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

Shirley, Arkansas Shirley is a town in northeast Van Buren County, Arkansas, Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States, along the Middle Fork of the Little Red River (Arkansas), Little Red River. A one-time railroad outpost, the community today is oriented toward a ...

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. The school provides comprehensive secondary education for more than 200 students each year in grades 7 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in

Van Buren County, Arkansas Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,295. The county seat is Clinton. The county was formed on November 11, 1833, and named for Martin Van Buren, President of the Uni ...

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

Academics

Shirley High School is accredited by the

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(ADE). The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE. 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. Shirley is a member of the Dawson Education Service Cooperative, which provides career and technical education programs for the area's high school students in multiple school districts.

Athletics

The Shirley High School mascot and athletic emblem are the ''Blue Devils'' with blue and white serving as the school colors. For 2012–14, the Shirley Blue Devils compete in interscholastic activities within the 1A Classification from the 1A 7 West Conference as administered by the

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. The Blue Devils participate in golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), baseball, softball, tennis (boys/girls), and track (boys/girls).

References

External links

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