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词条 Forrest City High School
释义

  1. History

  2. Academics

  3. Extracurricular activities

  4. Notable alumni

  5. External links

  6. References

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|motto =
|streetaddress = 467 Victoria Street
|city = Forrest City
|state = Arkansas
|country = USA
|zipcode = 72335
|coordinates =
|established = 1915
|type = Public secondary
|affiliation =
|district = Forrest City School District
|grades = 9–12
|president =
|principal = Osceola "Sonny" Hicks
|dean = Donnie Willis
|us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|050627000344|school_name=Forrest City High School|access_date=15 March 2013}}
|ceeb = 040805
|us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|0506270|district_name=Forrest City School District|access_date=15 March 2013}}
|ranking = Unranked (2012)
|faculty = 76.72 (on FTE basis)
|staff =
|ratio = 12.66
|students =
|enrollment = 691 (2016-17)[1]
|athletics =
|song =
|fightsong =
|conference = 5A East (2012–14)
|colors = {{color box|blue}} Royal blue
{{color box|white}} White
| mascot = Mustang
| team_name = Forrest City Mustangs
|campus type = Closed
|campus size =
|free_label2 = Federal funding
|free_text2 = Title I
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|website = {{URL|http://mustangs.grsc.k12.ar.us}}
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Forrest City High School is a comprehensive public high school in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. It is the sole high school administered by the Forrest City School District and its main feeder school is Forrest City Junior High School.

History

Serving students in grades nine through twelve in this St. Francis County community since 1892, an earlier building on Rosser Street built in 1915, known as Old Central, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.[4]

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Forrest City High School
| nrhp_type =
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| nearest_city= Forrest City, Arkansas
| coordinates = {{coord|35|00|59|N|90|47|21|W|region:US-AR_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Arkansas#USA
| built = 1915
| architect = Lester, W.C.
| architecture = Classical Revival
| added = {{Start date|1992|10|08}}
| area = less than one acre
| governing_body = Local government
| mpsub =
| refnum = 92001341[2]
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Academics

Forrest City High School is accredited as a 1924 charter member of AdvancED (formerly North Central Association).[3] The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum established by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams. FCHS is a member of the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science (AAIMS) designed to improve scores on AP exams.[4]

Extracurricular activities

The Forrest City High School mascot is the Mustang horse with the school colors as Royal blue and white. The Forrest City Mustangs compete in the 5A East Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA).

The 5A East Conference (2012–14) consists of the following schools:

  • Batesville
  • Beebe
  • Blytheville
  • Forrest City
  • Greene County Tech
  • Nettleton
  • Paragould
  • Wynne

The Mustangs have won several state championships including:

  • Golf: The boys golf team are 2-time state golf champions (1969, 1973).
  • Basketball: The Mustangs boys basketball team won its first state championship in 2014 and another in 2016.
  • Track and field: The boys track teams are 6-time state track and field champions; winning three consecutive state titles in 1975, 1976 and 1977, followed by two consecutive track banners in 2006 and 2007 again in 2016.

Notable alumni

  • Don Kessinger (1960) - 6x Major League Baseball All-Star player; manager of Chicago White Sox in 1979; high school All-American and NFHS National High School Hall of Fame inductee
  • Terry Brown, Clifton Blanchett, Michael Gray, and Pat Mitchell (1977), All-American Track and Field, 1977 Mile Relay Team ranked #7 in the United States with a time of 3:14.7, Meet of Champion and All-Time Best in Arkansas

Cara McCollum (2010) - Miss New Jersey 2013; news anchor.

  • Jason Jones (2003) - professional football player.
  • Jimmy Rogers - football player.
  • Barret Astin - baseball pitcher.

External links

  • {{official website|http://fchs.k12.ar.us}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0506270&ID=050627000344|title=FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 4, 2019}}
2. ^1 {{NRISref|2009a}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=23196 |title=Accreditation Profile, Forrest City High School | publisher = AdvancED | accessdate=Aug 22, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://fcsd.k12.ar.us/file.php/1/moddata/data/4/44/574/sept_2011.pdf | title = FCSD Designated as AAIMS School |publisher = Mustang Times, Volume 12, Issue 2, September 2011 |accessdate=August 22, 2012}}
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