Izard County STEM School

If you’ve been in the drop-off or pick-up lines or spent any time on our Elementary or Preschool campuses, you might have noticed a new face! 👮‍♂️🐾

We’re excited to officially welcome David Brantley, our new School Resource Officer for the Elementary and Preschool campuses, to Cougar Nation!

Officer David brings 22 years of experience with the Florida Highway Patrol, where he served as a state trooper and received extensive training in public safety. He also has experience working with the State of Arkansas Department of Children and Family Services, giving him a unique background in both public safety and working with children and families.

In this new role, Officer David is looking forward to shifting his focus from enforcement to prevention, guidance, and building positive relationships. His goal is to help create a safe, secure, and supportive school environment through positive interactions with our students and collaboration with parents and staff.

We’re excited to have Officer Brantley as part of our school family and look forward to seeing him build relationships with our youngest Cougars and their families!

If you see him around campus or in the drop-off line, be sure to say hello and help us give Officer Brantley a big Cougar Nation welcome! 🖤🤍🐾

📢 Reminder! Interested in joining the IC Fishing Team? Be sure to attend this informational meeting on TUESDAY (Aug 18) at 6 PM. For more info, please email: kish.pool@iccougars.org

🚨 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM STARTS TOMORROW! 🚨

The Izard County STEM Schools After School Program begins Monday, August 17. If you haven’t registered yet, now is the time!

✅ Preschool–8th Grade
✅ School dismissal - 5 pm
✅ Transportation provided
✅ Snack provided
❗️ Limited spots available!

Register your child today!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bYVcYNTC3O8zxMdICYcw_gbJntP0AQxxOtuVVG1kknQ/edit?usp=sharing

🍎 At Izard County STEM School, we believe that every student deserves to have access to a nutritious meal without worrying about cost or stigma. When students are hungry, it can be harder to focus, learn, participate, and make the most of their school day. We are proud to announce that we are providing free breakfasts and free lunches to every PK-12th grade student enrolled in our school district again this year, for the seventh consecutive year. According to Arkansas Department of Education guidelines, each free breakfast costs $3.05 and each free lunch costs $5.22. This is a yearly value of $1,389.36 per student! We also provide free snacks each day to our after school program students, and we deliver free meals throughout the summer months to all our students. Providing free meals to all students helps ensure that everyone starts the day ready to learn, supports student health and well-being, and removes one more barrier for families. It’s about more than breakfast and lunch—it’s about taking care of our students and giving every child the opportunity to succeed. Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes!🥛🍎📚

📣 UPDATE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

If your student receives regular services from the school nurse—such as assistance with medication dosage, receiving medications during the school day, dietary restrictions or special dietary needs, or other ongoing health-related services—please make sure updated orders and necessary documentation are sent to Nurse Brooke Kimble as soon as possible.

Having updated information on file will help ensure that Nurse Brooke and our school staff can provide your student with the care and accommodations they need throughout the school year.

📧 Questions or updated orders may be sent to brooke.kimble@iccougars.org.

Thank you for helping us get everything in place for a safe and successful school year! 🖤🐾

🐾🖤 WELCOME BACK, COUGAR NATION! 🖤🐾

The first day of the 2026–2027 school year is here, and we couldn’t be more excited to have our students back on campus! 🎉📚

We’re looking forward to a GREAT year filled with learning, growth, friendships, memories, and plenty of Cougar pride!

📸 We want to see those first-day smiles! Drop your first day of school pictures in the comments below! 👇

Here’s to an amazing 2026–2027 school year! 🐾

#CougarNation #FirstDayOfSchool #BackToSchool

We are looking forward to a great school year! Here are some reminders with drop-off and pick up guidelines, as well as times for student arrival and dismissal.

To allow coaches the opportunity to attend a faculty event, tonight's Mighty Mite practice will be at 5:00 for 3rd-6th grade. It will take place in the Fine Arts Gym.

All seniors are invited to gather for breakfast at 6:45 AM on August 12 at The Calabama Restaurant in Franklin. Though this is not a school sponsored event, we hope you will join your classmates with a fun way to kick off the school year! Transportation and meal payment is on your own.

