley, and Wesley Wiechman. At RHS, the students are: Alvaro Aldana, Sarah Anderson, Gram Booth, Alexander Brown, Marybelle Childress, Lucas Coberly, Sophie Crafton, William Fusillo, Samuel Hewins, Rachel Holmer, Lee Kendall, Jennifer Kirk, Kaitlin Krantz, Robert Louree, Mollie-Jane Martin, Tori Metheny, Ryan Nolan, Vianny Nolasco, Giovanni Orsi, Olivia Paschal, Steven Patrick, Alisha Sahu, Kassandra Salazar, Tiffany Tang, Joseph Treacy, Katherine Vaughan, Sydney Witt, Chasity Wright, and Saul Yanez.

Thirty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. The RHS students are: Austyn Ayson, Ethan Dastugue, Lauren Flowers, Ty Galyean, Lauren Harrell, Austin James, Lori Kyles, John Lampson, Jordan Maass, Alexandra Moisson, Joshua Neago, David O Hearn, Jake Parsons, John Shoffner, Brandon Workman, and Miguel Zamora. The Heritage High School students are: Miguel Aguila, Carla Archer, Justin Berkshire, Mary Coonce, Drew Covey, Jamil Hamidullah, Kaylee Hamilton, Caleb Hart, Adam Herbert, Cooper Hudnall, Connor McNulty, Alex Olsen, Marilyn Pharr, Jaryn Phillips, Mounika Seeram, Bryanna Stover, and Keith Youngs.

In the district, 126 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. The HHS students are: Christian Aguilar, Antonio Anima, Brian Banuelos, Dustin Brach, Kelsey Brown, Cortnie Chaple, Ashley Combs, Clayton Dauphin, Kesia Ferris, Samuel Garrison, Aisling Gibson, William Gibson, Ashton Golding, Kalie Gregory, Tania Hernandez, John Herrera, Jeremy Hill, Tiffany Hunt, Brooke Huston, Jacob Kent, Matti Koester, Joshua Kronenfeld, James Lange, Jacob Macy, Carlos Melendez-Suchi, Jared Miller, Annelise Mozzoni, Woodrow Murray, Alfredo Ormeno, Hannah Owen, Tanner Parker, Adrienne Pierce, Lauren Raines, William Reyes, Seth Richards, Kennedy Rickard, Eduardo Rogel, Nolan Rogers, Amanda Roy, Miguel Salas, Reagan Shrum, Samantha Spears, Alex Steiner, Samantha Sturbleng, Shannon Sullivan, Kimberly Torres, Lantwan Traylor, Susan Ugalde, Adriana Vargas, Joseph Warren, Ashley White, Kirsten White, Maxine Williams, and Laura Yawn. The RHS students are: Taylor Atwell, Abigail Bailey, Bianca Bailey, Addison Barczewski, Tyler Beaver, Kaitlyn Bittick, Madison Breazeale, Sara Bushnell, Madison Castiglia, Quenton Clay, Tristan Cole, Raylin Couts, Logan Cradduck, Nadine Devich, Jamon Dixon, Courtney Farnsworth, Sarah Finken, Carter Forbis, Krupali Gandhi, Lidia Garcia, Angel Gonzalez, Maxwell Harrell, Brett Hauser, Kylan Hensley, Hunter Hill, Demi Hubbs, Rebecca James, Russten Johnson, Garrett Kelly, Chandler Kern, Meredith Kressen, Mason Kuppler, Colbey Lawyer, Anna Layton, Christian Liddell, Nicholas Lisowski, Anahi Lopez, Daniela Lopez, Ryan Mayberry, Blakely Mayhall, Timothy McClung, Tanner Mecham, Francesca Moisson, Gabiela Molina, David Moore, Mackenzie Muirhead, Abigail Parker, Andrew Paschall, Matthew Pavon, Jeniffer Perea, Megan Pitrowski, Sierra Pisciotta, Jacquelyn Poquette, Isaac Raphael, Sadaf Raza, Tasha Repella, Abigale Rongey, Sarita Saavedra, Erik Salazar, Cynthia Sanchez, Haylee Shull, Bailey Singleton, Braelyn Smith, Ian Smith, Alberto Sotolamarina, Sophia Storkov, Matthew Todd, Sandra Trujillo Rogel, Matthew Turner, Zackary Wary, Haley Williams, and Isabelle Wise.

National Industry Certifications
Twenty-three students in our Automotive Service Technology classes earnednational certification in brakes, electrical/electronics, and/orsteering/suspension, which will help "open doors" for them when theyseek employment in the automotive field. Students from Heritage HighSchool who received certifications are Jorge Barrera, Giovanny Diaz,Joshua Pratt, Spencer Trimble, Garon Cogbill, Luis Cornejo, Rual Gomez,Noe Hernandez, Luis Rodriguez-Seeders, James Setzer, Andrew Stevens, andBryan Sullivan. Students from Rogers High School who receivedcertifications are Gregorio Barrios, William Herrera, Santiago Jimenez,Lance Nieto, Wilber Chacha, David Onishchenko, Zachary Ricks, OmarRosado, Bryan Sosa, Tracy Tedford, and Alejandro Torres. Students fromCrossroads include: Hunter Atkinson and Wesley Powell.

