Buffalo Island Central High School Explained

Buffalo Island Central High School
Streetaddress:803 Drew Avenue
State:Arkansas
Zipcode:72447
Country:USA
Coordinates:35.8897°N -90.3511°W
Authority:Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
Affiliation:Arkansas Activities Association[1]
Ceeb:041680
Ratio:10.59
Teaching Staff:16.24 (FTE)
Schooltype:Public (government funded)
System:ADE Smart Core curriculum
Grades:10-12
Conference:2A 3 (Basketball) Conference (2012-14)
Mascot:Mustang horse
Sports:Basketball (boys/girls), track (boys/girls),
Team Name:Buffalo Island Central Mustangs
Nickname:BIC
School Colors:Navy blue and silver
Yearbook:Mustang Yearly
Newspaper:Hoof Prints
Status:Open
Enrollment:172
Enrollment As Of:2017-18
Grade10:56
Grade11:65
Grade12:51
Communities:Monette and Blue Island area
Feeders:Buffalo Island Central Junior High School (5-8)

Buffalo Island Central High School (or BIC) is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve in Monette, Arkansas, United States. It serves the Blue Island area in Craighead County and is the sole high school administered by the Buffalo Island Central School District with its main feeder school as Buffalo Island Central Junior High School. In 2010, two administrators were recognized as Administrators of the Year by the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA).[2]

Curriculum

The assumed course of study for BIC students is the Smart Core curriculum developed the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students to complete 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams.

Extracurricular activities

The Buffalo Island Central High School mascot is the Mustang with school colors are navy blue and silver. The Buffalo Island Central Mustangs participate in various interscholastic activities in the 2A 3 (Basketball) Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The school athletic activities include basketball (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), soccer (boys only), track (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), baseball, and softball.[3]

In 2012 and 2015, the Lady Mustangs were Class 2A state finalists in softball.

In 2013, the boys golf team were the 2A State Champions, placing two individuals in the overall tournament.

Buffalo Island Central's journalism program has been recognized on the local, state and national level. Students in the program frequently win recognition at the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association's annual conventions. In 2013 and 2014, journalism staff members won nine Quill and Scroll National Yearbook Excellence Gold Keys and two Sweepstakes awards, and students won awards at the Journalism Education Association's national conventions in both 2013 and 2014.

Buffalo Island Central High School also has extracurricular programs including but not limited to the Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter, the Education Accelerated by Service and Technology (EAST) Initiative, and others.

References

  1. Web site: School Profile, Buffalo Island Central High School . Arkansas Activities Association . September 8, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130224053043/http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=306&school= . February 24, 2013 .
  2. Web site: BIC principals named ASPA Administrators of the Year . Hoof Prints . September 14, 2012.
  3. Web site: 2012-13 Record Book . Arkansas Activities Association . September 14, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130531080716/http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Media/recordbook12.pdf . May 31, 2013 .