Nashville High School (Arkansas)
| Nashville High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1301 Mt Pleasant Drive Nashville, Arkansas 71852 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′31.0″N 93°51′45.4″W / 33.991944°N 93.862611°WCoordinates: 33°59′31.0″N 93°51′45.4″W / 33.991944°N 93.862611°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public comprehensive |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Status | Open |
| CEEB code | 041810 |
| NCES School ID | 051038000757[1] |
| Teaching staff | 35.62 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 436 (2010–11[1]) |
| • Grade 10 | 161 |
| • Grade 11 | 143 |
| • Grade 12 | 132 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.24[1] |
| Education system | ADE Smart Core |
| Classes offered | Regular (Core), Career Focus, Advanced Placement (AP) |
| School color(s) |
Orange Black |
| Athletics conference | 4A Region 7[2] |
| Mascot | The Scrapper[2] |
| Team name | Nashville Scrappers |
| Accreditation | ADE |
| USNWR ranking | Unranked[3] |
| Newspaper | Scrapper Star |
| Yearbook | The Scrapper |
| Communities served | Nashville |
| Affiliation | Arkansas Activities Association |
| Website |
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Nashville High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Nashville, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 10 through 12 for students in the Nashville and the surrounding unincorporated communities of Howard County, Arkansas. It is one of five public high schools in Howard County and the only senior high school administered by the Nashville School District, with Nashville Junior High School as its main feeder school.
Academics
Nashville High School is a Title I school that is accredited by the ADE, and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1961.[4][5]
In 2012, Nashville High School was listed unranked in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report.[3]
Curriculum
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit.
Extracurricular activities
The Nashville High School mascot is the Scrapper with orange and black serving as the school colors.
Athletics
The Nashville Scrappers compete in interscholastic activities within Class 4A administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Scrappers play within the 4A-7 Conference. Nashville fields varsity teams in football, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, baseball, fastpitch softball, track and field (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), and soccer (boys/girls). [2]
Football
- The Nashville Scrappers football team is one of the top 30 winningest high school football programs in the country (3rd winningest in Arkansas), winning over 750 games since the program's creation in 1910. The Scrappers have won 5 state championships as recognized by the Arkansas Activities Association (1996, 2005-07, 2015), and claim 4 others as distinguished by statewide newspaper rankings in the pre-playoff era (1941-42, 1955, 1967). The Scrappers won three consecutive state championships (2005, 2006, 2007) and carried a 33-game winning streak from 2004-07. The record-setting 1996 championship football squad went 15-0, scored 97 touchdowns, 77 extra points, and gained 7,052 in total yards that season; receiver Greg Washington amassed a state-record 27 touchdowns and 2,321 yards. In 2015, first-year head coach Mike Volarvich led the Scrappers to another state title, equaling the 1996 team by amassing a perfect 15-0 record, and breaking numerous school records. [6]
Baseball and softball
- The Scrappers baseball teams are one of the state's most successful with 26 state tournament appearances and one state championship in 2007. The fastpitch softball team has won three state titles (2010, 2012-13), while the 1999 slowpitch softball team holds the state-record with 34 wins in a season; slowpitch is no longer played.[6]
Track and field
- The Scrappers girls track and field teams have distinguished themselves with 10 state championships (tied for the state's most successful team), including six consecutive titles (1999–2001, 2003, 2007–12), while the boys track teams have won 6 state titles between 1982 and 2010, including consecutive titles from 1999-2001.[6]
Other sports
- The Scrappers have experienced success in other sports as well. The boys golf team won a state title in 2004. The girls tennis team won a state title in 2012. The cheer squad won a state title in 2013. In 2016, Nashville adopted soccer for boys and girls as a varsity sport.
Clubs and traditions
Students may also engage in a variety of clubs and organizations such as: Beta Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), FCCLA, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Student Council and Quiz Bowl.[2]
History
In 1883, Nashville became a town and continued to grow due to the Nashville expansion of a branch of the A & L Railroad in 1884. With such growth, the first public school system in Nashville was formed in the 1880s and a frame schoolhouse was built. The original schoolhouse remained in use until a fire destroyed the structure in 1931. A new school building was constructed in 1932.[7] By the 1940s, Nashville High School needed a gymnasium to hold local sporting and entertainment events.
Garrett Whiteside Hall
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Garrett Whiteside Hall | |
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| Location | junction of North Third Ave., and Lockesburg St., SW corner, Nashville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′1″N 93°50′59″W / 33.95028°N 93.84972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | 20th-Century Plain |
| NRHP Reference # | 94001340[8] |
| Added to NRHP | 21 November 1994 |
In 1940, the Garrett Whiteside Hall gymnasium was built by the National Youth Administration (NYA) and remains as the last school building of this period to survive in Nashville. The gymnasium is a representative example of the restrained, functional architectural style preferred by public works agencies during the Great Depression. Constructed using locally-available building material and exhibiting symmetrical massing and composition, the inclusion of a unique rounded roof makes the structure distinctive. The structure is so named for Nashville-native Garrett Whiteside, who served as secretary for multiple congressman and senators from Arkansas.
When completed in the fall for the 1940–41 school year, the Garrett Whiteside Hall gymnasium had a seating capacity of 800 for basketball games and over 2,000 people could attend school plays and graduations using floor seating. Since the construction of the new high school and gymnasium, Garrett Whiteside Hall continues to serve as a practice gym for the school district.
Notable people
The following are notable people associated with Nashville High School. If the person was an Nashville 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:
- Bobby Harwell (1949)—American actor and producer.
- Neil Reeves (1996)—World Renowned Magic: The Gathering player, Professional Poker Player.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Nashville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "School Profile, Nashville High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 1 2 "Best High Schools 2012". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "School Profile, Nashville High School". AdvancED. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Elbert W. Holt House, Nashville, Howard County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Arkansas High School Sports Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Garrett Whiteside Hall, Nashville, Howard County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
External links
- Official website
- Scrapper Star - Student newspaper for Nashville High School