Stuttgart High School is a public

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

for students in grades 7 through 12 located in

Stuttgart, Arkansas Stuttgart is a city in and the county seat of the northern district of Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. Established by German settlers, it was named for its larger German counterpart. Known as the "Rice and Duck Capital of the World", t ...

. The high school is administered by the

Stuttgart Public Schools Stuttgart Public Schools (officially: Stuttgart School District) is the public school district for students of primary and secondary education in the Stuttgart, Arkansas and surrounding areas. It includes the unincorporated areas of Casscoe an ...

. It is located at the intersection of 22nd Street and Buerkle Road. Its attendance area includes the unincorporated area of Casscoe.SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Arkansas County, AR
" U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 24, 2018.

Academics

Students follow the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select

Advanced Placement Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course ...

(AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity to receive college credit. Since 1998, Stuttgart has participated in the EAST Initiative.

Extracurricular activities

The Stuttgart High School mascot and athletic emblem is the '' Ricebird'' with maroon and white serving as the school colors.

Athletics

The Stuttgart Ricebirds compete in the 4A District 2 Conference in the 4A classification as administered by the

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in interscholastic activities and sports such as:

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

, basketball,

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ent ...

, soccer,

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

track & field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), thoug ...

and

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...

. * Football: The Ricebirds football team are 8-time state football champions (1949, 1952, 1960 AP, 1970, 1975, 1982, 2002, 2012). * Basketball: The boys basketball squad are 4-time state basketball champions (1914, 1915, 1992, 2009).

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Arkansas Educational institutions established in 1924 Schools in Arkansas County, Arkansas 1924 establishments in Arkansas

High School A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...