Ouachita River School District

AHS Senior Achieves 30 ACT Score Congratulations to Kenzie Daniels, Acorn High School Senior on achieving a 30 composite score on the ACT Test! Daniels earned the distinction and honor as a member of the Acorn High School 30 ACT Club! Congratulations, Kenzie! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District....preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep 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!

AHS Students Tour U of A Campus On Tuesday, September 19th, a group of Acorn High School juniors and seniors toured the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The tour began with a presentation and overview of U of A admissions, academic programs, scholarships and deadlines, student and campus life organizations, housing and dining options for students. Following the presentation, U of A Student Ambassadors provided a guided tour of the campus to view dining, housing, student union, exercise facilities, and various colleges and schools within the U of A including: Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Health Professions, Honors College, Sam Walton College of Business, Fay Jones School of Architecture & Design, and Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences as well as many other landmarks on campus. Thank you to the University of Arkansas student ambassadors and admissions staff for a great tour and presentation! Ouachita River School District....preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn Hosts Polk County Tri-School XC Meet On the afternoon of Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023, the Polk County schools hosted a tri-school cross country meet on the Tom Stuthard Cross Country course at Acorn. On this cool, wet afternoon, Acorn, Cossatot River and Mena middle and high schools participated with seventy-six (76) runners competing in the Jr. Girls, Jr. Boys, Sr. Girls and Sr. Boys categories. The results included: Junior Girls: Acorn's JR Lady Tigers won the team race. Cossatot River finished 2nd place. Junior Boys: Mena JR Bearcats were the team champion, Acorn High School finished 2nd place and Cossatot River High School finished 3rd place. Senior Girls: Mena SR Lady Cats were team champions. Senior Boys: Acorn SR Tigers were team champions, Mena SR Bearcats finished 2nd place and Cossatot River SR Eagles finished 3rd place. Congratulations to all XC athletes! Outstanding accomplishments! Ouachita River School District....preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep 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!

Acorn Campus Picture Retakes will be Thursday September 28th for any Seniors and students that missed our first session or need retakes. We will also be taking Jr/Sr Girls and Boys Basketball and Cheerleading pics (individual and group). Picture proofs from original session have been sent home this week and attendance that day was wonderful! Thank you 😊

~AES~ AR POINT CLUB 25 Point Club~ Olivia Slater, Lily Arender, Dominic Crawford & Isabella Willeford 50 Point Club~ Anastasia Bohlman 75 & 100 Point Club~ Vee Mabry Way to go little tigers!

2023-2024 AHS Homecoming Royalty Announced Congratulations to our Homecoming Queen, Maids & Escorts! Queen: Daisy Dollar Escort: Jasper Dollar Maid of Honor: Ava Smith-Hawley Escort: Payton Davis Senior Maid: Jordyn Prewett Escort: Sean Rios Senior Maid: Sophie Strasner Escort: Noah Holland Junior Maid: Kohlea Carmack Escort: Colton Taylor Junior Maid: Rebecca Moore Escort: Blake Moore Sophomore Maid: Kylee Johnson Escort: Aaden Bissell Sophomore Maid: Kaitlynn Ledbetter Escort: Kaden Carter Freshmen Maid: Kimberly Cline Escort: Eilam Holland Freshmen Maid: Josey Dollar Escort: Regan Larucci Reigning 2022-2023 Queen: Paige Parnell Escort: Gage Davis AHS Homecoming Ceremony Friday, December 8, 2023 5:00 PM Homecoming Ceremony - Basketball games immediately following ceremony Acorn vs Foreman Acorn Gymnasium

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public school special education services consultation with private schools. For the purposes of IDEA, in Arkansas homeschool students are also considered private school students. On September 25, there will be a special education consultation meeting held in the board room of the Oden campus for students living in the Ouachita River School District who attend a private school or are homeschooled. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will last approximately thirty minutes. Please contact William Edwards at 479-216-2251 if you have any questions.

