Springdale High School
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Springdale High School is a public high school
in Springdale, Arkansas
, United States
for students in grades ten through twelve. Springdale High School is one of two high schools administered by the Springdale School District, the other being Har-Ber High School. SHS is also an IB World School (considered to be one of the most prestigious programmes in the world). It's rival school, Har-Ber, does not qualify to be an IB World School.
Springdale students must complete 24 credit hours for a diploma:
Additional requirements are necessary for students in the IB Diploma Programme
offered at the school.
in the 7A classification:
For football, the Bulldogs compete in the 7A-West Division along with:
Secondary education in the United States
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
in Springdale, Arkansas
Springdale, Arkansas
As of the census of 2010, there were 69,797 people, 22,805 households, and 16,640 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 64.7% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 1.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 5.7% Pacific Islander, 22% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more...
, United States
Education in the United States
Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory.Public education is universally available...
for students in grades ten through twelve. Springdale High School is one of two high schools administered by the Springdale School District, the other being Har-Ber High School. SHS is also an IB World School (considered to be one of the most prestigious programmes in the world). It's rival school, Har-Ber, does not qualify to be an IB World School.
Academics
Since 1940, Springdale has been accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI). In 2005, Springdale was one of 18 schools awarded the Gold Implementation Award by the Arkansas Board of Education http://arkansased.org/sbe/sbe.html.Springdale students must complete 24 credit hours for a diploma:
- 4 credit hours = EnglishEnglish studiesEnglish studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
- 4 credit hours = MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
- 3 credit hours = Social StudiesSocial studiesSocial studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
- 3 credit hours = ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
- 1/2 credit hour = Oral CommunicationsPublic speakingPublic speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
- 1/2 credit hour = Health EducationHealth educationHealth education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health...
- 1/2 credit hour = Physical EducationPhysical educationPhysical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
- 1/2 credit hour = Fine Arts
- 8 credit hours = Electives
Additional requirements are necessary for students in the IB Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
offered at the school.
Clubs
Students at Springdale HS participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and organizations including:Athletics
For 2006-2008, the Springdale Bulldogs compete under the sanction of the Arkansas Activities AssociationArkansas Activities Association
The Arkansas Activities Association is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations...
in the 7A classification:
For football, the Bulldogs compete in the 7A-West Division along with:
- Bentonville High SchoolBentonville High SchoolBentonville High School is a public high school in Bentonville, Arkansas for grades nine through twelve. The student population is approximately 3455 in 2010-2011. The current principal of the high school is Kim Garrett...
- Fayetteville High School
- Fort Smith Northside High SchoolNorthside High School (Fort Smith, Arkansas)Northside High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas . Within the state, the school is commonly known as Fort Smith Northside.-History:On November 19, 1928, Fort Smith High School moved into a new building on 23rd and B Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas...
- Fort Smith Southside High SchoolSouthside High School (Fort Smith, Arkansas)Southside High School is one of two public high schools in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the other being Northside High School.The school was opened in 1963 and has had over 15,000 graduates. Since 1966, the school has been accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School...
- Rogers High SchoolRogers High School (Arkansas)Rogers High School is located in Rogers, Arkansas. As of the 2008/2009 school year, with the opening of Rogers Heritage High School on the site of the old high school and a massive school realignment, Rogers High School houses grades nine through twelve in one building. The Rogers High mascot is...
- Har-Ber High School (Springdale)
- Rogers Heritage High School
Notable alumni
- Michelle Duggar '83 - reality TV personality , co-star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting.
- Mitch MustainMitch MustainMitchell Mustain is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League. He played college football at USC. Mustain played his freshman year of college at the University of Arkansas in 2006 before transferring to USC in 2007...
'06 - former University of ArkansasArkansas Razorbacks footballThe Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
starting quarterback; now University of Southern California backup quarterback. - Carolyn PollanCarolyn PollanCarolyn Joan Clark Pollan is an American politician and former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives who served for twelve consecutive two-year terms from 1975-1999 from a portion of Sebastian County, which includes the state's second largest city of Fort Smith...
'55 - longest serving RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
and longest serving woman member of the Arkansas House of RepresentativesArkansas House of RepresentativesThe Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 26,734...
, from Fort SmithFort Smith, ArkansasFort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas... - Eddy ShellEddy ShellEdwin Taylor "Eddy" Shell was a prominent educator and politician in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana. In 1967, he was among the original five full-time faculty members to launch Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City. The institution was then known as Airline Junior College....
, '55 (1937–2008) - youngest Eagle ScoutEagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...
in Arkansas; LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
educator - Damian Williams '06 - former University of Southern California wide receiver. In the 2010 NFL Draft2010 NFL DraftThe 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
, Williams was selected with the 77th pick by the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
. - Jacob McConnell '05 - leader of the Learning Party and two-time Intramural Champion at the University of ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
- Amanda Younkin-Franklin '04 (1986–2011) - aerobatic wing walker for her husband Kyle Franklin. Amanda's father, Bobby and Kyle's father, Jimmy died in an aerobatic act in 2005 when there airplanes collided together. Amanda's brother, Matt Younkin is also an aerobatic pilot. Amanda was hospitalized for two months after the Waco bi-plane engine malfunctioned and crashed
- Phillip VanDenBerg '12 - Aspiring chef planning on attending a very prestigious culinary school. Phillip has cooked for foreign dignitaries, Congressmen, and Governors. He is also President of the Arkansas DECA Association (first 2-year state officer).