Bauxite High School (BHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in

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. It is one of five public high schools in Saline County and the only senior high school administered by the Bauxite School District. The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing of land, including almost all of Bauxite, sections of Benton, Tull, and nearby Saline County and

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communities. The current high school facilities were built in 2001, replacing a Depression-era

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-built school that was destroyed by fire on 5 January 2001.

Academics

The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the

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. Students may engage in regular and

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(AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. Bauxite High School is accredited by ADE.

Athletics

The Bauxite High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bauxite Miner'' with black and gray serving as the school colors. The Bauxite Miners compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification administered by the

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. The Miners play within the 4A Region 7 Conference. The Miners participate in football, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance team, baseball,

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, track and field (boys/girls). * Football - Bauxite won their classification's 1996 state football championship. •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. * 2010 3A High School Baseball State Champions. Finished season with a 27-5 Record. •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.

Notable people

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(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. *

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(1972)—Operatic singer; award-winning

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References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Schools in Saline County, Arkansas Bauxite, Arkansas