The Lady Cougars begin Regional Tournament play tomorrow at Cotter, and we have Senior Night for Cheer and Football on Friday. We can't forget intramural action on Monday and Mighty Mites on Saturday... let's have a great week, Cougars!
Reminder! Students who had a photo taken on retake/makeup picture day, the deadline to return the order form is Tuesday, Oct 21. For more info, please contact Pinkston Photography.
We have been asked to share this message (below) from AR No Kid Hungry and the Arkanas Hunger Relief Alliance.
"TAKE THIS SURVEY FOR A CHANCE TO ENTER A GIFT CARD RAFFLE!
This summer, many families received grocery money to help buy food for their kids through Summer EBT. Please take 5 minutes to share your thoughts and experiences in a short survey and get a chance to participate in a gift card giveaway!
Here is the survey link: https://shareourstrength.questionpro.com/SEBTparentsurvey
Even if you did not participate in this program, we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help make the program better for all families. "
"TAKE THIS SURVEY FOR A CHANCE TO ENTER A GIFT CARD RAFFLE!
This summer, many families received grocery money to help buy food for their kids through Summer EBT. Please take 5 minutes to share your thoughts and experiences in a short survey and get a chance to participate in a gift card giveaway!
Here is the survey link: https://shareourstrength.questionpro.com/SEBTparentsurvey
Even if you did not participate in this program, we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help make the program better for all families. "
There have been some changes to this Saturday's Mighty Mite Football schedule... there will be four games played at Highland. Game 1 is set to begin at 9:00 AM. The games will be played in the following order:
Game 1: 3rd/4th IC vs Highland
Game 2: 3rd/4th Cave City vs Highland
Game 3: 5th/6th Cave City vs Highland
Game 4: 5th/6th IC vs Highland
Game 1: 3rd/4th IC vs Highland
Game 2: 3rd/4th Cave City vs Highland
Game 3: 5th/6th Cave City vs Highland
Game 4: 5th/6th IC vs Highland
⚽️ Soccer Coach Maison Hudgeons meets with prospective soccer players for our first season, coming in the spring! Go Cougars! ⚽️
Congratulations to Maggie Blackburn, Jayda Sanders, and Xander Lock for passing the Microsoft PowerPoint Certification test earlier this week! The learned the skills needed to prepare for this test while taking Introduction to Business class.
Izard County STEM Middle School has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school where students are Beating the Odds by demonstrating high growth on the ATLAS, despite facing economic challenges outside of school!
The OEP creates an annual report entitled the Outstanding Educational Performance Awards where they recognize schools with high student academic growth. OEP believes growth is the best indicator of the positive impact that a school is having on students.
Congrats to our middle school students and teachers for earning the High ELA Growth (Northeast region) award!
Exciting News! 🎉
Our district has been awarded the DESE CTE Innovation Grant for $38,590! This funding will be used to modernize and enhance our computer science courses through the project titled “Code to Career: Modernizing Computer Science Education Through Hands-On Technology.”
A special thank-you goes to Maison Hudgeons, our Computer Science teacher, for writing the grant, and to Keri McCarn for her help finalizing the details and submitting the application. Their hard work and dedication are helping us expand opportunities for our students and prepare them for future careers in technology! 💻✨
Thank you to Luke Francois from Solution Tree for leading today's Professional Development. IC STEM teachers are working hard in their PLC groups, and we know our students will benefit tremendously from our Professional Learning Communities!
Come to the Cougar Den at 7:00 to catch our Lady Cougars in the first round of the District Tournament tonight!
Big week for our Lady Cougar Volleyball team as they take on the district tournament at home... their first game will be tomorrow night at 7pm.
Football plays Des Arc this week, and Cross Country travels to Salem.
We look forward to a great week!
We are hosting the 2A-2 District Volleyball Tournament at the Cougar Den this week beginning tomorrow... the Lady Cougars will play tomorrow at 7:00. Make plans to be there and help them advance to the next round!
Let's go, Lady Cougars!
Let's go, Lady Cougars!
Senior High Cougar Choir members spent their Saturday auditioning for the All Region Choir!
Congratulations to Senior, Mya Rayoum for being selected to the All Region Mixed Chorus and has qualified to audition for the Arkansas All State Choir in February!
Also, congratulations to Sophomores, Naomi and Destiny Wisecarver for being selected to the All Region Treble Chorus!!!
Ozarka College Culinary Preview Day !
Students explored the Culinary Program at Ozarka College yesterday and got to craft their own pizza for lunch!
Yesterday, FBLA members had the opportunity to attend the District VI Fall Leadership Conference at ASU-Mountain Home. Additional photos can be viewed at facebook.com/ICC.Mrs.Jackson.
Save the dates for our Christmas Concerts!!!
Tomorrow is DYNAMIC DUO day, and we can't wait to see what our Cougars have in store for us!
Stay tuned for pictures from Class Colors Day!
#Hoco2025
Stay tuned for pictures from Class Colors Day!
#Hoco2025
Reminder: If you would like your student to participate in the optional flu clinic on Wednesday, October 8, please be sure to return the completed paperwork.
Need another copy? No problem! We will have some available during Parent Teacher Conferences on Tuesday.
Stop by the Financial Aid table at the STEM Fair for more information.
REMINDER! There is no after-school program on Tuesday and Friday of this week!
