Clinton High School (Clinton, Mississippi)
Clinton High School is a secondary school located in Clinton, Mississippi and serving grades 10–12.The incumbent superintendent is Dr. Tim Martin, and the principal is Brett Robinson
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401 Arrow Drive , United States | |
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Motto | Where Excellence is the ONLY Option |
School district | Clinton Public School District |
Principal | Brett Robinson |
Teaching staff | 33.11 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 10–12 |
Enrollment | 639 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.30[1] |
Color(s) | Red, White, and Black |
Mascot | Arrow |
Newspaper | The Arrow Appeal [2] |
Demographics
Clinton High School enrolls approximately 1,100 students per year in grades 10–12. It is a separate campus from the Clinton school district's ninth-grade campus, Sumner Hill, which enrolls an additional 350 students. Demographic information about CHS and other schools throughout the Clinton Public School District is posted annually on the Mississippi Department of Education Web site.
Academics
AP Courses Offered
- AP Calculus
- AP Biology
- AP English III (Language)
- AP English IV (Literature)
- AP Chemistry
- AP European History
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP United States History
- AP United States Government
Clubs and Organizations
Clinton High School offers a variety of clubs and organizations that cater to the students' diverse needs.
- Academic Team
- Anchor Club
- Arrow Players
- Arrow Singers
- Art Club
- Attache Show Choir
- Band
- Book Club
- Chemistry Club
- Chess Club
- Color Guard
- Cultural Awareness Society
- DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
- Diamond Girls
- FEA (Future Educators Association)
- GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)
- HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
- History Club
- International Thespian Society
- Jazz Band
- Journalism
- Model United Nations
- Mu Alpha Theta
- National Honor Society
- SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
- Science Olympiad
- SkillsUSA
- Spanish Club
- Speech and Debate Team (Forensics)
- Student Council
- Winter Guard
- Youth in Government
Attaché Show Choir
Clinton's Attaché Show Choir has been considered one of the top show choirs in the nation for several years.[3][4] Clinton Attaché is under the direction of David and Mary Fehr. Since 1992, Attaché has won 60 out of 68 Grand Champion titles and had won 22 consecutive competitions while competing against elite groups across the nation, which was the longest winning streak in the history of show choir, before placing 2nd at Sullivan in 2008. It has on multiple occasions been ranked the No. 1 show choir in America by the Show Choir Ranking System. Attaché is composed of 43 singers and dancers, 13 pit members, and 15 crew members. The pit is directed by Robert Allen, and the crew is directed by Deborah Morgan. Attaché also has been the host of Show Choir Nationals in Nashville, TN for 12 straight years.
Arrow Singers
Clinton's Arrow Singers is an award-winning, all-superior rated choral program. The Arrow Singers are under the direction of renowned pianist and music educator Carol Joy Sparkman. The Arrow Singers consist of six choirs:
- Arrow401 – SSAA choir a Capella choir
- Diversity- SATB a Capella choir
- Belles Voix – beginner's SSAA choir
- Vivace – advanced SSAA choir
- Varsity Men – TTBB choir
- Colla Voce – SATB choir
Arrow Singers frequently perform with Distinguished Concerts International New York. In 2016, they performed at Carnegie Hall. In 2018, they performed at Lincoln Center.
Clinton Arrow Bands
Ensembles:
- Color Guard
- Indoor Percussion
- Marching Band
- Concert Band
- Lions Band
Athletics
Clinton Arrows participate in the following sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball – Boys
- Basketball – Girls
- Bowling
- Cheerleaders
- Cross Country
- Fastpitch softball
- Football
- Golf
- Powerlifting
- Slowpitch softball
- Soccer – Boys
- Soccer – Girls
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
Championships and awards
- The Clinton High School Arrows football team won the 6A state championship in 2016.
- The Clinton Percussion Indoor Percussion Unit won the WGI (Winter Guard International) Indoor Percussion Open Class World Championship in 2014
- The Clinton High School Arrows soccer team won the class 5A state championship 1991,1993,1994,1996,1997,2005, 2006, 2009 and 6A State Championship in 2012
- The Clinton High School Lady Arrows Track and Field team won the state championship in 2013, 2014, and 2015
- The Clinton High School Lady Kingpins bowling team won the state championship in 2007 and 2008.
- The Clinton High School Lady Arrows basketball team won the state championship in 2005.
- The Clinton High School Boys Cross Country team won the 5A state championship in 2010.
- Clinton High School was designated as a National Blue Ribbon School in 1982–1983.[5]
- Clinton High School was one of only 50 in the nation to earn a Siemens Foundation Award for Advanced Placement in 2009, for the high quality of its college prep courses and instructors.[6]
Notable alumni
- Lance Bass, Actor
- Mark Childress, Novelist[7]
- Barry Hannah, Novelist[8]
- Meredith Edwards, Singer
- Ted DiBiase Jr., Actor and former professional wrestler.[9]
- Sasha Goodlett, WNBA player for the Chicago Sky[10]
- Cam Akers, NFL running back for the Los Angelas Rams[11]
References
- "CLINTON HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Thearrowappeal.com". thearrowappeal.com.
- http://www.scrsystem.net
- http://www.showchoirranks.com Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2013-01-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Mark Childress". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- "Mississippi College Family Remembers Author Barry Hannah". Mississippi College. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Saturday, Staff Reports Email the author Published 12:00 am; April 4; 2015 (2015-04-04). "Dream leads wrestler to life of service". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2020-04-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Former Clinton Lady Arrow Sasha Goodlett reflects on pro basketball career". WJTV. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Enright, Bill, Rams Select RB Cam Akers with No. 52 pick in NFL Draft, retrieved 2020-04-26