It's a beautiful day for baseball! Join the Cougars for OPENING DAY! They take on the Cotter Warriors at 4:00 at home. Come out and enjoy the sunshine and cheer for our Cougars!
#CougarPride
It is official! We are excited to announce that both our middle school and high school have been designated as State Model STEM Schools by the Arkansas Department of Education today. Both schools were recently evaluated by the ADE State Model STEM Program Committees and we have qualified to be the FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT in the state to have all its schools designated as State Model STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Schools.
Our Preschool and Elementary Schools are already designated as State Model STEM Schools, and now that we have added the middle school and high school to the program, we are a PK-12 State Model STEM School District. We also are the first and only high school in the state to be designated as a State Model STEM High School. Thanks to all the hard work of our staff, students, community, and school board. We also will be announcing more new and exciting opportunities for our students very soon! Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes.
The Lady Cougars play at noon on Thursday in Hot Springs... you must purchase tickets in advance through GoFan! There will be a pep bus going (more details to come). Students who plan to ride the pep bus will not need to purchase a ticket. They will be covered.
Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/event/3385821?schoolId=AAA
To allow students and staff the opportunity to attend the state tournament finals in Hot Springs on Thursday, we've made some adjustments to our school calendar and rescheduled parent/teacher conferences.
Let's go, Lady Cougars!
There will be no 3rd/4th grade girls game on Tuesday night. All other Peewee teams will play at home against Rural Special. The first game (3rd/4th boys) will begin at 5:00.
Peewee Basketball Schedule Update!
It's the Lady Cougars' turn today! They play Poyen at 4:00 at Cedar Ridge, and we need Cougar Nation to show up to help move them to the next round!
Let's Go, Lady Cougars!
Don't forget, you have to purchase tickets in advance through Go Fan.
The links for ticket sales and livestream can be found at https://www.cedarwolves.org/o/cedar-ridge/page/state
The Eastern District results are in!
Our Poultry Team are the 2025 Eastern District Champions! 🥇 The team consisted of Teagan Burrow, Kennedy Manacke, Delilah Montalbo, Makaelynn Wood, and Sage Wells.
Sage Wells was the 5th High Individual.
Makaelynn Wood was 7th High Individual (talking a perfect 50 on reasons.)
Kennedy Manacke was 8th High Individual.
Milk Quality & Products placed 3rd 🥉 The team consisted of Shawn Bryson, Trenton Gilbreath, Corbin Smith, and Bobby Tate.
Bobby Tate was 7th High Individual
Corbin Smith was 10th High Individual
Horse Evaluation team finished 5th. The team consisted of Carly Brewer, Kayla Brewer, and Tiffany Monk.
Livestock Evaluation team finished 5th as well. The team consisted of Keylon Gross, Akynna Nielsen, Whitley Smith, Payson Speake, and Maddie Tanner.
Whitley Smith was 8th High Individual
All four teams along with our Meat Evaluation team (Micheal Riggs, Trinity Tillery, and Summer Turner) will be advancing to state in April! We are so proud of this group and the hard work they have put in so far!
School Social Work Week celebrates school social workers across the nation in appreciation for their work. We would like to recognize Carol Burke, who serves as our mental health counselor. Thank you, Mrs. Burke!
The Cougars have their next STATE tournament game tonight at 8:30 against England... make the drive and support this team as they work to get to the Final Four! Cougar Nation is behind you, Cougars... let's do this! Don't forget, you have to purchase tickets in advance through Go Fan. Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA?school=AR18660 LiveStream: https://www.ahsaa.org/broadcasts
⚾️ REMINDER 🥎
The deadline to return summer ball registration forms is tomorrow, Friday, March 7!
The IC student section has been awesome this week; keep it up! Pep Bus will leave campus on Thurs at 6 PM, returning around 11. Friday's Pep Bus will leave at 2:30 and return around 6:30. Tickets to both games are being covered by generous donors - thank you!!!
To allow for our students and staff to attend the girls state basketball game at Cedar Ridge on Friday, 3/7/25, we will be dismissing at 1:00 PM. Also, no After School Program on Friday.
The schedules for Friday night's Junior High Softball and Baseball games have had a few changes!
Both Junior High softball AND baseball games have been canceled for tonight (March 5).
It's the Senior Boys' turn to take on the STATE tournament today! They'll tipoff around 5:30 against Hector at Cedar Ridge... it's going to be a game that you don't want to miss! Come get loud and support our Cougars!
Don't forget, you have to purchase tickets in advance through Go Fan.
Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA?school=AR18660
LiveStream: https://www.ahsaa.org/broadcasts
We are pleased to announce that Izard County STEM Elementary School has been selected as one of 25 Elementary Agriculture Education Pilot Schools in the state for the 2025-26 school year. This Pilot School Initiative is a collaboration between the Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education and the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, and the program is aimed at expanding agricultural education and fostering a better understanding of agriculture for young learners.
Izard County STEM Elementary School has voluntarily offered Elementary Agriculture for its students for the past two years, and we are proud to continue this program next year as part of the state pilot program. STEM Teacher Kish Pool will continue to teach elementary agriculture classes through this pilot program.
Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes.
The State Tournament begins today at Cedar Ridge, and our Lady Cougars have a game against Ozark Mountain at 7:00 tonight. Don't forget, you have to purchase tickets in advance through Go Fan. The link is below.
Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA?school=AR18660
LiveStream: https://www.ahsaa.org/broadcasts
We are excited to announce that Izard County High School has been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as a school that is Beating the Odds, because our students have demonstrated high growth on the ATLAS English Language Arts exams even though the school serves a high percentage of students who participate in Free and Reduced Lunch!
The OEP recognizes schools with high student academic growth through its Outstanding Educational Performance Awards. The Office of Educational Policy says growth is the best indicator of the positive impact that a school is having on students.
Congratulations to our students and staff for this honor! Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes.
Mrs. Pool has fourth graders engaged in practicing for Economics Arkansas Econ games!
