Westside High School (Craighead County, Arkansas)

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Westside Consolidated High School
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Westside High School (Craighead County, Arkansas)
1630 Hwy 91 W

,
Arkansas
72404

United States
Coordinates 35°51′22″N90°48′10″W / 35.85611°N 90.80278°W / 35.85611; -90.80278
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StatusOpen
School district Westside Consolidated School District
NCES District ID 0504020 [1]
Oversight Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
NCES School ID 050402000146 [2]
Faculty47.60 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades8–12
Enrollment591 (2010–11 [2] )
   Grade 8 117
   Grade 9 131
   Grade 10 129
   Grade 11 108
   Grade 12 106
Student to teacher ratio12.54 [2]
Education system ADE Smart Core curriculum
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement, Concurrent
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Scarlet and white
  
Athletics conference4A Region 3 (2012–14)
MascotWarrior
Team nameWestside Consolidated Warriors
AccreditationADE
National rankingNo. 149 of 2,008 [3]
Feeder schoolsWestside Elementary School
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association (AAA)
Website whs.westsideschools.org/o/whs

Westside High School is a comprehensive public junior/senior high school serving grades eight through twelve in unincorporated Craighead County, Arkansas, United States, in a rural area near Jonesboro. [4] [5] Westside High School is one of eight public high schools in the county and is the sole high school managed by the Westside Consolidated School District. The school is alternatively referred to as Jonesboro Westside or Westside Consolidated.

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The school district, and therefore the school's attendance zone, occupies sections of Craighead and Lawrence counties. [6] [7] It principally serves Bono, Cash, and Egypt, [8] [9] and it also serves portions of Jonesboro. [6]

Academics

The assumed course of study at Westside High School is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams to obtain at least 24 units before graduation. Students also have the choice of participating in any of two possible concurrent courses. Exceptional students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists and participated in Arkansas Governor's School.

Westside is associated with Cultural Academic Student Exchange (CASE) and hosts foreign exchange students almost every year from all around the world.

Athletics

The Westside High School mascot is the warrior with scarlet and white serving as the school colors.

For the 2012-2014 seasons, [10] the Westside Warriors participate in the 4A 3 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with the Warriors competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), bowling, cheer, football, soccer (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), volleyball, and Marching Band. [11]

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Westside CONS. School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - Westside High School (050402000146)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. "The High School Challenge, Westside". Washington Post . Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  4. "Home". Westside High School. Retrieved August 4, 2019. 1630 Highway 91 West, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72404
  5. "Map". City of Jonesboro. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Craighead County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lawrence County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  8. Home. Westside Consolidated School District. May 2, 2004. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "Westside Consolidated School District #5 was founded in 1966. Since its establishment, Westside has provided the areas of Cash, Egypt and Bono a country school with city amenities."
  9. Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence. The National Academies, Committee on Law and Justice, Board on Children, Youth and Families. 2003. 102. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "The Westside School District is one of five public school districts in the immediate area and serves the Bono, Cash, and Egypt communities, which lie adjacent to Jonesboro and are largely rural towns."
  10. "2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  11. "School Profile, Westside Consolidated High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  12. "Arkansas Activities Association Record Book 2012-13" (PDF). AHSAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.