Cook Elementary School

06/01/2026

We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Hill to our !

My name is Cecilia Hill and I will be joining the Cook Elementary team as a 4th grade teacher! I am excited to return to teaching after spending a few years away to be home with my three children. I enjoy spending time with my family, baking, crafting, and anything DIY! I am looking forward to being part of the Cook community! It's going to be a great year!

06/01/2026

☀️🦕🦖Brand New Month!📚🦖🦕

We hope you and your family will join us for a summer of adventure with our 'Unearth A Story' Summer reading program! We will kick off the program with a visit by Tommy Terrific's Wacky Magic Show on June 1, and will have some fabulous Wonderful Wednesday programs planned, plenty of entertaining movies, and other great summertime events! As always, there will be storytimes, book clubs, crafting, Open Mic Night, genealogy offerings, and more! All events are FREE and no library card is required! Visit our Events page for details about all of our programs this month, or print off a copy of our calendar https://www.fortsmithlibrary.org/media/document/10847 Please SHARE!

05/28/2026

Congratulations to Ms. Margaret Grady for receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award at our FSPS Partners In Education Awards Luncheon! Ms. Margaret started the year helping our kindergarteners learn how to navigate our cafeteria. Then, she spent the rest of the year working with our 1st graders on their reading skills! She gave so much of her time, talent, and loving care to our students! We love you, Ms. Margaret! Thank you!

05/27/2026

05/22/2026

We are excited to welcome Ms. Williams to Cook!

Hi! I’m Virginia Williams, and I’m so excited to be joining Cook Elementary as a SPED paraprofessional! I’m currently earning my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education through WGU and have a huge heart for helping students grow academically, emotionally, and socially.

I love creating strong relationships with students and being someone they can trust, laugh with, and learn from each day. Bringing encouragement, creativity,
patience, and joy into the classroom is one of my favorite parts of education, and I strive to help every student feel seen, valued, and capable.

When I’m not at school, you can usually find me spending time with my family, gardening, caring for animals, or working on my college assignments with an iced coffee nearby. I’m incredibly grateful to join the Cook Elementary family and can’t wait to meet all of the amazing students and staff!

05/22/2026

These two make walking into Cook Elementary a great experience for students, staff, and families! They always smile, have fun, are always kind, are always helpful, and they never let the stress of serving multiple people at once change their sweet attitudes! They serve our community with grace and excellence every day! Thank you Ms. Jenifer and Ms. Lacey! You are both so awesome!

05/21/2026

Crusader Connection Weekly Newsletter:

Crusader Connection

05/21/2026

Congratulations to Mrs. Devine, Ms. Rauch, and Ms. York for earning High Reliability Teacher Level 2 Certification! Congratulations also to Mrs. Boyd for earning High Reliability Teacher Level 1 Course 1 Certification!

05/21/2026

We had so much fun celebrating our 4th and 5th graders at the 4th and 5th grade Awards Assembly! This has been such a great year full of student growth and outstanding achievement! We are so proud of our students!

05/20/2026

Victory Parade! We are so proud of these kids off and on the field! They worked after the meet to pick up trash in the stadium! We are thankful for our well rounded students! Cook has great character!