School type Public comprehensive NCES School ID 051020000749 Grades 9–12 Mascot Yellowjacket Number of students 367 (2010–2011) | Status Open Teaching staff 26.45 (on FTE basis) Enrollment 367 (2010–11) Color Gold | |
Address 210 High School Drive, Mountain View, AR 72560, USA District Mountain View School District | ||
Mountain View High School (MVHS) is the only public secondary school located in the city of Mountain View, in Stone County, Arkansas.
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Academics
The school is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). The assumed course of study for students is the ADE Smart Core curriculum, which requires students to complete at least 22 units of credit. Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit prior to high school graduation.
Extracurricular activities
The mascot of the school is the Yellowjacket. The school colors are blue and gold.
Athletics
For 2012–14, the Mountain View Yellowjackets compete in the 3A 1 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Yellowjackets participate in football, soccer, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, wrestling, cheerleading, and men's and women's track and field. The school also sponsors a women's dance team which won the 2008-2009 State Championship, as well as the 2010-2011 and 2015-2016 State Championships. In the past has fielded a swim team.
Performing arts
The school has a concert band, marching band, and concert choir, as well as a theater arts troupe. The school also offers courses in painting, drawing, as well as art and music history.
In 2002 MVHS partnered with local musicians to create the "Music Roots" program as a way to introduce students to the traditional mountain folk music and instruments common in the area.
The Mountain View Marching Band had a record setting year in 2012. Under the direction of Brad Breeding, the band won 27 awards that year.