Izard County STEM School

Please note that there have been some time changes to the Junior High Cougars' football schedule!

Help us congratulate sophomore Trenton Gilbreath who earned Medalist honors at yesterday's match! Way to represent #CougarNation, Trenton... we're proud of you!

#CougarPride

Seniors collaboratively worked together to write a thesis statement. Each started with three descriptive words and eventually narrowed them down to determine that a hero should be courageous, wise, and selfless.

English 10 classes held a campaign to determine who was greatest villain of all time. They brainstormed names, narrowed them down to one per group, wrote a speech, and persuaded their peers to vote for their candidate. Who do you think is the greatest villain of all time?

📣🐾 Cougar Nation – it’s a BIG week for Cougar Athletics! 🐾📣

⛳ Our Golfing Cougars keep their season rolling with matches at Turkey Mountain and Cherokee Village's South Course.
🏐 Volleyball officially kicks off with a season opener at Viola, followed by two conference matches to finish out the week.
🏈 And the wait is over... the first official football games of the season are set for Thursday and Friday nights!

It’s time to pack the stands, cheer loud, and show that Cougar Pride all week long! 💪

#CougarNation #CougarPride #GameWeek

🎉 Meet Our Odyssey of the Mind Coaches! 🎉

We’re so excited to welcome Mesa McAnally and Kish Pool as our Odyssey of the Mind coaches this year! 🙌

They’ll be leading our students on a fun and creative adventure full of problem-solving, teamwork, and big ideas 💡✨. With their guidance, we know our teams are going to dream big, think outside the box, and have an awesome time along the way!

Help us give Mesa and Kish a big cheer as they kick off this journey with our kids! 🚀👏

Reminder❗️Pinkston Photography will take yearbook photos of PK-4th grade on Tues (8/26), followed by grades 5-12 on Wed (8/27). Photo proofs will be sent home with an order form as soon as they are available.

We are here to help! Contact us to learn more about programs and services that are available to help all children succeed. Please also see our notice to parents regarding special education records from 2019-2020 and prior school years.

⛳🐾 Cougar Golf Update! 🐾⛳

Our Cougar golfers had a fantastic outing yesterday, competing against 27 players from 7 area schools!

🐾 Junior Kade Yancey battled his way to 2nd place, missing the medalist spot by just ONE stroke!
🐾 Sophomore Trenton Gilbreath wasn’t far behind, finishing in the Top 4, only 3 strokes off the lead!

The future is bright for Cougar Golf, and we can’t wait to watch them continue climbing the ranks in 2A golf!

#CougarPride #CougarGolf

2025/2026 Fishing team schedule

The deadline to apply for Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program, which provides a $120 benefit per eligible child, is fast approaching! ❗️August 25, 2025 📞 Summer EBT Call Center 1-833-316-2421 💳 If student received benefits last summer, the funds will be put on last year’s card. If you no longer have that card, please call EBT Line 1-800-997-9999 for a replacement card. 🌐 for more info: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/county-operations/summer-ebt/

9-12th grade students interested in joining the IC bowling team, please attend this meeting on Thursday!

Reminder! Meeting tonight (Tuesday) in the high school cafeteria at 6 PM for seniors and parents.

First week fun in fourth grade with some readers theatre!!!!🖤🩶🐾❤️

🎣 Reminder to catch all of the info needed about joining the fishing team at tonight's meeting! 🎣

The After-School Program begins on Monday!

Students will be dismissed from ASP 5:00. Students on the Franklin/Horseshoe Bend route should be picked up at one of the following locations:
Franklin 5:05
The Mall 5:10
Mobile Home Park 5:14
Veteran’s Park 5:18
Fisherman’s Park 5:22
Crown Point Resort 5:26

ASP is available for students in grades PK-8, but you do have to sign up in advance for your child to stay after school. If you missed the sign-ups and would still like to register, please call the elementary (870-322-7229) or middle school (870-258-3142) office!

We finished up our Chester the Raccoon series by reading “A Kiss Goodbye” today. Students were challenged with a STEM activity where they had to create a new home for Chester. The kiddos came up with their own criteria and constraints. Their home had to have a door, a roof, and furniture. They had to complete the challenge within 15 minutes, work with a buddy, and they were allowed to use any materials they could find within our room. It was so fun seeing them wear their engineer and design hats. I loved listening to their collaborative conversations and seeing their trial and error processes. We learned about the importance of prototypes and testing out products before implementation. I think they did a fine job! Chester Raccoon would be lucky to live in any of these houses. 🏠 🦝⚙️ - Mrs. Kristen (First Grade)

Intro to Business students learned about web ethics and Internet safety this week, then worked in pairs to create a skit that they performed in front of their classmates. Not only did they have to think of a scenario to act out, they also had to come up with a solution to the problem and share ways to prevent these real life scenarios from happening to themselves and their friends. They all did a great job!

Senior Class - meeting for students and parents on Aug 19 @ 6 PM.