Ouachita River School District

AHS Students Learn About Careers with Electric Cooperatives in Arkansas On Monday, October 3rd, John Larucci from Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative met with Acorn High School juniors and seniors interested in careers with an Arkansas Electric Cooperative. Mr. Larucci serves as Member Services/Safety Coordinator/Engineer for Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative. He gave an overview of various occupations and opportunities for students to pursue upon graduation in this career field that included but not limited to the following: powerline maintenance, information technology, engineering, business systems, and careers from other technical specialties. In the presentation, he also discussed some of the environmental situations that employees work in including post-disaster support and restoration. Thank you for sharing such valuable information, opportunities and experience with our students, Mr. Larucci! Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Movie Night @ Acorn Elementary

Acorn Elementary's Weekly AR Point Cub & Reading Wall 25 Point Club- Rey Rivera, Sam Strasner, Kylie Ezell & Annabelle Daniels 50 Point Club- Connor Bottomley, Shane Davison, Raj Dandikar, Pierse Slater, Lucas Spencer & Drew Mabry This week's leading classes are: 1st & 2nd Grade Group: Mrs. Willborg's Class with 148.3 points. 3rd & 4th Grade Group: Mrs. Conaster's Class with 298 points. 5th & 6th Grade Group: Mrs. Hollin's Class with 569.7 points. Great Job Readers!

Way to go Isabella!! 4th Grade student, Isabella Willeford, scored 47/50 during archery practice! Amazing marksmanship!

Schedule Change for upcoming Cross-Country Meet

AHS Band & Choir students will be presenting Fall "Fun"D Concert on October 7th @ 7 PM.

Nineteen Acorn FCCLA members and their adviser attended FCCLA Region VI Leadership Training today at Lake Hamilton. Students participated in hands on training to grow their leadership skills and learn more about running for office. Members networked with other students from across Region VI. Kora Carter and Damon Cruz helped facilitate the training. Before leaving, they were able to grab a picture with Region VI President and former Acorn FCCLA member, Colten Quebedeaux.

Congratulations to Paige Parnell! Acorn High School 30 ACT Club for your achievement! Ouachita River School District....preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Tomorrow is the Blue/Gold Game. Starting at 5:00 PM with the Jr. Girls

Tiger Tennis Update! Reed McGee finished as District Runner-Up today and now advances to State! We are proud of our Tiger Tennis athletes!

National Custodian Day - 10-2-2022 A big THANK YOU to our staff for their work each and every day on our campuses! You are appreciated!

* Acorn Elementary * Our Cookie Dough Fundraiser end October 4th. Please turn in all order forms and money by tomorrow. Thank you all for your support!

Oden Timberwolf fans dont forget tomorrow is the last day to turn in order forms for basketball shirts.

Oden School Flu shot forms went home today with elementary. High school forms and Staff forms are located in the high school office. These forms need to be returned to the office by Wednesday the 5th. If you have any questions contact Nurse Meg. Have a great weekend!!

AHS Construction Trades - Putting Skills to the Test Acorn High School Construction Technology Instructor Ricky Dollar is overseeing and facilitating a practicum project on the Acorn School’s campus with students enrolled in this Career and Technical Education Pathway - Agriculture: Construction Technology. Students are refurbishing a storage building on the Acorn campus and putting their skills to the test. Great craftsmanship, Mr. Dollar and AHS Students! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District…preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

AR POINT CLUB & AR READER WALL TIME! 25 Point Club- Lucas Spencer This week's leading classes are: 1st & 2nd Grade Group: Mrs. Bohlman's Class with 132.6 points. 3rd & 4th Grade Group: Mrs. Conaster's Class with 229.4 points. 5th & 6th Grade Group: Mrs. Hollin's Class with 347.7 points.

AES would like to announce our September Students of the Month Kindergarten Mrs. Wilson's Class -Browning Neal Mrs. Chaney's Class-Anthony Mitchell Mrs. Powell's Class- Jackson Standridge 1st Grade Mrs. Bohlman's - Mason Kincaid Mrs. Priddy– Tanner Davis 2nd Grade Mrs. Willborg's- Ayden Brennan Mrs. Howard's - Chism Myers Mrs. Gustafson's- Emma Hargis 3rd Grade Mrs. Myers'- Jacelynn Beaty Mrs. Morris'- Adrian Wasif 4th Grade Mrs. Roberts'- Braelyn Tarkinton Mrs. Conatser's- Paisley Laughlin 5th Grade Mrs. Kesterson's- Madison Squires Mrs. Tedder's- Justis Wray 6th Grade Mrs. Hollin's- Sam Strasner Mrs. Pearson's- Gracie Smith Congratulations students!

Don’t forget, today is the last day to turn in forms for Oden Homecoming t-shirts!

Join us for the Oden Schools Halloween Carnival! Saturday, October 29, 2022 3:00 PM events start Bill Kelly Gymnasium 135 School Drive Oden, AR 71961

Tonight is the night!!!! Acorn Athletic Booster Chili Supper and Dessert Auction!!!!