Bauxite High School

Bauxite High School (BHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Bauxite, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing 86.09 square miles (223.0 km2) of land including Bauxite, Tull and nearby Saline County and Grant County communities. It is one of five public high schools in Saline County and the only senior high school administered by the Bauxite School District.

Bauxite High School
Address
800 School Street

Bauxite
,
Arkansas
72011

United States
Coordinates34°33′23.0″N 92°30′33.0″W
Information
School typePublic comprehensive
FoundedPrior to 1920
StatusOpen
School districtBauxite School District
CEEB code040125
NCES School ID050279000047[1]
Teaching staff35.62 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment492 (2016-17)[2]
Education systemADE Smart Core
Classes offeredRegular (Core), Career Focus, Advanced Placement (AP)
Campus size86.09 square miles (223.0 km2)
Color(s)  Black
  Gray
Athletics conference4A Region 7[3]
MascotBauxite Miner[3]
Team nameBauxite Miners
AccreditationADE
USNWR rankingUnranked[4]
Communities servedBauxite, Tull
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association
Websitewww.bauxiteminers.org/o/high-school/

The current high school facilities were built in 2001, replacing a Depression-era Works Progress Administration-built school that was destroyed by fire on 5 January 2001.[5][6]

Academics

The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. Bauxite High School is accredited by ADE.

In 2012, Bauxite High School was listed unranked in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report.[4]

Extracurricular activities

The Bauxite High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bauxite Miner with black and gray serving as the school colors.

Athletics

The Bauxite Miners compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Miners play within the 4A Region 7 Conference. The Miners participate in football, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance team, baseball, fastpitch softball, track and field (boys/girls).[3][7]

•Fast-pitch Softball - Bauxite won the State title in fast-pitch softball for their classification in 2018 http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Baseball.Softball/Softball_Previous_Champs.pdf.

•Dance - Bauxite has won their classification for the State title in dance in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/SPIRIT/2018_Dance_Results.pdf.

•Cheer - Bauxite won their classification for the State title in coed cheer in 2015, 2019, and 2020. Due to issues with the Arkansas Activities Association scoring of the State competition for 2015, the official records of the winners for all classifications were removed from their website immediately upon announcing their error.

Clubs and traditions

Students may also engage in a variety of clubs and organizations such as: Chess Club, Beta Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), FCCLA, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and Quiz Bowl.[3] A tradition for Bauxite High School is to have the names of graduates placed within the cement sidewalks around the school campus.[8]

Notable people

The following are notable people associated with Bauxite High School. If the person was a Bauxite 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:

  • Leon Campbell (1945)—NFL professional football player; inductee, Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.
  • George Cole (1923)—American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator; inductee, Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Susan Dunn (1972)—Operatic singer; award-winning spinto soprano.

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Bauxite High School (050279000047)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. "BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. "School Profile, Bauxite High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. "Best High Schools 2012". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. "Fire destroys Bauxite High School". Flickr.com account of domesticat. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. "Bauxite (Saline County)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas Culture & History. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. "Arkansas High School Sports Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  8. domesticat (6 January 2001). "Last night I dreamed I went Maderley again..." domesticat. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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