Ouachita River School District

TICKET INFORMATION FOR THE 2A STATE TOURNAMENT IN MANSFIELD

ORSD Parent-Teacher Conferences - Thursday, March 14, 2024 Ode Maddox Elementary (K-5) & Oden High School (6-12) Thursday, March 14th 3:30 - 8:00 PM Scheduled appointments (See attached flyer for review) Acorn Elementary School Thursday, March 14th 3:30-8:00 PM Scheduled appointments (See attached flyerfor review) Acorn High School Thursday, March 14th 3:30 - 8:00 PM Scheduled appointments (See attached flyer for review)

Congratulations to Toby Hollin for receiving the Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions Conservation Education Grant! Mrs. Hollin will use this grant to purchase items for an outdoor classroom and habitat. Thank you, Mrs. Hollin, for enhancing our students' educational experiences with this project!

UPDATED ATTENTION ACORN TIGER FANS!!!!!

Friendly Reminder--ALL transportation changes must be made by contacting the Acorn Elementary office (479-394-4833.) Our priority is to see that your child is delivered safely to the correct destination. Contacting the office by 2:15 is the best way to ensure everyone is aware of any changes. Thanks!

Updated: Fan bus information for the Lady Tigers State Tournament game. When: Wednesday, February 28th See attached flyer for more information.

CONGRATULATIONS, Coach Mike Jackson & the Acorn Lady Tigers! 2A South Regional Tournament CHAMPIONS!!!!

Due to road construction along AR Highway 71 enroute to the Acorn campus, please allow additional travel time today with delays around 15 minutes or so. See you at the 2A South Regional Tournament Finals today at Acorn Gymnasium! Acorn Public Schools 143 Polk Road 96 Mena, AR 71953

Just a friendly reminder, the tickets for today's Regional games are sold in two different sessions. Make sure to select the correct session before purchasing. Also, if you plan on attending both sessions, you will have to purchase a ticket for each session. Thank you and Good Luck to all of the teams!!

Attention Acorn Tiger Fans: Come out and support your Lady Tigers as they take on the Woodlawn Lady Bears in the 2A South Regional Semi-Finals tonight @ 4:00 PM.

Area High Schools CAREER CONNECT - Building Your Future On February 20th, five area high schools from Polk and Montgomery Counties hosted the second annual CAREER CONNECT Reverse Career Fair event in partnership with Western Arkansas Planning & Development District and the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.The first in a series of two events was held in the Ouachita Center on the main campus of the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain. The event was from 9-11:30 a.m. with over 45+ career representatives from business, industry, agencies, organizations, military branches, and higher education institutions. High school seniors from each of the five school districts were represented: Cossatot River School District, Mena School District, Mount Ida School District, and Ouachita River School District - Acorn and Oden and included seniors identifying and assessing their career interests, postsecondary plan and career pathway, completing a career profile and resume, and participating in job interviews with our career and community partners. Career pathways were grouped by occupational clusters to help our partners more effectively target and identify students for interviews to facilitate opportunities for employment, internships, apprenticeships, job shadow experiences, education, and training based on students’ career pathways, skills, and career goals. Students also learned about potential career and occupational pathways to explore as a result of this experience. The event was a huge success for students, career and community partners, and school districts. The career pathways represented for the February 20th CAREER CONNECT included: - Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations - Business and Financial Operations Occupations - Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations - Healthcare Support Occupations - Personal Care and Service Occupations - Computer & Mathematical Occupations Additional career pathways will be represented at the upcoming March 27th CAREER CONNECT event! Career and community representatives interested in participating in the March 27th event, please contact: Tammy Young at (479) 394-5544, x. 104 or tyoung@orsd.k12.ar.us Our school districts would like to extend our gratitude to the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, DeQueen-Mena Education Service Cooperative, area Chamber of Commerce offices in Polk County/Mena, Montgomery County, Garland County, City of Waldron & Scott County, and all of the career and community representatives and partners! Thank you for sharing your time, talents and important information with our students in helping them be better prepared for life!

Updated brackets for the 2A South Regional Basketball Tournament

ORSD Spotlight on Alumni! AHS Alumni Spotlight - Damian Bohlman Damian Bohlman is a sophomore at Champion Christian College and a member of the Champion Christian Varsity Basketball Team. Damian was named first in the nation as a freshman, shooting 50% from the three point line. He also earned a starting spot as a freshman and has continued as a sophomore. Damian was named to the President List each semester with a 4.0 GPA. This exceptional honor is reserved for students who demonstrate unsurpassed diligence and impressive scholarship by earning a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher. Congratulations, Damian! We are proud of you! #orsdlifeprep

Attention Acorn Tiger Fans! The Acorn Senior Boys game against Fordyce has been moved up to 7:30 tonight, 2/21/2024.

Friendly reminder that the Acorn Campus will have early dismissal at 2:30 pm today to prepare for the 2A-Regional Tournament. Acorn Campus will dismiss early Thursday and Friday at 2:30 pm as well. Buses will run approximately one hour early for the rest of the week. Respectfully, Jerrall A. Strasner Superintendent

ORSD Spotlight on Alumni! AHS Alumni Spotlight – Cyrus Auer AHS Spotlight on alumnus is Cyrus Auer. Cyrus earned honors and was named to the UA Rich Mountain Vice Chancellor’s List for fall 2023 semester. UA Rich Mountain students named to the Vice Chancellor’s List are full-time, current students who complete 12 semester credit hours or more, excluding developmental coursework, and earn a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average. Congratulations, Cyrus! We are proud of you! Ouachita River School District...preparing students for life! #orsdlifeprep

Oden Campus Announcement: There will be a public meeting to discuss the possibility of a "Four Day School Week" held in the Oden cafeteria on February 26th at 7 p.m. Please contact William Edwards if you have any questions.

2A South Regional Basketball Information Dates: February 21st-February 24th Location: Acorn New Gym Admission : All attendees must purchase a ticket through GoFan prior to entering the gym and AAA pass holders must present a valid ID when validating their pass. **In compliance with AAA regulations, we cannot accept senior citizen passes and our school employees are required to pay for entry during the Regional Tournament unless they are working the event. **

Congratulations, Coach Mike Jackson and the Acorn Lady Tigers!!! 2A- 7 District Champions! Final Score: Acorn Lady Tigers - 40 vs Horatio Lady Lions - 31

CALLING ALL ACORN TIGER FANS!! If you do not have plans tonight, make the drive to Caddo Hills and cheer on our Lady Tigers in the 2A-7 District finals as they take in the Horatio Lady Lions!!!