Southside School District

Spirit Week is October 6–10 as we celebrate Homecoming – “Going Home, Under the Lights.”
Show your school spirit, and let’s have a great week!

The October edition of Inside Southside is here!
Stay up to date with the latest news, events, and celebrations happening in our schools.
👉 Read it here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JvD6a6tlbsYXQ-7O9pLo8SvRTEYQTQfh/view?usp=drive_link

💛 Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness! 💛

Today was a special day across Southside! Our football players, cheerleaders, and Steppers started the morning by greeting students at the elementary and preschool, then spent time in classrooms reading with them.

This afternoon, the football players, cheerleaders, and band brought the energy back to the elementary with a pep rally full of spirit and smiles.

We are proud to Go Gold together in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! 💛 #GoGold

Go Gold in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. If you can't make it to the game in person the livestream is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm. Help us shine a light for childhood cancer awareness!

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💛 GO GOLD GAME – FRIDAY! 💛
Wear gold to show your support for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as we cheer on our Southerners! 🏈
And don’t forget — the 4-H Food Pantry food drive contest ends tomorrow. Bring your items and help us make a difference in our community!

Southside's annual Tackle Childhood Cancer game will be held on September 26th. We encourage all campuses to wear gold/yellow Friday.

District-Wide Food Drive Contest!
Help us support the Southside 4-H Food Pantry by bringing nonperishable items to your homeroom classroom.

The homeroom winner from each building will earn an ice cream party!
The overall campus winner will take home the Traveling Trophy, presented during halftime at the football game on Friday, September 26.

Let’s fill the pantry and show our school spirit

This week in Athletics 🎾🏐🏈
Go Southerners!

Game night! The Southerners travel to Batesville tonight. Tune in to the livestream starting at 7:00 PM:
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Homecoming 2025 themes have been announced!
Get ready to show your school spirit during Spirit Week (October 6th-10th) as we count down to the big game:

📅 Monday, Oct. 6 – Home on the Range (Western)
📅 Tuesday, Oct. 7 – Home of the Red, White, and Blue
📅 Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Homies (Twin Day)
📅 Thursday, Oct. 9 – Glow Big…or Glow Home! (Neon)
📅 Friday, Oct. 10 – Welcome Home (Blue & Gold)

Then join us Friday night for the Homecoming Game:
Southside vs. Westside
Stewart Field – Southside Charter High
Coronation at 6:15 PM | Kickoff at 7:00 PM

From the stands to the field, Southerners shine brightest!
Our pride, our community, our spirit — it’s unmatched. Let’s rally together and shine a light on what makes Southerners special for the world to see! ✨ T-Mobile #FN5GL #sweepstakes #GoBlue💙💛

Battle of the Bridge tickets are live!
Get yours today https://gofan.co/event/3890563

Spanish Club members Brandy Rodriguez and Jensy Martinez were honored with certificates in recognition of their participation in the Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association (AFLTA) Poem Contest

School Picture Day is Almost Here! 📸
It’s time to capture those smiles and memories that will last a lifetime. Check the image below for when your student’s picture will be taken.

We can’t wait to see those picture-perfect smiles!

Southside has officially entered the @TMobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest! This nationwide program celebrates small-town high school football with major field and facility upgrades—and one school will win a $1 million grand prize that could transform our program and community.

👉 To give the Southerners the best shot, we need EVERYONE to get involved! Please like, comment, and share our posts across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X. Don’t forget to tag @TMobile and include #FN5GL #Sweepstakes every time you post.
Official Instagram: ssathletics2025
Official Twitter: ssathletics2025
Together, we can show the nation the pride, tradition, and spirit of Southside!
Learn more: https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/friday-night-5g-lights

What a night! At Meet the Southerners, we introduced our incredible athletes, cheerleaders, dancers, band members, and more!
Our students showed off the spirit and pride that makes Southside shine. Here’s to an amazing season ahead!

Back to School Sensory Play Day
Our preschoolers had so much fun exploring water play, shaving cream, spaghetti noodles, chalk, and more!

Sensory play isn’t just messy fun—it’s learning in action. Activities that engage touch, sight, sound, and movement help children build fine motor skills, strengthen problem-solving, spark creativity, and even support language development.

Hands-on play = big smiles + big learning!

Thank you, Entergy for stopping by our Elementary today! Students loved seeing the boom trucks and banner—“Powering the Next Generation of Arkansas.” (And the teachers loved the donuts!)

A Bus Question Hotline will be available Tuesday, August 12th for families to call with any bus-related questions.

Updated route information can be found on our Transportation Page: https://www.southsideschools.org/page/transportation

Questions may also be emailed to bus@southsideschools.org.

We look forward to helping families make sure students arrive safely and on time.