Parson Hills Elementary

Mrs. Hardin was born and raised in Little Rock, AR. She graduated from Little Rock Central High, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Arkansas and Master of Art in Teaching at the University of Central Arkansas. She married her husband in 2014. They have one daughter and one son. She has experience teaching in a variety of places, including Honduras! She teaches art at Parson Hills on Fridays. The rest of the week, you can find her teaching art at Shaw Elementary.

My name is Jena Anderson and I am the Professional School Counselor at Parson Hills. I received my Masters of Science in School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Arkansas in 2015. I worked as a high school counselor before joining the team at Parson Hills. Before my career in counseling, I was the Creative Director for Celebrate Arkansas Magazine. I graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors of Journalism in 2009. I feel very lucky to have found a profession I love and am grateful to serve the students at Parson Hills. Each day I strive to make sure the students I encounter feel respected, heard, valued and part of the school family. My primary role is to help students develop their social emotional skills through classroom lessons, small groups and individual counseling. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Students from the Parson Hills EAST program spent Thursday afternoon working with multiple elementary EAST programs as well as students from the School of Innovation. Schools discussed the importance of mentoring and involving more female students in STEAM activities. Students participated by teaching each other basic coding skills to program robots as well as drones. The goal of the meeting was to create interest in becoming a mentor for female students throughout Springdale elementary schools. "Girls Can (T)oo", our program to create mentors, will begin here at Parson Hills in just a couple of weeks with approximately 10 fourth and fifth grade female students taking charge.

My name is Wade Ward and I am the EAST Facilitator here at Parson Hills. This is my first year at Parson Hills, but I have worked with the Panthers on numerous occasions while at JO Kelly and Sonora Middle Schools. It is amazing how many of my former students I see picking up their younger brothers and sisters! I would consider myself a lifelong learner with multiple college degrees including a Masters in Business Administration as well as a Masters in Educational Leadership. I am also a commercially licensed drone pilot and love things related to flight. I have been married for 12 years and have an 8 year old daughter who loves to play basketball and mountain climb. My goal is to help students learn how to learn, to take control of their own learning and dive deep into areas of interest to them. By working with incredible business and educational partners, EAST students have the opportunity to not only step outside the box of traditional learning, but also to take that box and turn it into something much more usable and helpful to our community. I am so excited to be here at Parson Hills, working with amazing students and teachers to create something incredible!

Hello! My name is Tina Bowen and I am the library assistant at Parson Hills Elementary. What I Love? God above all! I teach Sunday school for 3 to 5 year olds. My family! My husband is my junior high/high school sweetheart and we have been married for 31 years. We have two children - Our son is 28, married, has a 3 year old daughter and they are expecting another child due in June. Our daughter is 24 and married. My school family! Love to come to work each day to my Parson Hills Family! Truly blessed!

My name is Juli Rhyne and I’m a 5th grade teacher at Parson Hills. I attended Springdale Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade and am a graduate of Springdale High School. I graduated from the University of Arkansas with a teaching degree in health and physical education. Upon graduating, I have added my elementary and middle school endorsements and am currently finishing up my ESL endorsement. I spent 5 years teaching in Texas where I taught 1st and 2nd grade, and am in my fourth year teaching 5th grade at Parson Hills. I am proud to have grown up in Springdale and I love teaching at Parson Hills! We have the best students, families, teachers, and staff! 💙 In my spare time I like to read, travel, spend time with family and friends, play with my dog Lucy, and cheer on the Razorbacks! ❤️🐗

My name is Donna Gibson. I teach 2 nd grade at Parson Hills. I was born in England and lived the first 17 years of my life in different countries overseas. After graduating high school I moved to the United States to attend college. I have my Masters in Early Childhood Education from the University of Arkansas. Since moving here, I am happy to call Northwest Arkansas my home now and that is where I met my husband. We have twin girls that are 11 years old and in the 6 th grade. They attend Hellstern Middle School and love it there. They are both dedicated swimmers for the Aquahawgs. We attend many swim meets and travel a lot (which I love). Along with traveling, I love to garden and go on hikes with my family. I have been at Parson Hills for 5 years now. I have taught Kindergarten, 1 st grade and 2 nd grade here. I love teaching at Parson Hills! We have the best students, parents and staff around. I can honestly say this is my favorite school that I have ever taught at. Parson Hills is “Pawsome”!

