Two Rivers School District

Two Rivers School District No. 10 is a public school district in Yell, Perry, and Conway counties, Arkansas, United States. Two Rivers, headquartered in an unincorporated area in Yell County near Ola,[1] consists of two schools including Two Rivers Elementary and Two Rivers High; it previously operated Ola Elementary School/Ola High School, the Fourche Valley School, and Plainview–Rover Elementary School/High School.

The service area includes Ola, Plainview, Rover, Casa, and Briggsville.[2][3][4]

History

The district was formed on July 1, 2004 as a result of the consolidation of four former school districts:[5]

By 2004 new laws were passed requiring school districts with enrollments below 350 to consolidate with other school districts. As a result the Perry-Casa and Ola boards agreed to have a consolidation in which Perry-Casa absorbs Ola, and voters of those districts approved the consolidation. In addition Fourche Valley and Plainview-Rover asked the Arkansas Board of Education if they could consolidate with Ola.[6]

In the 2010–11 school year, the district served more than 900 students.

There was a proposed millage to pay for a safe room at Two Rivers Elementary, but it was voted down in 2017 by 59% of the voters. Perry County voters accused the district of attempting to prevent their vote by putting polling locations only in Yell County.[7]

Schools

Current:

  • Two Rivers High School – serving grades 7 through 12; based in unincorporated Yell County.
  • Two Rivers Elementary School – serving prekindergarten through grade 6; based in unincorporated Yell County.[8]

Former:[9]

  • Fourche Valley Elementary School/Fourche Valley High School
  • Ola High School
  • Plainview–Rover High School
  • Ola Elementary School – serving prekindergarten through grade 6; based in Ola.
    • Ola Elementary School had four buildings; the main building and gymnasium were made of natural rock and opened in 1941.[10]
  • Plainview–Rover Elementary School (laer Plainview Elementary School) – serving prekindergarten through grade 6; based in Plainview.

In 2010 Ola High and Plainview-Rover High closed as Two Rivers High opened.[11] In 2012 Ola Elementary and Plainview Elementary closed as Two Rivers Elementary opened.[12]

The district previously operated the Fourche Valley School, which was K-12.[13] In 2009 the majority of the members of the district board voted to close it.[14] The Arkansas Board of Education and the Arkansas Supreme Court ultimately upheld the closure despite protests from Fourche Valley parents.[14]

Mascots

The current mascot of Two Rivers is the Gators.

Previously each school has its own mascot that served as its athletic emblem:

  • Ola Elementary = Mustangs
  • Plainview–Rover = Panthers
  • Fourche Valley = Indians

References

  1. ↑ "Home." Two Rivers School District Official Facebook page (linked from the official website). Retrieved on October 24, 2017. "17727 E State Highway 28 72853 Ola, Arkansas"
  2. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Yell County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Perry County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Conway County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Albanese, Elizabeth (2004-04-05). "Arkansas School District Takes Stand Against Consolidation". Bond Buyer. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  7. ↑ Price, Victoria (2017-09-09). "Controversial Two Rivers Millage Measure Fails". Arkansas Matters. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  8. ↑ Home. Two Rivers Elementary School official Facebook. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.. "17721 E. State Hwy 28 72853 Ola, Arkansas"
  9. ↑ "District Information." Two Rivers School District. January 1, 2011. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ola Elementary School." Ola School District. January 24, 2001. Retrieved on May 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ Zilk, Caroline (February 7, 2010). "Two become one: Two Rivers High School still set To open in fall". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  12. ↑ "State Required Information." Plainview-Rover School District. April 14, 2013. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. See the "ACSIP Plans " section, note the years
  13. ↑ "Faculty and Staff." Fourche Valley School. October 10, 2006. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Arkansas Cases Challenge School and District Consolidation". The Rural School and Community Trust. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
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