Students at AES came back to school Monday to a big surprise! Our K-1 hall is a winter wonderland. ❄️☃️
Something exciting is happening at Acorn Elementary on December 13th, so mark your calendars. We are hosting a fun filled Family Literacy Night. This year we would like to invite all of our families to come and participate in the Great “Santa Escape”. If your family can solve all the tasks to escape you will have a sweet treat waiting for you at the end. So come join us for a fun Escape room experience, hot chocolate, cookies and FREE BOOKS!!!
Stay tuned for more information and details.
~Acorn Elementary~
We are excited to announce our annual Christmas Program. "An Old-Fashioned Christmas" will be performed by our elementary students on Tuesday, December 7th in the Mary Davis Gym.
Kindergarten & 1st Grade will perform at 6:00 PM
2nd, 3rd, & 4th will perform at 7:00 PM
**Please be looking for notes going home with more details for parents**
Come out and support Acorn Tiger Basketball!
Check out basketball games scheduled in December 2021!
AHS Music Department - Upcoming Christmas Concerts
Attention Acorn basketball fans!!!! Your Acorn Jr. Boys, Sr. Girls, and Sr. Boys will be in action tonight at 6:00 PM vs the Kirby Trojans @ Kirby.
Don't forget!!!!!!! This Thursday, December, 2, 2021 @ 6:00 Acorn High School will host their first ever wrestling match at the Acorn Gymnasium.
The Acorn High School Band and Choir would like to invite you to their annual Christmas Concerts. The Bands (including Beginning and High School) will be performing on Thursday evening, December 9th at 7:00 PM in the Mary Davis Gym.
The High School Choir along with the 5th and 6th grade students will be presenting the musical Jingle Bell Jukebox on Monday evening December 13th at 7:00 pm in the Mary Davis Gym.
The Acorn Music Boosters would like to thank their wonderful sponsors this year for providing the band and choir student’s annual T-shirts, much needed performance equipment and more. Sponsors for the 2021-2022 school year include:
Platinum-$500
Simple Simon’s Pizza
Elite Home Health
Sterling Machinery
Gold-$300
JLM Transportation
Silver- $200
Pine Ridge Machine Shop
McCourtney Medical Services
Bronze - $100
Johnny and Norma Lott
Mark and Lori Lyle
Handcrafted Garden Bridges
Freedom Pharmacy
Rich Mountain Women’s Clinic
First Baptist Church - Mena
The John Plumbing LLC
DeQueen Durable Medical & Supply
Mena Regional Hospital
Schedule for the Arvest Invitational in Waldron starting on December 6th for the Acorn Jr. Boys and Girls.
Attention Acorn Tiger fans!!! Acorn will host our first Wresting match this Thursday!!!!!! Please come out and support our great student athletes!!!!
Attention Acorn Tiger and Lady Tiger fans: Here are the brackets for the tournament in Booneville next week!!!
Oden High School students enjoyed getting to shop at the AR store today. They spent their reading points to buy snacks. A HUGE THANK YOU to the Oden PTO for supporting and encouraging our students to read. You are appreciated!
AHS Wrestling Team Season Opener
The AHS Lady Tigers Wrestling Team inaugural season kicked off on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. The Lady Tigers got their first dual win as a team and beat Fort Smith Southside in the first meet. In individual matches, the team members fared accordingly:
Jaylunn Estes: 1-1
Olivia Tedder: 1-0
Shay Allen: 2-0
Emery Jai Anderson: 2-0
Bella Tedder: 1-2
The AHS Lady Tigers are scheduled to compete at home against Maumelle at Acorn High School on December 2, 2021.
Congratulations Lady Tigers Wrestling Team!
ORSD Thanksgiving Break - 11-22 to 11-26-2021
Schedule of events for tonight's Homecoming at Acorn:
5:00 PM Homecoming Ceremony
5:30 games start with Jr. Girls vs Oden, Sr. Boys vs Oden, and concluding with the Sr. Girls vs Oden
Acorn Alumni Scholarship Fundraiser
When: Friday, November 19th
Where: Acorn Gymnasium
Time: Starts at 5:00 PM
Acorn Food Production harvested mint, dill, cilantro, and various types of lettuce from their classroom hydroponic garden today. Their harvesting methods helped maintain the integrity of the plants so that they will continue to produce another round of produce. The class will use their fresh produce tomorrow to make mint lemonade and a green salad to complement their homemade mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese, and pies.
Acorn High School NHS Inducts New Member
On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Acorn High School junior Rachael Weddle was officially inducted into the Acorn NHS Chapter. Rachael was recognized as a member of the NHS Chapter at the October ceremony but was unable to attend.
The National Honor Society is a national organization recognizing high school students for their achievement in four areas: scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Students who are selected to become members of the National Honor Society must meet academic and GPA eligibility qualifications as well as the areas of scholarship, character, leadership, and service.
Congratulations, Rachael! #orsdlifeprep
AHS Essay Winners
On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Acorn High School students were recognized and honored for their winning essays in the VFW Post #4451 (Veterans of Foreign Wars) 2021 Voices of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Essay Contests. The following students were awarded prizes and ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd place for their essay:
Voices of Democracy Essay Contest
Sophie Strasner, AHS Sophomore - Awarded 1st Place & $600 prize
Jayden Willborg, AHS Junior - Awarded 2nd Place & $500 prize
Paige Parnell, AHS Junior - Awarded 3rd Place & $400 prize
Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest
Nicholas Hicks, AHS 8th Grader - Awarded 1st Place & $300 prize
Emma Arnold, AHS 8th Grader - Awarded 3rd Place & $100 prize
Congratulations to our AHS Tigers’ essay winners! #orsdlifeprep
AHS XC Competes At Next Level
On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Acorn High School Cross Country runners ran in two different All-Star Cross Country meet events. In the Arkansas versus Oklahoma All-Star Meet, Justice Neufeld helped Arkansas defeat Oklahoma. Neufeld finished the 5K course in 16:41.5 for 18th place overall out of 60 runners. He finished 1st for schools in Arkansas and Oklahoma schools in classifications of 1A-4A and each classifications’ state champions. Neufeld ended his high school career as the most decorated Acorn High School Cross Country runner and one of the top runners in either Arkansas or Oklahoma in 1A-6A.
In the Arkansas River Valley All-Star meet held at Mansfield, AHS junior Isaac Tedder was 4th overall in the boys race. Oden High School’s Miriam Garcia, exchange student from Spain was 3rd overall and Acorn High School sophomore Bella Tedder placed 10th. Both Isaac and Bella will return as some of the top runners for State next year.
Congratulations to the ORSD XC athletes and Coach Willsey on an outstanding cross country season!
