Westside High School is a comprehensive

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serving grades eight through twelve in unincorporated Craighead County,

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, in a rural area near Jonesboro. Westside High School is one of eight public high schools in the county and is the sole high school managed by the

Westside Consolidated School District Westside Consolidated School District #5 is a public school district headquartered in unincorporated Craighead County, Arkansas, near Jonesboro.

. The school is alternatively referred to as Jonesboro Westside or Westside Consolidated. The school district, and therefore the school's attendance zone, occupies sections of Craighead and Lawrence counties. It principally serves

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Westside Consolidated School District. May 2, 2004. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "Westside Consolidated School District #5 was founded in 1966. Since its establishment, Westside has provided the areas of Cash, Egypt and Bono a country school with city amenities." and it also serves portions of Jonesboro.

Academics

The assumed course of study at Westside High School is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the

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(ADE). Students engage in regular and

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(AP) coursework and exams to obtain at least 24 units before graduation. Students also have the choice of participating in any of two possible concurrent courses. Exceptional students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists and participated in

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. Westside is associated with Cultural Academic Student Exchange (CASE), and hosts foreign exchange students almost every year from all around the world.

Athletics

The Westside High School mascot is the warrior with scarlet and white serving as the school colors. For the 2012-2014 seasons, the Westside Warriors participated in the 4A 3 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the

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with the Warriors competing in baseball,

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(boys/girls),

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, cheer,

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(boys/girls), softball,

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(boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls),

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, and marching band. * Warrior Dome: The Warriors play their indoor sports in the Warrior Dome. The Warrior Dome is one of the toughest places to play as a visiting team, especially for boys' basketball. * Basketball: The boys' team won a state title in 2010 and state runner up in 2011 and 2017. The Warriors were one of the most dominant teams in 4A last decade. They are coached by Mark Whitmire and assisted by David Smith. * Volleyball: The volleyball team is one of the state's most successful, having won six state championships (1983, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2009). Westside was led by Glenda Patterson between 1973 and 2010, who is the all-time winningest coach in Arkansas high school volleyball history with a 783-205 record. Westside's volleyball team is now coached by Julie Tubbs. * Dance: The dance team won consecutive state titles in 2011 and 2012. in 2012, the dance team won 16 first place trophies out of 17 competitions entered. * Tennis: The girls' tennis teams won consecutive state titles in 2007 and 2008.

References

External links

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