Sylvan Hills High School

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Sylvan Hills High School
Established 1962
Type Public secondary
Principal Danny Ebbs
Faculty 70
Students approx. 1,100
Grades 9-12
Location 484 Bear Paw Road
Sherwood, Arkansas, USA
Colors Blue and white
Mascot Bear
Yearbook The Bruin
Newspaper The Banner
Website pcssdweb.k12.ar.us/shhs/


Sylvan Hills High School is a free secondary public school located in Sherwood, Arkansas for students in grades nine through twelve. Sylvan Hills is administered by the Pulaski County Special School District.

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[edit] Academics

College preparatory offerings include Advanced Placement classes with opportunities for college credit and concurrent credit for college courses along with business and vocational offerings including building trades, cosmetology, and Cisco Systems network training which leads to certification. Sylvan Hills also offers EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technology) classes which are designed to help the school and community using state of the art technology. Sylvan Hills also serves special needs students with a full range of special education courses.

Since 1962, Sylvan Hills is accreditated by the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI).

[edit] Math and Science

Courses that are available include: Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Physics, and AP Chemistry. Offering in mathematics include: algebra, trigonometry, and calculus.

[edit] Social Sciences and Studies

Students may take courses in American History and European History.

[edit] Language Arts

Courses in English I through IV, Pre-AP English I, AP English III, and oral communication are available along with Spanish and French.

[edit] Journalism

Sylvan Hills students may take classes in journalism and creative writing and produce an award-winning student newspaper (The Banner) and yearbook (The Bruin). Sylvan Hills is a member of the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA), which provides an opportunity to compete in individual and school contests, seminars, and workshops.

[edit] 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).

[edit] Honor societies

Sylvan Hills encourages academic excellence through several honor society organizations, including math (Mu Alpha Theta); science (Science National Honor Society (SNHS)); vocal and instrumental music (Tri-M Music Honor Society); journalism (Quill and Scroll Society); and Spanish, in addition to National Honor Society and National Beta Club.

[edit] EAST Initiative

Since 2003, Sylvan Hills has participated in the EAST Initiative, a project-based, service-learning class that provides students with high-end information technology that creates an educational atmosphere that allows them to gain insight into their own abilities to acquire and use information, solve problems, and gain valuable experience on their way to becoming life-long learners. The EAST Initiative began in 1996 in a single classroom in rural Arkansas and has since grown to over 230 schools in six states

[edit] Athletics

Sylvan Hills Bears have a strong tradition in athletics with six baseball state championships [1] [2], one football state championship[3], two girl's track and field state championship[4][5], two girl's golf state championships, one girl's slow pitch softball state championship[6], and several national cheerleading titles[7][8][9].

[edit] National and state championship seasons

  • 2006: WCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity Level 5); NCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity)
  • 2005: Boys Baseball State Champion; ASC National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity)
  • 2004: Girls Track and Field State Champion
  • 2003: Boys Baseball State Champion; Girls Track and Field State Champion
  • 2001: Girls Slow Pitch Softball State Champion
  • 2000: NCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity)
  • 1981: Girls Golf State Champion
  • 1980: Class AAAA Football State Champion
  • 1979: Girls Golf State Champion
  • 1965: Boys Baseball State Champion

[edit] Community

In 2003, Sylvan Hills was one of ten schools recognized as a Arkansas Weyerhaeuser Recycling Award Winner for its Be Educated About Recycling (BEAR) program.[10]

[edit] Alma mater

The following is the school song (or alma mater):

O, hail to the, the white and blue, Sylvan Hills, we shall be true.
We shall guard your name with pride, and spread your fame both far and 
wide. You have taught us loyalty, your truths will be our guiding light, 
When through your portals we depart, 
Oh, Sylvan Hills, be in our hearts.

Hail to dear Ole Sylvan Hills, to the school we'll always love.
We will always cherish thee and hold the banner high above.
This our school we'll ne'er forget, the tears, the joys, the happiness.
We'll be loyal to dear Sylvan Hills, and love thee to our dying day."

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ahsaa.org/State%20Farm%20HS%20Record%20Book.htm Arkansas Activities Association Record Book
  2. ^ http://www.ahsaa.org/2004-2005%20Champions.PDF AHSAA 2004-2005 Champions
  3. ^ http://www.ahsaa.org/2005%20Football%20Playoff%20Guide.pdf Arkansas Activities Association
  4. ^ http://www.ahsaa.org/2002-2003%20Champions.PDF AHSAA 2002-2003 Champions
  5. ^ http://www.ahsaa.org/2003-2004%20Champions.PDF AHSAA 2003-2004 Champions
  6. ^ http://www.ahsaa.org/1999-2000%20State%20Champions.htm AHSAA 2000-2001 Champions
  7. ^ http://www.nationalspirit.com/page.asp?aid=62 National Cheerleading Association: 2000 National Champions (Super Large Varsity)
  8. ^ http://www.cheerwca.com/05-06SquadRankings.PDF 2005-2006 WCA National Cheerleading & Dance Championships
  9. ^ http://www.cheerwca.com/ChampionsMember.aspx?mid=61 World Cheerleading Association Super Large Varsity Level 5
  10. ^ http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/solwaste/branch_recycling/pdfs/2003_ark_wey_recycling_award_winners.pdf 2003 Arkansas Weyerhaeuser Recycling Award Winners (PDF)

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