Mammoth Spring High School is a

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public high school located in

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. It is one of three public high schools in Fulton County and the sole high school administered by Mammoth Spring School District. For the 2010–11 school year, this

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school provides secondary education for more than 220 students in grades 7 through 12 and employs more than 20 educators.

Academics

The assumed course of study for Mammoth Spring students follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the

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(ADE), which requires students complete 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may elect to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams with the opportunity for college credit. The school is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1996.

Athletics

The Mammoth Spring High School athletic emblem and mascot is the ''

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'' with blue and white serving as the school colors. The Mammoth Spring Bears compete in interscholastic activities within the 1A Classification—the state's smallest classification—via the 1A Region 2 Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Bears field teams in golf (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls). The 2011 - 2012 Mammoth Spring Boys Basketball team won the Arkansas State 1A Championship.

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Schools in Fulton County, Arkansas