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Prairie Grove High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve in
Prairie Grove, Arkansas Prairie Grove is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,380 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region, and home to Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. History Prairie Grove was the ...
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. Established in 1901, the school supports families in Prairie Grove, a portion of
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, and nearby
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in Washington County; it is the sole high school administered by the Prairie Grove School District.


History

The fringe town of Prairie Grove saw its first school established by the Cumberland Presbyterian church around 1831. The building was later demolished and another combination church / school building was built on the site in the late 1800s. Each of these schools taught students only at the elementary level. In 1883, the Prairie Grove Institute, also known as the Methodist Academy, established the community’s first school that taught all twelve grades. In 1901, the institute became part of the Prairie Grove School District. The public school system started around 1900, and five students became charter members of the first graduating class in 1905. In 1911, a three-story school was erected at the site of the Methodist Academy and remained in use until the early 1950s when new buildings were constructed north of downtown. In fall 2004, a new high school building was built that remains in use. In 2022 the high school had 615 pupils.


Academics

The Prairie Grove High School is accredited by the
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(ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1966.


Curriculum

The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed the
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(ADE), which requires students to complete 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and career focus courses and exams and may select
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(AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity to receive college credit. According to the student handbook, exceptional students may be awarded an honors diploma based on participation in 12 of the 26 offered AP courses and grade point averages (GPA) resulting in three awards: Honors diploma (GPA 3.0 after 8 semesters), Honors Graduate status (GPA 3.5 after 8 semesters) or Highest Honors Graduate status (GPA 4.0 after 8 semesters).


Awards and recognition

In 2012, Prairie Grove School District and its high school were recognized in the ''AP District of the Year Awards'' program in the
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's 3rd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 539 U.S. public school districts (6 in Arkansas) that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam.


Extracurricular activities

The Prairie Grove High School mascot is the
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with school colors of black and gold.


Athletics

For the 2012–14 school years, the Prairie Grove Tigers participate in the 4A Classification within the 4A Region 1 Conference as administered by the
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. The Tigers compete in various interscholastic activities including football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), baseball, fastpitch softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), and competitive cheer. In March 2010, Prairie Grove won its first Class 4A championship in girls basketball. In December 2011, Prairie Grove won the 4A state championship for competitive cheer.


Clubs and traditions

In December 2009, the Prairie Grove FFA recorded the state's first win in the Livestock Judging event held at the national convention of the
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.


Notable alumni

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Lance Eads Lance Ronaco Eads (born August 5, 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the Arkansas Senate for the 7th district from 2017 to 2021. Education After graduating from Prairie Grove High School, Eads earned a Bachelor of Scien ...
, former member of the
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, bacteriologist; first female to lead a
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Ty Tice Ty Christian Tice (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. Career Toronto Blue Jays Tice attended Prairie ...
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* {{authority control 1901 establishments in Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1901 Public high schools in Arkansas Schools in Washington County, Arkansas