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Sylvan Hills High School
Address
Map
484 Bear Paw Road[1]

,
72120

United States
Coordinates34°51′0.1″N 92°14′0.8″W / 34.850028°N 92.233556°W / 34.850028; -92.233556
Information
School typeComprehensive Public High School
MottoBuilding Champions—on the field, in the classroom, and in life!
OpenedAugust 1956 (1956-08)
School districtPulaski County Special School District
NCES District ID0511850[5]
CEEB code041872
NCES School ID051185000941[2]
PrincipalMr. Tracy Allen
Faculty58.97 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment825[2] (2010-11)
 • Grade 9255
 • Grade 10174
 • Grade 11193
 • Grade 12203
Student to teacher ratio13.99[2]
Education systemADE Smart Core curriculum
Arkansas Learning Academy School Support
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement
Campus typeSuburb; large[2]
Color(s)  Blue
  White
Athletics conference5A Central (2012-2014)
5A Southeast (2008-2012)
SportsBaseball, Basketball (B/G), Competitive Cheer, Dance, Football, Golf (B/G), Soccer (B/G), Softball, Athletics (B/G), Volleyball, Wrestling
MascotBear
Team nameSylvan Hills Bears and Lady Bears
AccreditationAdvancED (1962-)
Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
USNWR rankingUnranked[3]
National ranking1556 of 2008[4]
NewspaperThe Banner
YearbookThe Bruin
Feeder schoolsSylvan Hills Middle School
AffiliationsArkansas Activities Association
Informationwww.pcssd.org/tag/sylvan-hills-high/
Websitewww.edline.net/pages/Sylvan_Hills_High_School

Sylvan Hills High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, United States, serving grades nine through twelve. Sylvan Hills is one of six high schools administered by the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) and serves as the main feeder school for Sylvan Hills Middle School. Prior to 1956, Sylvan Hills School instructed students through grade nine, until local citizens gathered to approve expanding the school to a senior high, resulting in its first graduating class in 1959. Then, due to the increasing population in the surrounding communities, the school moved to its current campus, adjacent to its former facilities, in 1967.

In 2012, Sylvan Hills is listed in the U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools report and was ranked No. 1556 of 2008 high schools in the Challenge Index high school scoring system with an index score of 1.444, which is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.[3][4][6]

Sylvan Hills High's varsity sports teams have won 15 state championships in seven sports, primarily baseball.

History

Established in 1956 to serve the nearby City of Sherwood and surrounding northeastern Pulaski County communities, Sylvan Hills High School was named after the early and heavily wooded community and to expand Sylvan Hills School, which previously served students from first through ninth grade. Between 1956 and 1959, students attended North Little Rock High School to graduate high school until the Sylvan Hills naturally expanded each year to accept students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades. The complex that was completed in the fall of 1956 produced the first Sylvan Hills High School graduating class of 1959 consisted of 101 students with the baseball team making it to the state finals.

As the community grew population due, in part, to the 1955 development of the Little Rock Air Force Base in nearby Jacksonville, it became necessary to expand once again. Construction began on the main facility of present day Sylvan Hills High School and was completed in 1967, resulting in junior high students (grades 7-9) now occupying the older complex until 2011. Annexation of the campus location to the City of Sherwood occurred in 1976. Enrollment for 1976 shows 1,289 students at Sylvan Hills High School and 1,414 students attending Sylvan Hills Junior High School. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Since 1962 the school has been accredited by AdvancED and by 1965 the school won its first sports state championship in baseball.[11] When North Pulaski High School was opened in 1977, the school board zones were redrawn, which subsequently has led to a natural rivalry between the two schools throughout the years. In the 1990s, the high school facility began serving grades 9-12, shifting the junior high to be renamed as Sylvan Hills Middle School for grades 6-8. In April 2008, the school suffered severe roof damage[12] resulting in over $750,000 in repairs. By 2011, major renovations had been completed to the school's gymnasium, bathrooms and the construction of a bridge to the practice field.[13]

In fall 2011, a new 44 acres (18 ha) campus facility for Sylvan Hills Middle School opened for grades 6-8 students and staff, replacing the original high school (1955-1967) / middle school (1967-2011) facilities located adjacent to the high school and Sylvan Hills Elementary School campus. The middle school is feed by Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Oakbrooke Elementary School, Sherwood Elementary School, and the William J. Clinton Speech Communications and Technology Magnet Elementary School, which is a 2008 National Blue Ribbon School.[14][15][16]

