North Little Rock High School
North Little Rock High School | |
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101 West 22nd Street , Arkansas 72114 United States | |
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Established | 1928 |
School district | North Little Rock School District |
NCESDistrict ID | 0510680[2] |
CEEB code | 041860 |
NCESSchool ID | 051068000795[3](West Campus) 051068000794[4](East Campus) |
Principal | Nadia St. Louis |
Teaching staff | 163.10 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 2,032 (2021-2022)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.00[1] |
Campus | NLR High School |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Royal blue and gold |
Athletics conference | 7A Central |
Nickname | Ole Main |
Team name | Charging Wildcats |
Accreditation | AdvancED |
Newspaper | The Focus |
Yearbook | The Legacy |
Communities served | North Little Rock |
Feeder schools | North Little Rock Middle School |
Affiliation | Arkansas Activities Association |
Website | www |
North Little Rock High School | |
Location inArkansas | |
Location | 101 West 22nd Street,North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 34°46′35″N92°16′05″W/ 34.7763°N 92.2681°W |
Built | 1928-1930 |
Architect | William Peterson,Mann, Wanger & King |
Architectural style | Art-Deco |
NRHP referenceNo. | 92001625[5] |
Added to NRHP | February 25, 1993 |
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North Little Rock High Schoolis a public school inNorth Little Rock, Arkansas,that is administered by theNorth Little Rock School District.As of the 2016–17 school year, the high school consists of one campus, which holds 9th - 12th grade.
History
[edit]Built in 1890, North Little Rock's (Argenta's) first high school was called North Side High School, later Clendenin Hill High School (site of present-day Argenta Alternative Academy at 13th & Main Streets).[citation needed]
In 1912, the 16 classroom Argenta High School was constructed. In 1917 450 children attended the school.[6]The rapid northward growth of North Little Rock in the mid-1920s resulted in a doubling of school enrollment. In 1928, as the need for a new high school increased, the North Little Rock School Board selected the corner of 22nd and Main Streets as the new construction site forNorth Little Rock High School.[7]As a result, North Side High School became a junior high school.[citation needed]The original Argenta High School facility, which included an auditorium, a gymnasium, and a recitation room, stood until its 1976 demolition.[6]
The North Little Rock High School was constructed beginning in 1928 and completed in 1930. Little Rock architectGeorge R. Mannof the firm Peterson, William, Mann, Wanger & King designed the high school as a light colored brick and concrete building in anArt-Decostyle.[8]Between 1956 and 1959, North Little Rock High School served students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grade for nearbyCity of Sherwoodbefore the construction ofSylvan Hills High Schoolwas completed.
In 1970, the North Little Rock School District closedScipio Jones High School,the segregated public school for black children, as a result ofdesegregationand the city established a new integrated public high school and thus integrated and renamed the then 40-year-old classic art-deco facility along Main Street asOle Main High Schooland named the new facility asNortheast High School.For the next twenty years, the Northeast Chargers served as a natural rival for the Ole Main Wildcats. Then in 1990, the school district consolidated the two schools asNorth Little Rock High School East Campus(formerly Northeast) for ninth and tenth grades andNorth Little Rock High School West Campus(formerly Ole Main) for eleventh and twelfth grades.[9]As a result of the consolidation, the schools' new mascot became theCharging Wildcatsas it remains today. In 1993, North Little Rock High School was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
In 2012, the city of North Little Rock passed a millage to integrate the school into one campus for all high schoolers, grades 9-12. Construction for the new buildings and demolition of some old ones began the following school year. The district had to shuffle grades to different campuses to allow for it. The original High School still stands on the campus along with the new buildings. A new gym and football field were also constructed at this time.
Curriculum
[edit]The school's assumed course of study is based on the Smart Core curriculum developed by theArkansas Department of Education.The school offers coursework and exams inAdvanced Placement(AP) and since 1992 offers theInternational Baccalaureate(IB)Diploma Programme.[10]Additionally, the school is a member of theEAST (Environmental And Spatial Technologies) Initiativethat allows students to familiarize themselves with technology through partnerships with technology firms.
The school's teachers received the 1982, 1990, and 1997 Arkansas Teacher of the Year awards by the state's education department and the 1979 and 1987 Bandmaster of the Year award by the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association.[11][12]
Extracurricular activities
[edit]The school's mascot and athletic emblem is theCharging Wildcatwith royal blue and gold serving as the school colors.