ORSD Spotlight on Alumni! Acorn High School Alumnus, Westin Johnson recently successfully completed the U of A Rich Mountain CDL (Commercial Driver's License) course and the CDL test. Congratulations, Westin! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

ORSD Students Earn Top AP Exam Scores Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden High School students earned top AP (Advanced Placement) exam scores on the May 2023 AP exams. AP courses are offered in the disciplines of arts, English, history and social science, math and computer science, the sciences, and world languages and culture. Students earning AP qualifying scores may also be eligible to earn college credit and can be used for placement in college courses. Ouachita River School District AP Coordinators are Apryl Philpot serving Oden High School and Lisa Daniels serving Acorn High School. The following students earned AP credit in the following courses from the May 2023 AP exams: Oden High School: AP European History - Instructor: Stephen Olmstead Hope Shaver Acorn High School: AP Biology - Instructor: Michelle McGee Michael Laing Reed McGee Emily Whorton AP English Language & Composition - Instructor: Amy Slater Shay Allen Kenzie Daniels Payton Davis Daisy Dollar Rileigh Husted Ava Smith-Hawley Annabella Tedder AP English Literature & Composition - Instructor: Cynthia Green Lori Richardson Jayden Willborg AP United States History - Instructor: James Spradlin Shay Allen CONGRATULATIONS! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep 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!

Congratulations, Published Poets of Acorn High School 2022-23!! MaryClaire Laing Paxton Hooper Kailee Branson Hailee Shores Amy May Rebecca Bloodworth Jasmine Onstott Hannah Woodard Poets' works will be published by “The American Library of Poetry” Ouachita River School District....preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Attendance Matters Every Person, Every Day Mrs. Powell's class takes the attendance trophy again for last week's 98% attendance rate. Way to go kindergarten! We also had several classes that had a 97% attendance rate. =)

AES "Pawsome" Awards for the week of September 11th-15th! We are super proud of our awesome little tigers for showing good character and making good choices throughout the week!

Attention parents and community members, Acorn Elementary's annual school fundraiser kicked off Thursday, September 14th. Packets went home with all the students. All money raised during this fundraiser goes towards our end-of-year Fun Day and rewards for students! Last year's Water Fun Day was a huge success and only gets bigger each year. Thank you all for your support. If you need more information about our fundraiser feel free to contact me, Kim Posey at kposey@orsd.k12.ar.us or 394-4833 ext. 320 (Between 7:50-10:00 AM, Monday-Friday)

UAFS Rep Visits AHS Juniors & Seniors Thank you to Eden Barney, UAFS Admissions Advisor for presenting information to Acorn High School juniors and seniors on academic programs, scholarships and financial aid, and student life organizations offered at UA Fort Smith. We appreciate you! Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep 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!

ATTENTION: AHS & OHS Students! If you are planning to take the ACT Test on Saturday, October 28th, be sure to register by Friday, September 22nd to avoid late registration fees. For assistance, check with your high school counselor: OHS - Apryl Philpot - aphilpot@orsd.k12.ar.us - (870) 326-4311 AHS - Tammy Young - tyoung@orsd.k12.ar.us - (479) 394-5544, x. 104 Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Attention Oden Pee Wee Parents: It is time to sign up for peewee basketball! We need students to sign up for teams to make. Pee Wee forms are available in the main office. You can contact Coach Kennedy or Mrs. Bergum if you have any questions or need help getting your child signed up. Go Wolves!! 870-326-4311

Acorn Elementary's AR Point Club! 25 Point Club~ Anastasia Bohlman & Ryder Willeford 50 Point Club~ Evie Norris

Acorn Elementary's "Pawsome" Behavior Awards for September 8th. Way to go little tigers!

Acorn Elementary's "Pawsome" Behavior Awards for September 1st. Way to go little tigers!

AHS Recognizes Byrne as Contributing Writer Acorn High School junior, Louise “Luci” Byrne, loves to write..and she isn't waiting around for graduation to get started! An avid reader and writer, Byrne already has the beginnings of many great works..with some almost ready for the editing stage. But, you don't have to wait to see her name in print. This summer, she began contributing articles to our very own Mena Star newspaper! We are so proud of her and can't wait to say "We knew her when..." But for now, go out and grab the latest edition of the Star and read what she has to say! Congatulations! We are proud of you, Luci! 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!