Ouachita River School District

Attention Athletes! UPDATE - Athletic Physicals Date Changed to TUESDAY, MAY 13th! We will be holding Sports Physical Day on Tuesday, May 13th at 1:30 PM in the new gym. To participate, you must return your physical form by Tuesday, May 6th Pages 1 & 2 (the history section) must be completely filled out and signed by a parent or guardian before turning it in. You can get a physical form from your coach as well as the High School Office.

🏃‍♂️ It’s Event Day for Acorn Senior Track! 🏃‍♀️ The Acorn senior track team is hitting the road to Mansfield to compete today at 3:30 PM!

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Lynnlee! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Christian! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

Upcoming This Week in Acorn Athletics Stay informed and show your support for our Acorn athletes! Here’s what’s happening this week: April 14 - April 19

ATTN: Acorn Athletes - Grades 6th - 11th Acorn Athletics Physicals NEW DATE: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 1:30 PM - 4:13 PM Acorn Gymnasium If you have questions or need additional information, please contact: Acorn High School Office (479) 394-5544 #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE

🏆 Acorn Lady Tigers Hit the Road for Horatio Tournament! 🏆 Get ready for an exciting day of softball as the Acorn Lady Tigers travel to Horatio to compete in the Horatio Tournament on Saturday, April 12th! Come out and show your support as our Tigers take the field for a day of competition, teamwork, and great sportsmanship. Let’s pack the stands and cheer them on to victory! 🥎💙💛 Go Tigers!

Students enrolled at Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden Schools for the 2025-2026 school year will be provided USDA school breakfast and lunch FREE of charge, regardless of income! Parents/Guardian will need to complete USDA Meal Forms. Forms will be available online and print. Printed copies may be obtained in the new school year’s registration packet or from your child’s building office. We are excited and eager to partner and serve you in 2025-2026! School Choice deadline is May 1st! School Choice forms can be accessed at Acorn and Oden campuses at any of the building offices and on the Ouachita River School District website link - School Choice Application https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/628686/20250319065233.pdf SCHOOL CHOICE Deadline - May 1st If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the ORSD Administration Office or your child’s building office. ORSD Administration 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953 (479) 394-2348 Acorn Elementary School 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953 (479) 394-4833 Acorn High School 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953 (479) 394-5544 Oden K-12 Schools 135 School Drive Oden, AR 71961 (479) 326-4311 #orsdlifeprep #AEStigersSERVE #OMESwolvesSERVE #AHStigersSERVE #OHSwolvesSERVE

Attention: The start time for today's softball and baseball games at Hector has been changed to 5:00 PM. Please note the updated time and come out to support our teams. Go Lady Tigers & Tigers!

ORSD - Acorn & Oden Schools ATLAS Summative Testing Schedule We are gearing up for a great experience for testing this spring! We are excited to partner and support the year's success celebrating learning and growth for your child! Please reference the attached flyer for your child's building testing schedule for testing dates, subjects and best practices to prepare for testing. - Students will need to arrive promptly and on time each day. - Students in grades Oden and Acorn high schools that will be testing must bring their Chromebook fully charged each day of testing. If you have questions or need additional information, contact your child's building office: Acorn Elementary School (479) 394-4833 Acorn High School (479) 394-5544 Oden Schools (870) 326-4311 #orsdlifeprep #AEStigersSERVE #OMESwolvesSERVE #AHStigersSERVE #OHSwolvesSERVE

🏆⚾🥎 GAME DAY ALERT! 🥎⚾🏆 The Acorn Lady Tigers and Tigers are hitting the road to take on Hector in an exciting night of softball and baseball action! 📅 Friday, April 11 th ⏰ First pitch at 4:30 PM 📍 Hector Sports Complex Come out and cheer on the Tigers as they bring the heat and battle for victory! Let’s pack the stands and show our support! 🐅🔥 #GoTigers #TigerPride #AHStigersSERVE

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Adrianna! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Jodie! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

ORSD Celebrates Dean of Students Appreciation Ouachita River School District celebrates our Dean of Students who serve and assist in leadership roles for the District. Your leadership, service and dedication are valued and appreciated! Thank you, Keith Willsey and Scott Bohlman! #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!

Game Day Alert! ⚾🐯 The Acorn Lady Tigers are ready to hit the field! They take on the Mansfield Lady Tigers today at 4:30 PM in what’s sure to be an exciting showdown. Come out, support the team, and enjoy some great softball action. Let’s go, Lady Tigers! 💛🖤 #TigerPride #GameDay

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Kohlea! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

CONGRATULATIONS AHS CLASS of 2025! We are proud of you, Luci! Acorn High School Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 PM Acorn Gymnasium #orsdlifeprep #AHStigersSERVE 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!

ATTENTION: ORSD Students, Parents, Staff and Community IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – School Make-Up Day Just a reminder! The following school make-up day is scheduled for the school closing on February 18, 2025: Monday, April 14, 2025 (make-up day for February 18th) School will be in regular session on the make-up day – 7:45 AM – 4:13 PM on the ORSD - Acorn and Oden campuses. If you have questions, please contact your child’s building office. Respectfully, Jerrall Strasner, ORSD Superintendent William Edwards II, ORSD Assistant Superintendent

ORSD Employment Opportunities The following positions are now open for the 2025-2026 school year: Lunchroom Tech - Oden Campus Lunchroom Tech - Acorn Campus If interested, please contact: Jerrall Strasner, Superintendent Ouachita River School District 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953 (479) 394-2348

THANK YOU from Acorn FFA! The 3rd Annual Acorn FFA Consignment Auction was held at the Polk County Fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon, April 6, 2025. The event turned out to be successful for the Acorn FFA Chapter despite the bad weather in and around Polk County and other parts of Arkansas. The auction was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 5th at 10:00 a.m. but heavy rain and lightning forced us to postpone it until Sunday, April 6th at 12:00 noon. Although it was cold and inclement weather on Sunday, there was still a good turnout of local Acorn, Mena, and Polk County citizens who bought lots of items and really supported the Acorn High School FFA Chapter. Thank you for your generous support! We have a big list of people we would like to thank for making the auction a success. First of all, we say a big “thank you” to Jimmy Martin and the Martin Auction Company crew for organizing, advertising and conducting the event and all aspects of the auction. We want to thank all of the parents of Acorn FFA members who worked and helped with many various parts of our auction. Our students began on Friday unloading items brought in by the community. They tagged items and organized them in rows under direction of the event coordinators. Students cleaned and set up the concession area to prepare for the auction day. The day of the auction was a busy day for the student workers as they loaded items customers bought, ran tickets, or worked in the concession stand. After the auction was over, many of the students stayed to help people load up their goods. Student workers were Duncan Dill, Zach Neugent, George Monahan, Sam Casten, Haydyn Wells, Ben Kincaid, Tatelynn Wood, Camara Dill, Hailey Davis, Savannah Christian, Katie Neugent, Karli Davis, Blake Moore, Destiny Landry and Justis Wray. Student involvement in events like this one involves hard work, social skills, responsibility and dependability. This is what FFA is about, learning leadership skills through "hands on" activities. Jim Pennington Acorn High School Ag. – Ed. Instructor / FFA Advisor