Dumas High School (DHS), formerly Dumas New Tech High School, is a comprehensive

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located in

Dumas, Arkansas Dumas is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,706 at the 2010 census. History In 1870, a planter, merchant and surveyor of French descent, William B. Dumas, bought acres of farmland from the Abercrombie Holmes f ...

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, for students in grades ten through twelve. Dumas is one of two public high schools in

Desha County Desha County ( ) is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, with its eastern border the Mississippi River. At the 2010 census, the population was 13,008. It ranks 56th of Arkansas's 75 counties in terms of populati ...

and is the sole high school administered by the Dumas School District. It serves territory in Desha and

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counties, including Dumas,

Gould Gould may refer to: People * Gould (name), a surname Places United States * Gould, Arkansas, a city * Gould, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Gould, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Gould, Oklahoma, a town * Gould, West Virginia, a ...

, Mitchellville, and

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. It also serves

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prison property (

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History

The Dumas district scheduled a consolidation of Gould High School into Dumas High effective fall 2005.Dumas inherits Gould district's deficit
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. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. The

Gould School District The Gould School District was a school district that operated public schools in Gould, Arkansas. Its territory is now a part of the Dumas School District. It previously served children who were dependents of staff living on the property of the ...

had merged into the Dumas district the previous year.Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)
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. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.

Attendance area

Within

, the school district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) includes Dumas and Mitchellville. Within Lincoln County, it includes Gould. It also serves

prison property (

).Maintenance & Transportation Department
." Dumas School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011. The district extends into

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, where it serves

Academics

The assumed course of study for students is to complete the Smart Core curriculum developed by the

(ADE), which requires students complete at least 24 units for graduation. Course offerings include regular and

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classes and exams with opportunities for college credit via AP exam. The school is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1957.

Fine Arts

Students may participate in various musical and performing arts such as band or choir. The Fine Arts program has been expanded as of the 2018–2019 school year, now offering classes dedicated to theatre and jazz band.

Athletics

The Dumas High School mascot is the

Bobcat The bobcat (''Lynx rufus''), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUC ...

with the school colors of purple and gold. For the 2012–14 seasons, the Dumas Bobcats participate in the 4A Region 8 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the

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with student-athletes competing in Quiz Bowl,

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

, baseball,

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(boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), softball,

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

(boys/girls),

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

(boys/girls).

References

External links

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