Viola High School Robotics Team - Mechanically Challenged is pleased to announce their final intake meeting of the 2023-2024 season. Your last chance to get in on the action is Friday, October 6.
7-12 grade students can join us in Mr. T's room after school until about 5pm for the informational meeting. Remember this is your LAST CHANCE!!!
Viola Junior and Senior Beta Club elected representatives represented our school at the Leadership Summit in Hot Springs this week. Students in both Junior and Senior Clubs participated in Collaboration Connections and qualified to attend the National Leadership Conference in Savannah, Georgia, in June! Congratulations to all members of Viola Beta Club for representing our school in the areas of leadership and service!
Congratulations to the Viola Boys golf team on a successful season! The boys finished 6th overall in the State Tournament at Mountain Ranch Golf Course. They were only 13 strokes behind the second place team.
Braden Williams 78
Ryan Stone 97
Aiden Perry 105
Gavin Blevins 104
Braden Williams finished 2nd overall today in the 1a State Golf Tournament! Braden shot a personal best 78 at the Mountain Ranch Golf Course in Fairfield Bay. With this score, he qualifies for the State Overall Tournament at Pleasant Valley in Little Rock on October 12th.
Congratulations Braden!!
Next up for #whyapply is Denise Clifton-Jones! Denise is currently a Nurse Practitioner. She applied because she wanted more out of life 😊
Junior Class Fundraiser
Next up is Melinda Wray. Melinda is a 2004 Viola graduate. She went to college and graduate school to become a Physical Therapist.
Second graders took Text to Self connections to another level! We are thanking the Garner's for bringing Oreo to meet us!
Ceramics began with slab construction and a windchime project. Some are still in progress, but the results are great so far!
Just a reminder: See You at the Pole will be held tomorrow morning starting at 7:00. We look forward to seeing everyone in the morning.
Next up for #whyapply is Marcy Short. Marcy is a 2004 graduate of Viola. She applied to post secondary schooling so she could have financial security.
The grace period for receiving free lunches based on last year’s application expires on Tuesday, September 26.
Several families with students will have to start paying for lunches unless their families return the lunch application ASAP (https://www.violaschool.k12.ar.us/documents/lunchroom/356979)
Families can also qualify for a drawing for Dollar General gift cards, just for filling the lunch application.
Call 458-4003 on Tuesday if you have any questions about your family’s eligibility.
UPDATE: Please check out the live stream broadcast this afternoon around 1:15 - 1:30 for the elimination portion of the Ozark Mountain Brawl. We are part of the #1 seeded alliance with teams 3937 (Breakaway) and 16 (Bomb Squad). It's going to be an exciting finish to the Brawl!
Mechanically Challenged is competing at the Ozark Mountain Brawl today in Searcy. We're beginning today in 7th after a few qualification matches on Friday evening. Here's the live stream link if you want to watch today's action:
https://www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#chat=hidden&layout=0&view_0=2023aroz-0
We finally have a streaming link! Tune in at https://www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#chat=hidden&layout=0&view_0=2023aroz-0
Mrs. Stone asked previous Viola graduates to write down why they applied to college or post secondary school and had them take a picture. Enjoy seeing these community members and why they applied! #whyapply
First up, Taylor Guffey - Viola Graduating class of 2013
Come Join the fun for the annual Viola Elementary Fall Festival, Friday October 6th.
Just a friendly reminder to high school parents, if your high school student is in need of tutoring, please call or sign up in the high school office.
It was a great day to be a Longhorn on the golf course Tuesday!! The Viola Girls and Boys golf teams finished first place today! The boys finished with a team score of 293. The girls finished with a team score of 344. Braden Williams shot a 90, which was good enough for first place. Ryan Stone finished tied for 2nd with a 98, and won the playoff hole to earn the 2nd place medal. Aiden Perry finished with a 105 to finish 4th overall. Gavin Blevins shot a 110 and finished 6th overall. Emily Martin shot a 111 to take first place overall. Kailey Hallmark finished 2nd with a 113. Haylee Crotts was 3rd with a 120. And Shaydon Waltrip was 5th with a 122. The girls will compete in state next week on September 26. The boys will compete in state on October 2nd. Thank you to the Viola Booster club, coaches, volunteers, and parents who helped monitor the event and provide food and drinks for the athletes. Also, thank you to Josh Jackson and the Turkey Mountain Golf Course for letting host the event in Horseshoe Bend.
Grandparent breakfast was a great success! Thanks to all who came and ate breakfast with the kids. It is great to see the support that you are providing for your families. You do make a very positive difference in the kids lives. I hope everyone was able to enjoy the event. I am certain that the kids were proud you were here to eat and share time with them.
No Cross Country Practice today. The next meet is at Mountain home ASU campus this Thursday. First race is JH girls starting at 4:00