School policy enforcement controversy

In 2010, Sylvan Hills was the subject of legal controversary surrounding the confiscation of a student's cell phone by school officials. Sylvan Hills' administration officials were enforcing the PCSSD policy regarding cell phone use by students while in the classroom, which is a violation of the PCSSD Student Handbook. According to the district's handbook, such a violation allows officials to confiscate the phone for two weeks before returning the device. These actions eventually resulted in the lawsuit Koch v. Adams on the basis that the officials' actions resulted in conversion and trespass to chattels. The trial court dismissed the case, which subsequently led to the case being heard by the Arkansas Supreme Court, which by unanimous decision had upheld the school district's policy and the lower court's decision to allow such confiscation and that no violation of state or federal policy occurred.[17] As school districts around the United States have similar policies regarding students' cell phone use in classrooms, this legal decision has been widely discussed in the education community.[18][19]

Academics

Sylvan Hills is a closed campus; students are not allowed to leave school supervision during school hours.[20]

Enrollment

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 825 students and 58.97 classroom teachers (on full time equivalent (FTE) basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.99:1.[2] The student population at Sylvan Hills is predominantly White and African American, with a small Hispanic and Latino American minority and other minorities. The attendance rate is 90.4 percent and the dropout rate is 0.9 percent for Sylvan Hills students. Forty-three percent of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch; the state average is 60 percent.[22]

Curriculum

The assumed course of study for Sylvan Hills students is the Smart Core curriculum, which is the Arkansas' college and career-ready curriculum for high school students.[23] For the 2010-2013 school years, Sylvan Hills became a participant in the Arkansas Leadership Academy School Support Program[24] to provide support to low performing schools designated by the Arkansas Department of Education as being in school improvement based on the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

College preparatory offerings include regular classes and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework with exam opportunities for college credit. In addition, career and technical education offerings including building trades, cosmetology, and Cisco Systems network training, which can lead to state-licensure and professional certification. According to the Arkansas Department of Career Education (ACE), the Standards of Accreditation of Public Schools require that each high school offer three programs of career and technical education study in three different occupational pathway areas. Sylvan Hills High School offered 6 programs of study in 6 different pathways, including:[25]

  • Family & Community Services: Family & Consumer Sciences Education
  • Maintenance, Installation & Repair: Industrial Equipment Maintenance
  • Marketing Research: Marketing Technology & Research
  • Network Systems: Computer Engineering
  • Personal Care Services: Cosmetology
  • Web and Digital Communications: Digital Communications

Sylvan Hills also offers EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technology) classes which are designed to help the school and community using state of the art technology. In 2008 and 2009, Sylvan Hills was recognized as an EAST Founder's Award Finalist.[26] Sylvan Hills serves special needs students with a full range of special education courses. The school has produced students who have received the AP Scholar with Honor award, National Merit Finalist and Semifinalist honors, and Arkansas Governor's School and Boys/Girls State attendance.[27]

Additionally, Sylvan Hills maintains a cadre of career teaching professionals with several educators qualified as National Board Certified Teachers. Throughout its history, the school's faculty have garnered various awards including the 1977 Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) Speech Teacher of the Year and 1988 Marketing Education Teacher of the Year awards.[28][29] In 2012, Sylvan Hills was ranked No. 1556 of 2008 high schools in the Challenge Index high school scoring system with an index score of 1.444, which is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.[4][6]

Publications

Sylvan Hills students may take classes in journalism and creative writing and produce an award-winning online and print student newspaper (The Banner), yearbook (The Bruin) and literary magazine (The Breeze).[30][31] Sylvan Hills is a member of the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA), which provides an opportunity to compete in individual and school contests, seminars, and workshops. Students have won national Quill and Scroll Gold Key awards for newspaper feature articles. In 1985 and 1986, the Breeze was awarded Excellent and Superior awards, respectively, by the National Council of Teachers of English Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM).[32][33] In 1994, the ASPA awarded a Sylvan Hills teacher with the Journalism Educator Award.[34]

Performing arts

File:Wes Bentley in Chicago.jpg
Wes Bentley, 1996 alumnus, film actor.

