Rivercrest High School (Arkansas)

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Rivercrest High School
FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment550 (2016–17[1])
 • Grade 7108
 • Grade 8102
 • Grade 9137
 • Grade 1090
 • Grade 1173
 • Grade 1293
Student to teacher ratio11.69[1]
Education systemADE Smart Core
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement (AP)
Campus typeRural[1]
Color(s)Red and gray
  
AthleticsBasketball, soccer, softball
Athletics conference4A Region 3 (2018–20)
MascotColt
Team nameRivercrest Colts
AccreditationADE
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association
Websiterivercrestcolts.org

Rivercrest High School is a

comprehensive public high school located in unincorporated Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States, with a Wilson postal address. It is the only high school administered by the Rivercrest School District (formerly the Southern Mississippi County School District) and houses the district's administrative offices.[2]

It is one of six public high schools in Mississippi County.

The school provides secondary education in grades 7 through 12 to students in the municipalities of Wilson,

unincorporated areas are on the map: Driver, and Frenchmans Bayou.[4]

Academics

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

AdvancED (formerly North Central Association).[5]

Demographics

A 2011 report from the

Arkansas Legislature stated that a staff member of the Osceola School District "indicated" that a few white students resident in that district may be attending the middle school section of Rivercrest High using addresses that do not reflect their true locations.[6]

Athletics

The Rivercrest High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Colt with red and gray serving as the school colors.

The Rivercrest Colts compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Warriors play within the 4A Region 3 Conference and participate in football, golf (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), swimming (girls only), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, and track (boys/girls).[7]

  • Football: The Rivercrest Colts football teams have won three state football championships (1985, 2010, 2017).
  • Golf: The girls' golf team won its first and only state championship in 2011.
  • Basketball: The boys' teams have won two state basketball championships (1990, 2011). The girls' teams have won three state championships (1974, 1978, 1980).
  • Track and field: The boys' track and field teams have won three state championships (1993, 2010, 2011).

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Rivercrest High School (050004501204)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Schools." Rivercrest School District. Retrieved on August 20, 2017. "Contact Address: 1700 W. State Hwy 14 Wilson, AR 72395" and "Rivercrest High School 1700 W. State Hwy. 14 Wilson, AR 72395"
  3. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved on August 20, 2017. Compare with highway map for unincorporated areas.
  4. ^ "General Highway Map Mississippi County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 25, 2021. - See Driver and Frenchmans Bayou on the map.
  5. ^ "Institution Summary, Rivercrest High School". AdvancED. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "School Case Studies Wonder Elementary School Osceola Middle School Dollarway High School". State of Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research. November 2011. - Cited: p. 14 (PDF p. 16/50).
  7. ^ "School Profile, Rivercrest High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ann Clemmer, R-23". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

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