Ouachita River School District

ATTN: ORSD Students & Parents/Guardians Please complete the EZ Meal Application online or contact your child's school building office to obtain a form to complete! Online: Go to - www.ouachitariversd.org Click on - MENU Under the heading, CAFETERIA, click on - EZ Meal Online Application Printed Meal Application can be obtained from your child's building office: Acorn Elementary School (479) 394-4833 Acorn High School (479) 394-5544 Oden K-12 Schools (870) 326-4311

ORSD - Acorn High School Hosts TigerFEST '25 Acorn High School students grades 7-12 participated in TigerFEST on Wednesday, August 21st in the Acorn Gym. AHS sponsors /advisors and students from clubs, student organizations, and extracurricular activities provided information about how to get involved and engaged in campus life! #AHStigersSERVE #orsdlifeprep

Acorn Campus Fall Individual Pictures will be taken on Friday September 6, 2024 in the Elementary Auditorium. We will start with Pre-K and continue up through 11th grade. Picture proofs will be sent home approximately 2 to 3 weeks afterward. Contact person is Mrs. Pearce by email at gpearce@orsd.k12.ar.us, AHS Library phone at 479-394-5544, ext. 106, or by text at 479-234-0614.

Thank you, Polk County Farm Bureau Women's Committee, for your generous donation to Acorn Elementary students. I greatly appreciate your support and thoughtfulness! #AEStigersSERVE

ATTN: ORSD Students & Parents/Guardians Please complete the EZ Meal Application online or contact your child's school building office to obtain a form to complete! ORSD Student Meal Prices - 2024-2025 School Year Acorn and Oden campuses Acorn Elementary School (479) 394-4833 Acorn High School (479) 394-5544 Oden K-12 Schools (870) 326-4311

Acorn Elementary Families! Purchase your Acorn Tigers custom wrist band for only $1.00. We have adult and children's sizes. ALL proceeds will benefit Acorn Elementary students. Thank you for your support! #AEStigersSERVE

Acorn Elementary Families! Order your Acorn Elementary t-shirt today for $15.00. We will take orders through September 6. Order forms can be picked up in the elementary office. ALL proceeds will benefit Acorn Elementary students. Thank you for your support! #AEStigersSERVE

Thank you Goss Electronics and LAARK for your generous donation to support Acorn Elementary students! We appreciate everything you do to help our school. #AEStigersSERVE

Thank you Mountain View Methodist Church for your generous donation to purchase school supplies for Acorn Elementary students! We greatly appreciate your support. #AEStigersSERVE

ATTN: ORSD - Acorn Campus The map includes Acorn Elementary School and Acorn Preschool drop-off and pick-up routes. Please familiarize yourself with routes and share. Officer Warren McPherson, Acorn Schools SRO

ATTN: ORSD Students, Parents & Families Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year! Thank you to the ORSD family for the great turnout at ORSD Open House events on the Acorn and Oden campuses! We loved visiting with you and excited to get started on an awesome school year! Just a reminder! School starts on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. School day timeframe Tuesdays - Fridays: 1st bell rings - 7:35 AM Classes begin - 7:45 AM School day ends - 4:13 PM If you interested in the Monday option, please contact your child's building office to sign up by this Tuesday, August 20th. Acorn Elementary School Office (479) 394-4833 Acorn High School Office (479) 394-5544 Oden K-12 Schools Office (870) 326-4311 Acorn Public Schools 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953 Oden Public Schools 135 School Drive Oden, AR 71961 Ouachita River School District Administration Office 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953 (479) 394-2348 #orsdlifeprep #AEStigersSERVE #AHStigersSERVE #ODENwolvesSERVE

The following positions are now open at ORSD Oden Campus: 2- Cafeteria Techs If interested, please contact William Edwards, Assistant Superintendent of Schools at 870-326-4311.

