Ouachita River School District

Attention Acorn Elementary families & friends, Our K-4 students will be performing "Twas the Night Before Christmas" program on December 20th in the Mary Davis Gym. Times: Kindergarten & 1st Grade begin @ 6pm 2nd-4th Grade begin @ 7pm *Parents please remember to have your child(ren) dressed in a Christmas colored or Christmas themed shirt or outfit. **Students will need to arrive 15 minutes prior to the show. Mr. Ward will send out information about where to bring your child upon arrival.

Positive Office Referrals for December 5th-9th! We are so proud of our Super Tigers!

Acorn Elementary Parents!!! There will be no after-school tutoring December 19 thru December 22.

Ouachita River School District Acorn & Oden Campuses Closed for break December 23, 2022 - January 6, 2023 School resumes Monday, January 9, 2023

The Acorn Bands grade 7-12 will be in concert Friday night Dec. 16th at 7:00 pm in the Mary Davis Gymnasium. Admission is free! Come out and support these great musicians and get a dose of Christmas cheer!

On December 9th, 3-6 Acorn GT students competed at the Caddo Hills Invitational Chess Tournament. There were two divisions: a 3rd-4th division and a 5th-6th division. It was a great learning experience for the 3rd and 4th graders. In the 5-6 division Cy Young placed 3rd and Ryder Laughlin tied for 1st place. Ryder had to play a 10 minute tie-breaker game that ended in another tie. They were given one more minute and Ryder ended up taking 2nd place overall in the end. It was fun bringing home some hardware, but above all else these students displayed excellent sportsmanship all day whether they won or lost. Congratulations students! Below are the rankings: 3rd-4th Division: (There were 30 students in the 3-4 division. There were several ties. They only play tie-breaker games for 1st and 2nd place.) 6th place- Ema Ledbetter 6th place- Ava Wells 6th place- Joseph Parra 15th place- Mackenzie Kincaid 15th place- Jax Ryles 24th place- Eli Slaten 5th-6th Division: (There were 28 students in the 5-6 division. There were several ties. They only play tie-breaker games for 1st and 2nd place.) 2nd place trophy winner- Ryder Laughlin 3rd place ribbon winner- Cy Young 6th place- Connor Bottomley 18th place- Carson Fairless 23rd place- Bailey White 23rd place- Kaidon McQueen

ORSD Family, Good morning. Today there is a chance of severe weather passing through our communities from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. We are watching the weather conditions this morning and wanted to let you know in order to stay safe as you travel to and from our campuses today. Respectfully, Jerrall A. Strasner Superintendent of Schools

Acorn Elementary Parents!!! There will be no after-school tutoring December 19 thru December 22.

Brackets for Basketball Tournament at Nashville!!! Go Tigers!!

Oden families and community, We have a super busy and exciting week ahead! On Wednesday starting at 4:30 the Oden PTO will host the Santa Supper in the cafeteria. BRING YOUR BEST CHILI OR SOUP! Following the Santa Supper the Elementary Christmas concert will be at 6:00 in the gym. Students need to be at the gym by 5:45. Teachers will be waiting for them to arrive in the lobby. To end the night will be the live nativity play put on by students in FCS. We expect the live nativity to start around 6:45-7:00. We hope to get everyone seated so there is not much foot traffic during the performances. Cookies and hot chocolate will be after the live nativity play in the gym lobby provided by Oden Baptist Church. Can’t wait to see you all! It’s the best night of the year!

Attention Acorn Tiger Fans: The games tomorrow at Waldron have been pushed back 1 hour. Jr. Lady Tigers will play at 5:30, and the Jr. Tigers will play after.

AR Point Club 25 Point Club~ Ethan Boyd, Savannah Christian, Kylee Enyeart, Carson Fairless, Christian Fairless (not pictured), Grayson Fox, Odessa Fugal, Kaylin House, Bri Johnson, Kylie Kincaid, Alanis May, Kaidon McQueen, Makayla Nichols, Katherine Norris, Lillian Parra, Braelyn Tarkinton, Penelope Watts, John Wood, Tristan Woody & Kyle Ziemniak 50 Point Club~ Aubrey Lackey & Summer Wagner 75 Point Club~ Sarah Bloodworth, Kylie Ezell & Pierse Slater 125 Point Club~ Drew Mabry

Oden announcement: Ms. Dewanna’s bus will be a little late today, Friday December 9th.

Our K-1 hall is all ready for our Family Literacy night tonight!!

AHS Students Earn Certifications Congratulations to Acorn HIgh School students earning certifications! Acorn High School Career & Technical Education Instructor and FCCLA Advisor Mindy Lyle reported certifications earned for ServSafe Food Handler and Everfi Healthier Me programs. There were eighteen (18) students grades 9-12 in the Food, Safety & Nutrition class who earned ServSafe Food Handler certifications. ServSafe is an industry recognized certification that will allow these students to obtain employment or possibly receive a pay raise in their current position. In the Family Consumer Science Investigations (CSI) course, fourteen (14) 7th grade students earned Everfi Healthier Me certifications. The Everfi Healthier Me program equips students to make healthier, more informed decisions about nutrition. Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn FCCLA had six members compete at Region VI Star Events today at National Park College in Hot Springs. We are so proud of everyone for all of the time and effort they put into their projects. Focus on Children: Shelby Rusert Repurpose & Redesign: Emma Arnold & Paige Parnell Sports Nutrition: Eilam Holland Sustainability Challenge: Damon Cruz & Lyndsey Powell Congratulations to the following students who will advance to the FCCLA State competition in April: Shelby Rusert, Eilam Holland, Damon Cruz, and Lyndsey Powell

AHS Project Prevent hosting Toy Drive Tuesday, December 13th Acorn vs Dierks Basketball Games Acorn Gymnasium Proceeds support Acorn Schools' Sorge Christmas Project

Reminder!! Acorn Elementary parents there will be no after-school tutoring on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

Don't be a Scrooge - get into the Christmas spirit with the Acorn High School Choir and their musical adaptation of a Christmas Carol! Dec. 8th, 9th and 10th @ 7:00pm in the Mary Davis Gym. Admission $5.

Check out Mrs. Wilson's kindergarten students who met their November Reading Goal! Jamison Abernathy, Grady Bohlman, Browning Neal, Mary Nichols, Kashlyn Hollin, Jaxen Robertson, Axton Priddy, Misael Elvir-Vallejo, Ryan Shaddon & Olivia Slater “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller