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Oark Family & Community Engagement Hornet Spotlight:
Meet Mr. McCabe, our new 7-12 English Teacher! 🐝
Mr. McCabe had this to say about accepting this position, "Oark is my dream school. Many, many years ago I remember reading in the Johnson County Graphic about Shakespeare Festivals at Oark Schools. I thought, “Wow, that little school has it going on! I’d love to teach there someday.” A small school that reaches for the sky like its surrounding trees–it’s a dream come true to get the opportunity to be the high school English teacher for Oark. I hope with patience and time to be an outstanding teacher for the Oark community."
Mr. McCabe also said, "I look forward to forming relationships with my students and their families. Communication with parents is important. Parents are the primary teachers; without parents, students typically struggle. I aspire to keep constant contact with the parents working as a team to help our students.
My family–I am married to my beautiful and extremely mean wife Missy. We have four kids, ten grandchildren, a dog who can talk although I’ve never heard her, but I know she can talk, and a master hunter of a cat. My wife and I currently live in Russellville, but we hope to relocate towards Oark ASAP, the Lord willing.
WOW! 💜 We are so happy that Mr. McCabe chose to come join our Oark Hornet Family!! Help us welcome him to the nest!! 😄🐝
4th-12th Graders,
School is starting back and you know what that means….. ARCHERY TIME! 😎 Mr. Gary has a sign up sheet posted by his classroom. Stop by this week and sign up! Remember, you will be required to get your Hunters Education certification this year to be on team. Practices will start at the end of September with our first archery shoot on December 3rd. Contact Mr. Gary with any questions!
Summer Lunch Program
To sign up online please use the following link: https://forms.gle/Kp2BMNzgnUoUJF1t6
Many thanks to the Johnson County Youth Coalition for their continued support of the Oark Clothing Swap! We are so thankful for their donations and assistance!
Great day with Krista Denne (Programming Librarian at Johnson County Public Library & First Presbyterian Pastor) & Brian Kendall (Community Resources Coordinator for the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library Ststem) visiting Oark Schools! Pictured in one of my 4 favorite clothing closets! So many good people make this happen
Congrats to Braedyn Willis on receiving the Governors Award! This is a huge accomplishment. We are so proud!
Our next big thank you is to Sheriff Jimmy Stephens and all of the officers who came and volunteered at our Oark Family Fun Field Day!!! They led stations and interacted with all of our students and staff. We are so thankful for them taking time out of their busy schedules to serve our school and community! Our kids were so excited that you all came! THANK YOU!
This past week was our transition week in Elementary STING! Our students visited their teachers for next year.
2nd grade had a blast doing some directed drawings to practice self control and listening skills!
First grade used teamwork and communication to make monsters!
All of our students enjoyed visiting their future teacher!
Mrs. Sondy's Animal Science classes tested out the small animal working pen by sending Gerbil, the goat, through the system. Gerbil is a bottle goat that the students have helped raise this spring.