ORSD - Acorn and Oden Class of 2024 Alumni Ouachita River School District wishes you the best in your next steps this year! In YOUR pathway and plan this fall - enrolling in college, technical school - joining the workforce - enlisting and serving in the United States military - know and remember that you are valued, you are supported and you will always be a member of this school family! Thank you for the opportunities and experiences we shared together over the years in the ORSD family! Contact Tammy Young, ORSD Public Relations & Marketing Director at tyoung@orsd.k12.ar.us or (479) 394-5544, x. 104 and share your experiences and photo. #orsdlifeprep

Oden students participated in the Montgomery County Fair by showing animals. Thank you to all the parents, teachers and adults for helping these kiddos! Great job to the BBR show team! Go Wolves! 🧡🖤🐺

ORSD Inservice - FY2025 It was a great day of training and planning for the new school year and welcoming the Ouachita River School District staff family back to campus today! Mr. Jerry Strasner, ORSD Superintendent of Schools welcomed the Acorn, Oden and District Staff, providing an overview of the plans we have in place for the new school year and solicited input on future planning for our District! Thank you to our guest speaker and trainer, APSRC Co-Director for Teaching & Learning Jeana Williams on an outstanding and inspirational session on GROWTH, EFFICACY and READINESS! Thank you to the Hot Springs Army Recruiting Station Team led by SFC Kirt Schrivner for the delicious food trays! ORSD students, parents, families, and community, we are SO EXCITED to work and serve you this year! Thank you for partnering with Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden campuses to make this year the BEST for SUCCESS! Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life and are ready to SERVE! #orsdlifeprep #AEStigersSERVE #AHStigersSERVE #ODENwolvesSERVE

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! ORSD (Acorn & Oden campuses) Nutrition Services - Meals & Menus for 2024-2025 School Year Mondays will be breakfast & lunch only (1 choice) Tuesdays - Fridays ● Breakfast for all students ● Lunch will include 2 meal choices ● Each student will receive an afternoon snack ● Juniors and seniors leaving for college or work at lunch will be able to pickup up a to- go lunch from cafeteria ● Elementary students will receive fresh fruits and vegetables between breakfast and lunch ● High school students will have the option of 2nd chance breakfast between 1st and 2nd hour ● All menus are located on our website Ouachitariversd.org > Lunch Menu > Choose School (Acorn or Oden) > Choose Menu (by grade) ● Link for menus Menus - August and September menus are now listed on the website ● Prek will receive breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack Non-Discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

ATTN: ORSD Parents & Students Ouachita River School District will host a public meeting on Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 6:00 - 6:30 PM on both Acorn and Oden campuses. School starts on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 for grades K-12 on the Acorn and Oden campuses. School will be in session during the school year Tuesdays-Fridays, 7:45 AM – 4:13 PM. School on Mondays with a different timeframe than regular school days will be available starting the week beginning August 26th. A sign-up will be available at Open House events on both campuses for Monday school day. Basic school supplies will be provided for K-12 at Acorn and Oden campuses. Please check with your child’s building office and staff at Open House events for other supplies that may be needed or utilized and not provided by school such as; backpacks, water bottles, binders, etc.. We look forward to welcoming and serving you this year! #orsdlifeprep

Strasner Awarded Association of Arkansas Counties Scholarship Sophie Strasner, AHS Class of 2024, was awarded a scholarship from the Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) Scholarship Program. Criteria for the scholarship includes a graduating senior from high school in Arkansas and must be a child, grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild of a current or retired county employee of Arkansas. Strasner plans to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Ouachita Baptist University and an advanced degree for a career as a Speech Pathologist. Sophie received the scholarship and recognition of award at the Association of Arkansas Counties Awards Luncheon on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Congratulations, Sophie! We are proud of you! #orsdlifeprep Photo, l to r: Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison and Sophie Strasner

Attention Acorn Preschool Parents!!! Reminder that Open House on August 7, 2024, has been canceled. If you have not received a call from your child's teacher to set up an appointment, please call 479-394-2348 ext. 416.

ORSD Now Hiring Acorn Schools position: Cafeteria Tech