J. A. Fair High School

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J. A. Fair High School
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J. A. Fair High School
13420 David O. Dodd Road

Little Rock
,
Arkansas
72210

United States
Coordinates 34°42′22″N92°24′40″W / 34.7061°N 92.4112°W / 34.7061; -92.4112
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Type Public
Established1982
Closed2020
School district Little Rock School District (1987-2020)
Pulaski County Special School District (1982-1987)
NCES School ID 050900001389 [1]
PrincipalMichael Anthony
Staff75.02 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12 (1987-2020)
7-12 (1982-1987)
Enrollment726 (2018-19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio9.68 [2]
Color(s)Navy blue, white, silver
   
Athletics conference5A Central (2014-16)
Mascot War Eagles

J. A. Fair High School (FHS) was a four-year public high school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. J. A. Fair was one of four comprehensive high schools of the Little Rock School District. Beginning the 2014 school year, J. A. Fair was placed under academic distress, changing its name from J. A. Fair Systems Magnet High School to J. A. Fair High School of College and Career Academies.

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Fair was originally a part of the Pulaski County Special School District. It opened in August 1982 (with additions in 1983, 1984 and a classroom and cafeteria addition in 2004) and is named for James Augustus "Gus" Fair. The school operated as a junior/senior high school (grades 7-12) from 1982 to 1987. It was annexed by the Little Rock School District and converted to a senior high school in 1987. In 2000, J. A. Fair became a magnet school and offers magnet programs in environmental science, systems engineering/information sciences and medical studies. The school was divided into academies: The Academy of Environmental Science, Enterprise Mobile Network Management Academy, and The Academy of Sports Medicine, along with a Freshman Academy. It closed in 2020 with the opening of Little Rock Southwest High School.

History

J.A. Fair High School was established in 1981,[ citation needed ] with construction completed and doors open to students in August 1982. [3] The school was named for James Augustus Fair, an educator, who spent his career as a biology teacher, administrator and after retirement served on the Pulaski County School Board.

From its opening in 1982 through June 1987, FHS served as a junior/senior high school (grades 7-12) for the Pulaski County Special School District. In August 1987, FHS opened as solely a senior high school for the Little Rock School District, [3] one of 14 schools annexed to enhance desegregation efforts. FHS became a magnet school in the fall of 2000. With construction completed in the spring of 2004, the school now has three new labs for the academy programs, along with two new classrooms, a new band room, and an expanded cafeteria.[ citation needed ]

In 2016 Michael Anthony became the principal. [4]

Fair was replaced by a new high school in southwest Little Rock that began construction in 2017, [5] and opened as Little Rock Southwest High School in 2020. [6]

Academics

The school features three magnet programs: Environmental Science, Information Science & Systems Engineering, and Medical Science, along with a Freshman Academy, High Schools That Work (HSTW), SECME. A variety of academic programs (which include 15 AP courses and a Community Based Instruction Program for students with moderate to severe disabilities), sports, club, and activity offerings.

Three College and Career Academies: The Academy of Environmental Science, Enterprise Mobile Network Management Academy, and The Academy of Sports Medicine, along with a Freshman Academy. Academy-specific courses in technology, environmental studies, and sports medicine will drive the curriculum. Common groups of cross-disciplinary teachers will work with common groups of students throughout the academic year. All academy courses will target hands-on, project-based learning. The Business Industry will regularly interact with the students and teachers. Students will be required to create advanced senior projects designed to reflect high levels of college and career preparedness. We have an in-depth ongoing partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Information Science via the Information Technology and E-Commerce Program and USDA. Year-round, regularly scheduled professional development will be provided to all teachers targeting learning goals aligned with technology. Students will be provided opportunities to gain industry certification and possible college credit.

J A. Fair has also partnered with the Arkansas AIMS to strengthen the teaching of the AP® mathematics, science, and English courses and to build enrollment and increase the number of students taking and earning qualifying scores on AP® exams in these subjects.. A variety of academic programs (which include 15 AP courses and a Community Based Instruction Program for students with moderate to severe disabilities), sports, club, and activity offerings.

Athletics

The school mascot and athletic emblem is the War Eagle with the school colors of silver, blue (navy), and white.

Between the years of 2012–14, the J.A. Fair War Eagles participated in the 6A Classification within the 7A/6A South Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. Due to the enrollment count of J.A. Fair in the fall of 2014, they were reclassified within the 5A Central Conference for the 2014-2016 school years. The War Eagles competes in football, volleyball, cross country (boys/girls), bowling (boys/girls), swimming (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), soccer (boys only), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls). [7]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 "J.A. FAIR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "J.A. Fair". Little Rock School District. August 17, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Education notebook". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . July 20, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ground Broken On New High School In Southwest Little Rock". KUAR. October 3, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ Howell, Cynthia (August 7, 2020). "Southwest ready for first students; Little Rock's newest high school called a game changer for area". Arkansas Democrat Gazette . Retrieved February 28, 2021.
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