Dollarway High School

Dollarway High School
Address
4900 Dollarway Road
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71602
United States
Coordinates 34°14′26″N 92°3′21″W / 34.24056°N 92.05583°W / 34.24056; -92.05583Coordinates: 34°14′26″N 92°3′21″W / 34.24056°N 92.05583°W / 34.24056; -92.05583
Information
School type Public
School board Dollarway School District
NCES District ID 0505410[1]
CEEB code 042040
NCES School ID 050541000253[2]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 476[2] (2010–11)
Student to teacher ratio 10.78[2]
Color(s)      Cardinal
     White
Mascot Cardinal
Team name Dollarway Cardinals
Accreditations ADE;
AdvancED (1962–)
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association
Website www.dollarway.k12.ar.us

Dollarway High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Pine Bluff and the only high school managed by the Dollarway School District. Within the state, the school is often referred to as Pine Bluff Dollarway.

Dollarway High serves sections of Pine Bluff as well as Altheimer, Sherrill, and Wabbaseka. A small portion of Whitehall is in the Dollarway school district.[3] It also serves the unincorporated areas of Tucker, Plum Bayou,[4] Pastoria, and Wright.[5]

History

The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006.[4] The Altheimer district formerly operated Altheimer-Sherrill High School.[6] At some point Altheimer-Sherrill closed and the students were rezoned to Dollarway High.

In 2016 Dollarway High moved into the building formerly occupied by Robert F. Morehead Middle School.[7]

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. Dollarway has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1962.[8]

Extracurricular activities

The Dollarway High School mascot is the Cardinal bird with school colors of cardinal and white.

Athletics

For 2012-14, the Dollarway Cardinals participate in the 4A Region 2 Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) including baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, cross country, football, golf (boys/girls), softball, and track and field.[9][10]

Clubs and traditions

Dollarway students are provided various opportunities to participate in clubs and organizations that provide networking of special interests, community service, competition and events, including:

Notable alumni

The following are notable people associated with Dollarway High School. If the person was a Dollarway High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included.

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dollarway School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dollarway High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Jefferson County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that, while the Altheimer Unified School District's boundaries are indicated, the district had already consolidated into Dollarway School District at the time the map was made.
  4. 1 2 "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that Plum Bayou consolidated into the Wabbaseka Tucker school district in 1983, then the Altheimer-Sherrill and Wabbaseka Tucker school districts consolidated into Altheimer Unified in 1993, which in turn consolidated into Dollarway in 2006. Therefore this district serves Tucker and Plum Bayou.
  5. "School closures hit a community". The Pine Bluff Commercial. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2017-08-04. The former Altheimer district included students from Altheimer, Wabbaseka, Sherrill, Tucker, Pastoria, Wright and the Plum Bayou communities. - Alternate location at the Arkansas Department of Education (PDF page 3/13)
  6. "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Page 65 (PDF p. 71/157).
  7. Davis, Shedelle (2016-08-19). "Dollarway School District clarifies school name changes". The Pine Bluff Commercial. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  8. "School Profile, Dollarway High School". AdvancED. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  9. "School Profile, Dollarway High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  10. "2012-13 Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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