Viola School District

🧡🖤 This year's Orange & Black Game will be extra special! 🧡🖤

Join us Thursday, October 15th as we dedicate our court in honor of Marvin Newton!

🥤 5:30 PM – Refreshments in the Cafeteria. Come visit, catch up, and share your favorite Marvin Newton stories!

🏀 7:30 PM – Formal center court dedication recognition during the Orange & Black Game.

Please help us celebrate Marvin and his lasting impact on Viola. We hope to see you there!

The Longhorn basketball teams are getting ready for our Orange and Black games next Thursday night at 6:00! One of our biggest traditions at the Orange and Black game is the live auction of baked goods from our amazing local bakers! We are once again looking for donations to help us with this auction. Please get with one of the coaches if you would like to donate a baked good to be auctioned off! We really appreciate your support!

FREE School Lunch for Every Student!

Did you know that all Viola School District students are eligible to receive FREE, nutritious school meals?

Our school cafeteria offers a variety of delicious, balanced options to help keep students fueled and ready to learn. Even students who normally bring their lunch are welcome to participate!

We encourage all families to take advantage of this great opportunity!

For more information about the benefits of school meals, check out the attached flyers.

View our school menus at: violaschool.nutrislice.com

🎃 Are you brave enough to enter? 🎃

Don't miss the Haunted House during the Viola Fall Festival! Bring your family and friends for a night of frights, fun, and Halloween spirit.

📅 Date: Friday, October 9, 2026

⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

📍 Location: Viola Band Room

🎟️ Admission: 3 Tickets

Come support the Viola Band and test your courage—see you there! 👻🎃

Come out and support the 2026–2027 robotics season with an evening of great food, entertainment, and fun at the Dinner & Variety Show, hosted by Mechanically Challenged Robotics Team 7483.

Join us on October 16 from 6:00–9:00 p.m. at Viola High School. Dinner will include chicken Alfredo, chicken Parmesan, breadsticks, and salad, followed by a variety show featuring comedy, live music, singers, dancing, and a pie auction during intermission.

Tickets are $20 each or 2 for $35.

Free childcare will also be available for children 12 and under, including a free hotdog dinner, activities, and supervision. Viola FBLA will be joining the Robotics Team that evening to help provide childcare, making this a great opportunity for parents to come enjoy the event while the kids have fun too.

If you would like to volunteer, need more information, or would like to donate, contact Mary Todd at 870-421-3565.

Thank you to Haile Yeah Food Services for serving as a donation sponsor.

Come enjoy a fun evening while supporting our students and the Mechanically Challenged Robotics Team 7483.

The Longhorn Golf team traveled to Glenwood, Arkansas for the 2026 1A Boys Golf State Tournament on Tuesday. It was a very competitive field with some great golfers on a tough course. The Longhorns competed well and finished 9th in the state as a team! There were 68 golfers from schools from all over the state. Junior Mattix Rowden led the way for the Longhorns and finished tied for 11th overall which earned him All State Honors! Congratulations Mattix! We are extremely proud of the progress that all of our golfers made this season! We are looking forward to build on this success for years to come! Hook ‘Em!

Longhorn News Episode 7 https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/iframe?v=MjFlZGNjYWI1OWYyYzJmZmE4OWFmMjk2YTQxMDkwM2Y&share=1

Check out these upcoming dates!

Come support your Viola Longhorn Volleyball team tonight as they play ICC. GO LONGHORNS!

Viola School District: Special Board Meeting Notice

The Viola School Board will hold a special called meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the boardroom of the administration building on the school campus. The only item on the agenda is personnel.

The Longhorn Golf team is getting ready to tee off at the 1A Boys Golf State Tournament. The tournament is being held at Glenwood Country Club.

Good luck boys! GO LONGHORNS!

Students have been busy in Ms. Kaitlin's English classes! Recreating the Assembly: Lord of the Flies in English II In 10th Grade Language Arts, we wrapped up our week’s study of theme with a hands-on project where students rebuilt a pivotal scene from Lord of the Flies. Students were given a choice to recreate a key thematic moment from the novel and explain their reasoning. As they constructed The Assembly from Chapter 5, students actively engaged the text to build specific character traits, setting, and placement of their structure to mirror the novel. I was truly moved as I listened and watched my students thought processes, teamwork and attention to detail as they completed this activity. These Sophomores are excelling in English! 🤗

More fun in Ms. Kaitlin's classes! 8th Grade Language Arts Cultivating Community in 8th ELA In 8th Grade Language Arts, we closed our week’s study of significance through theme with a STEM project where students built the community garden depicted in our class novel, Seedfolks. Students strengthened their understanding of the book and each character’s perspective while also experiencing its central themes—collaboration, problem‑solving, and community—in real time. I was so proud of their engagement and the creative conversations surrounding their projects. It was a great day to be in Ms. Kaitlin’s Community! ❤️

Longhorn News Episode 6 https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/media/view?id=8335049

🩺 Substitute Nurses Needed! 🩺 Viola School District is looking for substitute nurses who are willing to fill in when needed. If you're a nurse who'd like to help keep our Longhorns healthy and safe, we'd love to hear from you! If you're interested, please contact Paige Ledford: 📧 paige.ledford@violalonghorns.org 📞 870-458-2323

Today we celebrate our Custodial Staff - THANK YOU for all you do!

The Longhorn tennis team had an outstanding day at the 2A-5 Conference Tournament Wednesday in Fairfield Bay. The Longhorns took 1st place in three of the four brackets.

Congratulations to:

Alonso Del Real

– 1st Place, Boys Singles

Piper Swindle

– 1st Place, Girls Singles

Abby Hutson & Justice Steward

– 1st Place, Girls Doubles

Youri Lancome

– 4th Place, Boys Singles

Piper, Abby/Justice and Alonso all had a perfect season, not losing a single match all season and finishing 1st place.

The girls also earned Girls Overall Team for the third year in a row.

For the first time in program history, the Longhorn boys also earned Boys Overall Team, finishing in a three-way tie with England and Conway Christian.

Congratulations to our Longhorn tennis players on a great conference tournament! They move on to compete in the state tournament on 10/12-10/13 in Fort Smith.

The team would like to extend a special thank you to Frank Vacante for always volunteering his day to help with making the tournament run smoothly.

Come out tonight and cheer on the Viola Longhorn Volleyball team as they take on Omaha at the Longhorn Corral!

Wear your best pink attire, pack the stands, and bring the energy as we support our Lady Longhorns! Let’s make the Corral loud!

GO LONGHORNS!