People in the rolling, scenic valley, between the Ozarks and Ouchita mountains have a lot in common. As of this school year, they share something else in common: a school district. The four districts that make up the newly christened Two Rivers are among 57 rural Arkansas systems that state lawmakers forced to consolidate with their neighbors. Making one school district out of several is never easy, even though the transition in Two Rivers is going smoothly in many ways. Still, it is impossible to overstate how much the merger could end up changing the communities. Jack O'Reilly, the former superintendent of the Fourche Valley district (pronounced FUSH), and now an assistant superintendent for the merged district, states that they have made the best marriage they could make, with the rules the state board and legislature enacted, just to make the relationship work.