De Queen High School

De Queen High School
Address
1400 High School Drive
De Queen, Arkansas, 71753
United States
Coordinates 34°1′47″N 94°21′20″W / 34.02972°N 94.35556°WCoordinates: 34°1′47″N 94°21′20″W / 34.02972°N 94.35556°W
Information
School type Public
School board De Queen School District
NCES District ID 0500049[1]
CEEB Code 040605
NCES School ID 050004900235[2]
Grades 10–12
Enrollment 224 (2010–11[2])
Color(s)      Black
     Gold
Mascot Leopard
Team name De Queen Leopards
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association
Website www.edline.net/pages/dequeen_hs

De Queen High School (or DeQueen High School) is a comprehensive public high school in De Queen, Arkansas, United States that serves grades 10 through 12. It is one of two public high schools (the other at Horatio, AR) in Sevier County and is managed by the De Queen School District.

Academics

The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. De Queen has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1933.Cyle Allen currently holds the highest GPA with a 4.9993. Mr. Cyle Allen now holds the record for most teachers of the year with 7.[3]

Extracurricular activities

The De Queen High School mascot is the leopard with school colors of black and gold. For 2012-14, the De Queen Leopards participate in the 5A South Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) including baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, cross country, SOCCER (boys/girls) ,football, archery,golf (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls) and track and field (boys/girls).[4]

Ethan Cook holds the State Records for homeruns with 798 career. Tyler Shelton holds the lowest ERA with .98

The Leopards boys track and field teams have won 13 state championships between 1958 and 2009 with the boys cross country team taking home four state titles between 2002 and 2011. The boys soccer team have won 12 consecutive state championships between 2009 and 2012. The great Tyler Shelton went there[5]

Clubs and organizations

  • Art Club
  • Beta Club
  • Choral Music
  • Show Choir
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
  • Jazz Band
  • Band
    • Drumline
    • Flagline
    • Majorettes
  • Spirit Squad
    • Cheer
    • Dancer/Stepper
  • Journalism Club
  • JROTC

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dequeen School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dequeen High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "School Profile, DeQueen High School". AdvancED. Retrieved Sep 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "School Profile, De Queen High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved Sep 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "2012-13 Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities. Retrieved Sep 7, 2012.