Pre-ordered 2025-26 yearbook distributions have begun! Unfortunately, we've had a very small percentage need to be exchanged due to a printing calibration issue. If you notice a severely discolored page in your copy, please return to your homeroom teacher or Manda Jackson at the middle/high school ASAP. Thank you!

Due to tomorrow's Back to School Bash and Open House, Mighty Mite Football practice has been canceled for the evening.

Instead, we hope you'll join us as we kick off another great school year!

🎉 Back to School Bash: 4:30 PM
🏫 Open House: 5:00 PM

We can't wait to welcome everyone back to Cougar Nation and see our students and families as we get ready for an exciting year. See you tomorrow! 🐾🖤

Thank you to Deana and Erica from FNBC for providing lunch during in-service! We appreciate you always supporting our teachers and staff.

Looking for a rewarding way to make a difference in the lives of students? Join our team as a Substitute Teacher! Apply today by clicking below link, and help us inspire the next generation.

As a substitute teacher, you'll:
📚 Support student learning in a positive environment.
🍎 Enjoy a flexible work schedule.
🌟 Make a meaningful impact in our school district.

If you're interested in becoming part of our team, we'd love to hear from you! Link to apply:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XaZOq4g_Qo_s0bCpuv_bc9FwnnFamzd1/view?usp=share_link

Please help us keep our students safe by following these drop off and pick up guidelines! These graphics also include important times for student arrival and dismissal.

Interested in joining the IC Fishing Team? Be sure to attend this informational meeting on August 18 at 6 PM. For more info, please email: kish.pool@iccougars.org

As we gear up for this school year, we want to remind parents that our school district will once again provide school supplies, breakfast, and lunch to all students in PK-12th grades!

🥎 IC Senior Class Fundraiser 🥎 Coed Ragball, $250 per team Register your team by sending an email to: manda.jackson@iccougars.org Additional info: 6 boys 4 girls 1 hour time limit 15 after 4 10 after 5 Boys 15 and under can play as girl Boy walks Girl has option to walk or hit. ONLY 1 Base. Starting 1-1 count 1 courtesy foul ball 11” ragball Home run band $20 Girl band $20 Home run derby $10 10 pitches Girls will hit from pitchers mound during derby Girls up to bat outfield on fence Strike zone will be mat covering plate above the head and below 10ft hits mat is strike Non banded boys 3 home runs after 3 over the fence is an out Girls unlimited home runs One courtesy runner per inning if on base when they come up on batting order they are out BRING YOUR OWN RAGBALLS

Here is our tentative Mighty Mite Cheer Schedule. Registration available at below link (payment is due prior to receiving uniform). 📣 3/4 grades will practice at the elementary campus until 4:30. If proper communication has been made, those cheerleaders may ride bus home from the After School Program (when in session). 📣 5/6 grades will practice at the middle/high school campus until 4:45 and must be picked up. 🏈 We will only cheer at home games + Melbourne. 🖥 Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5KC47IJgAo3xbx0Pn64xK6vpCWmaxnwVcDEn4ptPm32xjuQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108200694876592942520

We have a lot planned for August 6th, so be sure to save the date! 🎈4:30-6:00 PM ▪︎ Back to School Bash 👩‍🏫 5:00-6:30 PM ▪︎ Open House 👨‍🎓 6:30 PM ▪︎ Senior Class Parent Meeting 🏫 First day of school ▪︎ August 12, 2026

Don't forget to register!

Don’t miss out on two more weeks of exciting summer learning at Izard County Cons STEM!

Join us for July STEM Summer Camp:
📅 July 20–24 and July 27–31
🕗 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM daily

Students will enjoy hands-on STEM activities, engineering challenges, outdoor exploration, team-building activities, and engaging academic enrichment designed to keep learning fun all summer long. All students will be provided breakfast and lunch!

Whether your child attended our June session or is joining us for the first time, we’d love to have them be part of the adventure!

📋 Register here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S9jGtMpqniYASo1WOfKigBo0D4YKc6EbvgXPaRUhwtI/edit?usp=drivesdk

Be sure to check out the flyer for additional details. We can’t wait to see our Cougars back for another unforgettable summer experience!