Pocahontas High School (Arkansas)

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Pocahontas High School
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Pocahontas High School (Arkansas)
2312 Stadium Drive

,
Arkansas
72455

United States
Coordinates 36°16′51″N90°58′55″W / 36.280808°N 90.981952°W / 36.280808; -90.981952
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School typePublic comprehensive
School district Pocahontas School District
CEEB code 042070
NCES School ID 051161000884 [1]
Grades10–12
Enrollment416 (2016-17 [2] )
Student to teacher ratio14.20 [1]
Education systemADE Smart Core
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement (AP)
Color(s)Red and white
  
Athletics conference4A Region 3 (2012–14)
Team name Pocahontas Redskins
AccreditationADE;
AdvancED (1936–)
Website www.pocahontaspsd.com/o/phs

Pocahontas High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 10 through 12. It is one of two public high schools in Randolph County, Arkansas and the sole high school administered by the Pocahontas School District.

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Curriculum

The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete 22 units prior to graduation (24 for Honors or Student of Distinction). Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit. In addition, PHS has a concurrent credit agreement with Black River Technical College (BRTC) for students taking selected instructor-led and online courses.

The school is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1936. [3]

Extracurricular activities

The Pocahontas High School mascot is the Redskins with red and white serving as the school colors. It is notable that the community continues to use a controversial epithet as its mascot even as the NFL football team that once shared the name, as well as nearby Arkansas State University, have discontinued their use of what are believed by some to be harmful slurs and stereotypes against American Indians. [4]

Athletics

The Pocahontas Redskins compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification—the state's fourth largest classification—via the 4A Region 2 Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Redskins field teams in football, golf (boys/girls), volleyball, tennis (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), baseball, softball, competitive cheer and dance, and swim (boys/girls). [5]

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  2. "POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. "School Profile, Pocahontas High School". AdvancED. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  4. "Identity change: NCAA nudged ASU's shift in 2008".
  5. "School Profile, Pocahontas High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved October 23, 2012.