The Acorn Cross Country Teams will be hitting the track on Wednesday, October 29th at 3:30 PM. Come out, cheer loudly, and show your support for our hardworking runners! 💙💛
🎀 Acorn Elementary and Acorn High School will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week, October 28th–31st! 🎀
We’re so excited to celebrate being drug-free with our students! Check out our fun dress-up days below, and let’s all dress to impress while showing our commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle! 💪❤️
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The Annual Acorn Classic is just around the corner! On October 31st and November 1st, the Acorn Senior Lady Tigers and Tigers will take the court at home for two exciting days of basketball action.
Come out and support our teams as they compete in this annual event! Check out the schedule below for a full list of games and times.
Let’s fill the stands and cheer on our Tigers! 💙💛
Acorn Elementary invites families to join us for our annual Thanksgiving Lunch! Enjoy a delicious meal and spend time with your child during this special celebration.
Guest trays are $4.85 each.
Please send your payment and the number of guest trays with your student by October 31st so we can plan accordingly. If you need another form, please let us know.
Thanksgiving Lunch Schedule:
📅 Thursday, November 13, 2025
Kindergarten: 11:00 – 11:45
3rd & 4th Grade: 12:00 – 12:45
📅 Friday, November 14, 2025
1st & 2nd Grade: 11:00 – 11:45
5th & 6th Grade: 12:00 – 12:45
We look forward to celebrating this special time of year with our Acorn families! 🦃🍽️
Monday, November 10, 2025 & Tuesday, November 11, 2025
🎀 Acorn Elementary and Acorn High School will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week October 28th–31st! 🎀
We’re so excited to celebrate being Drug Free with our students! Check out our fun dress-up days below and let’s all dress to impress while showing our commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle! 💪❤️
#RedRibbonWeek
#DrugFreeLooksLikeMe
#AEStigersSERVE
#AHStigersSERVE
Ryder Willeford, Acorn High School 8th grade student and athlete competed in the Rich Mountain Classic 2.5K Cross Country Race on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 and earned 1st place in the Junior Boys Division. Ryder set a new course record for the Junior Boys 2.5K Cross Country Course.
Congratulations, Ryder and Coach Keith Willsey!
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Acorn JB Tigers vs Kirby JB Trojans
Acorn - 30 vs Kirby - 43
Top Scorer: Brayden Dukeshire - 13 points
Acorn SR Lady Tigers vs Kirby SR Lady Trojans
Acorn - 69 vs Kirby - 28
Top Scorers: Josey Dollar - 13 points, KaitLynn Ledbetter - 11 points, Isabella Lozier - 11 points, Kimberly Cline - 8 points, Addisyn Ledbetter - 8 points, Victoria Squires - 8 points
Coach 's Quote: "For our first game of the year I thought we played very well. I was very impressed with our defense overall. We shot the ball very well for our first game out as well. The effort was there and I only look for us to improve from here on out." Coach Chris Ledbetter
Acorn SR Tigers vs Kirby SR Trojans
Acorn - 22 vs Kirby - 51
Top Scorer: Ethan Gilbert
Thank you to ARVEST Bank for volunteering and serving in the concession!
Practices are in full swing, and our young Tigers are gearing up for an exciting season. The first game will be November 15th against Cossatot River at the Acorn Gym, beginning at 9:00 a.m. All teams will play. Come out and support our future Tigers as they take the court!
The rest of the season is as follows on the Acorn PeeWee Basketball schedule: 🏀
Acorn JG Lady Tigers vs County Line JG Lady Indians
Acorn - 18 vs County Line - 31
Top Scorers: Jozie Daniels - 8 points
AbiGail Slaten - 5 points
Coach 's Quote: "I felt like our effort was good during the game but we just looked very nervous which is normal for junior girls at the beginning of the basketball season. I feel like we will rebound back and give a better performance throughout the year. This is a fun bunch to coach and look for great things as this year progresses." Coach Chris Ledbetter
Acorn JB Tigers vs County Line JB Indians
Acorn - 45 vs County Line - 32
Top Scorer: Brayden Dukeshire - 19 points
Coach 's Quote: "Playing hard covers up a lot of mistakes." Coach Ricky Dollar
AHS Lady Tigers District and State Results
The Acorn Lady Tigers competed in the 2A-1 Girls District Tennis Tournament and were crowned district doubles champions and district doubles runner-up! KaitLynn Ledbetter and Lanee Shaddon won District Champions for doubles and Adalyn Bohlman and Addisyn Ledbetter won District Runner-up for doubles. The Acorn Lady Tigers Tennis Team won the 2A-1 District Girls Team Championship!
