Green Forest High School is a comprehensive four-year public

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Green Forest, Arkansas Green Forest is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,972 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Geography Green Forest is located at (36.334924, -93.432655). According to the ...

, United States. It is one of ten public high schools in Carroll County and the sole high school administered by the Green Forest School District.

Academics

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

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(ADE), which requires students to complete at least 22 units to graduate. Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select

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coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit. The school is accredited by the ADE. In 2012, Green Forest was nationally recognized with the Silver Medal Award in the '' U.S. News & World Report'' Best High Schools ranking report as the No. 17 high school in the state and No. 1,836 in the nation. In April 2012, the

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program at Green Forest received national honors with a Superior rating for the second consecutive year and by winning the National Service Project award.

Athletics

The Green Forest High School mascot and athletic emblem is the ''

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'' with red and white serving as its school colors. For 2012–14, the Green Forest Tigers compete in the 3A Classification within the 3A Region 1 Conference as sanctioned by the

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(AAA). Interscholastic activities include football, basketball, baseball, cheer, cross country (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), softball, and track (boys/girls). The boys basketball team won consecutive state basketball championships in 1967 and 1968.

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