Conference Softball Champions
Rogers High School

Conference Wrestling Champions
Rogers Heritage High School

10 New National Board Certified Teachers
Caity Church, April Shelby, Pam Ben, Kelsey Armstrong, Jennifer ReddickMatthews, Emily Taylor, Kara Davis, Haylee Pierce, Kerry Spurlock andKayla Sullivan all became national board certified teachers in 2014-15. They join 104 other Rogers teachers who have gone through a rigorous process and reached the gold standard for teaching credentials. 

National Association of Biology Teachers' State Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year
Leonard Zechiedrich

State Runner-up Girls' Tennis Champions
Rogers High School

State Runner-up Boys' Tennis Champions
Rogers High School

Regional Quiz Bowl Champions (middle school division)
Elmwood Middle School

Regional Quiz Bowl Champions (elementary division)
Kirksey Middle School 6th grade team

Very Best Public Schools of 2014 - Celebrate Magazine
Rogers Heritage High School

Excellence in High Teaching Award Award (Southwest Region) from American Chemical Society
Bob Lee

Top 10 in Niche Rankings
Six elementary schools in the Rogers School District ranked among the Top 10 in Arkansas including Reagan Elementary at No. 1, Lowell No. 3, Tucker No. 4, Grace Hill No. 7, Bonnie Grimes No. 8, and Eastside No. 9. All Rogers high schools and middle schools earned an A or A- ranking in the 2015 Niche.com rankings.

First Lego League Champion Award
Kirksey Middle School robotics team

2014 National Blue Ribbon School
Eastside Elementary

5 National Merit Semi-finalists
Alisha Sahu, Sophie Crafton, Alvaro Aldana, Emily Low, & William Johnson

State Girls' Golf Champion
Brooke Matthews

Office of Educational Policy Award Winner
* Five Rogers schools in the Top 25 in the state - Eastside, Janie Darr, Bellview, Kirksey & Elmwood
* Kirksey Middle School - #2 in Arkansas for 8th grade literacy achievement, #5 in 7th grade literacy achievement

Career and Technical Student Organization Honors

HHS FBLA (Heather Grosze)
Noah Heffron-Excel

Microsoft U.S. Nationals (Heather Grosze)
Steven Molina and Jack Kronenfeld will be competing in the Microsoft U.S. Nationals Competition onJune 18-20th.

RHS DECA State Competition (Tom Woodruff)
1st Place - Olivia Chambers (Principles of Business Mgmt and Admin)
1st Place - Michael Krupka/Harrison Heffley (Hospitality Services)
1st Place - Chandler Kern/Carson McCullough (Marketing Communications)
1st Place - Jacob Bray/Matt Campbell (Sports & Entertainment)
1st Place - Taylor Atwell (Apparel and Accessories Marketing)
1st Place - Ben Madden (Automotive Services Marketing)
1st Place - Alisha Sahu (Business Finance)
1st Place - Riley McGill (Business Services Marketing)
1st Place - Adam Breach (Food Marketing)
1st Place - Juliana Martins (Hotel & Lodging Management)
1st Place - Sophia Storkov (Human Resources Management)
1st Place - Abel Cruz (Retail Merchandising)
2nd Place - David Orellana/Paul Newman (Business Law & Ethics)
2nd Place - Collin Mayer/Dylan Hagan (Sports & Entertainment)
2nd Place - Justice Thompson (Automotive Services Marketing)

HHS DECA State Competition Winners (Jeff Shaw)
1st Place-Sports and entertainment operations research. Lumbar Desai
2nd Place-Financial operations research project: James Gairhan
3rd Place-Community service project: Connor McNulty and Shannon Stribling-Business operations research: Maggie Scroggins and Summer Stallbaumer
HHS FCCLA District 1 Star Event (Jessica Ward and Susan Keller)Sports Nutrition - Kiara Sims & Kayla Hawkins; 2nd placeNutrition & Wellness - Andi Sams; 1st PlaceFood Innovations - Hannah Gaddy & Morgan Concoby; 2nd PlaceLife Event Planning - Kennedy Rickard; 2nd PlaceInterior Design - Bethany Craft & Montana Keller; 3rd Place...first alternate for state!Entrepreneurship - Jacob Macy & Cameron Zielke; 4th PlaceIllustrated Talk - Jackie Valderas, Cinthia Salas & Lisette Devora; 3rd Place...first alternate for state!Career Investigation - Nikki Plummer; 1st PlaceFocus On Children - Carla Archer; 4th PlaceHHS FCCLA State Competition (Jessica Ward)Top Winners Advancing to National Competition on July 5-9, 2015 in Washington D.C.Kennedy Rickard - Life Event PlanningAndi Sams - Nutrition & WellnessNikki Plummer - Career InvestigationKiara Sims & Kayla Hawkins - Sports NutritionHannah Gaddy & Morgan Concoby - Food Innovations

Beaver Lake Games Overall Winner
Rogers Heritage High School

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal's 40 Under 40
Jake Haak and Carlos Amargos

Arkansas Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) Administrator of the Year
Cindy Ford