The Acorn Lady Tigers competed in the Girls State Tennis Tournament with the following standings with both teams winning their first round games, fought hard but came up short in the second round games:
Adalyn Bohlman & Addisyn Ledbetter vs Hampton with W 7-5, 6-4 and vs Riverside L 6-1, 6-0
KaitLynn Ledbetter & Lanee Shaddon vs Parkers Chapel with W 6-0, 6-2 and L 5-7, 2-6
Coach Scott Bohlman commented, “I am super proud of both of these teams and this is the first time I had multiple teams win matches at state. I am proud of how well our Acorn Lady Tigers and Acorn Tigers Tennis Athletes played this year, both individually and as teams.”
Congratulations to the AHS Tennis Athletes and Coach Scott Bohlman on a great season!
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Ouachita River School District
Through a safe, caring, and serving environment, students learn, grow, excel, and succeed...this is our mission in preparing students for LIFE!
October is Community Helpers Month!
Acorn Preschool had the pleasure of welcoming some wonderful community helpers this month. We would like to extend a big thank you to Officer Warren McPherson with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Duane Harvey & FirePup from the Mena Fire Department, and Smokey the Bear with the U.S. Forest Service for visiting and sharing with our preschoolers about the important work you do to help keep our community safe.
Our students loved learning from you and enjoyed your visits! 🐻🚓🔥
“Get ready for game night! Let's pack the stands with PINK! The Acorn Teams will host Kirby at home on October 21, 2025. Action tips off with the Junior Boys at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Senior Girls, then the Senior Boys. Come out and pack the gym to cheer on your Tigers!”
WALDRON, Ark. — October 14, 2025
The Acorn Junior Girls Cross Country Team turned in an outstanding performance at the Tri-County Invitational – Emmett Barnett Memorial XC Meet, held at Waldron High School, finishing second overall in a field of more than seventy runners. Leading the way was Genevieve Simborio, who dominated the race from start to finish, taking first place with a time of 10:41.8. Kylie Ezell – 9th place, 12:27.6
Emma Gray – 19th place, 13:21.8 (medalist)
Kaelyn Donald – 22nd place, 13:49.8
Lacelynn Southern – 30th place, 14:51.9
Breezie Harris – 31st place, 15:06.0
Evie Norris – 35th place, 15:27.6
Brylin Clark – 43rd place, 17:16.5
Payton Meyer – 47th place, 18:22.0
RaLynn Sharp – 49th place, 18:23.1
Junior Boys - Team 6th
The Acorn Junior Boys earned sixth as a team. Ryder Willeford, 8th grade student at Acorn High School set the tone with a top-10 finish in 10:21.4
Acorn Junior Boys — Individual Results
Ryder Willeford (8), 10th place, 10:21.4
Kooper Hollin (9), 27th place, 11:32.4
Trent Phillips (9), 34th place, 12:01.3
Cy Young (9), 35th place, 12:02.7
Koy Long (8), 39th place, 12:39.0
Issac Johnson (9), 44th place, 13:45.9
Aaron Belcher (7), 51st place, 15:59.5
Cody Rusert (8), 57th place, 17:43.6
Brayden Bowles (7), 62nd place, 23:21.2
Senior Girls — Individual Highlights
Kloe Husser (11) represented the Lady Tigers in 13th place with a time of 28:55.3
Senior Boys — Individual Highlights
Senior Zane Newton paced the Tigers in 6th place with a time of 20:21.1 .
Ayvaan Flores (9), 18th place, 24:43.5
Casten Horn (10), 28th place, 32:07.9
Congratulations AHS XC Athletes & Coach Keith Willsey!
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Ouachita River School District
Through a safe, caring, and serving environment, students learn, grow, excel, and succeed...this is our mission in preparing students for LIFE!
