Greenwood High School (Arkansas) Explained

American Senior High
Streetaddress:400 East Gary Street
State:Arkansas
Zipcode:72936
Country:USA
Coordinates:35.2189°N -94.2539°W
Schoolboard:Greenwood School Board
District:Greenwood School District
Oversight:Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
Affiliation:Arkansas Activities Association (AAA)
Ceeb:040955
Ratio:15.21
System:ADE Smart Core curriculum
Grades:10-12
Campus Type:Rural
Hours In Day:8:00AM - 3:05PM
Conference:6A West (2024-2026)
Rival:FS Southside Mavs Lake Hamilton Wolves
Team Name:Greenwood Bulldogs
School Colors:Navy blue and white
Established:[1]
Status:Open
Enrollment:874 (2023-24)[2]
Feeders:Greenwood Junior High School

Greenwood High School is a comprehensive public high school established in 1915 serving the community of Greenwood, Arkansas, United States. Located in Sebastian County and within the Fort Smith metropolitan area, Greenwood High School is the sole high school managed by the Greenwood School District and serves students in grades ten through twelve.

Academics

Curriculum

The assumed course of study at Greenwood High School is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Greenwood High School was first accredited by the North Central Association in 1977, followed by accreditation by AdvancED when the NCA unified with AdvancED starting in 2009-10. Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams to obtain at least 22 units before graduation. Exceptional students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists and participated in Arkansas Governor's School.

Awards and recognition

In 2012, Greenwood School District and its high school were recognized in the AP District of the Year Awards program in the College Board's 3rd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 539 U.S. public school districts (6 in Arkansas) that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam.[3]

Extracurricular activities

The Greenwood High School mascot is the bulldog and navy blue and white serve as the school colors.

Athletics

For the 2012–2014 seasons,[4] the Greenwood Bulldogs participate in the state's second largest classification (6A) within the combined 6A West Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with the Bulldogs competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), bowling, competitive cheer, cross country, dance, debate, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys and girls), softball, speech, swimming (girls), tennis (boys/girls, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.[5]

The Bulldogs football team has made 13 appearances in the state finals, winning eight state football championships (2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023) The Bulldogs finished as runners-up in 1996, 2004, 2015, and 2016, 2021, 2022. At the close of the 2012 season the football team had the third-longest win streak in state history at 38. Home winning streak at 63.

The girls' golf team won four state titles between 2003 and 2010. The boys' bowling team won the 2007 6A state championship, with the girls' bowling team taking the 2009 state title.

The boys wrestling team won three consecutive dual state titles from 2019 to 2021 and two individual state titles in 2020 and 2021. The boys and girls wrestling team won academic state titles in 2021 and 2022[6]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenwood School History . Greenwood School District . August 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819163846/http://ghsweb.k12.ar.us/about/GHS.htm . August 19, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. June 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: AP District of the Year Awards: 3rd Annual Honor Roll . College Board . November 14, 2012.
  4. Web site: 2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences . Arkansas Activities Association . August 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219172119/http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf . December 19, 2013 .
  5. Web site: School Profile, Greenwood High School . Arkansas Activities Association . August 21, 2012.
  6. Web site: Arkansas High School Sports Record Book 2012-13 . Arkansas Activities Association . August 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130531080716/http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Media/recordbook12.pdf . May 31, 2013 .