Magnolia High School is a comprehensive public

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, United States that serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Columbia County and the only high school managed by the Magnolia School District. It serves Magnolia,

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, McNeil, and

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History

The high school's attendance area expanded due to consolidations in the 20th and 21st centuries. Village School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 1986. The Walker School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2004. The Waldo School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2006.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. The

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voted to dissolve the Stephens School District in 2014, and the portion in Columbia County, serving McNeil and the surrounding area, was given to the Magnolia School District.

Academics

Curriculum

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

. Students may engage in regular and

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(AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. Magnolia has been a charter member and accredited by

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(formerly North Central Association) since 1924.

Awards and recognition

In 2012, Magnolia School District and its high school were recognized in the ''AP District of the Year Awards'' program in the

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's 3rd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 539 U.S. public school districts (6 in Arkansas) that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam.

Athletics

The Magnolia High School mascot is the ''

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'' with school colors of red and white. For 2012–14, the Magnolia Panthers participate in the 5A South Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the

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(AAA) including baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, cross country, football, golf (boys/girls), softball, and track and field. The Panthers boys basketball team has captured seven state titles between 1971 and 1997. The boys track and field teams have won six state championships between 1972 and 2011.

Notable alumni

* Billy Joe Daugherty (1970) — Pastor *

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— Mayor of Magnolia prior to 2011; state representative from Columbia, Lafayette, and Miller counties since 2011 * James Herbert Jones — Arkansas Auditor of State and National Guard Adjutant General

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1890 Schools in Columbia County, Arkansas 1890 establishments in Arkansas Magnolia, Arkansas