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Fordyce High School
Address
Map
100 Redbug Boulevard

Fordyce
,
Arkansas
71742

United States
Coordinates33°49′9″N 92°26′2″W / 33.81917°N 92.43389°W / 33.81917; -92.43389
Information
School typePublic comprehensive
StatusOpen
School districtFordyce School District
CEEB code040790
NCES School ID050621000335[1]
Teaching staff26.01 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment287 (2010–11[1])
Student to teacher ratio11.03[1]
Education systemADE Smart Core
Classes offeredRegular (Core), Career Focus, Advanced Placement (AP)
Color(s)Cardinal and black
  
Athletics conference3A Region 6 (football)
3A Region 8 (basketball)[2]
MascotRedbug[2]
Team nameFordyce Redbugs
AccreditationADE
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association
Websitewww.fordyceschools.org/1485_1

Fordyce High School (FHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing 220.50 square miles (571.1 km2) of land.[citation needed]

Most of the district (and therefore the high school attendance boundary) is in Dallas County, and there it includes Fordyce, Ivan, and Princeton.[3] The district extends into Calhoun County.[4]

It is the only public high school in Dallas County and the only high school administered by the Fordyce School District.

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. Fordyce High School is accredited by ADE.

Athletics

The Fordyce High School mascot and athletic emblem is uniquely the Redbug with cardinal and black serving as the school colors.

For 2012–14, the Fordyce Redbugs compete in interscholastic activities within the 3A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Redbugs play within the 3A Region 6 (football) and 3A Region 8 (basketball) conferences. The Redbugs participate in football, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, baseball, fastpitch softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls).[2][5]

Notable people

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Fordyce High School (050621000335)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "School Profile, Fordyce High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Calhoun County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-03-12. - Text list
  5. ^ "Arkansas High School Sports Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

External links

Education in Dallas County, Arkansas
Authority control databases: Geographic
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