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Harrisburg High School (Arkansas)
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. History In 2013, the Harrisburg school district closed Weiner High School, and students were moved to Harrisburg High. Demographics Around 2013, before the consolidation of Weiner High, about 79% of Harrisburg High students received free or reduced lunches. Academics Harrisburg High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1957. 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 ...
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Harrisburg, Arkansas
Harrisburg is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,288 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Poinsett County. Geography Harrisburg is located at (35.564123, -90.722152) on Crowley's Ridge. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,212 people, 1,060 households, and 748 families residing in the city. 2000 census At the 2000 census there were 2,192 people in 855 households, including 582 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 928 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.66% White, 1.24% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were Hispanic or L ...
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Trumann, Arkansas
Trumann is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,399 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Trumann is located in the Arkansas Delta at (35.676313, -90.519183). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Ecologically, Trumann is located within the St. Francis Lowlands ecoregion within the larger Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The St. Francis Lowlands are a flat region with fertile soil mostly covered with row crop agriculture today, though also containing sand blows and sunken lands remaining from the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. Waterways have mostly been channelized, causing loss of aquatic and riparian wildlife habitat. The St. Francis Sunken Lands Wildlife Management Area, which preserves some of the bottomland hardwood forest typical of this ecoregion prior to development for row agriculture lies east of Trumann along the St. Francis R ...
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Arkansas Activities Association
The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary school in Arkansas is a de jure member of the AAA, and most private schools, save for a few schools in the delta that belong to the Mississippi Private Schools Association and 22 Christian schools who belong to the Heartland Christian Athletic Association , are included in membership. The Arkansas Activities Association, or "AAA," was founded in 1904 by seven high schools and colleges and was called the "Arkansas State Athletic Association." In 1912, the high schools separated from the colleges and became the "Arkansas Athletics Association." Membership increased rapidly, and eventually the name of the organization was changed to the "Arkansas Activities Association". The following member organizations exist within AAA: * Athletic Direct ...
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Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. The AP curriculum for each of the various subjects is created for the College Board by a panel of experts and college-level educators in that field of study. For a high school course to have the designation, the course must be audited by the College Board to ascertain that it satisfies the AP curriculum as specified in the Board's Course and Examination Description (CED). If the course is approved, the school may use the AP designation and the course will be publicly listed on the AP Course Ledger. History After the end of World War II, the Ford Foundation created a fund that supported committees studying education. The program, which was then referred to as the "Kenyon Plan", ...
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University Of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, classes were first held on January 22, 1872, with its present name adopted in 1899. It is noted for its strong programs in architecture, agriculture (particularly animal science and poultry science), communication disorders, creative writing, history, law (particularly agricultural law), and Middle Eastern studies, as well as for its business school, of which the supply chain management program was ranked the best in North America by Gartner in July 2020. In a 2021 study compiled by DegreeChoices and published by Forbes, the University of Arkansas ranked 13th among universities with the most graduates working at top Fortune 500 companies. The university campus consists of 378 buildings spread across of land ...
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Arkansas Online
The ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties. By virtue of one of its predecessors, the ''Arkansas Gazette'' (founded in 1819), it claims to be the oldest continuously published newspaper west of the Mississippi River. The original print shop of the ''Gazette'' is preserved at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock. History Early years The history of the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' goes back to the earliest days of territorial Arkansas. William E. Woodruff arrived at the territorial capital at Arkansas Post in late 1819 on a dugout canoe with a second-hand wooden press. He cranked out the first edition of the ''Arkansas Gazette'' on November 20, 1819, 17 years before Arkansas became a state. Early in its history the ''Gazette'' scrupulously avoided political involvement or endorsement. In 1821 ...
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Weiner High School
Weiner High School was a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 7 through 12 in Weiner, Arkansas, United States. Weiner was one of five public high schools in Poinsett County and one of two high schools in the Harrisburg School District. It closed in 2013. History Prior to July 1, 2010, it served as the sole high school of the former Weiner School District; on that day it was annexed into Harrisburg School District. In a four year period from 2010 to 2013 the Weiner High population declined by 37 students, about 22% of the previous enrollment. Weiner High School closed in 2013, after the Harrisburg school board voted 4-1 for closure. Because the Harrisburg board vote was not unanimous, the Arkansas Board of Education was required to approve the closure. The ABE upheld the closure 5-2. Danny Sample, the superintendent of the Harrisburg district, cited the possibility of more academic and extracurricular programs at Harrisburg High School and the declining popula ...
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Poinsett County, Arkansas
Poinsett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,583. The county seat is Harrisburg. Poinsett County is included in the Jonesboro–Paragould Combined Statistical Area. History Poinsett County was formed on February 28, 1838, and named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, U.S. Secretary of War. County business was initially conducted in the county judge's home until first court was held in Bolivar, upon completion of a courthouse in 1839. County government was moved in 1859 to Harrisburg, a more central locale designated as the new county seat. Poinsett County acquired its current boundaries in the years following this change, as portions were assigned to newly organized counties. The northern portion became Craighead County, and the south portion became Cross County. Sunken lands were added to eastern Poinsett County during this time, including Lepanto and Marked Tree. The Civil War devastated the county financia ...
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Cherry Valley, Arkansas
Cherry Valley is a city in Cross County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 651 at the 2010 census. Geography Cherry Valley is located in northern Cross County at (35.403666, -90.752742), at the western edge of Crowleys Ridge. Arkansas Highway 1 leads south to Wynne, the county seat, and north to Harrisburg. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 704 people, 276 households, and 197 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 300 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.33% White, 5.97% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 276 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female house ...
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Weiner, Arkansas
Weiner is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 716 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Weiner is located at (35.620713, -90.901107). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Education Weiner is served by the Harrisburg School District. Weiner Elementary School is located in the city. Residents are also zoned to Harrisburg Middle School and Harrisburg High School. On July 1, 2010, the Weiner School District consolidated into the Harrisburg School District.Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)
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Comprehensive Education
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