Strong High School (SHS) is a comprehensive public high school based in the town of
Strong, Arkansas
Strong is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 558 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 Census
2000 census
As ...
,
United States
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. SHS provides secondary education for more than 200 students in grades 7 through 12. Strong is one of public high schools in Union County and is the sole high school of the Strong–Huttig School District.
History
It was formerly in the
Strong School District
Strong School District was a school district headquartered in Strong, Arkansas.
It operated Strong Elementary School and Strong High School.
On July 1, 2004, it consolidated with the Huttig School District to form the Strong-Huttig School Dis ...
. On July 1, 2004, the Strong School District consolidated with the
Huttig School District
Huttig School District #60 was a school district headquartered in Huttig, Arkansas.
It operated Huttig Elementary School and Huttig High School. Circa 2004 it had 240 students.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls "
Arkansas Department of Education
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. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
Academics
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE, which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular (core and elective) and career focus courses and exams and may take
Advanced Placement
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(AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit. Strong High School receives
Title I
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federal funding.
Strong High School is accredited by the
Arkansas Department of Education
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) is a cabinet-level agency of the Arkansas state government overseeing public education for K-12, higher education institutions, and career and technical education.
The ADE also contains the Arkansas ...
(ADE) and accredited by
AdvancED
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since 1990.
Extracurricular activities
The Strong High School mascot and athletic emblem is the ''
Bulldog
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'' with royal blue and white serving as the school colors.
Athletics
The Strong Bulldogs compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification from the 2A Region 8 Conference for football and 2A Region 7 West Conference as basketball, as administered by the
Arkansas Activities Association
The Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas. AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary s ...
. The Bulldogs field teams in football, basketball (boys/girls), fastpitch softball, Track & Field (boys/girls) and cheer.
* Football: The Bulldogs football team won the 2A classification state football championship in 2011. The football team moved to 8-man play in 2020 and won a State Championship their first season.
*Girls' Basketball: The Lady Bulldog basketball team has won 2 state titles. in 2005 and 2006.
Notable alumni
*
Floyd Cramer
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(1951, Huttig High School)—American Hall of Fame pianist.
* Kenneth Dixon (2012) is an American football running back for the
Baltimore Ravens
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of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech.