Ouachita River School District

Way to Go Tigers!!!

Attention Oden families! Order your Oden Homecoming t-shirts by September 26th. Order forms are being sent home today. They can also be picked up in the high school office. 🖤🧡🐺

There is still time!!! The Acorn High School Music Boosters are seeking sponsorships for the 2022-2023 school year! Deadline is this Friday, September 23rd. The monies raised will help fund our annual T-shirt and provide costumes for our upcoming theater production (Bah Humbug!) set in Dickens Era England. In addition, funds will provide much needed sound equipment. If you would be interested in sponsoring please let Mrs. Couch know. The flyer with additional information is attached. Shout out to those already signed up to sponsor us! THANK YOU!!! Platinum: Peachtree Assisted Living Facility Gold: Rich Mountain Chiropractic Johnny & Norma Lott Silver: Boyd Interiors RV River View Cabins & Canoes Union Bank Bronze: Mark & Lori Lyle Cheaper Than Therapy Rodney Bird Enterprises JB’s Vacation House

Congratulations to the newly elected FFA Officers 2022-2023!!!!

202-2023 Acorn Basketball Schedule

The Acorn Tiger basketball game on 10/25 against County Line will be Pink Out night. We have tshirts available for preorder. Adult sizes Small-XL $15/Plus Sizes $17/Child sizes Small-Large $15 To order please email: mlyle@orsd.k12.ar.us or call the high school office. All orders and payment are due by 10/7.

National IT Professionals Day September 20, 2022 ORSD says, "THANK YOU" to ORSD Technology Coordinator Sherri Powell for all you do to support Oden and Acorn campuses!

Fall Picture Day at Oden is next Monday, September 26th!

Ouachita River School District will be accepting sealed bids through Monday, September 26, 2022 at noon (12:00 PM) on the following: 2005 XMark Lazer Z'XP mower Mower runs but does not mow Sealed bids should be submitted to the ORSD Administration Office by 12:00 PM (noon) on Monday, September 26, 2022. Bids will be opened and reviewed at ORSD Board Meeting on Monday, September 26, 2022. If you wish to view the mower, please contact: Jackye Simon, Custodial/Transportation Supervisor (479) 243-5677, Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM to schedule an appointment. Respectfully, Jerrall A. Strasner Superintendent of Schools Ouachita River School District 143 Polk 96 Mena, AR 71953 1-479-394-2348

ACT PREP at Acorn High School for 10th-12th grade Acorn students!!!!!!!

UPCOMING ACT DATES!!!!!!

Attention AES Parents and Community: Our BIG school fundraiser starts today! All money raised goes towards fun rewards throughout the school year. The biggest is our End of the Year Fun Day. For the past 2 years, we have had Water Fun Day. Each year "Fun Day" gets bigger and better all thanks to you supporting our Cookie Dough Fundraiser. Sells will be from 9/19-10/4. There are 2 ways to order: online and by catalog. All money is due upon ordering. Students earn a prize for every 5 items they sell. Students selling 15 or more items will receive an ice cream party and the class that sells the most gets a Silly String Fun War Party. Packets will be sent home today. Thank you all for supporting our school! If you have any questions contact me at kposey@orsd.k12.ar.us or 394-4833 ext. 320 from 8:00-10:30 AM each day.

Acorn Elementary's AR Point Club 25 Point Club: Connor Bottomley 100 Point Club: Alayna Cory

Exciting news here at AES! We had 9 kindergarten students meet their August reading goal! Students must read with their parents for 20 minutes or more each day to meet their monthly goal. Mrs. Wilson's Kindergarten students: Mary Nichols, Grady Bohlman, Axton Priddy, Jaxen Robertson, Jase Ryles, Browning Neal, Josslyn Dandikar, & Ryan Shaddon

AHS Senior Michael Laing Recognized for College Board National Award Congratulations to our own Michael Laing, who is one of 62,000 students from across the country to earn academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Programs! These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them stand out during the admissions process. Colleges and scholarship programs use these honors to identify students from underrepresented groups through College Board’s Student Search Service. Michael Laing’s hard work to prepare for college paid off with honors from the @CollegeBoard’s National Recognition Programs and earning the College Board National Rural and Small Town Award. Colleges and scholarship programs use these honors to recruit students. Laing is a senior at Acorn High School and plans to study pre-pharmacy and pursue a career as pharmacist. Students earn this recognition by excelling on their PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or AP Exams and in their classrooms. Students who may be eligible have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have excelled on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams; and are African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, and/or attend school in a rural area or small town. Eligible students are invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year, and are awarded at the beginning of the next school year. Congratulations, Michael! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

ORSD XC Teams Compete Strong In Tom Stuthard Stampede Ouachita River School District hosted the Tom Stuthard Stampede on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 on the Acorn Schools’ cross country course. Junior high and senior high teams from 20+ schools with 100+ runners in each category competed in the meet on the Acorn campus. Coached by ORSD XC and Track Coach Keith Willsey and competing from Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden junior and high school, athletes placement in the event included: Junior High Girls: 11th Place - Addi Ledbetter 29th Place - Kaitlynn Ledbetter 37th Place - Josey Dollar 49th Place - Kloee Husser 54th Place - Shelby Rusert 77th Place - Ashton Fechuch 80th Place - Natalie Mabry 88th Place - Olivia Tedder 96th Place - Mylee Sharp 98th Place - Lanee Powell 99th Place - Victoria Squires 100th Place - Izabella Lozier 102nd Place - Ashlin Ford Junior High Boys: 2nd Place - Chance Ragain 16th Place - Ethan Gilbert 47th Place - Gage Davis 59th Place - Luke McAnelly 62nd Place - Jonathan Guevara 63rd Place - Eilam Holland 83rd Place - Zane Newton 110th Place - Levi Starr 112th Place - Jasper Dollar 114th Place - Caden Ryan 119th Place - Max Schnell Senior High Girls: 13th Place - Annabella Tedder Senior High Boys: 9th Place - Isaac Tedder 16th Place - Caden Tarkinton 20th Place - Braven Rodgers 44th Place - Jonah Rogan 66th Place - Mathew Lewis 70th Place - Reed McGee Congratulations to ORSD XC Athletes and Coach Willsey! Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

NATIONAL THANK A POLICE OFFICER DAY - 9-17-2022 Thank you to our law enforcement who serve and protect our schools and communities!

Two Ode Maddox Elementary students received a positive behavior referral to see Mrs. Bergum this week! Amos Bridges and Liam Bartel showed hard work and empathy toward others. Thank you both for being a positive and shining example to others! 🧡🖤🐺

Tomorrow (9/17) from 7:30AM-4PM in the Mary Davis Gym. All proceeds go towards the Acorn FCCLA Leadership trip to Washington DC.

You can pay your child’s REDUCED or PAID meal prices, you can access the EZ SCHOOL PAY link to pay and track your child’s meal charges status. Link on ORSD website: https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx?District=9485702 For more information, contact the following for assistance: Acorn Elementary School & Acorn High School Contact: ORSD Administration Office - Tammi Faught at (479) 394-2348 or tfaught@orsd.k12.ar.us Ode Maddox Elementary School & Oden High School Contact: Oden Schools - Crystal Hill at (870) 326-4311 or chill@orsd.k12.ar.us www.ouachitariversd.org