Makaila Goodner
Business & E.A.S.T. Teacher, FBLA Advisor
Acorn High School
Welcome to the ORSD family, Makaila!
Are you interested in being a substitute teacher for the new school year?
ESS will be hosting two hiring timeframes on July 12, 2023 on the Ouachita River School District campuses - Oden and Acorn.
Wednesday, July 12th
ODEN Campus - 10 - 11:30 AM
Wednesday, July 12th
ACORN Campus - 1:30 - 3:30 PM
See attached flier for details.
Chad Frost
Social Studies Teacher, Baseball & Wrestling Coach
Acorn HIgh School
Welcome to the ORSD family, Chad!
Ardena Cogburn
SPED Teacher's Aide
Ode Maddox Elementary
Welcome to the ORSD family, Ardena!
AAA Dead Period - Athletic Facilities & Fields Closed
June 25 - July 8, 2023
All AAA (Arkansas Athletic Association) member schools will observe an annual mandatory two (2) week athletic dead period running the week prior to July 4th and the week of July 4th.
During this time, coaches (licensed teacher coaches and registered volunteers) shall be prohibited from engaging in any type of activity involving student athletes whether it be practice, training, weight lifting, competition or travel.
Further, school athletic facilities will be closed to student athletes during this period. Schools that have the only baseball and softball fields in the community may allow the community to use the school fields during the dead period as long as no school teams are playing and no school coaches are coaching the teams.
Acorn and Oden campus athletic facilities and fields will be closed during the week of June 25 - July 8, 2023.
ORSD hosted technology specialist Tyra Hobson for Google certification level 1 and 2.
ORSD hosted DMESC math specialist Andria Miller today. Several members of the math team K-12 learned about the new math standards and the summative test, ATLAS.
Are you interested in being a substitute teacher for the new school year?
ESS will be hosting two hiring timeframes on July 12, 2023 on the Ouachita River School District campuses - Oden and Acorn.
Wednesday, July 12th
ODEN Campus - 10 - 11:30 AM
Wednesday, July 12th
ACORN Campus - 1:30 - 3:30 PM
See attached flier for details.
ORSD School Counselors Linda Heath, Apryl Philpot and Tammy Young attended the 2023 ArSCA Conference in Hot Springs. The conference hosted a variety of sessions on topics to equip school counselors with tools and strategies for serving students, families, staff and schools.
ArSCA is the Arkansas School Counselors Association and this year's theme was, "You Don't Have To Wear A Cape To Be A Hero...You Just Have To Care."
Thank you, ArSCA for a great conference!
ATTENTION: ORSD Parents
Important Announcement - see attached
Oden Preschool Awarded Early Literacy Grant
Mrs. Kimberly Gray-Robertson, Director of the DMESC Oden ABC Preschool was recently notified as one of the grant recipients from the Hot Springs Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation.
Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden campuses will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in observance of Independence Day
Acorn JR & SR Boys Team Camps going on this summer!
So proud of Mrs. Toby Hollin for receiving AEEA Outstanding Educator of the Year! She uses the Outdoor Classroom to teach her students science concepts and life skills while having fun. We are blessed to have her as part of our AES team. Congratulations, Mrs. Hollin!
With summer here, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Mena High School will be providing free meals to children during the summer.
Please see the Mena Public Schools Facebook page or Food Service Information on the Mena School District website https://www.menaschools.org/page/food-service-information for more information on ordering meals. There are no income requirements or registration. Anyone age 18 or younger may eat.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Ouachita River School District
2023-2024 Calendar
Are you interested in being a substitute teacher for the new school year?
ESS will be hosting two hiring timeframes on July 12, 2023 on the Ouachita River School District campuses - Oden and Acorn.
Wednesday, July 12th
ODEN Campus - 10 - 11:30 AM
Wednesday, July 12th
ACORN Campus - 1:30 - 3:30 PM
See attached flier for details.
Acorn Teacher Named AEEA Outstanding Educator of the Year
Toby Hollin, Acorn Elementary 5th & 6th Grade Science Teacher has been named Outstanding Educator of the Year for the Arkansas Environmental Education Association (AEEA). Hollin was chosen among a host of applicants and recognized for the use of the Acorn campus outdoor classroom for instruction. The recognition ceremony will be on June 6, 2023.
“I am very humbled and honored to even be considered for this award! We have so many great educators in our state. I am just glad our outdoor environment stood out and so proud of our students working so hard to help it become a great space to learn!”, stated Hollin.
AEEA’ s mission champions access to environmental education, builds community among professionals, provides support to educators, and drives excellence in the field of environmental and outdoor education in Arkansas.
Congratulations, Mrs. Hollin! We are proud of you! #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!
Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden campuses will be closed
Monday, May 29, 2023 in observance of Memorial Day
ATTN: ORSD Parents/Guardians:
The Department of Human Services (DHS) has begun sending renewal packets to those at risk of losing coverage. The first round of terminations began in April for those who are ineligible or who did not provide the requested information.
