
Reminder: All CRSD campuses will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. this Friday, December 23rd. We are aware of the low temperatures expected for Thursday evening and Friday morning. Currently, our plan is to remain open on Friday. We will adjust if needed due to hazardous weather and will announce if there are any changes, but for now we will remain open Friday as usual.
Recordatorio: Todos los campus de CRSD saldrán a la 1:00 p.m. este viernes 23 de diciembre. Somos conscientes de las bajas temperaturas previstas para la noche del jueves y la mañana del viernes. Actualmente, nuestro plan es permanecer abierto el viernes. Nos ajustaremos si es necesario debido al clima peligroso y anunciaremos si hay algún cambio, pero por ahora permaneceremos abiertos el viernes como de costumbre.


The Monday, 12-19, Umpire Vs. Oden basketball game will be rescheduled to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience.


Art students worked with Mrs. Kesterson’s English classes to help make t-shirts that illustrated the theme, characters, plot, and synopsis of their favorite book.





Cheerleader of the week! For the week of Nov 15 - Nov 18: Mia Dixon. Week of Dec 6 - Dec 9: Autumn Raines. Week of Dec 12 - 17: Annabell Dixon, Nathalia Trinidad



Attention CRSD! There is still time to shop at the CRPS book fair! We want to remind everyone that parents and families are welcome from 3pm to 5pm this Friday, December 16th. If you can't make it, and still want to shop, please feel free to shop from our book fair's website!


Congratulations to Brenda Brown and Gina Hunter for winning the staff perfect attendance award for November! They each received a $200 Visa gift card. We will feature more winners throughout the rest of the year!



CRE Chess Team recently competed in the Caddo Hills Invitational Chess Tournament.


Welcome Coach Preston Pope to CRSD! Coach Pope will start the summer of the 2023-2024 school year as our JR high and SR high volleyball coach. He will also teach classes and join our current coaches to coach a spring sport. As a stand-out athlete in both high school and college, Coach Pope will bring his passion and expertise to CRSD to launch our volleyball program and to contribute to our existing athletic programs.


Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners!


Elizabeth Goethals represents CRES as our latest Student of the Month! Check for Elizabeth's feature in the upcoming edition of the Mena Star. We look forward to featuring students from other campuses throughout the year!


Congratulations Shawna Powell on completing your Masters Degree. Ms. Powell is the Umpire Business Teacher. Cossatot River School District is proud of you.


CRE Quiz Bowl Team at their Bi-County Regional Tournament


"Our Wildcats shopping with a Cop!" Thank you so much to our Dierks Police Department, SRO Bandon Smith and Bryan McJunkins for all your support.


Preschool enjoyed experimenting with chemical reactions while making
fizzing ornaments in class with Ms. Jessica.

All CRSD campuses will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23rd.


On Wednesday, December 7th, 10 CRHS FCCLA members presented 8 projects at the Region 6 FCCLA STAR Events that took place at National Park College, in Hot Springs, AR. 6 of the members will be presenting 5 projects in April at the State STAR Events during the Arkansas FCCLA State Conference. The results of Region 6 FCCLA STAR Events are as follows:
*Jennifer Arce received a Silver Medal for Interpersonal Communications
*Sabera Land received a Silver Medal for Career Investigations
*Mairany Marrufo received a Bronze Medal for Focus on Children Level 2
*Breonna Cecil and Johana Gutierrez received Bronze Medal for Chapter in Review Display
*Maria Salgado received Bronze Medal for Fashion Construction
*Lyniya Treadway and Elizabeth Turnbough received Bronze Medal for Focus on Children Level 3
*Montana Higgins received Bronze Medal for Repurpose and Redesign
*Alexis Brown received Bronze Medal for Entrepreneurship
Jennifer Arce, Sabera Land, Mairany Marrufo, Breonna Cecil, Johanna Gutierrez, and Maria Salgado will be advancing to compete at the State STAR Events during the Arkansas FCCLA Conference in April.



Semester test week is coming up soon at CRHS!
