Maumelle High School

Maumelle High School
Address
100 Victory Lane Maumelle, Arkansas United States
Coordinates	34°51′44.37″N 92°23′6.76″W / 34.8623250°N 92.3852111°WCoordinates: 34°51′44.37″N 92°23′6.76″W / 34.8623250°N 92.3852111°W
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	2011
School district	Pulaski County Special School District
NCES District ID	0511850[1]
CEEB Code	041861
Principal	Jeff Senn
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	343 (2011-12)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Scarlet and Black
Athletics conference	5A West (2014- )
Sports	Baseball, Basketball (B/G), Competitive Cheer, Dance, Football, Swimming, Golf (B/G), Soccer (B/G), Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Track & Field (B/G), Cross-Country (B/G)
Team name	Hornets
Yearbook	The Hornet
Feeder schools	Maumelle Middle School
Affiliations	Arkansas Activities Association
Website	Official website

Maumelle High School is a public secondary school located in Maumelle, Arkansas, United States, for students in grades nine through twelve. Maumelle is one of six high schools^[2] administered by the Pulaski County Special School District and is fed into by Maumelle Middle School.

History

Opened in fall 2011, Maumelle is the newest primary public high school in Pulaski County and its 320,000 square foot facilities replace the former Oak Grove High School that closed following the 2010-2011 school year. The school is accredited by AdvancED.^[3]

Academics

Maumelle maintains a cadre of career teaching professionals with several educators qualified as National Board Certified Teachers. College preparatory offerings include standard and Advanced Placement classes with opportunities for college credit and concurrent credit for college courses.

Fine Arts

Students may participate in various musical and performing arts including: band (e.g., concert band, jazz band), choir (e.g., a cappella, barbershop quartet, beautyshop quartet) and theater (e.g., competitive speech, drama, stagecraft).

Honor societies

Honor society organizations include math (Mu Alpha Theta); science (Science National Honor Society (SNHS)); vocal and instrumental music (Tri-M Music Honor Society); journalism (Quill and Scroll Society); drama (International Thespian Society) and Spanish, in addition to National Honor Society and National Beta Club.

Extracurricular activities

The Maumelle High School mascot is the Hornet with the school colors of scarlet and black.

Athletics

For the 2012-2014 seasons,^[4] the Maumelle Hornets and Lady Hornets will participate in the 4A Region 4 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with student-athletes sporting the scarlet and black and competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), competitive cheer, competitive dance, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), volleyball and wrestling.

• Wrestling: The wrestling team won the school's first athletic title by capturing the combined 1A-5A state wrestling championship in spring 2013 and repeated in 2014 by a huge margin with 352.5 points breaking the record of most team points, 9 individual state champions, 11 all state wrestlers and the only Arkansas wrestling team to repeat as state champions.
• Cross country: The boys' cross country team won the 4A state cross country championship in fall 2013 and repeated in the fall of 2014 as 5A champions.
• Girls soccer: The girls' soccer team were 4A State Runner Up in the Spring of 2014.

The 5A West Conference members include:

• Clarksville Panthers
• Farmington Cardinals
• Greenbrier Panthers
• Harrison Golden Goblins
• Little Rock Christian Warriors
• Maumelle Hornets
• Morrilton Devil Dogs
• Vilonia Eagles

Clubs and traditions

Beyond athletic pursuits, Maumelle students participate in a variety of leadership, business, affinity groups and career-centric pursuits ranging from membership, activities, events and conferences supported by SkillsUSA, DECA, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the aforementioned honor societies.

Awards and recognition

In its first year, Maumelle captured the High School Trivia Challenge against area students from the Little Rock School District, North Little School District and Pulaski County Special School District.^[5] Maumelle students took awards in the 2012 AYAA (Arkansas Young Artist Association) Spring Competition and Convention.^[6] In 2011, Maumelle students were recognized by the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).^[7]

Notable alumni

The following are notable people associated with Maumelle High School (or its predecessor Oak Grove High School). If the person was a Maumelle 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:

• Darren McFadden (2005–Oak Grove)—American football player; two-time All-American running back; Doak Walker Award (2006, 2007)

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Pulaski CO. SPEC. School DIST.". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
2. "NCES Common Core of Data. Pulaski County Special School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
3. "AdvancED International Registry for Accreditation". AdvancED. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
4. "2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
5. "Maumelle Wins Trivia Challenge". PCSSD. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
6. "PCSSD Well Represented at Art Competition". PCSSD. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
7. "Maumelle Students recognized by Family, Career and Community Leaders of America". PCSSD. Retrieved August 7, 2012.

External links

• Maumelle High page at Pulaski County Special School District
• Maumelle High School (prior to 2012–13 school year)