Conway Public Schools
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Conway Public Schools is a school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 located in Conway
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

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Conway Public Schools serves the city of Conway, Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

, located in Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Conway High School has a very successful athletic department. In 2010, the Wampus Cat football team took home the 7A conference championship. Also, winning the Arkansas State Championship in 2011 was baseball, wrestling and girl's soccer.

Conway HS has a strong band program, with many students making all state band. In the 2011 War Memorial "Showcase of Bands" marching contest, the Wampus Cat Marching Band received the Brandon Award, the contest's highest award.

Wampus Cat
The Wampus Cat is a mythical creature that normally is portrayed as a cougar that can stand upright but this mascot is a variation of this with six arms to, "four to run at the speed of light and two to fight with all its might." Their statue portrays the cat as being blue also.

High Schools

  • Conway High School East (9th & 10th grades)
  • Conway High School West (11th & 12th grades)

Intermediate Schools

(5th & 6th grades))
  • Raymond & Phyllis Simon Intermediate School
  • Ruth Doyle Intermediate School

Elementary Schools

(Kindergarten - 4th grade)
  • Ellen Smith Elementary School
  • Florence Mattison Elementary School
  • Ida Burns Elementary School
  • Jim Stone Elementary School
  • Julia Lee Moore Elementary School
  • Marguerite Vann Elementary School
  • Sallie Cone Elementary School
  • Theodore Jones Elementary School
  • Woodrow Cummins Elementary School

Notable Alumni

  • Peyton Hillis
    Peyton Hillis
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     -American Football
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    American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

     running back
    Running back
    A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

     for the Cleveland Browns
    Cleveland Browns
    The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

     of the National Football League
    National Football League
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