Bauxite High School

Bauxite High School
Address
800 School Street
Bauxite, Arkansas, 72011
United States
Coordinates 34°33′23.0″N 92°30′33.0″W / 34.556389°N 92.509167°W / 34.556389; -92.509167Coordinates: 34°33′23.0″N 92°30′33.0″W / 34.556389°N 92.509167°W / 34.556389; -92.509167
Information
School type Public comprehensive
Founded Prior to 1920
Status Open
CEEB Code 040125
NCES School ID 050279000047[1]
Teaching staff 35.62 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 699 (2010–11[1])
  Grade 9 134
  Grade 10 106
  Grade 11 111
  Grade 12 97
Student to teacher ratio 16.30[1]
Education system ADE Smart Core
Classes offered Regular (Core), Career Focus, Advanced Placement (AP)
Campus size 86.09 square miles (223.0 km2)
School color(s)      Black
     Gray
Athletics conference 4A Region 7[2]
Mascot Bauxite Miner[2]
Team name Bauxite Miners
Accreditation ADE
USNWR ranking Unranked[3]
Communities served Bauxite, Tull
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association
Website bhs.bauxiteminers.org/pages/Bauxite_High_School/

Bauxite High School (BHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Bauxite, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing 86.09 square miles (223.0 km2) of land including Bauxite, Tull and nearby Saline County and Grant County communities. It is one of five public high schools in Saline County and the only senior high school administered by the Bauxite School District.

The current high school facilities were built in 2001, replacing a Depression-era Works Progress Administration-built school that was destroyed by fire on 5 January 2001.[4][5]

Academics

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. Bauxite High School is accredited by ADE.

In 2012, Bauxite High School was listed unranked in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report.[3]

Extracurricular activities

The Bauxite High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bauxite Miner with black and gray serving as the school colors.

Athletics

The Bauxite Miners compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Scrappers play within the 4A Region 7 Conference. The Miners participate in football, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance team, baseball, fastpitch softball, track and field (boys/girls).[2][6]

Clubs and traditions

Students may also engage in a variety of clubs and organizations such as: Chess Club,Beta Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), FCCLA, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and Quiz Bowl.[2] A tradition for Bauxite High School is to have the names of graduates placed within the cement sidewalks around the school campus.[7]

Notable people

The following are notable people associated with Bauxite High School. If the person was a Bauxite High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Bauxite High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "School Profile, Bauxite High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Best High Schools 2012". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. "Fire destroys Bauxite High School". Flickr.com account of domesticat. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. "Bauxite (Saline County)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas Culture & History date=12 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. "Arkansas High School Sports Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. "Last night I dreamed I went Maderley again...". domesticat last1=domesticat date=6 January 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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