November 22, 2022
Joey Walters (pictured above), Deputy Executive Director of Arkansas Activities Association, speaks to a crowd at the 2022 AREA Fall Conference. Lance Taylor (pictured below), Ex...
November 22, 2022
2022 Fall Conference Photo Highlights - Photos by Lifetouch. Dr. Mike Hernandez presenting. Dr. Joe Thompson President and CEO of ACHI presenting. Dr. Lee Smith Presid...
November 11, 2022
Dr. Joe Thompson, President and CEO of ACHI, presented on stress and mental health at the recent Arkansas Rural Ed Association's Fall Conference. It was a very important and infor...
October 27, 2022
Join us for Dinner, Drinks and Door Prizes!
American Fidelity Assurance Company along with Phoenix Contractors, LLC & Architecture Plus, Inc.
Would like to invite al...
September 21, 2022
The agenda is set for the AREA Fall Conference . Make plans to join us now - Monday, October 31st at the Benton Event Center in Benton, Arkansas. Click here for Registration F...
September 8, 2022
REGISTER TODAY! The 2022 AREA Fall Conference will take place on Monday, Oct. 31st, at the Benton Events Center located at 17322 I-30, Benton, AR. More details on speakers and...
August 1, 2022
2022 Summer Conference Photo Highlights - Photos by Lifetouch. Education Secretary Johnny Key Presenter-AREA Summer Conference South Superitendent of the Year Dr. Stephan...
August 1, 2022
Click here to access the Virtual Arkansas presentation slideshow from our 2022 Summer Conference. John Ashworth with Virtual Arkansas led the presentation.
June 23, 2022
Dr. Stephanie Nehus is the winner of the AREA South Superintendent of the Year! Dr. Stephanie is the Superintendent at Hot Springs School District.
Dr. Nehus says, “I believe...
June 21, 2022
Farmington Campuses Bob Folsom Elementary and Lynch Middle School were selected as RISE AWARD Schools! Farmington School Principals Shannon Cantrell and Julia Williams were recen...
June 20, 2022
Garth Owens is the winner of the AREA North Teacher of the Year! Garth teaches High School English at Greenland School District.
Garth’s philosophy on education is, “that know...
June 17, 2022
Justin Neel is the winner of the AREA South Teacher of the Year! Justin teaches high school business and technology education at Caddo Hills School District.
Justin believes t...
June 13, 2022
Dean Stanley is the winner of the AREA North Superintendent of the Year! Dean is the Superintendent at White County Central School District.
Mr. Stanley believes that vision,...
May 9, 2022
The White Hall FFA Chapter was selected as the Arkansas FFA Models of Excellence WINNER at the 95th Arkansas FFA State Convention!
The Models of Excellence Award is the highe...
April 11, 2022
The Cossatot River School Board recently approved an exciting move to restructure our elementary schools in the coming year of 2022-2023. See more information in the image below! ...
February 1, 2022
Learning Blade has launched a new course called "Introduction to Coding" designed for Middle School teachers to provide an easy way to introduce students to coding. Perfect for...
January 11, 2022
The Great Rivers Education Service Cooperative (GRESC) Carl Perkins Consortium schools have some new American Heart Association BLS / CPR Instructors. Working with St. Bernard’s ...
January 6, 2022
Superintendent of the Year Application
The AREA recognizes two (2 ) Superintendents of the Year, one from the North and one from the South of Interstate 40, for outstanding L...
January 3, 2022
The AREA is very proud of our ability to assist students of member school districts in furthering their education. Our past scholarship winners from Rural Communities have excelle...
November 29, 2021
Here are a couple of highlights from our Fall Conference this past year! Dr. Thompson, ACHI giving COVID recommendations for school-age children. Superintendents at AREA Fa...