Magnolia High School (Arkansas)

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Magnolia High School
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Magnolia High School (Arkansas)
1400 High School Drive

Magnolia
,
Arkansas
71753

United States
Coordinates 33°16′45″N93°13′21″W / 33.27917°N 93.22250°W / 33.27917; -93.22250
Information
School typePublic
School district Magnolia School District
NCES District ID 0500044 [1]
CEEB code 041500
NCES School ID 050004400656 [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment624 (2016-17) [3]
Color(s)Red and white
  
Mascot Panther
Team nameMagnolia Panthers
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association
Website www.magnoliaschools.net/o/mhs

Magnolia High School is a comprehensive public high school in Magnolia, Arkansas, United States that serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Columbia County and the only high school managed by the Magnolia School District. It serves Magnolia, Village,McNeil, and Waldo. [4]

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History

The high school's attendance area expanded due to consolidations in the 20th and 21st centuries. Village School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 1986. The Walker School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2004. The Waldo School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2006. [5] The Arkansas Board of Education voted to dissolve the Stephens School District in 2014, and the portion in Columbia County, serving McNeil and the surrounding area, was given to the Magnolia School District. [6]

Academics

Curriculum

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 prior to graduation. Magnolia has been a charter member and accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1924. [7]

Awards and recognition

In 2012, Magnolia School District and its high school were recognized in the AP District of the Year Awards program in the College Board's 3rd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 539 U.S. public school districts (6 in Arkansas) that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam. [8]

Athletics

The Magnolia High School mascot is the Panther with school colors of red and white.

For 2012–14, the Magnolia Panthers participate in the 5A South Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) including baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, cross country, football, golf (boys/girls), softball, and track and field. [9]

The Panthers boys basketball team has captured seven state titles between 1971 and 1997. The boys track and field teams have won six state championships between 1972 and 2011. [10]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Magnolia School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - Magnolia High School (050004400656)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Columbia County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note that since the publication of this map, in 2014 the Columbia County portion of the Stephens School District was absorbed by the Magnolia district. While the Waldo School District boundaries are indicated on the map, that district consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2006.
  5. ↑ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ McNeill, Mike (April 11, 2014). "5-2 state board vote shuts down Stephens School District". Magnolia Reporter . Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "School Profile, Magnolia High School". AdvancED. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ "AP District of the Year Awards: 3rd Annual Honor Roll" (PDF). College Board. November 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "School Profile, Magnolia High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2012-13 Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Obituaries". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. September 4, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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