Izard County STEM School

Odyssey of the Mind (OM) auditions are complete and selections have been made for each team. OM teaches students how to develop and use their natural creativity to become problem-solvers. Congratulations... 🎉 Division 3 - Mrs. Pool’s team: Mackenzy Stillman (not pictured), Gavin Williams, Lexi Willis, Abigail Drollinger, Mila Fears, Tristan Walker, Xandria Freemyer Alternates: Kaydence Smith, Charlotte Santa, Alyson Slansky 🎉 Division 2 - Mrs. Mesa's team: Jasper Williams, Charlotte Treat, Jackson Hamilton, Libby Coggins, Avery Treat, Baylen Toth, Gracyn Phillips Alternates: Braxton Toth, Archer Helm, Carleigh Selph, Aaniyah Woolbright

🏈🐾 TWO WINS FOR THE COUGARS TONIGHT! 🐾🏈

It was a COUGAR SWEEP in Bryant tonight!

Both our Junior High and Senior High Cougars came out on top against the Arkansas Christian Academy Knights!

🏈 Junior High: Cougars WIN 6–0!
🏈 Senior High: Cougars WIN 44–6!

We're proud of both teams for showing up and battling hard!

#CougarPride

Thank you to Pam and Hannah from Ozarka College for assisting several seniors and their families with FAFSA and SAMS applications tonight! Regardless of what college or university a student plans to attend after high school, now is a great time to start the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and to create an account in the Scholarship Management Application System.

Big ideas and plenty of imagination at Odyssey of the Mind auditions! 💡 Teams will be announced soon and we can’t wait to see what they dream up this season!

Thursday is Parent-Teacher Conference Day!
We will dismiss at 1pm, and conferences will be held from 2-6pm.
There will be NO After-School Program on Thursday!

🎶🎵 Congratulations to Naomi and Destiny Wisecarver! 🎵🎶

This is an outstanding accomplishment and a wonderful recognition of their musical talent! We can't wait to see them continue to shine!

Way to represent Izard County STEM Schools, girls! 🐾

#CougarPride

It's a bit of a slower week this week, but there are still plenty of opportunities to cheer on the Cougars!

Note that due to parent-teacher conferences, Thursday's cross country meet has been canceled.

HOMECOMING VICTORY! 🎉

The Izard County Cougars put on a show for Cougar Nation tonight, earning a COMMANDING 56-6 WIN over the Johnson County Westside Rebels! 💪🔥

What a way to celebrate Homecoming 2026! We couldn't be prouder of these boys and the way they battled under the Friday night lights!

Way to go, Cougars! 🐾🏈

Izard County STEM School District has once again been awarded an Arkansas Department of Education High-Impact Tutoring Grant—this year totaling $160,781.50! Our district has received this grant every year since the program began, allowing us to continue providing targeted, small-group tutoring in math and literacy to students across the district. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue this important work! Special thanks to Elementary Principal Eve Hatman for writing this grant for the district!

We are excited to share that Izard County STEM School has received a nearly $7,000 Commitment to Excellence in STEM Education Grant from The Arkansas STEM Coalition, in partnership with the Arkansas Committed to Education Foundation. Thank you to Courtney Selph for her time and efforts in preparing and submitting the grant application! Funds will be used to purchase a new set of Spheros for the elementary campus, as well as a set of Oz bots.

The Arkansas STEM Coalition explained that scores were based on a combination of required elements and documents being submitted, quality of timeline, quality of learning standards, quality of project narrative, and quality of budget. Points were also awarded based on the number of participating grades, percentage of eligible students participating, School District Low-Income/Free & Reduced Lunch Percentage, percentage of students scoring at level 3 or 4 in Combined Science and Combined Math ATLAS Test Scores, School Letter Grade, and if and when a school previously received this grant.

We look forward to adding more STEM education resources for our students to learn from! Every Student - Every Day - Whatever it Takes

Important October Dates to make sure you have on your calendars!

Big wins for the Lady Cougars tonight! This wraps up regular season play and allows our teams a few days to prepare for district tournaments.

The Junior High District Tourney is on Saturday at Alpena. Sr. High will begin on Monday at Cotter. We'll post brackets as soon as they're available!

Go, Lady Cougars!

Tonight is the last home game and last regular season game for the Lady Cougars!

WE’VE GOT A BIG WEEK AHEAD, COUGAR NATION!

Volleyball wraps up regular-season play this week, and it’s HOMECOMING WEEK at IC! 🎉

We’ll cap off an exciting week on Friday night with our Homecoming ceremony and a big night of Cougar football! 👑🏈

We’re looking forward to seeing BIG CROWDS all week long as we pack the stands and cheer on our student-athletes!

Let’s make it a great week, Cougars! 🐾

#GoCougars #HomecomingWeek #CougarPride

Reminder - Homecoming Spirit Week begins TOMORROW! We can't wait to show our Cougar Pride all week long!

🏈 COUGARS GAMEDAY! 🏈

CONFERENCE PLAY STARTS NOW! 🔥

The Cougars are on the road tonight at Rose Bud as we kick off conference play! It’s a big night of Cougar Football, and we’re ready to get after it!

📍 AT ROSE BUD
🏈 Junior High B — 4:45 PM
🏈 Junior High — to follow
🏈 Senior High — 7:00 PM

Come out, make some noise, and support our Cougars as we begin the conference season!

LET’S GO, COUGARS! 🐾🏈

If a livestream is available, we'll share it just before game time. As always, you can catch Mr. McBride's radio play-by-play at

🍀 4-H REMINDER! 🍀 🐄 Showmanship Practice ⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 The Barn 🍀 4-H Meeting ⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 STEM Lab Come ready to practice, learn, and get involved! We’ll see our 4-H crew tomorrow night!