DeWitt High School is a comprehensive public high school located in

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, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12. DeWitt is one of two public high schools in

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and the sole high school administered by the

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History

In 2009 Gillett High School closed, and students were consolidated into DeWitt High.

Service area

Its territory includes areas in

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. Retrieved 24 May 2018. The municipalities it serves include DeWitt, Almyra, Gillett, Saint Charles, and

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. Additionally the district includes

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: Arkansas Post, Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner,

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, - See Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel, Stinking Bay, and Tichnor on the map. Nady, One Horse Store, Point Deluce, - The text is a white color on a white background and may need to be selected by the user. As Southside Elementary, now DeWitt Elementary, is a part of the school district, by extension the school district includes these communities. Reydell, Stinking Bay, and Tichnor.

Academics

DeWitt High School is accredited by the

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(ADE) and the assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE, which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take

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

Athletics

The DeWitt High School mascot and athletic emblem is the

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with blue and gold serving as the school colors. The DeWitt compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification via the 4A Region 8 Conference, as administered by the

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. The Dragons field teams in football, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, bowling (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), baseball, and fastpitch softball.

References

External links

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

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