Students may participate in various musical and performing arts including: band (e.g., concert band, jazz band), choir (e.g., a cappella, barbershop quartet, beautyshop quartet) and theater (e.g., competitive speech, drama, stagecraft). In 2010, Sylvan Hills' Thespian Troupe 2945 were invited to perform on the main stage of International Thespian Festival 2010 after receiving multiple awards for Fences at the thespian festival sponsored by the Arkansas Chapter of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA).[35]

The Sylvan Hills Marching Bear Band and Concert Choir are both locally known for their numerous awards and 1st division ratings over the years, as well as the competitive speech team.[36][37] In 1997, Jeannie Gray was awarded the Arkansas Outstanding Speech/Debate/Theatre Educator Award of the NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre Association.[38] In 1998 and again in 2011, Elaine Harris, who is a National Board Certified Teacher/Choir Director, was awarded the Senior High Choir Director of the Year Award from the Arkansas Choir Directors Association (ArkCDA) Central Region.[39]

Honor societies

Honor society organizations that academically qualified students draw participation include math (Mu Alpha Theta); science (Science National Honor Society (SNHS)); vocal and instrumental music (Tri-M Music Honor Society); journalism (Quill and Scroll Society); drama (International Thespian Society); and Spanish language (Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica), in addition to National Honor Society and National Beta Club.

Extracurricular activities

The Sylvan Hills High School mascot is the bear with blue and white serving as the school colors. For the 2012-2014 seasons,[40] the Sylvan Hills Bears and Lady Bears will participate in the 5A-Central conference, shifting from the now defunct 5A-Southeast conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with the Bears and Lady Bears competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), competitive cheer, competitive dance, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

The 5A-Central Conference members include:

Championship seasons

Sylvan Hills Bears have a strong tradition in sports, most notably baseball with a state-record 42 state tournament appearances and 65 state tournament series wins in support of seven baseball state championships,[41] including its student-athletes winning nine Arkansas Baseball State Tournament MVP trophies.[42][43] In addition to the seven baseball titles, SHHS has hoisted two girl's track and field, two girl's golf, one football, one boy's basketball, and one slow pitch softball state championships, along with multiple state and national cheerleading titles.

Football

Home football games and track and field meets are held at Bill Blackwood Field at Bears Stadium, which is named for a long-time school supporter, bus driver and official scorer. Sylvan Hills captured its sole football state championship with a record of 11-0-1 after scoring consecutive playoff shutout games, crushing Helena 41-0 in the state semifinals before blanking Springdale 24-0 in the state title game.

Basketball

The boys basketball team has made the state championship finals on three occasions, winning its first title in 2012. In 2011 and 2012, Archie Goodwin was selected as the Gatorade Arkansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year.[45][46] In 2011, the 6-foot-5 guard averaged 28.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, leading the Bears (25–4) to the Class 5A state final. In 2012, he led the Bears to a 27-5 record on its way to the school's first 5A basketball state championship. Goodwin is a two-time All-State selection. In November 2011, an assembly was held in the SHHS gym for Goodwin when he signed papers to commit to become a Kentucky Wildcat.[47][48]

  • Boys: Conference Titles - 2011 (14-0, 5A Southeast), 2012 (14-0, 5A Southeast)
  • Girls: Conference Titles - 2010 (13-1, 5A Southeast)

Baseball

The baseball team has been to eleven state championship games, taking the title seven times (1965, 1974 (no classifications); 1978, 1981 (Class AAA); 2003 (Class AAAA); 2005 (Class AAAAA); and 2008 (Class 6A)). Starting with the school's inaugural year, Don Adams led the Bears to its first championship game in 1959. In 1978, Kevin McReynolds led the Bears to the Class AAA state baseball championship and was named Arkansas Baseball Player of the Year.[50] In 2008, DJ Baxendale helped his team to the state title as a junior. In his senior year, Baxendale earned All-American honors from several organizations, including Gatorade Arkansas Baseball Player of the Year.[51]

Located adjacent to the high school campus and leveraged by the school is the Kevin McReynolds Sports Complex, named after a major league baseball player who attended Sylvan Hills High School, is a 180 acres (73 ha) park featuring seven baseball fields, five softball fields, a soccer field, three concession stands, playgrounds, pavilions, and covered bleachers.

