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Harrisburg High School (HHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in the city of Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12 serving all or portions of the communities of Harrisburg, Weiner, Cherry Valley and Trumann within Poinsett County, Arkansas, and is the only high school administered by the Harrisburg School District.
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In 2013, the Harrisburg school district closed Weiner High School, and students were moved to Harrisburg High.[2]
DemographicsEdit
Around 2013, before the consolidation of Weiner High, about 79% of Harrisburg High students received free or reduced lunches.[3]
AcademicsEdit
Harrisburg High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1957.[4] The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE. Students complete regular (core and elective) and career focus coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams with the opportunity to receive college credit.
Academic performanceEdit
For the 2011–2012 school year, Weiner High School had higher high school level (grades 9–12) end-of-course examination scores in three of four subjects in most levels, except for grade 11, compared to Harrisburg High; Weiner High's grade 11 literacy scores were against that pattern.[3]
Harrisburg High won the following "most improved" categories in the 2012 University of Arkansas Office of Educational Policy (OEP) awards for end of course examinations in grade 11 literacy: Top Five most improved high schools in Northeast Arkansas and Top 20 Most Improved High School. In addition, the OEP placed Harrisburg High as No. 2 on that year's list of schools with a low socioeconomic student body that performed strongly in the end of course algebra examinations.[3]
AthleticsEdit
The Harrisburg High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Hornet with black and orange as the school colors.[5]
The Harrisburg Hornets compete in interscholastic activities within the 3A Classification via the 3A Region 3 Conference, as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Hornets participate in American football, volleyball, bowling (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheerleading, baseball, softball, tennis (boys/girls) and track and field (boys/girls).[5]
The Harrisburg Lady Hornets volleyball teams have been one of the state's most successful with four state championships (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996).[6]
In 2009, the Harrisburg cheer squad captured the 3A state championship in competitive cheer.[citation needed]
In 2022, Harrisburg cheer team won the grand championship at the 2022 Class "AA" State Cheer and Dance Competitions with 290 points, the event was held at the Watertown Civic Arena. [7]
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information February 2020 Harrisburg High School HHS is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in the city of Harrisburg Arkansas United States The school provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12 serving all or portions of the communities of Harrisburg Weiner Cherry Valley and Trumann within Poinsett County Arkansas and is the only high school administered by the Harrisburg School District Harrisburg High SchoolAddress501 West South StreetHarrisburg Arkansas 72432United StatesCoordinates35 33 49 N 90 43 36 W 35 5635954 N 90 7266035 W 35 5635954 90 7266035InformationSchool typePublic comprehensiveMottoThink Dream Believe AchieveStatusOpenSchool districtHarrisburg School DistrictCEEB code041020NCES School ID050735000447 1 Teaching staff30 11 on FTE basis 1 Grades9 12Enrollment442 1 2017 18 Grade 9106 Grade 10102 Grade 11111 Grade 12106Student to teacher ratio11 03 1 Education systemADE Smart CoreClasses offeredRegular Advanced Placement AP Color s Black and orange Athletics conference3A Region 3 2012 14 SportsAmerican football volleyball bowling golf basketball baseball softball tennis track cheerMascotHornetTeam nameHarrisburg HornetsRivalCross CountyAccreditationADEAdvancED 1957 YearbookThe HornetCommunities servedHarrisburg Weiner Cherry Valley TrumannWebsitewww wbr harrisburghigh wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Academics 4 Academic performance 5 Athletics 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2018 In 2013 the Harrisburg school district closed Weiner High School and students were moved to Harrisburg High 2 Demographics EditAround 2013 before the consolidation of Weiner High about 79 of Harrisburg High students received free or reduced lunches 3 Academics EditHarrisburg High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1957 4 The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE Students complete regular core and elective and career focus coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement AP courses and exams with the opportunity to receive college credit Academic performance EditFor the 2011 2012 school year Weiner High School had higher high school level grades 9 12 end of course examination scores in three of four subjects in most levels except for grade 11 compared to Harrisburg High Weiner High s grade 11 literacy scores were against that pattern 3 Harrisburg High won the following most improved categories in the 2012 University of Arkansas Office of Educational Policy OEP awards for end of course examinations in grade 11 literacy Top Five most improved high schools in Northeast Arkansas and Top 20 Most Improved High School In addition the OEP placed Harrisburg High as No 2 on that year s list of schools with a low socioeconomic student body that performed strongly in the end of course algebra examinations 3 Athletics EditThe Harrisburg High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Hornet with black and orange as the school colors 5 The Harrisburg Hornets compete in interscholastic activities within the 3A Classification via the 3A Region 3 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association The Hornets participate in American football volleyball bowling boys girls golf boys girls basketball boys girls cheerleading baseball softball tennis boys girls and track and field boys girls 5 The Harrisburg Lady Hornets volleyball teams have been one of the state s most successful with four state championships 1991 1993 1995 1996 6 In 2009 the Harrisburg cheer squad captured the 3A state championship in competitive cheer citation needed In 2022 Harrisburg cheer team won the grand championship at the 2022 Class AA State Cheer and Dance Competitions with 290 points the event was held at the Watertown Civic Arena 7 References Edit a b c d Search for Public Schools Harrisburg High School 050735000447 National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved December 4 2012 Lesnick Gavin March 11 2013 Board votes to close Weiner High School Arkansas Online Retrieved May 25 2018 a b c The Decision to Close Weiner High School University of Arkansas Office of Educational Policy March 11 2013 Retrieved May 25 2018 Institution Summary Harrisburg High School AdvancED Retrieved December 4 2012 a b School Profile Harrisburg High School Arkansas Activities Association Retrieved November 19 2012 2012 13 Arkansas High School Sports Record Book PDF Arkansas Activities Association Archived from the original PDF on May 31 2013 Retrieved November 23 2012 SDPB Staff October 22 2022 2022 AA State Cheer and Dance Results SDPB Retrieved July 28 2023 External links EditOfficial website nbsp United States portal nbsp Schools portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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