Buffalo Island Central High School

Buffalo Island Central High School
Address
803 West Drew Street
Monette, Arkansas 72447
United States
Coordinates 35°53′23″N 90°21′4″W / 35.88972°N 90.35111°W / 35.88972; -90.35111Coordinates: 35°53′23″N 90°21′4″W / 35.88972°N 90.35111°W / 35.88972; -90.35111
Information
School type Public (government funded)
Status Open
School district Buffalo Island Central School District
NCES District ID 0503710[1]
Authority Arkansas Department of Education (ADE)
CEEB code 041680
NCES School ID 050371001271[2]
Grades 10-12
Enrollment 154 (2009-10[2])
  Grade 10 68
  Grade 11 40
  Grade 12 46
Student to teacher ratio 8.65[2]
Education system ADE Smart Core curriculum
School color(s)      Navy Blue
     Silver
Athletics conference 2A 3 (Basketball) Conference (2012-14)
Sports Basketball (boys/girls), track (boys/girls),
Mascot Mustang horse
Nickname BIC
Team name Buffalo Island Central Mustangs
Newspaper Hoof Prints
Yearbook Mustang Yearly
Communities served Monette and Blue Island area
Feeder schools Buffalo Island Central Junior High School (5-8)
Affiliation Arkansas Activities Association[3]
Website www.bicschools.net

Buffalo Island Central High School (or BIC) is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades nine through twelve in Monette, Arkansas, United States. It serves the Blue Island area in Craighead County and is the sole high school administered by the Buffalo Island Central School District with its main feeder school as Buffalo Island Central Junior High School. In 2010, two administrators were recognized as Administrators of the Year by the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association (ASPA).[4]

Curriculum

The assumed course of study for BIC students is the Smart Core curriculum developed the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students to complete 22 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams.

Extracurricular activities

The Buffalo Island Central High School mascot is the Mustang with school colors are navy blue and silver. The Buffalo Island Central Mustangs participate in various interscholastic activities in the 2A 3 (Basketball) Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The school athletic activities include basketball (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), soccer (boys only), track (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), baseball, and softball.[3][5]

In 2012 and 2015, the Lady Mustangs were Class 2A state finalists in softball.

In 2013, the boys golf team were the 2A State Champions, placing two individuals in the overall tournament.

Buffalo Island Central's journalism program has been recognized on the local, state and national level. Students in the program frequently win recognition at the Arkansas Scholastic Press Association's annual conventions. In 2013 and 2014, journalism staff members won nine Quill and Scroll National Yearbook Excellence Gold Keys and two Sweepstakes awards, and students won awards at the Journalism Education Association's national conventions in both 2013 and 2014.

References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Buffalo IS. Central SCH. DIST.". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Sep 13, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Buffalo IS. Central HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved Sep 13, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "School Profile, Buffalo Island Central High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved Sep 8, 2012.
  4. "BIC principals named ASPA Administrators of the Year". Hoof Prints. Retrieved Sep 14, 2012.
  5. "2012-13 Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-31. Retrieved Sep 14, 2012.

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