Ouachita River School District

AES Awards Assembly will be Wednesday, May 15, in the Acorn High School Gymnasium following this schedule: 8:15--Kindergarten & 1st Grade 9:00--2nd Grade & 3rd Grade 9:45--4th Grade & 5th Grade 10:30--6th Grade Awards & Promotional Ceremony We hope you will be able to attend to help us celebrate our students!

Thank you, Mrs. Brittney Moore, for ALL you do to make sure AES is running efficiently! Every day should be secretary's day! Secretaries RULE!

Acorn High School Class of 2024 Spotlight - Harlei McCourtney Congratulations, Harlei! Proud of you! AHS Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium

Oden Students Visit HEO Academy On April 29th, Oden High School students toured the Heavy Equipment Operating Academy in Bee Branch, Arkansas. Students were provided opportunities to demonstrate their skills using the excavation equipment. Thank you to the HEO Academy staff for this experience for our students! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn High School Class of 2024 Spotlight - Matthew Lyle Congratulations, Matthew! Proud of you! AHS Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium

Acorn High School Class of 2024 Spotlight - Nick McCourtney Congratulations, Nick! Proud of you! AHS Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium

ORSD Celebrates National School Principals Day! Thank you to our building leaders for your dedication, service and support to students, staff, families and community! We appreciate you! Elicia Bergum - Oden K-12 Schools' Principal & Librarian Dewayne Taylor - Acorn High School Principal Beth Jackson - Acorn Elementary School Principal #orsdlifeprep

Oden Yearbooks will be distributed on Thursday, May 2nd. If you did not preorder a yearbook, we have limited extras. The cost is $45.

Ouachita River School District - School Choice Application The deadline for the school choice application process is May 1, 2024. The steps to complete the process include: 1 - Complete the Application for School Choice Transfer - click on application link: https://adecm.ade.arkansas.gov/.../School_Choice_Form... 2 - On or before the May 1, 2024 deadline, submit the completed application. Applications may be delivered or mailed to one of the campus locations listed in Step 1 or the Ouachita River School District Administration Office: Ouachita River School District 143 Polk 96 Mena, AR 71953 (479) 394-2348

Acorn FBLA Place At State Conference The Acorn FBLA chapter traveled to Little Rock, AR on Monday, April 29th to attend the FBLA State Leadership Conference. Acorn High School students competing included: Rebecca Bloodworth - Journalism Clay McGee - Business Calculations Shay Allen, Kora Carter, and Ava Smith-Hawley - Graphic Design The Acorn FBLA Graphic Design Team of Allen, Carter and Smith-Hawley placed 3rd in the state with a score of 98/100 and their team also qualified to compete at the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL this summer. We are so proud of all of the students’ dedication and effort! Congratulations to all competitors for this achievement! #orsdlifeprep Group photo, l to r: Rebecca Bloodworth, Kora Carter, Shay Allen, Ava Smith-Hawley & Clay McGee

Retirement Celebration for Linda Heath Friday, May 17, 2024 2:00 - 4:00 PM Acorn Cafeteria 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, Arkansas 71953

AHS Choir Proudly Presents: Totally Awesome 80's Get transported back to the 1980s and a time of big hair and great Rock-n-Roll with the Acorn High School Choir. There will be 3 nights of performance, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Come out and support our AHS Choir Program. It will be a production you won't want to miss! 🎶🎤

ACORN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR RECOGNITION/SIGNING DAY Tuesday, May 7th 9:45 AM Acorn Gymnasium

AHS Seniors Selected for AR Governor’s Scholastic Honors Acorn High School has announced that two of its seniors have been given the honor of attending the 2024 Arkansas Governor’s Scholastic Honors Day. Ava Smith-Hawley, daughter of Emily and James Schnell, and Kenzie Daniels, daughter of Jon and Lisa Daniels have been selected to attend this annual prestigious event on Saturday, May 4th at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Smith-Hawley and Daniels will represent Acorn High School along with other top, high-achieving and outstanding seniors represented from high schools in Arkansas. A video and photo display highlighting seniors represented will be available at a later date this spring. Congratulations, Ava and Kenzie! We are proud of you! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn High School Class of 2024 Spotlight - Rileigh Husted Congratulations, Rileigh! Proud of you! AHS Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium

Acorn High School Class of 2024 Spotlight - Ricardo Lopez-Perez Congratulations, Ricardo! Proud of you! AHS Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium

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 April 2024 and were recognized at the ORSD April Board Meeting: Annette Daniels Toby Hollin Shelley Staggs Kelly Slaten Congratulations! #orsdlifeprep

Ticket information for the 2A State Track Meet in Quitman, Arkansas When: 4/30/2024 https://gofan.co/event/1502282?schoolId=AR18672

Update with menu: The meal will be catered by Jason Goodner, formerly of Chicollo's in Mena. Meal: Brisket Smoked Pulled Chicken Baked Potato Seasoned Green Beans Dessert Attention parents of AHS 7th-12th grade athletes: THIS IS FOR ACORN JR HIGH AND SR HIGH ATHLETES and ARCHERS Thursday, May 9, 2024 we will be having the Athletic Banquet Dinner will be start at 6:00 PM in the Acorn Cafeteria. Dinner will be provided for the athletes, all others will be $13.00. Athletes were sent a Google Form to fill out, please have them check their email. Please submit by May 2nd:) We have to have numbers turned in on this day!! Tickets are $13.00 Each for all non-athletes that would like a meal. GO TIGERS!!!

Acorn High School Class of 2024 Spotlight - Audrey Holliday Congratulations, Audrey! Proud of you! AHS Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 16, 2024 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium