Brookland High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the fringe town of

Brookland, Arkansas Brookland is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Brookland is located in northern Craighead County a ...

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. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12. It is one of nine public high schools in

Craighead County, Arkansas Craighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 111,231. The county has two county seats — Jonesboro and Lake City. Craighead County is Arkansas's 58th county, formed on Februar ...

and the sole high school administered by the Brookland School District. In addition to Brookland it serves a part of the Jonesboro city limits.

Academics

Brookland High School is accredited by the

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(ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1991. 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

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(AP) courses and exams with the opportunity to receive college credit.

Athletics

The Brookland High School mascot and athletic emblem is the bearcat with red and black serving as the school colors. The Brookland compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification via the 4A Region 3 Conference, as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Bearcats field teams in Soccer (girls/boys),football, bowling (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, competitive cheer, baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls). The Bearcats boys basketball team won its first state championship in 2014. They beat the Lonoke Jackrabbits 60-50 in the state championship at Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas on March 15, 2014, finishing the season on a 21 game win streak. In 2009–10, the Brookland boys basketball team recorded three state records with scoring 311 three-point goals in a season and 20 three-pointers in a game, along with the largest combined score in a single game of 221 in a Brookland 117, Tuckerman 104 game in 2010. The girls bowling team is one of the state's most successful by winning three state championships between 2008 and 2010.

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