Track and Field

Sylvan Hills High athletes compete in various invitational and conference track and field meets each year for team and individual event championships. In 2003 and 2004, the girls track and field team won consecutive Class AAAA state championships. Depending on individual past performances and Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) qualification standards, athletes may be invited to the state's annual Meet of Champs. Since 2003, Courtenay Brown has held the Arkansas state girls' high school record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.7 seconds. Since 2007, Jeff Henderson maintains the overall state record in the 100 meter dash with his 10.84 second run.[41]

Golf

Sylvan Hills High girls and boys golfers compete in various tournaments each year for team and individual championships. In 1968, the boys' team won its first Class AA state championship. The girls' team won the state championships in 1979 and 1981.[41] Individual golfers have been selected for All-Conference and All-State honors. Golf alumnus include Jon Poteet, the 1984 Arkansas State Golf Association (ASGA) Junior Player of the Year and winner of the ASGA Junior Stroke Championship.[52]

Volleyball

Sylvan Hills High volleyball team compete in a schedule of matches decided by a best-of-three game format with non-conference and conference opponents for the opportunity to win the conference championship, selection and seeding in the state tournament, and potentially a state championship. In 1977, the Sylvan Hills volleyball team won its first Class AAA state championship in the state's second year of competition. Individual players have been recognized with All-Conference, All-State, and All-State-Tournament honors.[41]

Softball

In 2001, Sylvan Hills won the state softball championship when the state's softball competition was played as slow-pitch softball. Individual players have been recognized with All-Conference, All-State, and All-State-Tournament honors throughout the years.[41]

Competitive cheer

Since the school has opened, Sylvan Hills cheerleading and dance teams have been supporting interscholastic teams. Since the 1999-2000 school year, Sylvan Hills has been producing competitive cheer teams against state and national competition and becoming the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity).

Tragedy struck the school and the community on March 18, 2004, as three Sylvan Hills cheerleaders were involved in a fatal automobile accident that took their lives at the intersection of Arkansas Highway 89 and Arkansas Highway 5 near Cabot.[53] That same year for 2004-05, Sylvan Hills won the National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity) division at the American Spirit Championships (ASC). A 3 Cheerleaders Memorial Scholarship has been created to honor their memories.

In 2005-06, the competitive cheer team won the national title sponsored by the World Cheerleading Association (WCA) and its second NCA National Cheerleading Champion (Super Large Varsity) title. In 2008-09, the cheer squad won the AAA-sponsored Class 5A state championship title.[54][55][56]

Clubs and traditions

Beyond athletic pursuits, Sylvan Hills students participate in a variety of leadership, business, affinity groups and career-centric pursuits ranging from membership, activities, events and conferences supported by such groups as: Student Council, Key Club, SkillsUSA, DECA, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), and the aforementioned honor societies and EAST Program.

As is common throughout the United States, Sylvan Hills students participate in annual events and school dances such as the annual homecoming football game and dance, a Sadie Hawkins dance, a Powderpuff flag football game, the Miss Sylvan Hills pageant, and the year-end prom before graduation. For the graduation ceremonies, graduates typically wear academic regalia including blue gowns with blue mortarboard caps and blue-and-white tassels. Honor graduates wear a gold honor cord, students in the top 10% academically wear white gowns, with National Honor Society members wearing gold stoles, Beta Club members with gold tassel, Mu Alpha Theta members with blue cord, and Quill & Scroll members with blue and gold cord.[57][58]

Awards and recognition

In 2003, Sylvan Hills was one of ten schools recognized as an Arkansas Weyerhaeuser Recycling Award Winner for its Be Educated About Recycling (BEAR) program that improved the school's environmental program.[59] In 2008, Sylvan Hills was recognized with an Arkansas Picturing America Award,[60] which is an initiative by the National Endowment for the Humanities that brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide.

A Sylvan Hills student was named one of Arkansas' top two youth volunteers for 2009 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. The scholar was honored for mapping and compiling information on the 3,500 gravesites at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery located in North Little Rock. The awards program is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).[61]

Notable people

Cary Schillcutt, 1984 alumnus

The following are notable people associated with Sylvan Hills High School. If the person was a Sylvan Hills High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included

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