Vilonia High School

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Vilonia High School
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Address
Vilonia High School
1164 Main Street

Vilonia
,
Faulkner County
,
Arkansas
72173

United States
Coordinates 35°5′6″N92°11′38″W / 35.08500°N 92.19389°W / 35.08500; -92.19389
Information
School typePublic
Established1874(150 years ago) (1874)
StatusOpen
School districtVilonia School District
NCES District ID 0513530 [1]
Authority Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
CEEB code 042530
NCES School ID 051353001110 [2]
PrincipalRonnie Simmons
Grades9-12
Enrollment849 (2022-2023) [3]
Student to teacher ratio10.44 [2]
Education systemADE Smart Core curriculum
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red and white
  
SloganVHS Never Quit
SongVilonia Alma Mater
Fight song Cut Time Strut
Athletics conference5A West (2012-14)
Mascot Eagle
Team nameVilonia Eagles [4]
RivalGreenbrier High School
YearbookThe Eagle
Communities servedVilonia, Saltillo, Beryl, El Paso, Mt. Vernon, Liberty
Feeder schoolsVilonia Middle School
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association [4]
Website www.viloniaschools.org/vhs

Vilonia High School is one of the six high schools located in Faulkner County, Arkansas. Vilonia High School is a public school that serves students from the ninth to the twelfth grade. Vilonia High School is the only high school found in Vilonia School District. The school was established in 1874, and it offers many different activities such as sports and extracurriculars to participate in.

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History

In 1874, the first school in Vilonia was opened by William T. Suttle. At first the school was strictly a private school and class was held on the ground floor in a log cabin used by the Masons of the town. The school went public in 1880. A dedicated two story frame school building was constructed around 1900. The first brick school was erected in 1928, but burned in 1942. Classes were held in a local Nazarene church until a new schoolhouse was constructed. This schoolhouse remains in use as an art building, and is the oldest facility on campus. [5] In the 1963, a new ten classroom elementary school was constructed, which later became a middle school until the construction of a new middle school in 2006. The 1963 building is now part of the high school campus. In 1973-1974, across from this building, an addition to the school featuring a science lab, new classrooms, and a library was constructed. Eventually, in 1984, the west campus of Vilonia High was completed, which later became a junior high, but is now a satellite campus for freshman. In 1995, due to a large influx of people to the district, a new high school was constructed east of the old west campus. This building is the main section of the school, however, older buildings also remain in use. [6] On April 25, 2011, the town of Vilonia was hit hard by an EF-2 tornado and as a result. the city received a FEMA grant for $1.3 million and used it to build a safe room at the school to serve the community. The safe room is a second gym with a basketball court in it, but the walls are thick with concrete. The room is 6,500 square feet and can hold up to 1,150 at capacity. [7]

Curriculum

Vilonia High School has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1987. [8] The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students to complete 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams. [9] Through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, students may also enroll in concurrent credit courses. [10]

Sports

Vilonia High School offers a plethora of sports to play. The sports that the school offers are archery, baseball, basketball (boys/girls), bowling, cross country, football, fishing, golf, soccer, swimming, trap shooting, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Vilonia is a part of the 5A West Conference which is determined by the Arkansas Activities Association. Football games take place at Phillip D. Weaver Memorial Stadium. The basketball team won the state championship in 1934. Additionally, the girls' basketball team won the Class "A" championship in 1971, after being runners-up in 1970. [11] The boys bowling team won back-to-back state championships in 2005 and 2006. [12] The baseball team won the 5A state championship game in 2017. The Vilonia track team has won three state championships, and two state runner ups in the last eight years. The softball team won back to back state championships in 2015 and 2016.

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  4. 1 2 "School Profile, Vilonia High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vilonia Public Schools - About the District". February 4, 2001. Archived from the original on February 4, 2001. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Hicks, Linda. "History of Vilonia".
  7. ↑ "FEMA Awards More Than $1 Million for Safe Room at Vilonia High School | FEMA.gov". www.fema.gov.
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  10. ↑ "Early Credit Program for High School Students". ualr.edu. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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