Hope Lions Club members Steve Atchley, center, Bill Byrd, Nancy Shanks, and James Griffin presented a donation of $800 to the Hope Academy of Public Service EAST program to help defray expenses for the upcoming Arkansas State EAST Conference in Hot Springs. The HAPS team, along with teams from Yerger Middle School and Hope High School, will present their projects for the year in competition with schools from across the state March 17-19 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. HAPS EAST team members include Edith Dominguez, captain; Tara Henry, co-captain; Guadalupe Montalvan, graphic artist; and Kennedy Phillips, Katie Arroyo, Payton Rhodes, Brayden Russell, and Aaron Smith. – Ken McLemore/Hope Public Schools