❗️Wednesday, 2/21/24❗️
Our After School Program kindergarteners have been writing sentences!
We are excited to welcome Christine Owens as our new College and Career Coach! The College and Career Coach program is designed to motivate and support students achieve their goals as it relates to college and career planning through intensive hands-on, programs and services. The program provides assistance and information for resources in the areas of academic tutoring, career counseling, college preparation and admission, financial aid guidance, mentoring, and other support necessary for post-secondary education/training access, retention, and success. This is a grant-funded position reporting to the Ozarka College Registrar, and provided in partnership between the Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education and the Izard County Consolidated School District.
Pee wee games for tomorrow (Tues, 2/20) are moved to the 26th, next Monday, at Southside Batesville.
2A Central Regional tournament tickets are now available! Select the date(s) you plan to attend, here:
https://gofan.co/app/school/AR11919
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Girls 2A Central Regional Tournament at Izard County, available here:
https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/girls-basketball/brackets/5225
Boys 2A Central Regional Tournament at Izard County, available here:
https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/basketball/brackets/5207
The Izard County Jr. High Quiz Bowl team are runners up in the 2A Jr High State Finals Quiz Bowl Tournament held at Springdale High School on Saturday, February 17. The Jr Cougars tallied a 2 - 1 record during elimination play after going 1 - 2 in round robin rounds during the morning.
Afternoon scores:
IC 340 - Dierks 80
IC 275 - Lifeway Christian 270
Championship Game
IC 245 - Hazen 270
Evan Cole led the team averging 12.33 toss-ups per game and made the All Tournament Team! Alex Millington averaged 3 and Ian Bear chipped 2 per game. Congratulations on a great finish to a wonderful season!
ICC Drama practice is underway! This year's performance date is TBD, but we will post as soon as it is finalized. You won't want to miss this comedy!
Thank you to Officers Brett Stevenson and James Norton for their dedication to Izard County School District! We are proud to have them as our School Resource Officers.
Thursday night, let's black our stands for our senior girls and boys that will be playing in the district tournament. The senior girls will begin at 4 PM followed by the senior boys. Students, to show your school spirit, please wear black, sit in the cheering section and cheer along with the cheerleaders! Students will get in free Thursday night, but K-6 grade students must be accompanied by an adult. 7-12th grade students may stay after school and go to the game.
The Izard County Lady Cougars punched their ticket to the regionals with a 75-54 win over the Cedar Ridge Lady Timberwolves in the quarterfinals of the 2A-2 District Tournament. The Lady Cougars (21-9) were led by Quinn Johnson with 24 points. Olivia Spray added 16, Makensie Yancey 15, Katie Orf 8, and Tinley Bailey 8. The Lady Cougars will play Mt. Vernon Enola in the district semifinals on Thursday at 4 PM.
The Izard County Cougars battled back from a five point halftime deficit to defeat the Mt. Vernon Enola Warhawks, 71-51, in the quarterfinals of the 2A-2 District Tournament and qualify for the regional tournament. The Cougars (22-8) were led by Cash Arnhart with 18 points. Gabe Spray contributed 17 and Jude Everett 15. The Cougars will play Marshall in the district semifinals at 5:20 PM on Thursday.
Izard County Cougars defeated the Rivercrest Colts, 73-70, on the road. The Cougars (21-8) were led by Gabe Spray with 39 points and Jude Everett added 18. Rivercrest dropped to 23-3 on the season.
The Izard County Lady Cougars defeated the Rivercrest Lady Colts, 72-54. Quinn Johnson led the Lady Cougars (20-9) with 33 points. Olivia Spray added 17 points and Makensie Yancey 11.
Congrats to the Izard County Junior Cougars for winning the 2A-2 Conference this season with its second straight undefeated conference season (7-0 both seasons) and finishing District Runner-Up! The Cougars had a 17-6 overall record during a year where they battled hard every night even though most of their opponents had them outsized. Great season, players and coaches!
The Izard County School District is excited to announce it has received a $463,913 High Impact Tutoring Grant from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This grant will allow the district to provide additional academic support for our students and high impact tutoring has been shown to be one of the most effective interventions to accelerate student learning. This language arts and/or math tutoring will be available for eligible K-12 students during the school day through the use of licensed teachers and/or an online option. Further information on available services will be provided soon.
Superintendent Fred Walker said, "This grant was written primarily by Elementary Principal Eve Hatman with assistance from Middle School Principal Sarah Burns and STEM Coordinator Courtney Selph. The district has now been awarded over $1 million this year in grants and these three individuals are responsible for most of it. I would like to thank Eve, Sarah, and Courtney and our entire staff for always going the extra mile for our students. The many grants that we consistently receive each year, the implementation of our STEM Program, and the rapid progress of our teachers in incorporating the Professional Learning Communities collaborative process show how dedicated our staff is to our students. No one works harder for their students than our staff and it shows every day in the academic progress of our students. Proud to be a Cougar."
Wrapping up week 2 of ACT classes at Izard County High School!
Izard County eSports coach Jonathan Phillips has been recognized as a PlayVS Super Coach. Coach Phillips is one of 6 active Super Coaches in Arkansas, and is one of 20 in the nation to be given the honor this year. Super Coaches are recognized for their consistent program success, knowledge of and passion for competitive high school eSports, and their vision for the future. This appointment will create more opportunities for Izard County eSports students, and will help to grow eSports across Arkansas.
“I’m honored and excited to have this opportunity, and I look forward to growing eSports in our school and state. ESports provides an opportunity for any student to represent our school in a competitive environment that will teach him or her discipline, hard work, and how to be a part of a team. I’m very proud of the program we’ve built for our school and community, and I’m excited to see what the future holds.”
Coach Phillips serves as Chairman of the Arkansas eSports Advisory Council and began coaching when Izard County added an eSports program in the fall of 2019. He has led teams to the playoffs every season since. You can follow Izard County eSports on Facebook or watch ICeSports on Twitch to learn more about this program.
The Izard County Cougars defeated the Rural Special Rebels, 84-44. Keaton Melton hit 10 threes and lead the Cougars (19-8) with 30 points! Gabe Spray added 19 and Sebastian Robbins 10.
The Izard County Lady Cougars defeated the Rural Special Lady Rebels, 75-68. The Lady Cougars (18-9) were led by Quinn Johnson with 26 points and Olivia Spray with 20. Tinley Bailey added 15 and Katie Orf 9.
The Izard County Junior Varsity Lady Cougars defeated Rural Special, 22-13. Trinity Gaskins lead the JV Lady Cougars with 10 points.