Cossatot River School District

Cossatot River High School Named National Beta School of Merit Cossatot River High School is proud to announce that it has been named a 2021-2022 National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus. The National Beta School of Merit award is given to honor a club’s dedication and commitment to academic excellence. To achieve this prestigious honor, a school must include members from all eligible grade levels in their Beta club. This year, only 3,380 Beta Clubs across the country received this award. In a congratulatory letter to the school, Bobby Hart, CEO said “Thank you for your continued support of National Beta and commitment to developing future leaders!” About National Beta With more than 500,000 active members and 9,000 chapters nationally and internationally, National Beta has become the nation’s largest independent, non-profit, educational youth organization. National Beta recognizes outstanding achievement, promotes character and social responsibility, encourages service involvement to school and community, and fosters leadership skills. The National Beta program offers over $300,000 annually to its Senior Beta Members. Visit betaclub.org for more information.

Congratulations to Cossatot River School District for being selected as one of six Arkansas schools to be awarded the School Bus Safety Award this year! The award from the Arkansas Association of Pupil Transportation (AAPT) recognizes great safety practices regarding the maintenance of the district's bus fleet. The award establishes CRSD as one of the safest bus fleets in Arkansas for the 2021-2022 school year. The criteria for the award is: quality of the bus inspection, quality of the school bus maintenance records, cleanliness of the school bus fleet, and quality of the preventative maintenance program. Congratulations to transportation director Greg Ricks and CRSD on this honor!

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Thank you to our wonderful teachers and staff! Thanks to Union Bank, Simple Simon's Pizza, and The Coffee Vault for being a part of our appreciation week. We are blessed to have such outstanding educational partners! More thanks to come as the week goes on!

WES Color Run/Walk!

We cordially invite you to join us as we celebrate the class of 2022!

Shout out to our hard-working and talented baseball, soccer, and softball seniors!

CRHS Students & Parents: Reminder! 2021-22 CRHS Yearbook orders are due TODAY, April 29, 2022! Yearbooks are $35 each. You may pay by cash or check at the high school, or you may order online using your credit or debit card. To order online, click the link below. https://buytheyearbook.pictavo.com/PictavoSchool/FindSchool Please note that because our yearbook covers the entire school year, they will not be available for pickup until late summer. We will announce the specific date and time to pick up yearbooks once the books have been delivered to the school. Thank you!

CRHS Students and Parents: Photos from the recent media days held on March 17 and March 30, as well as prom pictures and senior retakes, can be found at the link below. https://www.photoreflect.com/store/Events.aspx?p=37693&n=cossatot You may order from the website using a credit or debit card. There will be no retakes for these pictures. Any questions specifically about the photographs or ordering should be directed Heritage Photography using the contact information on their website. *Please note that individual student pictures, such as spring portraits or senior portraits, will require you to enter the student ID number for access.

Vandervoort Elementary is proud to announce its "Character Kids of the Month" for April. The word of the month is "Cooperation." The April Character Kids are: (pictured 1st row from left to right) Brenlee Dean, Liam Hulliberger, Josiah Vandegrift, Easton Owens, Kadence Broach, Dakota Barrett, Maggie Davis (second row)Lailiah Colbert, Dannella Toon, Fred Long, Joslyn Watkins, Chloe Buck, Makayla Arthur, Colten Lyle

Baseball players of the game for District Tournament Levi Ward and Josue Marquez. Thanks to our sponsors Tyson, Union Bank, Scotty's, The Coffee Vault, Miller's Paint & Body, Cove Supply Inc, Baja Rios, La Condesa Crossroads, TJ's Country Store, and The Family of Rachel Norman.

Soccer players of the game vs Maumelle Charter Monse Salgado and Hunter Creel. Thanks to our sponsors Tyson, Union Bank, Scotty's, The Coffee Vault, Miller's Paint & Body, Cove Supply Inc, Baja Rios, La Condesa Crossroads, TJ's Country Store, and The Family of Rachel Norman.

A well-deserved congratulations goes out to CRHS senior, Noelia Gomez! Noelia Gomez is the proud recipient of the National Dreamers Scholarship! This scholarship will pay for all of Noelia's tuition and fees up to $37,000, and give a $500 stipend for any other expenses that she may need. Noelia is pictured below with her mother, Blanca de la Paz, and father, Bertin Gomez, and Arkansas Tech University Advisors Jaime Young & Alisha Williams. We wish her all the best with this exciting opportunity!

Carla Reid's math classes learn about air pressure during a STEM lab. They removed the air from cans allowing the air pressure of 14.7 psi to crush the cans.

The Umpire JR High Track Team, coached by Mrs. Shawna Powell, ran in the 7-1A District Track Meet on Tuesday. Brayam Salacias, Tristan House, D'Art Duboise, and Emmanuel Albiter placed third in the 4 by 200 meter relay, and Savanna White placed third in the 1600 meter run.

Great job!

Game Day! Join us for the last home softball game of the season. Lady Eagles vs. Dierks at 4:30 p.m.

Extravaganza, at SNU, is a weekend retreat for Nazarene youth across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Maddy Hoyle and Mauricio Morales both entered. Both competed with students from OK,TX, AR, LA. Maddy Hoyle won 1st Place in the Art category with her coy fish painting - Acrylic on canvas. Mauricio Morales won Best Choice in the Art category with a self portrait of him and his dog - Acrylic on canvas. Below is the motto/philosophy of the event: TO REACH students for Christ through dynamic worship and speaking TO CHALLENGE students to use their talents and abilities in good competition with Godly character TO CONNECT students to Southern Nazarene University, encouraging them to consider SNU as their college of choice

Soccer players of the game Uriel Ruiz and Xitlali Trinidad vs Star City, Denise Ruiz and Ricardo Esquivel vs Harmony Grove. Thank you to our sponsors Tyson, Union Bank, Scotty's, The Coffee Vault, Miller's Paint & Body LLC, Cove Supply Inc, Baja Rios, La Condesa Crossroads, TJ's Country Store, and The Family of Rachel Norman.

Cossatot River High School Choirs to Present Spring Concert The Cossatot River High School Choral Department will present their spring concert, Feelin’ Groovy: Hits of the 70’s, on Thursday, April 28, in the Holbert Auditorium in Wickes. The concert will be divided into two separate performances. Beginning the night will be the 7th/8th grade Junior High Eagle Choirs at 6:00 pm. The second concert of the evening will be at 7:00 pm and will feature the senior high all girls choir, Cantabile, the senior high advanced group, Encore, and the senior high mixed choir, Noteworthy. Jeremiah Brewer and Marissa Hammer will be guest accompanists for Encore. End of the year choir awards will be given and senior choir members will be recognized. The Rachel Norman Memorial Choir Scholarship recipient will also be announced and awarded. 2022 Choir Seniors are Cole Brantley, Baylee Davis, Marissa Hammer, Maggie Haynes, Clayton Thompson, Kayleigh Williams, Alyssa Wilson, Elorie Hopper, Cora Morgan, Gracie Smith, Kalli Smith, Lyla Baker, Kali Blake, JT Miller, LaBrayla Robb, Brynleigh Smith, Shayna Bowen, and Brendan Tadlock. Cossatot River High School Choirs are under the direction of Susan Brewer. Come out April 28 to hear outstanding performances of music from the 70’s!