The Viola School Spelling Bee today found 6 contestants to move on to the County Spelling Bee in January. It was an exciting competition between kids from 4th-8th grade. Top 6 finalists are: (from left to right) George Armstead, Dre Faulkner, Elijah Olson (1st place), Kealan Gaines (2nd place), Alexis Kirk, and Payton Hutson.
Chess Club is in full swing in Ms. Stone's room! High school students (and any staff) are welcome to join every Thursday in Ms. Stone's room during lunch.
Head lice is a common problem in the schools everywhere and here is some information to help keep head lice in control. please call me with any questions or concerns. Debbie Kinder RN Viola School Nurse
Office number 870-458-4014
Email debbie.kinder@violalonghorns.org
Head Lice Information for Parents
You should examine your child’s head, especially behind the ears and at the nape of the neck, for crawling lice and nits if your child exhibits symptoms of a head lice infestation. If crawling lice or nits are found, all household members should be examined for crawling lice and nits every 2–3 days. Persons with live (crawling) lice or nits within ¼ inch or less of the scalp should be treated.
More on: Head Lice Symptoms
To eliminate head lice successfully, it is very important that all treatment instructions and steps be carefully followed and completed.
CDC does not make recommendations as to what specific product or products should be used to treat individuals. Both over-the-counter and prescription products are available. You may wish to contact your doctor, pharmacist, or health department for additional information about which product they recommend.
More on: Head Lice Treatment
Children diagnosed with live head lice do not need to be sent home early from school; they can go home at the end of the day, be treated, and return to class after appropriate treatment has begun. Nits may persist after treatment, but successful treatment should kill crawling lice.
Head lice can be a nuisance but they have not been shown to spread disease. Personal hygiene or cleanliness in the home or school has nothing to do with getting head lice.
More on: Lice Information for Schools
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Page last reviewed: September 24, 2013
Content source: Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria
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It's finally here! The Viola Christmas Musical is tomorrow. It starts at 6:30 pm in the high school gym. It will be on live stream through the Viola web page. Thanks for the support. Hope to see you there or online.
December 16 - 10:00 am-noon
Save the Children Christmas Scavenger Hunt and other activities-Safe room
Just a reminder that tonight's ballgames originally scheduled against Westside Greers Ferry has been rescheduled for 12/21 and the junior girls will play instead of the junior boys.
Tonight the senior boys will resume play in the Battle on the Border tournament at Mammoth Spring starting at 8:30.
Congratulations to Viola's Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot winners. Each student will travel to Highland to compete at the regional level December 16, 2023.
The elementary winners are Dylan Conner, Preslee Winter, Emma Allen, and Wyatt Tackett. The Jr. High winners are Paul Turner and Payton James. Good Luck!
Mrs. Browning's second grade classes have been learning about how countries celebrate the holidays. They enjoyed making (and eating!) yule logs from France. Joyeux Noel!
Very excited to announce that Camryn Graves has been accepted to Northark after visiting on Tuesday! Way to go!
Basketball games originally scheduled against West Side Greers Ferry on 12/12 have been rescheduled to 12/21, and junior girls will now be playing instead of the junior boys.
We tried the trending secret teacher/staff dress up week to see if students noticed. Day one was flannel, and despite pretty much every one wearing it, very few students seemed to notice. Day two was hunter vs hunted. The camouflage was noticed more than the animal print. Day three is Christmas attire, and we were finally able to take a picture! Please note more were dressed up but in class. Anyone curious about what day four will be?... it's escalating a bit!
Kindergarten students made ornaments out of modeling clay and decorated them in Art class.
The items from the FFA fruit sale are here! If you sold items, they need to be picked up today. Mr. Corby May will be at the ball games tonight if you are unable to pick up items during school today
I am needing parents of students who have immunization exemptions to get me a copy of the approval letter for the 2023/24 school year.
The Arkansas Dept of Health is authorized by ACT 999 of 2003 to grant individual exemptions from the immunization requirements. After the guardians have received your approval letter, you are responsible for notifying the student's school that your exemption request has been approved. A copy of the approval letter is to be placed in the student's file at school.
If your child has an exemption form , I need a copy of the approval letter. If you have not filed for the form , please do so at the Arkansas Dept of Health website.
Debbie Kinder RN
Viola School Nurse
The 2023-2024 Longhorn Innovation Day hosted by the Viola High School Beta Club for grades 3-6 was a success yesterday! Thank you to all students and parents who participated in this service project where Beta Club students taught leadership skills and created several fun activities for students to enjoy. We would like to give a special thank you to North Arkansas Spray Foam for sponsoring this event to pay for lunches and snacks for all students. We are grateful to be a part of the Viola Longhorn community.
Tonight's junior high basketball games at Yellville can be watched at the following link:
https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/802652?autoplay=0
Reminder: The Longhorn Innovation Day Camp for students who registered from grades 3-6 will be on Monday, December 4, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Viola High School. Registration is now closed.
Drop-off time begins at 7:30 am and ends at 8:00 am. Pick-up time begins at 3:00 pm and ends at 3:30 pm. Your child needs to be dropped off and picked up at the entrance of the high school, where the front desk will be located. If there is a certain person(s) that may try to pick up your child without your permission, please contact Mrs. Guffey at taylor.guffey@violalonghorns.org.
We will be serving lunch to every child at the camp; there is an optional breakfast upon arrival. The meals have been planned to accommodate all allergy concerns we have received.
We ask that your child bring a refillable water bottle so they can have access to a drink throughout the day (drink option will be provided at lunch).
For any questions or concerns, please contact the numbers below. Thank you for supporting Viola BETA Club!
Sincerely,
Viola High School BETA Club
Question or Concerns? Please Contact:
Riley Conner at 870-308-9016
or Hunter Belvedresi at 501-503-7521
Arkansas Children’s Hospital will again offer a virtual-only Good Mourning Grief Support Group series for students in grades K-12 and their parents/guardians. The Parent Orientation will be Monday, January 8 and groups will begin the following week on Monday and Tuesday evenings and go for 8 weeks. This means that December is the best time, if at all possible, for families to submit online applications. There is NO CHARGE for the program, and because it's virtual, the series will be available to any family in Arkansas. You can contact Greg Adams at 501-364-6549 for more information.
Friendly reminder: Participate in our Donors Choose campaing today, for Giving Tuesday, and Donors Choose will match your donation. Every dollar counts!
https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/2300874
Thank you for your support and encouragement as we begin our new season!
Reminder: Ozarka College will be here at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, 11/29/2023, to pre-register eligible students for spring concurrent credit classes. The enrollment signature page can be found at https://www.ozarka.edu/files/forms/DualConcurrentForm2023.pdf.