De Queen High School

De Queen High School (or DeQueen High School) is a comprehensive public high school in De Queen, Arkansas, United States that serves grades 10 through 12. It is one of two public high schools (the other at Horatio, AR) in Sevier County and is managed by the De Queen School District.

De Queen High School
Address
1803 W Coulter Dr

De Queen
,
Arkansas
71832

United States
Coordinates34°1′47″N 94°21′20″W
Information
School typePublic
School boardDe Queen School District
NCES District ID0500049[1]
CEEB code040605
NCES School ID050004900235[2]
Grades10–12
Enrollment481 (2016-17)[3]
Color(s)     Black
     Gold
MascotLeopard
Team nameDe Queen Leopards
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association
Websitedequeen5.gabbartllc.com

Academics

The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. De Queen has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1933. Cyle Allen currently holds the highest GPA with a 4.9993. Mr. Cyle Allen now holds the record for most teachers of the year with 7[4] DeQueen has an average composite ACT score of 18.[5]

Extracurricular activities

The De Queen High School mascot is the leopard with school colors of black and gold. For 2012-14, the De Queen Leopards participate in the 5A South Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) including baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, cross country, SOCCER (boys/girls) ,football, archery, golf (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls) and track and field (boys/girls).[6]

The Leopards boys track and field teams have won 13 state championships between 1958 and 2009 with the boys cross country team taking home four state titles between 2002 and 2011. The boys soccer team has won 6 state championships and consecutive state championships between 2009 and 2012.

Clubs and organizations

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dequeen School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Dequeen High School (050004900235)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. "School Profile, DeQueen High School". AdvancED. Retrieved Sep 7, 2012.
  5. {{cite web|url=https://www.collegesimply.com/k12/school/dequeen-high-school-dequeen-ar-71832/
  6. "School Profile, De Queen High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved Sep 7, 2012.
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