Ouachita River School District

The Arkansas FCCLA State Executive Council met today at Camp Couchdale for their Spring meeting. Colten Quebedeaux (District VI President) and Kenzie Daniels (National Officer Candidate) were in attendance to represent their respective offices. Today’s meeting was the first of several they will attend over the coming year. Acorn FCCLA has amazing student leaders on the local, state, and national level. These students do a wonderful job representing ORSD.

Acorn High School Senior Spotlight - Tyler Lyle Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Tyler! Acorn High School Graduation Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep

Acorn Tigers Back-2-Back XC State Champions The Acorn Tigers XC (Cross Country) Team are back-2-back champions winning state championships in both 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. A state championship ring presentation was conducted on Monday, May 2nd to congratulate, honor and recognize the championship team. The 2021-2022 Acorn Tigers XC State Championship Team members included: 9th Grade: Caden Tarkinton 10th Grade: Noah Holland 11th Grade: Sky Carmack Braylan Bohlman Reed McGee Braven Rodgers Jonah Rogan Isaac Tedder Andrew Watts 12th Grade: Damian Bohlman Jake Lyle Justice Neufeld Riley Weddle The AHS Track & Cross Country Coaching Staff include: Keith Willsey, Chris Ledbetter and Athletic Director Mike Jackson.

Attention Acorn Tiger Fans: The Regional Baseball game for tomorrow has been moved to Friday, May 6th at 12:30.

Acorn High School Senior Spotlight - Justice Neufeld Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Justice! Acorn High School Graduation Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep

Acorn High School Senior Spotlight - Abigail Nance Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Abby! Acorn High School Graduation Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep

Oden High School Senior Spotlight - Ethan Stovall Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Ethan! Oden High School Graduation Friday, May 20, 2022 7:00 PM Oden Gymnasium

Oden High School Senior Spotlight - Jamie Crump Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Jamie! Oden High School Graduation Friday, May 20, 2022 7:00 PM Oden Gymnasium

The staff and faculty at Ouachita River School District - Acorn campus would like to express gratitude to Union Bank for the wonderful breakfast during testing week!

Be Pro Be Proud brings Mobile Workshop to Ouachita River School District – Acorn & Oden campuses The Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshop will visit Acorn High School on Monday, May 9th and Oden High School on Wednesday, May 11th. The simulation workshops and tours will begin approximately 8:30 a.m. on each campus. The Arkansas State Chamber and its public and private partners launched Be Pro Be Proud in 2016 to address an expanding skills gap in professional trades across the state. Arkansas’s future will depend on changing the perception of these career options and efforts highlighting the many opportunities available within these sectors. The 12 in-demand professions that continue to be represented include truck driver; diesel tech; locomotive engineer; welder; machinist; computer numerical control (CNC) operator; tool and die maker; computer programmer; computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) drafter; heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) tech; plumber; electrician and carpenter. “This is an exciting opportunity for our stakeholders. Ouachita River School District high schools are proud to be a collaborative partner in this movement to host the Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshops on each of our high school campuses –Acorn in Polk County and Oden in Montgomery County. Our students gain valuable information and experience relevant to careers and professions represented in the simulations. The information and experiences will help them to be better equipped in making decisions that impact their future career plans”, stated Jerry Strasner, ORSD Superintendent. #orsdlifeprep

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, Acorn & Oden teachers & staff!

Oden High School Senior Spotlight - AnnaLisa Hughes Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, AnnaLisa! Oden High School Graduation Friday, May 20, 2022 7:00 PM Oden Gymnasium

Acorn FCCLA is selling Krispy Kreme donuts and coffee. The deadline to order is May 6th. Donuts: Glazed ($10), Chocolate, and Kreme Filled ($12) Coffee: Rich, Smooth, Decaf ($10) Students are raising money to help cover expenses for the National Leadership Conference trip to San Diego this summer. To order please see any FCCLA member or call the high school office at 394-5544. All orders and payment are due by Friday, May 6th..

8th grade Acorn Career Development completed a unit on careers last week. Each student chose a career they were interested in. They researched that career to create a “Pizza Box Career”. They were tasked with creating a 3D scene representing their career and all information discovered had to be placed in the lid of the pizza box. They were required to share information about the education required, skill set needed, yearly salary and benefits, job availability, demographics, ect. All students did an amazing job on their projects. Thank you to Simple Simons of Mena for donating the pizza boxes for this project.

Oden High School Senior Spotlight - Ava Harris Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Ava! Oden High School Graduation Friday, May 20, 2022 7:00 PM Oden Gymnasium

Oden yearbooks are in and will be passed out Friday, May 6th. If you did not preorder one and would like to purchase a yearbook, the cost will be $45. You can pay Mrs. Harley or Mrs. Hill in the main office.

Oden High School Senior Spotlight - Emily Owens Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Emily! Oden High School Graduation Friday, May 20, 2022 7:00 PM Oden Gymnasium

Attention Acorn Tiger Fans!!! We will be having the Cross Country State ring presentation today at 11:45 in the New gym.

Acorn High School Senior Spotlight - Trent Head Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Trent! Acorn High School Graduation Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep

Oden High School Senior Spotlight - Ann Hughes Congratulations and our best to you! Proud of you, Ann! Oden High School Graduation Friday, May 20, 2022 7:00 PM Oden Gymnasium