Jessieville High School is a comprehensive public secondary school for students in grades 9 through 12, located in

Jessieville, Arkansas Jessieville is an unincorporated community located in Garland County, Arkansas Garland County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,180. The county seat is Hot Springs. Garland County compr ...

, a city in Garland County. The school is the sole high school managed by the Jessieville School District.

Academics

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

Arkansas Department of Education Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

(ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units to graduate. Students engage in regular courses and exams and may take

Advanced Placement Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course ...

(AP) coursework and exams with the opportunity for college credit. Jessieville High School offers several classes eligible for college credit in conjunction with

National Park Community College National Park College (NPC) is a public community college in Hot Springs, Arkansas. NPC was founded in 2003 as a result of a merger between Garland County Community College and Quapaw Technical Institute. It is now one of the state's largest co ...

Extracurricular activities

The school mascot is the lion with blue and white serving as the school colors. The Jessieville Lions are members of the 3A Classification administered by the

Arkansas Activities Association The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary sch ...

competing in the 3A Region 5 Conference for interscholastic sporting activities. The Lions participate in team and individual events including: football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), bowling (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls).

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