Batesville High School (Batesville, Arkansas)
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| Type | Public |
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| Principal | Mr. David Campbell |
| Asst. Principal | Mr. Harold Wilson |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Location | 1 Pioneer Drive, Batesville, Arkansas, United States |
| District | Batesville Magnet Schools |
| Colors | Orange and black |
| Athletics | football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, cheerleading, track and field, soccer, volleyball archery |
| Mascot | Pioneer |
| Website | http://www.batesvilleschools.com/bhs/ |
 Front building of Batesville High School |
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Batesville High School is one of the two public secondary schools that are located in the city of Batesville, Arkansas, in Independence County. Their mascot for the school is the Pioneer. The school colors are orange and black. Batesville High has been awarded Blue Ribbon School status.[1]
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[edit] Mission Statement and Alma Mater
[edit] Mission Statement
"Batesville High School provides public education to the secondary schools in this district. We are a vital part of a threefold cooperation between faculty and staff, the student body, and the local community. Together we work to ensure that the curriculum will support students who will develop life skills and accept challenging situations, so that they might become responsible participants in the global community."
[edit] Alma Mater
"So here's Batesville High, here's to you/ May we ever be loyal and true,/ And proudly our praises we sing,/ Throughout the ages let them ring./ And all through our lives we'll recall, the school that to us was best of all./ So here's Batesville High, here's to you,/ The orange and black the orange and black/ Will live forever."
[edit] Administration
- Principal - Mr. David Campbell
- Assistant Principal - Mr. Harold Wilson
[edit] Athletics
Batesville High School has a long history of success in many different sports. [1] The combined teams for the Pioneers currently compete in football, girls' basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, swimming, softball, track, soccer, skeet shooting, archery, the sport in which the Jr. High has been the state champions for two years in a row, and volleyball, among others.
In most sports, the Pioneers compete in the newly established (2005) AAAAA-East division of Arkansas athletics.
In 2003, the football team won its first ever playoff game and went on to capture the Class AAAA State Championship. Kyle Francis was named MVP and Bo Gould won the Burlsworth Award.
Pioneer Baseball is rich in tradition. Since 1993 they have made 18 consecutive state playoff appearances, won 5 state titles, been state runner up 3 times and appeared in the 10 semi-final games. Notable Pioneers are Chris Westervelt and Dan Wright. Both Wright and Westervelt had successful careers in professional baseball, with Wright as a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox before injuries ended his career.
The Girl's Cross Country Team has won 7 straight 5A Cross Country Championships (2004–2010), and the Girls Track team has won 4 straight state titles. Girls Track has won 7 state titles since 1983.
Brian Baker, who went on to be an All-American at the University of Arkansas, still holds the State Record in the 3,200 meter run. His time of 9:10:04 was accomplished in 1989.
The Batesville Girls Basketball team had an impressive run of success from 1982 to 1992, winning 5 state championships (82, 83, 88, 91, 92) and one overall state championship (1983).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Batesville High School Webpage
- Calendar of Upcoming events at Batesville High School via Calenders.net
- BHS Class of 1967 Webpage
- BHS Class of 1969 Website
- Great Schools Profile for Batesville High School
- Team stats for many Batesville Pioneers sporting teams
- http://www.bhspioneerfootball.com/ - Site dedicated to Batesville Pioneer football
- PioneerBaseball.net - Site dedicated to Batesville Pioneer baseball
Coordinates: 35°45′17″N 91°37′25″W / 35.754593°N 91.623595°W
