Ouachita River School District

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Rebecca! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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 AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Kailee! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

ATTN: Acorn High School Class of 2025 Seniors & Parents/Guardians AHS Senior Recognition Day All seniors recognized Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11:30 AM Acorn High School Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE

Happy National Librarian Appreciation Day to Mrs. Posey!!! We are so thankful and blessed to have you at Acorn Elementary. Thank you so much for EVERYTHING you do for our students and staff. You are the BEST!!!

A huge THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful Paras! Ms. Raylin Lane, Mrs. Shauna Wagner, and Mrs. Michele Kincaid go above and beyond to support our students and staff at Acorn Elementary. We appreciate you!!!!

🏆⚾🥎 GAME DAY ALERT! 🥎⚾ GAMES HAVE BEEN CANCELED!! 🏆 The Acorn Lady Tigers and Tigers Game for 📅 Monday, April 7 th is CANCELED!! 🐅🔥 #GoTigers #TigerPride #AHStigersSERVE

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Arianna! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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 AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Lexi! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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 all players and fans: Please be advised that all softball and baseball games scheduled for Monday, April 7th have been CANCELED!!

Upcoming This Week in Acorn Athletics Stay informed and show your support for our Acorn athletes! Here’s what’s happening this week: April 7 - April 12

ORSD Celebrates National Paraprofessional Appreciation Ouachita River School District celebrates each of our paraprofessionals who serve the District with heart and dedication by making a difference in the lives of students everyday! You are valued and appreciated! Oden Campus - Ardena Cogburn - Nicole Edwards - Brandi Mayo - Dewanna Summitt Acorn Campus - Kristina Johnson - Raylin Lane - Michele Kincaid - Danielle Powell - Shauna Wagner #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!

2024-2025 CAREER CONNECT: Reverse Career Fair On April 2nd, area high schools from Polk and Montgomery Counties in partnership with the following event sponsors; University of Arkansas Rich Mountain and Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2024-2025 Career Connect: Reverse Career Fair event in the Dick and Frances Carver Grand Hall of the Ouachita Center on the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain main campus. The event was from 9-11:00 a.m. with 40+ career representatives from business, industry, agencies, organizations, military branches, and higher education institutions. The event provided an opportunity for our area high school seniors to present their resume, elevator pitch and share their future story in an “information exchange” with local, regional and state business and industry representatives and community partners. The event was an enriching, engaging learning experience “connecting” students to the business community. Students were able to practice, apply, and gain confidence in their communication and interview skills with career and community partners sharing in their future success. High school seniors from each of the four high schools were represented: Cossatot River School District, Mena School District, Ouachita River School District - Acorn High School and Ouachita River School District - Oden High School. The event was a huge success for students, career and community partners, and school districts. Our school districts and counselors would like to extend our gratitude to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce and all of the career and community representatives and partners! Thank you for sharing your time, talents and important information with our students in helping them to develop a sense of belonging and connectedness to their community, both personally and professionally. We are grateful for the investment you make in helping students be better prepared for life! At Ouachita River School District, we value our partnerships with students, families, community members, and staff. Your involvement with events and experiences like this one and in each and everyday working together - it is essential to our shared success, and we are committed to working together to create a nurturing environment where everyone can thrive, learn and grow. Thank you for being a vital partner! #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE #OHSwolvesSERVE 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!

Due to weather 3rd Annual Acorn FFA Auction has been postponed to tomorrow Sunday April 6th at Noon! Stay safe!

POSTPONED- Acorn FFA Auction will be postponed to Sunday April 6th beginning at Noon! If you have any donations there will be people at the fairgrounds to assist with those tomorrow morning!!

ORSD Celebrates National School Librarian Day & National Library Week THANK YOU to our school librarians serving Acorn and Oden campuses! Glynda Pearce, Acorn High School Elicia Bergum, Oden Pre-K - 12th Schools Kim Posey, Acorn Pre-K and Elementary Schools #orsdlifeprep #AEStigersSERVE #OMESwolvesSERVE #AHStigersSERVE

ORSD will close today at 2:00 pm on both Acorn and Oden Campuses due to inclement weather predictions. This decision was made to maximize safety for all stakeholders. Both campuses will have their safe shelters open to the community. Respectfully, Jerrall A. Strasner Superintendent

Oden Campus Announcement: The safe shelter on the Oden campus is available for the community to access during inclement weather. For information on how to access the safe shelter, contact William Edwards at 479-216-2251.

REMINDER : TOMORROW Acorn FFA is excited to host its 3rd Annual Equipment & Consignment Auction on Saturday, April 5th, starting at 10 AM! Come out to support our FFA students and discover some great finds. The auction will be held RAIN or SHINE and concessions will be available. All proceeds will directly benefit Acorn FFA students. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you there!

Due to the weather, today's softball and baseball games at Acorn have been postponed. They have been rescheduled for April 25th. Thank you for understanding!

REMINDER: Acorn Campus will hold its Spring Picture Day on Friday, April 4, 2025.