Second and Third grade GT kids had a blast at the Economics Fair! They made and sold bookmarks!

Hi, my name is Cara Marsh and I teach Kindergarten at Parson Hills! I was born in Mountain Home Arkansas, and graduated college from UCA in Conway. I have a wonderful husband, Ryan, and 2 sweet pups, Ruby and Rosie, who we love very much. We love to travel and have gotten the opportunity to go to some really great places. I love the summer and being on the lake with my family. I was a Pre-K aide last year here at Parson Hills and this is my first year teaching Kindergarten. I love my job so much! My kids are so sweet, and I feel very blessed to teach them everyday. Our school and team are so awesome, I am very thankful to be a part of it! Go Panthers!!

Specials Newsletter

We are 5 school days away from our biggest event of the year! Join us for the 2nd Annual Winter Wonderland on Thursday, December 12 between 5:30-7:30 p.m. for gifts, activities, food and more! We can’t wait!

Are you ready for a magical evening of Christmas Carols sung by Springdale Schools Choirs, Santa Claus, and much more? This Friday December 6 at 5:30pm in beautiful Downtown Springdale join us for the 4th Annual Caroling on the Creek!

Parents Information sessions at the Don Tyson School of Innovation (Spanish version)

Hello, my name is Tonya Martin. I was born in Pensacola, Fl., graduated high school in Little Rock, AR, and graduated college from the U of A. This is my 5th year at Parson Hills in the 4th grade. I have loved being a part of the Parson Hills family, we have the best kids and families in Springdale. Although I only have a four legged baby named Dakota, I often tell people that I have 28 babies. My students become part of my family the minute they walk into my room. I feel blessed to walk the halls of Parson Hills everyday! Not only do I have the pleasure of working with grade level students but I also receive greetings and hugs from other students big and small as walk around the school. LOVE being a PANTHER 💕 Looking forward to many years as a Panther!!

Jazmyn and Angella have been leading the charge to build their own Moretech robot. Not only are they spending all of their EAST time on the project, they are also spending some of their lunch time and all of their recess time to master this complicated process. Next up will be coding the robot and connecting the coded robot to an iPad to be used as the controller. This great project is getting the girls ready for a project that they are working on for the Miracle League of Northwest Arkansas, an organization that helps special needs children play baseball throughout the year. Great work girls! We are so proud of you and all of your hard work!

Our SFLP class had a lot of fun decorating, preparing, and serving breakfast for our veterans. Please come join our class at Parson Hills-Monday-Thursday 8:00-11:00 in room 111. We would love to have you!

Hello there! My name is Ruth Harnish and I am a third grade teacher at Parson Hills Elementary. Some of my hobbies include reading, scrapbooking, and traveling. Education is a huge part of my life, and I love sharing my passion with my students each year. The 2019-2020 school year will be the best one yet!

Caroling on the Creek Invitations

Parsons Hills Elementary: Garden Improvement Campaign https://donate.seedmoney.org/3971/bayyari-and-parsons-hills-elementary-garden-improvement?fbclid=IwAR3ZPLuNTWmlxqyg5oyvSj3CzH5qwLd4YjzXmlTT52JVEh9Tf3Gwyoxrk9Q

Hi! I'm Mercedes Webb and I teach 4th grade! I have been at Parson Hills for 2 years. Last year I taught 5th grade and I taught 3rd grade in Chicago for a year. I was born and raised in El Dorado Arkansas and attended the University of Central Arkansas for a year before moving to Northeastern Illinois University. There I doubled majored in Elementary Education and Psychology. I graduated in May 2016 with dual bachelor's degrees and had my beautiful daughter that June! Adalynn attends Parson Hills in our Pre-K program and loves every minute. I have enjoyed getting to know each and every student here in this building and I can't wait to see what my future at Parson Hills holds!