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Type
  
Public High School

Principal
  
Gary Jackson

Enrollment
  
1174 (2010–11)

Phone
  
+1 870-735-3660

Colors
  
Red, Blue

NCES School ID
  
050804000530

Grades
  
10-12

Student to teacher ratio
  
15.30

Mascot
  
Blue Devil

West Memphis High School

Address
  
501 W Broadway, West Memphis, AR 72301, USA

District
  
West Memphis School District

West memphis high school


West Memphis High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school for students in grades ten through twelve in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. The school is administered by the West Memphis School District.

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Academics

The assumed course of study for West Memphis students is the Smart Core curriculum, which is the Arkansas' college and career-ready curriculum for high school students developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students complete regular courses and exams and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that may lead to college credit. West Memphis High School is accredited by AdvancED since 1927. The school's state accreditation with ADE is listed as 'Accredited-Cited' based on its performance since 2008–09 which has led the school to be categorized as a 'State-Directed' school for its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the No Child Left Behind Act.

In 2012, West Memphis High School was listed as unranked in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report.

Extracurricular activities

The West Memphis High School mascot and athletic emblem is the blue devil with red and blue as its school colors.

Athletics

The West Memphis Blue Devils compete in the 7A/6A East Conference for the following activities: football, volleyball, competitive cheer, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), baseball, fastpitch softball, and track and field (boys/girls).

Basketball

The boys basketball team has won six state (classification) championships between 1980 and 2005, including three state (overall) championships between 1980, 1981 and 1991. The 1980 and 1981 teams combined for a state-record 60 consecutive wins.

Clubs and traditions

West Memphis students participate in a variety of clubs and organizations including:

Notable alumni

  • Corey L. Brewer—Professional basketball player.
  • Marcus Brown—Professional basketball player.
  • Michael Cage—Professional basketball player.
  • Wayne Jackson-Trumpet player of The Memphis Horns
  • Lew Carpenter—Professional football player and coach.
  • Ike Harris—Professional football player.
  • Keith Lee—Professional basketball player and coach.
  • Sonja Tate—Professional basketball player.
  • Sonny Weems—basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the Euroleague

    • References

    West Memphis High School Wikipedia
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