Athletics
[edit]For 2012–14, the Charging Wildcats participate in numerous interscholastic sports and events from the 7A Classification—the state's largest classification—within the 7A Central Conference administered by theArkansas Activities Associationincluding: baseball, basketball (boys'/girls'), bowling (boys'/girls'), cheer (boys'/girls'), cross country (boys'/girls'), dance, debate, football, golf (boys'/girls'), soccer (boys'/girls'), softball, speech, swimming (boys'/girls'), tennis (boys'/girls'), track (boys'/girls'), volleyball and wrestling.[13]
Theatre Arts
[edit]NLRHS is proud to have a long tradition as one of the largest speech, drama, and dance programs in the state of Arkansas. NLRHS presents three main stage productions, two dance concerts, a dessert theater night, hosts one of the largest speech and debate competitions in central Arkansas. NLRHS employs 11 incredibly talented faculty and educates approximately 500 students in ALL aspects of the speech, dance, and theater arts. The forensics team in 2016 sent its first students to compete at the National Forensics competition held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The students, William Gould and Ginger Rhodes, placed within the top 60 in the nation.[14]
Championship seasons
[edit]- Boys'BasketballState Champions:16*
- 12—North Little Rock High School (1943 1949, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 2013, 2014*,[15]2015, 2018, 2021, 2022)
- 4—Scipio A. Jones High School (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)
- Girls' Basketball State Champions:4 - 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018
- FootballState Champions:5–1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 2017
- Girls' Fastptich SoftballState Champions:7–2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Girls' TennisState Champions:3–1988, 1989, 1990 (NLR East Campus, formerly North Little Rock Northeast)
- BaseballState Champions:[16]3—1996 (AAAA), 2004 (AAAAA), 2019 (7A)
- Boys' SoccerState Champions. 7th overall in the nation in AP Poll:1—1998
Awards and recognition
[edit]The girls' softball team from 2001 to 2003 hold a state record 41 consecutive wins with a state record of 34 wins during the 2002 season.[17]Playing for Scipio A. Jones High School,Eddie Milesaveraged 30.3 points per game during his senior year and led the Golden Dragons to four consecutiveblack schoolstate championships.[18][19]Between 1987 and 1990, Paula Juels won four consecutive individual state tennis championships (state record) while leading the North Little Rock Northeast Chargers to three team championships.[20]
Traditions
[edit]Senior Roll Night is an unofficial school tradition dating back to the 1980s that takes place each summer on the night before the first day of school. The senior class spends the night toilet papering the houses of the junior class. It is also common for toilets, mattresses, and other random objects to be spray painted with school colors and left on lawns.[21]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 1988, the school's yearbookThe Wildcatwas inducted in theNational Scholastic Press Association(NSPA) All-American Hall of Fame for its numerousNational Pacemaker Awardsit had received in previous years.[22]In 2002, the school's literary magazine "Legend" grabbed a NSPA Best of Show Award.
Notable people
[edit]Notable alumni
[edit]![]() | This article's list of alumnimay not follow Wikipedia'sverifiabilitypolicy.(October 2019) |
- Donovan Briley, Distinguished Fying Cross, Two Bronze Stars, Two Purple Hearts, Two Air Medals
- Glenn Abbott(1969) – professional baseball player (1973–1984)[23]
- Joey Lauren Adams(1986, NLR Northeast) – film and TV actress and director
- Pat Hays– politician; former mayor of North Little Rock and Arkansas House of Representatives member
- K.J. Hill– Ohio State wide receiver, NFL receiver with theLos Angeles Chargers[24]
- Jerry Jones(1960) –Dallas Cowboysowner, president and general manager
- Trey Junkin(1980) – former football linebacker, tight end, and long snapper inNFL[25]
- Eddie Miles(1959, NLR Scipio Jones) – retired basketball player who led Scipio A. Jones High School to four consecutive state championships; fourth overall pick of1963 NBA draft[26]
- Nate Powell– graphic novelist, publisher, and musician.
- Jay Russell(1978) – director, producer,End of the Line(1988),My Dog Skip(2000),Tuck Everlasting(2002),Ladder 49(2004),Water Horse: Legend of the Deep(2008)
- Pharoah Sanders(1959, NLR Scipio Jones) – jazz musician
- Nick Smith Jr.,professional basketball player forCharlotte Hornets
- Martrell Spaight(2011) – professionalfootballplayer (2015–2018)[25]
- Mary Steenburgen(1971) –Academy Award-winning film actress
- Bill Valentine(1950) – retired professional baseball umpire
- Will Walls– professional football player (1937–1943)[25]
- Wayne Yates(1956) – retired basketball player and coach
- Bill Young– professional football player (1937–1946)[25]
- Moses Moody- professional basketball player for theGolden State Warriors
Notable Faculty / Staff
[edit]- Henry Hawk, Head Football Coach; 1972 State Champion; Boston Marathoner; Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
- Raymond Burnett(educator/coach, 1954–56) – football player and coach; inductee to Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
- Raymond Simon– former math teacher andU.S. Deputy Secretary of Education
- Ken Stephens(Educator/coach) – former coach who led this school to three state football championships ('65, '66, '70)
References
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- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Nlr High School-east Campus (051068000794)".National Center for Education Statistics.Institute of Education Sciences.RetrievedMay 24,2014.
- ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.March 13, 2009.
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- ^"Bandmaster of the Year".ASBOA.RetrievedAugust 15,2012.
- ^"AAA School Directory. North Little Rock High School".Arkansas Activities Association.RetrievedAugust 13,2012.
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- ^Muck, Jeremy (February 5, 2015)."NLR to forfeit 2013-14 football, basketball victories".arkansasonline.com.Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.RetrievedJanuary 25,2021.
- ^"Arkansas Baseball State Champions".ArkansasSports360.com.RetrievedAugust 14,2012.
- ^"2012-13 Arkansas Activities Association Record Book"(PDF).AHSAA.org. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on May 31, 2013.RetrievedAugust 13,2012.
- ^"2012-13 AAA Arkansas State Record Book"(PDF).AHSAA.org. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on May 31, 2013.RetrievedAugust 14,2012.
- ^"Eddie Miles, Jackie Ridgle it's time for Southern States to integrate their high school basketball record books".Evin Demirel. March 8, 2012.RetrievedAugust 14,2012.
- ^"2012-13 AAA State Record Book"(PDF).AHSAA.org. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on May 31, 2013.RetrievedAugust 14,2012.
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- ^"NSPA All-American Hall of Fame".National Scholastic Press Association. Archived fromthe originalon November 21, 2008.RetrievedAugust 13,2012.
- ^"North HS (Little Rock, AR) Baseball Players".Baseball-Reference.com.RetrievedOctober 12,2019.
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External links
[edit]- 1928 establishments in Arkansas
- Art Deco architecture in Arkansas
- Educational institutions established in 1928
- International Baccalaureate schools in Arkansas
- High schools in North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Public high schools in Arkansas
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Arkansas