Monticello High School is an accredited public high school located in the rural community of

Monticello, Arkansas Monticello ( ) is a college town in, and the county seat of, Drew County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,467. Founded in 1849 in the Arkansas Timberlands near the Arkansas Delta region, the city has long be ...

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. The school provides comprehensive secondary education for approximately 600 students each year in grades 9 through 12. It is one of two public high schools in

Drew County, Arkansas Drew County is a county located in the southeast region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,509, making it the 39th most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat and largest city is Monticello. ...

and the only high school administered by the Monticello School District.

Academics

Monticello High School is accredited by the

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(ADE) and is accredited as a charter member since 1924 of AdvancED (formerly North Central Association). The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE, which requires students to complete 22 units prior to graduation. 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. Students completing at least 24 units of credit may be eligible for recognition as Honor Diploma, Honor Graduate, and Distinguished Honor Graduate, based on progressively higher grade point average (GPA) scores. The district and high school are members of the Southeast Arkansas (SEARK) Education Service Cooperative.

Athletics

The Monticello High School mascot and athletic emblem are the ''Billies'' (referring to the

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) with blue and white serving as the school colors. For 2012–14, the Monticello Billies compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification via the 4A Region 8 Conference, as administered by the

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. The Billies participate in football, golf (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), speech, debate, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, baseball, softball, tennis (boys/girls), and track and field (boys/girls). * Football: The boys varsity team won the state champion in 2009–10. * Golf: The boys golf team won the state champion in 1953–54. * Cross Country: In 2012, a Monticello student-athlete won the individual girls' cross country state championship.

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