Westside High School (Craighead County, Arkansas)

Westside Consolidated High School
Location
1630 Hwy 91 W Jonesboro , Arkansas 72404 United States
Coordinates	35°51′22″N90°48′10″W / 35.85611°N 90.80278°W / 35.85611; -90.80278
Information
Status	Open
School district	Westside Consolidated School District
NCES District ID	0504020 [1]
Oversight	Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
NCES School ID	050402000146 [2]
Faculty	47.60 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades	8–12
Enrollment	591 (2010–11 [2] )
•  Grade 8	117
•  Grade 9	131
•  Grade 10	129
•  Grade 11	108
•  Grade 12	106
Student to teacher ratio	12.54 [2]
Education system	ADE Smart Core curriculum
Classes offered	Regular, Advanced Placement, concurrent
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Scarlet and white
Athletics conference	4A Region 3 (2012–14)
Mascot	Warrior
Team name	Westside Consolidated Warriors
Accreditation	ADE
National ranking	No. 149 of 2,008 [3]
Feeder schools	Westside 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.

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 ^[10] (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, ^[11] the Westside Warriors participated 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. ^[12]

• Warrior Dome: The Warriors play their indoor sports in the Warrior Dome. The Warrior Dome is one of the toughest places to play as a visiting team, especially for boys' basketball.
• Basketball: The boys' team won a state title in 2010 and state runner up in 2011 and 2017. The Warriors were one of the most dominant teams in 4A last decade. They are coached by Mark Whitmire and assisted by David Smith.
• Volleyball: The volleyball team is one of the state's most successful, having won six state championships (1983, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2009). Westside was led by Glenda Patterson between 1973 and 2010, who is the all-time winningest coach in Arkansas high school volleyball history with a 783-205 record. ^[13] Westside's volleyball team is now coached by Julie Tubbs.
• Dance: The dance team won consecutive state titles in 2011 and 2012. in 2012, the dance team won 16 first place trophies out of 17 competitions entered.
• Tennis: The girls' tennis teams won consecutive state titles in 2007 and 2008.

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. "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. "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. Cultural Academic Student Exchange
11. "2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
12. "School Profile, Westside Consolidated High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
13. "Arkansas Activities Association Record Book 2012-13" (PDF). AHSAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

External links

• Official website

• Arkansas portal
• Schools portal