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The mission of Friendship Aspire Academy-Pine Bluff is to provide a world-class education that motivates students to achieve high academic standards, enjoy learning and develop as ethical, literate, well-rounded and self-sufficient citizens. Friendship Aspire Academy-Pine Bluff seeks to fulfill this mission by providing students a high quality, liberal arts education focused on preparing students with the academic and life skills needed to be successful in college and beyond.
The Pine Bluff campus opened in August 2018 with an enrollment of 160 students between Kindergarten and Grade One. The school is projected to grow by 80 students over the next five years to full enrollment in Grades K - 5.
Friendship’s philosophy is that all students can achieve at high levels when provided with a consistent message of achievement from all stakeholders, strong organizational leadership to promote and maintain rigorous instruction, and research-based curriculum that engages learners. Therefore, Friendship builds schools by first engaging families and students in a vision of the future that emphasizes the skills required for college and career success. Staff are then trained in the most effective research-based practices for differentiating student learning and fostering creativity, creativity, and critical thinking.
3911 South Hazel Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Phone: 870-395-7401
Fax: 870-395-7403
Email: applicationsPB@friendshipusa.org
School Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Extended Day Options: 3:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Mr. Jherrithan Dukes is a 30-year-old native of Little Rock, Arkansas. As a product of the Little Rock Public Schools, Mr. Dukes’ passion for music paved the way for him to receive a full band scholarship to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. His most memorable experience as a student at UAPB was in 2009 when he was able to march with the university’s Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4 Band) for the inaugural parade for President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.
In 2012, Mr. Dukes graduated with honors from UAPB with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. Following graduation, Mr. Dukes gained employment with the Little Rock School District where he served as a distinguished educator who led an award-winning elementary music program. As an LRSD employee, Mr. Dukes won two Teacher of the Year awards and completed the Aspiring Leaders Institute.
In 2016, Mr. Dukes’ love for children and families pushed him to co-found and lead a non-profit organization. The organization operates as a childcare and out-of-school time provider that offers educational services to infants, toddlers, school-aged students. In 2018, Mr. Dukes transitioned into School leadership as the Assistant Principal at eStem Public Charter Schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, Mr. Dukes holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is a devoted husband, father of two beautiful daughters, a member of St. Mark Baptist Church, and a doctoral student pursuing an Educational Doctorate in Transformational Leadership from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. In his spare time, Jherrithan values spending time with family, reading, sports and travel.
Mr. Dukes’ dedication to education has allotted him many experiences and opportunitiesto learn from and collaborate with some of the most talented contributors to the field of education. Mr. Dukes looks forward to applying his knowledge and skills to uphold his unwavering belief that all students can learn, given a positive learning environment, an optimistic and focused educational team, and a supportive family and community.
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