Ouachita River School District

Just a friendly reminder! ORSD Parent-Teacher Conferences - Thursday, March 14, 2024 Ode Maddox Elementary (K-5) & Oden High School (6-12) Thursday, March 14th 3:30 - 8:00 PM Scheduled appointments (See attached flyer for review) Acorn Elementary School Thursday, March 14th 3:30-8:00 PM Scheduled appointments (See attached flyerfor review) Acorn High School Thursday, March 14th 3:30 - 8:00 PM Scheduled appointments (See attached flyer for review)

Drew Mabry to Compete in State Spelling Bee Friday, March 8th, Acorn High School celebrated with a walk-through for Drew Mabry who will compete in the State Spelling Bee Competition on Saturday, March 9th. Congratulations, Drew! We are proud of you! #orsdlifeprep

Attention Acorn Tiger Fans: The softball game vs Mt. Ida that was scheduled for today has been canceled due to weather.

Attention Acorn Elementary!! No after-school tutoring on Thursday, March 14, 2024, due to parent/teacher conferences.

Everyone here at AES is super proud of our First Grade Battle of the Books teams. They competed at the Dequeen Mena Education Co-Op yesterday and did an excellent job representing our school! They even brought home a 2nd Place trophy! Battle of the Books is a yearly quiz-style competition between schools located in our Educational Co-op area. Students had to read a list of books and memorize the authors and details of those books. They also spent a lot of time practicing questions at school and at home that highlighted details from each book. Great Way to celebrate reading during our Read Across America Week.

Oden High School hosted local author Avery Powell on Monday to kick off "Read Across America Week". Avery talked about the writing process and her book Angel Eyes. Avery is a 2022 Mena graduate. She started writing her first book while she was in high school. Thank you for your time and we can't wait for your next book! 🧡🖤

The Oden 2nd second grade set a class reading goal for Read Across America Week and today they met it!!! We are proud of you 2nd grade! Keep reading!

AHS Drew Mabry Bound for State Spelling Bee Acorn High School 7th Grade Student Drew Mabry is bound for the state spelling bee competition. Mabry competed in the Polk County Spelling Bee on February 7, 2024 held on the Cossatot River School District campus and earned the title of Overall Spelling Bee Champion for the competition. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas will sponsor the Arkansas State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at The Vine’s Center located at 1 Four-H Way, Little Rock, AR 72223. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. This year's State Spelling Bee Champion will have the opportunity to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee which will be held in National Harbor, Maryland. Congratulations, Drew Mabry! We are proud of you! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn Elementary School loves and appreciates our maintenance workers. Thank you, Mrs. Jackye, Mr. Sam, and Mr. Jay, for keeping our school looking great!

Acorn Elementary would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the members of the First United Methodist Church for the generous donation of books and book bags to our 3rd-grade students during the recent "Book Buffet" event. Your dedication to supporting education and fostering a love of reading within our school is greatly appreciated. The "Book Buffet" initiative was an amazing way to kick off our Read Across America Week celebration.

Mr. Watkin's Class had the best overall attendance and earned the Traveling Attendance Trophy for the week of Feb. 26th-March 1st! Attendance Matters Every Person Every Day

AHS Wins 2nd 2A Regional Senior High Quiz Bowl On March 2nd, senior high teams participated in the 2ARegional Senior High Quiz Bowl held at the Ouachita Center on the UA Rich Mountain campus. Acorn High School Senior High Quiz Bowl Team; Kenzie Daniels, Zane Newton and Austin Garner placed 2nd in quiz bowl competition and earned their seat at the state competition. The Acorn High School Senior High Team averaged 190 points per game with Zane Newton averaging 11 correct questions per game. With this average and most total questions correct out of all competitors, Zane Newton was awarded the All-Tournament Award and Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. Lisa Daniels, ORSD Gift and Talented Program Coordinator stated, “I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the tremendous support that both myself and the Acorn Senior High Quiz Bowl team have received. Your generosity in volunteering your time, providing food, goods, and well wishes has been truly heartwarming. The Senior High Regional Tournament was a resounding success, and I am incredibly grateful for the role each of you played in making it possible.” Congratulations, Kenzie Daniels, Austin Garner and Zane Newton! We are proud of you! #orsdlifeprep

ORSD Spotlight on Alumni! Acorn High School Alumnus, Joshua Tilley was recognized on the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester. Congratulations, Joshua! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

ORSD Students Celebrate 100 Days of School In February, elementary students at Ouachita River School District celebrated 100 days of school. The event centers around the number 100 and helps reinforce learning and recognition skills and develop learners' understanding of numbers up to 100. #orsdlifeprep

Ouachita River School District Oden & Acorn Schools will be closed for Spring Break Monday, March 18 - Friday, March 22, 2024 School will resume on Monday, March 25, 2024

Ode Maddox Elementary will be celebrating Read Across America Week, March 4-8th. Here are our dress up days for the week!

ORSD CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION Spotlight Acorn High School: Makaila Goodner Students enrolled at Ouachita River School District gain valuable work-ready and life skills in CTE programs from highly trained and industry-knowledgeable instructors! ORSD CTE...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Information for tonight's State Basketball game.

Friendly Reminder: Next week we will be celebrating Read Across America at Acorn Elementary. Here is a list of our themed days for the week. Students will get chances to win books and other fun prizes for participating each day.

Ouachita River School District Celebrates Employees of the Month The following staff were voted ORSD Employees of the Month by their peers for the month of February 2024 and were recognized at the ORSD February Board Meeting: Amanda Bennett, Becky Hooper, Sherri Wright & Raychel Hill Congratulations to all! #orsdlifeprep