Updated School Calendar Reminders
March 15: In Session
April 8: No School
May 22: Last Day of School
Great season by the Lady Cougars! They made it to the Final Four for the first time in school history with wins over Bigelow, Marshall, Earle, and Acorn in the regional and state tournament. They battled hard until the last second last night. The Lady Cougars finished 25-12 on the season and most of the players return for next year. Congrats, Lady Cougars, Head Coach David Harmon, and assistant coaches Kyle McCandlis and Andrew Walker!
No pee wee games vs Highland on Monday. They'll give us a make up date soon.
The Izard County Quiz Bowl team are the Champions of the 2A North Regional Quiz Bowl Tournament held Saturday, March 2 at Cotter High School. The Cougars tallied a 4 - 1 record for the day and will advance to the State tournament in Magnolia on Saturday, April 13.
IC 220 - Quitman150
IC 230 - Cotter 110
IC 185 - Midland 80
IC 205 - Yellville-Summit 120
IC 170 - Southside Bee Branch 200 (Overtime)
Case Everett led the team with 4.6 toss-ups per game, and Carson Mahan contributed 4 questions per match. Congratulations and good luck at State!
ICC Lady Cougars defeat Earle, 77-55, in the first round of the Basketball State Tournament! Lady Cougars will play again tomorrow night, March 1st, at 7 PM. There will be no afterschool program tomorrow to allow all of Cougar Nation the opportunity to go cheer them on! Go, Lady Cougars!
The Izard County Sr. High Quiz Bowl team placed 4th in the NAESC tournament held at Ozarka College on Wednesday. The Cougars tallied a 3 - 2 record in double elimination play with wins over Midland, Melbourne, and Highland; with both losses coming in matches against Mtn. View. Congratulations on a great tournament!
📣JUST IN📣 A generous donor has volunteered to pay for basketball tickets for ALL 7-12th grade students who want to go!!! Those who have already turned in their money will get that back. The pep bus will leave the Fine Arts parking lot at 9:30 AM on Thurs, 2/29/24. If you havent yet turned in the permission slip, you can get one signed at drop off. This is for ICC students to attend the state tournament in Mansfield that our Lady Cougars are playing in.
🐴 Open Arena 🐴
If you'd like to try out the new Cougars Roping & Riding Arena, join us on Wednesday, March 6 (see times below)! Any area 7th-12th grade student with a horse can come practice; spectators without a horse are also welcome.
SCHEDULE
5:00-6:30 Barrels and Poles
6:30-8:30 Roping (Team, Tie Down, and Breakaway)
Good Luck to Senior High Quiz Bowl team, competing at Ozarka today!
Peewee games for Thursday, 2/29/24, against Mt View have been postponed.
🏀 4th, 5th, 6th grade Pee Wee games tonight (Tues) at home, starting at 4:30 PM 🏀
Parents/Guardians,
BMI screenings will begin on Monday, March 4. Please be on the lookout for additional information that is coming home with your students.
Link for tickets to the 2A State Basketball Tournament - Izard County Lady Cougars play Thursday at 4 PM. https://gofan.co/event/1398096?schoolId=AR17004
We are excited to announce the addition of Reid and Alexis Maag to the Cougar family for the 2024-25 school year! Reid will be the new offensive coordinator for the Cougar football team and an assistant coach for the Cougar baseball team. He will also teach math. Alexis will be assisting the Lady Cougar volleyball and softball teams.
Reid has a BSE from Henderson State University and was a standout quarterback and baseball player for Highland. He is an assistant football and baseball coach at DeQueen this school year.
Alexis has an MBA from Henderson State University and played college volleyball and softball at HSU. She was a graduate assistant at HSU and taught one year as a middle school teacher. Lexis currently works as a Testing Analyst in the private sector.
Reid and Alexis have one son, Henry. We are excited for the Reid family to join Cougar Nation!
Parents, be on the lookout for this form to come home with your student this week. The deadline to return is Friday, March 1!
ICC senior girls play Thursday (2/29/24) at 4 PM in the state tournament at Mansfield. To allow all of Cougar Nation the opportunity to go cheer them on, we will not have school on Thursday! This day will be added to end of our school year, being made up on May 22. School will resume on Friday, March 1. No Afterschool Program on Thursday. Go, Lady Cougars!
Peewee basketball games at Batesville Southside begin at 4:30 tomorrow (Monday, 2/26). No 3rd or 4th grade games. Order of games will be 5th girls, 5th boys, 6th girls, 6th boys. Bus will leave at 3 PM.
Congrats to the Izard County Lady Cougars for placing second in the regional tournament! The Lady Cougars defeated Bigelow and Marshall before falling in the championship game to top-ranked Mt. Vernon-Enola. The Lady Cougars (23-11) were led in the championship game by Tinley Bailey with 14 points. Quinn Johnson added 10 and Makensie Yancey 9. The Lady Cougars will open state tournament play at Mansfield on Thursday at 4 PM vs. Earle. Go, Lady Cougars!
The Izard County Cougars lost to the Bigelow Panthers, 63-58, in the opening round of the regional tournament. The Panthers are the top-ranked team in 2A and the defending state champions. The Cougars (22-10) were led by Gabe Spray with 26 points. Jude Everett added 11, Kasen Black 7, Keaton Melton 6, and Sebastian Robbins 5.
The Izard County Lady Cougars qualified for next week's state tournament at Mansfield with a 56-31 win over the Bigelow Lady Panthers. The Lady Cougars (22-10) now advance to the regional semifinals on Friday at 7. The Lady Cougars were led by Quinn Johnson with 21 points. Olivia Spray added 11, Tinley Bailey 10, Katie Orf 6, Makensie Yancey 6, and Emily Stephens 2.