Walnut Ridge High School is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in

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, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 7 through 12 serving rural, distant communities of

Lawrence County, Arkansas Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,415. The county seat is Walnut Ridge. Lawrence County is Arkansas's second county, formed on January 15, 1815, and named for Capta ...

. It is one of five public high schools in Lawrence County and one of two high schools administered by the Lawrence County School District.

History

In 2013

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closed, and Black Rock students were moved to Walnut Ridge High.

Academics

Walnut Ridge High School is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1929.

Curriculum

The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the

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(ADE), which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take

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(AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit.

Extracurricular activities

Walnut Ridge High is a founding member and served three times as the president school of the Arkansas Association of Student Councils.

Athletics

The Walnut Ridge High School mascot and athletic emblem is the ''

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'' with orange and White serving as the school colors. The Walnut Ridge Bobcats compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification, the state's 2nd smallest classification administered by the

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. The Bobcats play within the 3A Region 3 Conference for football and the 3A Region 2 Conference for basketball. The Bobcats field teams in football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), baseball, and softball, along with cheer.

Notable people

* David J. Sanders (Class of 1993),

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member of the

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from Pulaski County;

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education official in

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References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Public middle schools in Arkansas Schools in Lawrence County, Arkansas