Mulberry High School is a four-year
public
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high school
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located in
Mulberry, Arkansas
Mulberry is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,655 as of the 2010 Census, an increase of % from 1,627 in 2000.
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Geogra ...
. It is the sole high school administered by the
Mulberry–Pleasant View Bi-County School District and supports the
Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States:
* Crawford County, Arkansas
* Crawford County, Georgia
* Crawford County, Illinois
* Crawford County, Indiana
* Crawford County, Iowa
* Crawford County, Kansas
* Crawford Count ...
community of Mulberry, the
Franklin County community of
Ozark
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and surrounding unincorporated communities of each county.
Academics
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the
Arkansas Department of Education
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. Students complete regular core and career focus courses and exams and may select
Advanced Placement
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(AP) coursework and exams that may lead to college credit.
Extracurricular activities
The Mulberry High School mascot is the
yellowjacket
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with black and gold serving as the school colors.
For 2012–14, the Mulberry Yellowjackets participate in interscholastic sporting activities within the 1A Classification—the state's smallest classification—from the 1A West Conference as administered by the
Arkansas Activities Association
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. The Yellowjackets compete in volleyball, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), baseball, softball, swimming and diving (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), and cheer.
References
External links
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Public high schools in Arkansas
Schools in Crawford County, Arkansas
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