At least annually, the Arkansas Council for Military Children holds a virtual or in-person public forum to receive feedback from Arkansas uniformed services families regarding the effectiveness of the provisions of Arkansas law pertaining to the children of military families.
The Council will hold its first forum of the 2025-26 academic year on October 2, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. This forum will be held virtually. The forum will begin with a brief presentation on resources available to support military families and then transition to time for military families to speak with Council members.
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The Viola Longhorn tennis teams started their strong season with a 6–2 overall victory over the England Lions on September 3. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams walked away with only one loss each. With consistent play across both the boys’ and girls’ sides, Viola secured the 6–2 win and showed the strength of its lineup.
Girls Team Highlights:
Singles
Meredith Deane defeated Camarri Jackson 6–1, 6–0.
Piper Swindle battled through the first set before securing a win over Jackson 7–5, 6–0.
Doubles
Abby Hutson and Justice Steward played a close match but fell to Jayla Parker and Kamon Raynor 5–7, 5–7.
Boys Team Highlights:
Singles
Aden Kiefer outlasted Caleb Hillis in a competitive match, winning 6–4, 7–5.
Paolo Spanneda dominated his singles matches, defeating Collin Kensey 6–1, 6–0, and Hillis 6–1, 6–0.
Doubles
Diego Docampo and Henrique Sandoval secured a hard-fought win against Dane Martin and MJ Parks 6–3, 3–6, 12–10.
Andrew Ponson and Dwayne Cavanaugh fought hard but dropped their match 0–6, 0–6.
As part of our ongoing commitment to student safety, the Viola School District has implemented a new visitor management system in both the Elementary and High School offices.
Beginning immediately:
>All visitors and vendors must check in and out through the school office.
>A valid photo ID is required for entry.
This process will help us better monitor and track visitors, ensuring an added layer of security for our students and staff.
We appreciate your cooperation and support as we continue to prioritize the safety of everyone on our campuses.
Thank you,
Kyle McCarn
Superintendent
Viola School District
Parents, please join us for an information meeting this Friday, September 5 at 5:30 PM to see how your student can become a part of Viola High School's robotics team, Mechanically Challenged. We look forward to seeing you there!
It was a full match with 9 different schools from class 1A to 4A. The boys team was able to get some great work in and finished middle of the pack.
Avery Rogers had a great showing for the girls finishing tied for 5th out of 20 golfers. We had several golfers show improvement and shoot personal best.
We have two matches next week and are looking forward to another great week of Longhorn Golf!
Viola Schools will be holding school pictures on the following dates:
Senior Pictures – September 3, beginning at 8:00 AM.
Senior sponsors will also have their pictures taken on this day.
Fall Pictures – September 4.
This picture day will include all High School and Elementary students, along with teachers and staff.
Please make sure to mark your calendars, and come prepared for picture day.
Come support your Longhorn tennis team this season! We are proud to announce we are hosting our first ever home matches.
Our first LEGO Club meeting will be on Tuesday, September 2nd, and will run until 4:45 PM for students in 4th-6th grade.
If your child is planning to attend, please make sure you’ve filled out a permission form. If you haven’t already, contact Mrs. Gardner to get one at jessica.gardner@violalonghorns.org
Rhett Robbins led the way, finishing 4th out of 27 golfers from area schools. On the girls side, Avery Rogers competed as an individual and performed well, placing 5th out of 16 golfers.
Great job to our Longhorn and Lady Longhorn golfers for proudly representing our school! Our next match is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2nd.
The Viola 4th, 5th and 6th graders along with some high school students, will be creating gift bags for the residents of Southfork Living in Salem, AR for Christmas. If anyone has adult socks (crew or tube) with holes in them or mismates, don't throw them away! Send them to school. The students will be making pumpkins with them.
Also, we are collecting Pringle lids for another project. If your family eats Pringles , please save the lids and send to school to Coach Lisa.
If your family has any scrap fabric or yarn, we would appreciate those things as well.
If you have any of these items and would like to donate them, please send all items to Viola Elementary School to Coach Lisa.
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🚨 Today Only: DonorsChoose is Boosting Our Project! 🚨
We currently have over 30 students signed up and are so excited to kick off our Longhorn LEGO Club this September. With your help, we can complete our project for just $321!
This DonorsChoose project will provide the LEGO sets and supplies needed for hands-on creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving fun. Every gift—big or small—brings us one step closer to launch! Thank you for your help and support!
📦 Items Needed: LEGO bricks, baseplates, storage bins, and other building essentials.
💛 Support Our Project Here: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/lego-club-for-the-win/9539459
If your child is planning to attend, please contact Mrs. Gardner at jessica.gardner@violalonghorns.org to complete a permission form if you haven’t already done so.
Students will be dismissed at 4:45 PM through the elementary pick-up line!
