Ola High School was a

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located in

Ola, Arkansas Ola is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,281 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is part of the Russellville, Arkansas, Russellville Russellville micropolitan area, Micropoli ...

, serving grades 7–12. Student teacher ratio was 9.5 to 1. Ola High School was administered by the

Ola School District Ola School District No. 10 or Ola Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Ola, Arkansas. Earl E. Jamison, Jr. was the last superintendent. Ola Elementary School and Ola High School were its schools. Ola Elementary School had four b ...

until July 1, 2004, and then the Two Rivers School District.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on October 21, 2017. The school was closed in 2010 with the establishment of Two Rivers High School.

Academics

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

(ADE), which requires scholars to obtain 22 units before graduation. Students completed regular and

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(AP) coursework and exams. Based on the 2009–10 school year, which was the school's last, Ola High School was nationally recognized with the Bronze Award in the Best High Schools 2012 report developed by '' U.S. News & World Report''.

Extracurricular activities

The Ola High School mascot and athletic emblem was the ''

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''.

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* Defunct schools in Arkansas Schools in Yell County, Arkansas Public high schools in Arkansas Public middle schools in Arkansas 2010 disestablishments in Arkansas Educational institutions disestablished in 2010 {{Arkansas-school-stub