Izard County STEM School

IC STEM High School's Future Business Leaders of America will host the Bigs and Lils Ball tonight from 6-8 PM. IC PK-6th grade students are invited to attend with their parent/guardians. Tickets at the door are $10/person. There will be dancing, snacks, a 360 photo booth, and a whole lot of fun! Thank you to this year's sponsors: Barnes Vet Clinic, Burns Cattle, Doty Family Funeral Services, Flawless Cleaning, Jessica Gross/KL Cattle Farm, Knowles True Value, Shoemate Farms, Taylor Farms, Taylor Fertilizer & Lime, and Trinity Wages!

Here is the current school calendar, reflecting snow days incurred thus far.

We will run the same bus routes on Friday, 2/6, as we did on Thurs (detailed in pictures below). Unfortunately, there are some roads that are still covered in shaded areas, as well as some turn around locations that pose issues for our buses. Elementary before and after school programs will be open.

Best of luck to Senior, Mya Rayoum, as she auditions for the All-State Choir tomorrow at Maumelle High School! 🎤 🎵 🐾

Elementary before and after school programs will resume on Thursday, 2/5/26. We will still have limited bus routes, however, updated snow routes are pictured below. We have added additional roads that buses will run on Thursday, 2/5/26. Coach T will also travel on Wideman Road, and Mr. Zane McCollum and Mr. Mike Haling will now be able to run the paved roads in Melbourne.

Good luck to our bowling teams today! They're competing in the Conference Tournament at HiJinx in Jonesboro!
#LetsGo

Snow routes again on Wednesday, February 4. No elementary before or after school programs.

Wednesday evening, during our final home basketball games of the 25-26 season, we will honor our senior athletes who participate in basketball, baseball, volleyball, track, and bowling. There ceremony will take place after the third game of the night. We ask for Seniors and their families to come to the cafeteria at halftime of the third game for pictures and to begin getting lined up. That will likely be sometime around 7:15 pm.

We look forward to seeing you there!
#Classof2026

There's still time to get pre-sale tickets to this Saturday's Bigs & Lils Ball! Forms are available in the elementary and middle school offices, and can be sent home with IC students in grades PK-6.

Basketball is back, Cougar Nation! 🐾🏀
Tonight brings a full night of Cougar basketball as we take on Mammoth Spring, plus a special celebration of our Winter Royalty nominees!

⏰ Tonight’s Schedule
4:30 PM – Junior Boys tip off
Winter Royalty Ceremony
Senior Boys
Junior Girls
Senior Girls

Come out early, stay late, and show your Cougar pride as we cheer on our teams and honor our royalty. See you at the gym! 🖤

💙 Happy National School Counseling Week! 💙 This week, we proudly celebrate and thank our incredible school counselors for the dedication, compassion, and guidance. Thank you to Kim Thomas, Kensey Wheat, and Carol Burke for being trusted listeners, strong advocates, and steady sources of encouragement for our students and families. We are so grateful for all that you do! 🌟📚

No school on Monday, 2/2/26. Winter Royalty and conference basketball games still on for tomorrow night, as road conditions should greatly improve throughout the day.

Cougar Sports will be back in action this week! Winter Royalty is Monday night, and Senior Night is Wednesday. Bowling also has their conference tournament on Wednesday.

Good luck this week, Cougars!
#CougarPride

REMINDER: If you signed up for ACT classes - those begin on Monday!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Treat at danielle.treat@iccougars.org

MORE SCHEDULE UPDATES -

*Winter Royalty has been rescheduled for MONDAY during games with Mammoth Spring.
*Senior Night has been rescheduled for WEDNESDAY during games with Tuckerman.
*Tuesday's games with Viola have been cancelled.

We are sorry for any inconvenience, but we were just notified by Viola that they had to make a conference game on Tuesday.

Basketball Schedule Update!

Don't forget about other changes to next week's schedule!
- Monday: Mammoth Spring at home - All Teams & Senior Night
- Tuesday: Viola at home - Jr. Girls, Sr. Girls, & Sr. Boys & Winter Royalty

We have a lot of schedule changes! More details to come on the details that surround Winter Royalty!

No school Friday, January 30. Games with Tuckerman are postponed until next week. Winter Royalty postponed until Tuesday's games with Viola.

🎉 Double the Congratulations! 🎉

We are proud to celebrate these outstanding educators who have been awarded 2025 CHS/CoBank Foundation Classroom Grants—an incredible achievement!

👏 Congratulations to Hannah Gibson, Kirsten Sherrill, and Taylor Batterton, whose project IC STEM Third Grade “Squash & Strawberries” Raised-Bed Garden connects CKLA, Native Americans & Colonial Times with math and science through hands-on learning. Their innovative approach, strong community support, and broad student impact helped this project stand out among nearly 240 applicants!

🐣 Congratulations as well to Kristen Jones, whose project “Life in an Egg – Hatching Baby Chicks in First Grade” will give students an unforgettable, real-world learning experience. Judges were impressed by her creative idea and the meaningful way it will engage young learners in science and life cycles.

✨ A huge thank-you and shoutout to STEM Coordinator Courtney Selph, who helped guide and support our teachers through the grant-writing process. Her leadership and encouragement played a key role in turning these great ideas into successful, funded projects.

Out of nearly 240 applications, only 40 grants were awarded—making this accomplishment even more impressive. Both projects reflect excellence, creativity, and a deep commitment to student learning.

🌟 We are so proud of you all and can’t wait to see these projects come to life in the classroom. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

Congratulations to Braxton Toth and Maddie Bryson who both placed third in the Highland Elk's Lodge Hoop Shoot free throw competition! We are proud of you both!