Ouachita River School District

~AES~ AR Point Club 25 Point Club~ Tucker Merlone, Kynleigh Midgette, Grady Bohlman, David Tipton, Raj Dandikar & Reese McBride 75 Point Club~ Evie Norris Way to go little tiger readers!

ORSD Spotlight on Alumni! Acorn High School Alumna, Paige Parnell named as recipient of the prestigous merit Arkansas Governor's Scholarship in the Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program. Congratulations, Paige! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn Tiger Blanket Fundraiser!!! If you would like to order, please contact Mrs. Holland at the AHS Office. Money raised will help the AHS Baseball team purchase new uniforms. Thank you for supporting the Acorn Tigers!!

Attention Acorn Elementary parents: Acorn is restarting our K2 Basketball Program this year. Coach Scott Bohlman will be in charge of the program. Practices will begin October 12 and will be after school. Parents should pick up their children by 4:20 on practice and game days. All players will need shoes for basketball only. No street shoes will be allowed on the floor. Practice days will be October 12, 17, 24, 31, and November 7. Game days will be October 19 and 26, November 2, 9, and 16. There is no registration fee. We need parent volunteers to help with practices and games. To register, go to this link: https://forms.gle/hCS4k1mfbcCpxDSi7 . Registration will end Friday, October 6.

Pawsome Awards for the week of September 18th-22nd Way to show good behavior and character choices this week little tigers!

AHS Band & Choir Hosts FALL FUN'D Concert Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:00 PM Acorn Cafeteria Please bring donations of "ready made" foods, drinks and snacks for admission to the concert! Donations provided will be used to supply the Acorn Schools' Backpack Program. Suggested items to donate: - Granola or snack bars - Individual microwavable meals - Snacks - Bottled water - Bottled gatorade Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlfeprep 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!

Winner of the Traveling Attendance Trophy is Mrs. Priddy’s 1st grade.

JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM AHS & OHS FCS CLUBS: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 is the global event day for See You At The Pole (SYATP). Students on the Acorn and Oden Schools’ campuses are invited by Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS) Clubs to participate on their respective campuses! Oden and Acorn High School Fellowship of Christian Students’ Clubs invite you to come out and join in prayer for our schools! Acorn High School Fellowship of Christian Students Hosting SYATP Flagpole @ Acorn Campus 7:10 AM Refreshments served, devotion & music Oden High School Fellowship of Christian Students Hosting SYATP Flagpole @ Oden Campus 7:30 AM

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!

ORSD extends gratitude to Sherri Powell, ORSD Technology Coordinator for supporting our students, staff and the Oden & Acorn campuses! Thanks for all you do! You are appreciated! 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 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!

~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!

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 😊

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

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.

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

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!

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!