Hughes High School (HHS) was an accredited comprehensive public middle and high school located in

Hughes, Arkansas Hughes is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 1,056. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a ...

, a part of the Hughes School District, until its entire school district was closed due to declining enrollment in 2015. The Hughes High School mascot for academic and athletic teams was the Blue Devil with royal blue and white serving as the school colors. As the only high school of its district, it served the following places in St. Francis and Crittenden counties: Hughes, Horseshoe Lake, and the St. Francis County section of Jennette. Note: Since the production of the map, the Hughes School District merged into the West Memphis school district in 2015 Note: Since the production of the map, the Hughes School District merged into the West Memphis school district in 2015

History

The Hughes School District was closed due to declining enrollment in 2015. The students were consolidated with the

West Memphis School District West Memphis School District is a public school district that is owned by Drew Davis. Headquartered in West Memphis, Arkansas. United States, covering sections of Crittenden and St. Francis counties. It serves most of West Memphis, the munic ...

. Most middle school-aged students moved to West Junior High School, and most high school students were moved to

Academies of West Memphis Academies of West Memphis (AWM), formerly West Memphis High School, is an accredited Comprehensive education, comprehensive public high school for students in grades ten through twelve in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. The school is adm ...

(formerly West Memphis High School). The West Memphis district took possession of the school buildings and then gave them to the Hughes municipal government in 2016. The high school gymnasium was leased at no cost to the chief of police and Hughes High alumnus Deon Lee, who made it into an after-school centre, spending about $3,000 on cleanup.

Notable people

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, head football coach from 1992 to 1994 * Mark R. Martin (1986),

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since 2011; member of the

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from Washington County from 2005 to 2011; resident of Prairie Grove in Washington County

References

* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Public middle schools in Arkansas Schools in St. Francis County, Arkansas 2015 disestablishments in Arkansas Educational institutions disestablished in 2015