Springdale High School

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Springdale High School

Established	5
Type	Public secondary
Students	approx. 2,770
Grades	10-12
Location	1103 West Emma Avenue, Springdale, Arkansas, USA
Colors	Red and White
Mascot	Bulldog
Yearbook	'The Bulldog'
Newspaper	'Bulldog Herald'
Website	shs.springdaleschools.org/

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.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Clubs 3 Athletics 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Academics

Since 1940, Springdale has been accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI).^[1] In 2005, Springdale was one of 18 schools awarded the Gold Implementation Award^[2] by the Arkansas Board of Education[1].

Springdale students must complete 24 credit hours for a diploma:

• 4 credit hours = English
• 4 credit hours = Mathematics
• 3 credit hours = Social Studies
• 3 credit hours = Science
• 1/2 credit hour = Oral Communications
• 1/2 credit hour = Health Education
• 1/2 credit hour = Physical Education
• 1/2 credit hour = Fine Arts
• 8 credit hours = Electives

Additional requirements are necessary for students in the IB Diploma Programme offered at the school.

[edit] Clubs

Students at Springdale HS participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and organizations including:

[edit] Athletics

For 2006-2008, the Springdale Bulldogs compete under the sanction of the Arkansas Activities Association in the 7A classification:

For football, the Bulldogs compete in the 7A-West Division along with:

• Bentonville High School
• Fayetteville High School
• Fort Smith Northside High School
• Forth Smith Southside High School
• Rogers High School
• Har-Ber High School (Springdale)
• Van Buren High School

[edit] Notable alumni

• Mitch Mustain '06 - current University of Southern California quarterback
• Carolyn Pollan '55 -- longest serving Republican and longest serving woman member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, from Fort Smith
• Eddy Shell, '55 (1937-2008) -- youngest Eagle Scout in Arkansas; Louisiana educator
• Damian Williams '06 - current University of Southern California wide receiver
• Zach Pinalto '07 - current University of North Carolina Tight End

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Springdale High School Web Site

• Springdale High School is at coordinates 36°11′12″N 94°08′29″W / 36.186622, -94.141492 (Springdale High School)Coordinates: 36°11′12″N 94°08′29″W / 36.186622, -94.141492 (Springdale High School)