Ouachita River School District

Attention Acorn Tigers Fans: Games against Whitesboro tonight have been cancelled for this evening due to the opposing team having flu.

Acorn Senior Teams are set to host Whitesboro @ Acorn on February 6, 2025, with the JV Senior Girls game beginning at 5 pm, followed by the JV Senior Boys game. Then the Sr Girls and then Sr Boys games to follow.

ORSD Spotlight on Alumni! AHS Alumni Spotlight – Nicholi Carrillo AHS Spotlight on alumnus is Nicholli Carrillo. Nicholi Carrillo is currently training and serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Congratulations, Nicholi! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Acorn Campus Valentine's Day drop-off times. We ask that you drop gifts off between 830 am - 1pm. Balloons and Glass will NOT be permitted on the bus.

Myers Cruizzers Players of the Game Acorn vs Hackett February 4, 2025 @ Acorn Gym Congratulations, Addi, Chanity & Fredrick!

AHS Senior Aiden Kimp Signs UARM XC On Thursday, January 30, 2025, Acorn High School Cross Country athlete Aiden Kimp signed with the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Cross Country (XC) and Track Teams for the 2025-2026 season. Kimp has competed in cross country on the Acorn High School cross country and track teams at the local, conference, regional and state levels during his high school career. Kimp was All-District XC Meet and District Champion, 2nd in Regional Meet, 3rd in State XC Meet, and 2nd Overall in the River Valley All-Star XC Meet. Congratulations, Aiden Kimp! We are proud of you! 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!

Just a friendly reminder! ORSD - Acorn and Oden campuses will be in regular session on the following make-up days from inclement weather in January 2025: Monday, February 10, 2025 - 7:45 AM - 4:13 PM Monday, March 10, 2025 - 7:45 AM - 4:13 PM

Acorn Athletics to celebrate their Senior Athletes!! Friday, February 7th, 2025. Celebration to directly follow the Jr Girls game that begins at 5pm!! Come out to help us celebrate!

OUACHITA RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT ACORN & ODEN Campuses SCHOOL CHOICE Deadline: May 1, 2025 ORSD SCHOOL CHOICE FY2026 Steps to complete the process include: 1 - Complete the APPLICATION FOR SCHOOL CHOICE TRANSFER https://www.ouachitariversd.org/page/arkansas-public-school-choice-act-of-2015 2 - On or before May 1, 2025 deadline, submit the completed application. Applications may be delivered or mailed to the Acorn campus or Oden campus or the Ouachita River School District Administration Office.

Oden Jr Boys and Both Sr teams are set to host Mt. Ida Lions on February 4, 2025 with games beginning at 5:30 pm.

Acorn Jr Girls and both Sr Teams to host Hackett on February 4, 2025, @ 5 pm.

National School Counseling Week is February 3rd - 7th, and at ORSD, we are proud to recognize and celebrate our outstanding school counselors. We are incredibly fortunate to have three dedicated professionals who go above and beyond for our students daily: Tammy Young at Acorn High School, Apryl Philpot at Oden High School, and Kylynn Ledbetter, who serves both Acorn and Oden Schools. Their hard work, compassion, and commitment to student success impact our school community. Thank you for all that you do!

VFW Post #4451 Recognizes AHS Essay Winners Acorn High School students participated in the Voices of Democracy and Patriots Pen essay contests this past fall with students placing in top honors and were recognized by VFW Post #4451 at their recognition ceremony. The following students were awarded prizes for their essay rankings: Chris Conatser II , AHS Junior - Awarded 3rd Place Sarah Bloodworth, AHS 8th Grade Student - Awarded 3rd Place Kohlea Carmack, AHS Senior - Awarded 3rd Place Connor Bottomley, AHS 8th Grade Student - Awarded 2nd Place Congratulations to our essay contestants and winners! #orsdlifeprep Photo 1 - l to r: AHS English Teacher Amy Slater, Chris Conatser II, Sarah Bloodworth, Kohlea Carmack, Connor Bottomley

Acorn Jr Boys & both Sr teams travel to Hector on January 31st to play @ 5 pm.

UPDATE: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – 3:00 PM The games scheduled for Thursday, January 30, 2025, at JC Westside will begin at 4:00 PM. The schedule is as follows: Junior Girls – First game Junior Boys – Second game Senior Girls – Third game Senior Boys -- Last Game

Oden Senior Teams will travel to Western Yell County om January 30, 2025 to play @ 5 pm.

Myers Cruizzers Players of the Game Acorn vs JC Westside January 28, 2025 @ Acorn Gym Congratulations, Rebecca and Fredrick!

Myers Cruizzers Players of the Game Acorn vs Hector January 14, 2025 @ Acorn Gym Congratulations, Jaylee, Jordan and Caden!

UPDATE: at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 The JR Boys game - Acorn vs JC Westside - has been cancelled today. SR Girls game will start at 5:00 PM and SR Boys game will follow.

HEO Academy Visits Acorn High School On Tuesday, January 21st, Ryan Speer, Director from Heavy Equipment Operating Academy met with Acorn High School students and presented various training opportunities and certifications students can obtain operating a variety of excavation equipment at HEO Academy. Enrollment, scholarships and housing options were also shared with students. Thank you, Ryan for providing this opportunity for students to learn about HEO Academy! Ouachita River School District....preparing students for life! #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!