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Type
  
Public secondary

NCES District ID
  
0506270

NCES School ID
  
050627000344

Phone
  
+1 870-633-1464

Colors
  
White, Royal blue

Established
  
1915

CEEB code
  
040805

Dean
  
Donnie Willis

Mascot
  
Mustang

Forrest City High School

Address
  
467 Victoria Ave, Forrest City, AR 72335, USA

District
  
Forrest City School District

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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.

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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.

Academics

Forrest City High School is accredited as a 1924 charter member of AdvancED (formerly North Central Association). 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.

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.
  • Track and field: The boys track teams are 5-time state track and field champions; winning three consecutive state titles in 1974, 1975 and 1976, followed by two consecutive track banners in 2006 and 2007.
  • Notable alumni

  • Don Kessinger (1960) - 6x Major League Baseball All-Star player; high school All-American and NFHS National High School Hall of Fame inductee
  • Cara McCollum (2010) - Miss New Jersey 2013; news anchor.
  • Jason Jones (2003) - professional football player.
  • Jimmy Rogers - American football player.
  • References

    Forrest City High School Wikipedia