Type Public secondary NCES District ID 0504930 NCES School ID 050493000214 Phone +1 479-675-3277 Colors Purple, Old gold | Established 2011 (2011) CEEB code 040575 Faculty 46.46 (on FTE basis) Mascot Bearcat | |
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Booneville High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in Booneville, Arkansas, United States, for students in grades nine through twelve. Booneville is one of four public high schools in Logan County and is the sole high school administered by the Booneville School District.
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Curriculum
The assumed course of study for students is to complete the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units for graduation. Course offerings include regular and Advanced Placement classes and exams with opportunities for college credit via AP exam or via concurrent credit at University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) and Arkansas Tech University (ATU). The school is accredited by the ADE.
Fine arts
Students may participate in various musical and performing arts including: band (e.g., concert band, jazz band), choir (e.g., a cappella, barbershop quartet, beautyshop quartet) and theater (e.g., competitive speech, drama, stagecraft). Students may participate in Art Club.
Honor societies
Honor society organizations include math (Mu Alpha Theta); science (Science National Honor Society (SNHS)); vocal and instrumental music (Tri-M Music Honor Society); journalism (Quill and Scroll Society); drama (International Thespian Society) and Spanish, in addition to National Honor Society and National Beta Club.
Extracurricular activities
The Booneville High School mascot is the Bearcat with the school colors of purple and old gold.
Athletics
For the 2012–14 seasons, the Booneville Bearcats participate in the 4A Region 4 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with student-athletes competing in football, volleyball, baseball, basketball (boys/girls), competitive cheer, golf (boys/girls),softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls).
The 4A Region 4 Conference members include:
For the 2014-16 cycle, Booneville competes in 3A Region 4. Other members of this conference are Charleston, Danville, Lamar, Lavaca, Mansfield, Paris and Two Rivers high schools in football. In basketball and all other major sports except volleyball, Lavaca and Mansfield, who compete in 3A Region 1 West for these sports, are replaced by Atkins. In volleyball, the Lady Cats compete in the 3A West Conference along with Lavaca, Mansfield, Mulberry, Paris, Union Christian and West Fork.
Booneville will return to Class 4A for the 2016-18 cycle.
Football
The Booneville Bearcats football teams play on Friday nights each fall. The Bearcats are three-time state football champions winning titles in 1986, 2000 and 2013.
Other sports
Booneville has also won state championships in baseball (2001), softball (2004), weightlifting (2013, 2014 (4A), 2015(3A)), trapshooting (2015), girls golf (2015), competitive cheer (2015) and tennis. Booneville athletes have also won several individual event state championships in track and field.
Clubs and traditions
Booneville students participate in a variety of leadership, business, affinity groups and career-centric pursuits ranging from membership, activities, events and conferences supported by Art Club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Library Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and the aforementioned honor societies.
Notable people
The following are notable people associated with Booneville High School. If the person was a Booneville 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: