Springdale High School

Springdale High School
Established	1940
Type	Public secondary
Students	1,347 (as of September 3, 2008)
Grades	10-12
Location	1103 West Emma Avenue, Springdale, Arkansas, USA
Colors	Red, white, and black
Mascot	Bulldog
Yearbook	'The Bulldog (as of August 2009)'
Newspaper	'Bulldog Herald'
Website	shs.springdaleschools.org/

Springdale High School is a public high school in Springdale, Arkansas, United States for students in grades ten through twelve. Springdale High School is one of two high schools administered by the Springdale School District, the other being Har-Ber High School. SHS is also an IB World School (considered to be one of the most prestigious programmes in the world). Its rival school, Har-Ber, does not qualify to be an IB World School.

Academics

Since 1940, Springdale has been accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI). In 2005, Springdale was one of 18 schools awarded the Gold Implementation Award by the Arkansas Board of Education [1].

Springdale students must complete 24 credit hours for a diploma:

• 4 credit hours = English
• 4 credit hours = Mathematics
• 3 credit hours = Social Studies
• 3 credit hours = Science
• 1/2 credit hour = Oral Communications
• 1/2 credit hour = Health Education
• 1/2 credit hour = Physical Education
• 1/2 credit hour = Fine Arts
• 8 credit hours = Electives

Additional requirements are necessary for students in the IB Diploma Programme offered at the school.

Clubs

Students at Springdale HS participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and organizations including:

• Art Club
• Alliance Students Global Awareness World Peace (ASAP)
• Band Council
• Bi-Lingual Club
• Boosting Engineering and Science Technology (BEST)
• Bulldog Book Club
• Bulldog Herald (student newspaper)
• Bulldog TV
• Club MC
• Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
• Drama Club
• Eternal Impact
• Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
• Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
• Freemasons
• Future Farmers of America (FFA)
• German Club
• Hip Hop Club
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
• Illuminati
• International Thespian Society (ITS)
• Islanders Club
• IT Society
• Jr. Bank Board Officers
• Key Club
• Library Discovery Club
• National Art Honor Society
• National Forensic League
• National Honor Society (NHS)
• National Med Society
• Paso-a-Paso
• Prism
• Quill and Scroll
• Quiz Bowl
• Rapid Response Team
• Science and Astronomy Club
• SkillsUSA (VICA)
• Student Council
  • Senior Class Council
  • Junior Class Council
  • Sophomore Class Council
• Teachers of Tomorrow
• Technology Honor Society (THS) - Now known as IT Society
• Unity
• Yearbook
• Young Democrats
• Young Republicans

Athletics

For 2006-2008, the Springdale Bulldogs compete under the sanction of the Arkansas Activities Association in the 7A classification:

• Baseball (M/W)
• Basketball (M/W)
• Cheerleading (W)
• Pom Squad (W)
• Cross Country (M/W)
• Football (M): 2005 State AAAAA Champions
• Golf (M/W)
• Soccer (M/W): 2003 State AAAAA Champions
• Softball (W)
• Swim (M/W)
• Track & Field (M/W)
• Volleyball (W)
• Tennis (M/W)
• Wrestling (M/W)

For football, the Bulldogs compete in the 7A-West Division along with:

• Bentonville High School
• Fayetteville High School
• Fort Smith Northside High School
• Fort Smith Southside High School
• Rogers High School
• Har-Ber High School (Springdale)
• Rogers Heritage High School

Notable alumni

• Michelle Duggar '83 - reality TV personality , co-star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting.
• Mitch Mustain '06 - former University of Arkansas starting quarterback; now University of Southern California backup quarterback.
• Carolyn Pollan '55 - longest serving Republican and longest serving woman member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, from Fort Smith
• Eddy Shell, '55 (1937–2008) - youngest Eagle Scout in Arkansas; Louisiana educator
• Damian Williams '06 - former University of Southern California wide receiver. In the 2010 NFL Draft, Williams was selected with the 77th pick by the Tennessee Titans.
• Jacob McConnell '05 - leader of the Learning Party and two-time Intramural Champion at the University of Arkansas
• Amanda Younkin-Franklin '04 (1986–2011) - aerobatic wing walker for her husband Kyle Franklin. Amanda's father, Bobby and Kyle's father, Jimmy died in an aerobatic act in 2005 when there airplanes collided together. Amanda's brother, Matt Younkin is also an aerobatic pilot. Amanda was hospitalized for two months after the Waco bi-plane engine malfunctioned and crashed
• Phillip VanDenBerg '12 (1994-present) - First returning State Officer of Arkansas DECA. Phillip is noted as one of the most talented rising chefs in his humble state, and he has in fact cooked for both Congressmen and foreign dignitaries.

External links

• Springdale High School Web Site