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Since 1876, several schools have existed in the area near the modern school, first known as "Goardnneck". In subsequent years, various buildings were erected to serve as the school building for the local community renamed as "Acorn" assumed to be named so due to the abundance of oak trees. The first
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The Acorn Tigers participate in the 1A Classification, the state’s smallest classification. The Tigers compete in golf (boys/girls), bowling (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, tennis (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls).
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Green Ribbon School (ED-GRS) recognition award program. The school campus includes a 15 acres (6.1 ha) outdoor classroom that includes a vegetable garden and a greenhouse, and students established a protection program for an endangered Ozark
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