Dollarway High School

Dollarway High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Pine Bluff and the only high school managed by the Dollarway School District. Within the state, the school is often referred to as Pine Bluff Dollarway.

Dollarway High School
Address
Dollarway High School
Dollarway High School
4900 Dollarway Road

Pine Bluff
,
Arkansas
71602

United States
Coordinates34°14′26″N 92°3′21″W
Information
School typePublic
School boardDollarway School District
NCES District ID0505410[1]
CEEB code042040
NCES School ID050541000253[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment329 (2016-17)[3]
Student to teacher ratio10.78[2]
Color(s)     Cardinal
     White
MascotCardinal
Team nameDollarway Cardinals
AccreditationsADE;
AdvancED (1962–)
Communities servedPortions of Pine Bluff, Altheimer, Sherrill, Wabbaseka, Tucker, Plum Bayou, and a small portion of White Hall
AffiliationArkansas Activities Association
Websitewww.dollarway.k12.ar.us

Dollarway High serves sections of Pine Bluff as well as Altheimer, Sherrill, and Wabbaseka. A small portion of White Hall is in the Dollarway school district.[4] It also serves the unincorporated areas of Tucker, Plum Bayou,[5] Pastoria, and Wright.[6]

History

In 1971, due to the federally mandated integration of public schools, Dollarway merged with all-black Townsend Park High School.[7] Dove v Parham, 1959 lawsuit mandated integration at Dollarway, but segregationists including Jim Johnson and Amis Guthridge incited a riot to prevent black children from attending the schools. In 1963, two black children in a wagon were beaten by white parents. In 1964, a black man Rob Bryant, was elected to the Dollarway School District. Although there was an attempt on the part of whites to invalidate the election, Bryant joined the board.[8][9] The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006.[5] The Altheimer district formerly operated Altheimer-Sherrill High School.[10] At some point Altheimer-Sherrill closed and the students were rezoned to Dollarway High.

In 2016 Dollarway High moved into the building formerly occupied by Robert F. Morehead Middle School.[11]

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. Dollarway has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1962.[12]

Extracurricular activities

The Dollarway High School mascot is the Cardinal bird with school colors of cardinal and white.

Athletics

For 2012-14, the Dollarway Cardinals participate in the 4A Region 2 Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) including baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance, cross country, football, golf (boys/girls), softball, and track and field.[13][14]

  • Football: The football team won 3 consecutive state football championship in 1988, 1989, 1990, with a combined record of 40-2.
  • Golf: The boys golf team won a state golf championship in 1960.
  • Basketball: The Cardinals boys basketball team was a 2013 state championship finalist; losing to the Pottsville Apaches 54-50.
  • Track and field: The boys track team won a state track and field championship in 1990.

Clubs and traditions

Dollarway students are provided various opportunities to participate in clubs and organizations that provide networking of special interests, community service, competition and events, including:

Notable alumni

The following are notable people associated with Dollarway High School. If the person was a Dollarway High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included.

  • Carl Kidd - American football player in the NFL and CFL.

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dollarway School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Dollarway High School (050541000253)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. "DOLLARWAY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Jefferson County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that, while the Altheimer Unified School District's boundaries are indicated, the district had already consolidated into Dollarway School District at the time the map was made.
  5. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that Plum Bayou consolidated into the Wabbaseka Tucker school district in 1983, then the Altheimer-Sherrill and Wabbaseka Tucker school districts consolidated into Altheimer Unified in 1993, which in turn consolidated into Dollarway in 2006. Therefore this district serves Tucker and Plum Bayou.
  6. "School closures hit a community". The Pine Bluff Commercial. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2017-08-04. The former Altheimer district included students from Altheimer, Wabbaseka, Sherrill, Tucker, Pastoria, Wright and the Plum Bayou communities. - Alternate location Archived 2016-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at the Arkansas Department of Education (PDF page 3/13)
  7. "Home To Volunteer". 23 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. "Dove v. Parham". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. "Dollarway to Open Schools Today". Hope Star. 24 September 1959.
  10. "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Page 65 (PDF p. 71/157).
  11. Davis, Shedelle (2016-08-19). "Dollarway School District clarifies school name changes". The Pine Bluff Commercial. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  12. "School Profile, Dollarway High School". AdvancED. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  13. "School Profile, Dollarway High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  14. "2012-13 Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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