Clinton High School (Arkansas)

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Clinton High School
Address
Clinton High School (Arkansas)
489 Yellowjacket Lane

Clinton
,
Arkansas
72031

United States
Coordinates 35°35′15″N92°27′35″W / 35.58750°N 92.45972°W / 35.58750; -92.45972
Information
School typePublic
School board Clinton School District
NCES District ID 0504410 [1]
CEEB code 040470
NCES School ID 050441000172 [2]
Grades10–12
Enrollment384 (2016-17) [3]
Student to teacher ratio10.78 [2]
Color(s)Black and gold
  
Mascot Yellowjacket
Team nameClinton Yellowjackets
Accreditations ADE;
AdvancED (1962–)
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association
Website clintonsd.org

Clinton High School is a comprehensive public high school in Clinton, Arkansas, United States that serves grades 10 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Van Buren County and the only high school managed by the Clinton School District4.

Contents

The school, as the only high school of its district, serves Clinton, most of Dennard, [4] [5] Scotland, and Alread. [6] [7]

Academics

The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit prior to graduation. Clinton High School is accredited by ADE.The school also has a very good alternative learning environment program (ALE) for grades 8-12 put on by arch ford that is across the street from the main high school building it is a smaller setting and more 1 on 1 with its students.

Culture

In 2023 Monica Potts wrote in The Atlantic that within the school community, "everyone knows everything about everyone else, or seems to". [8]

Extracurricular activities

The Clinton High School mascot is the Yellowjacket with school colors of black and gold.

Athletics

For 2012–14, the Clinton Yellowjackets participate in the 4A Classification from the 4A Region 2 Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association including football, baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, cross country, golf (boys/girls), softball, and track and field. [9] [10]

Notable alumni

The number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation.

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References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Clinton School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - Clinton High School (050441000172)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ "CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Van Buren County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pope County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note that the Alread and Scotland districts consolidated into Clinton, so Clinton serves those communities as well.
  7. ↑ "General Highway Map Van Buren County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 17, 2021. - See Scotland and Alread on the map, compare to the school district map.
  8. ↑ Potts, Monica (April 6, 2023). "How Rural America Steals Girls' Futures". The Atlantic . Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)- "in the halls of the town’s only high school" would logically refer to Clinton High as it is the only high school in Clinton, Arkansas. Original title of the article is: ""
  9. ↑ "School Profile, Clinton High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2012-13 Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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