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25-730: Van Buren High School may refer to several schools in the United States: Van Buren High School (Van Buren, Arkansas) Van Buren High School, Van Buren, Indiana Van Buren High School (Van Buren, Maine) Van Buren High School (Missouri) in Van Buren, Missouri Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village, New York City Van Buren High School (Ohio) in Van Buren, Ohio [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

50-424: A journalism department that produces the student newspaper and yearbook , choir , and drama . The Van Buren High School Pointers have won several state and conference championships in multiple sports: Arkansas Activities Association The Arkansas Activities Association, or "AAA," was founded in 1904 by seven high schools and colleges and was called the "Arkansas State Athletic Association." In 1912,

75-467: A concurrent credit partnership with the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith , Arkansas Tech University , Western Arkansas Technical Center , and Northwest Arkansas Community College , whereas students may receive concurrent high school and college credit. The Pointer Pride Marching Band has won several marching contests, including Broken Arrow Invitational Grand Champions in 2010. The school's mascot

100-462: A key issue in Arkansas. Prior to 2002, only single-gender schools would have its enrollment altered, in this case by doubling the reported enrollment. In 2002, the enrollments reported by private schools was multiplied by 1.35. In 2006, that multiplier was increased to 1.75. Starting in 2008, the multiplier will be dropped altogether, and each private school will be placed one classification above where

125-686: A major development project that was finished in 2009. The project added a number of new classrooms, a new basketball facility (Clair Bates Arena), and a 1,500 seat concert and performing arts center, known as the Van Buren Fine Arts Center. The assumed course of study at Van Buren High School exceeds the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams to obtain at least 24 units beyond

150-474: A mix of 7A and 6A schools so as to save on transportation expenses during the regular season. For purposes of clarity, the activity districts with regions covered are as follows. The AAA has changed both the names and means of these classifications over time. Prior to 2006, the activity district number was placed in front of the class for conference names (i.e. 4AAA, 7AA-East). These naming conventions changed as well, but many local media outlets still placed

175-560: A predominantly white school and a black school occurred October 28, 1966 between Little Rock Central High School and Little Horace Mann . Some integrated schools were admitted to the AAA by 1966, and all of the African-American schools were admitted to the AAA in 1967, but maintained separate districts. This resulted in a situation in which all-black Stuttgart Holman was to play partially integrated Pine Bluff Southeast, which had been admitted to

200-415: A student's eligibility to participate. The AAA organizes its member schools by 3-year average daily membership (ADM) in grades 10-12 every two years. Each classification is organized by rank, as opposed to a minimum threshold, to maintain consistent numbers for each class. Since 2006, the schools have been organized as follows. The means of placing private schools within these classifications have become

225-413: A winner of each classification, each conference sends the top 4 teams within them to attend the state playoffs. All number 1 seed schools get a first round bye. The playoffs are in a single elimination tournament that decides the best teams in a classification. Rounds are played weekly until two teams remain in the tournament. The two remaining teams will play at a set location to decide the state champion in

250-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Van Buren High School (Van Buren, Arkansas) Van Buren High School is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 10 through 12 in Van Buren, Arkansas , United States . It is the sole high school administered by the Van Buren School District. The school underwent

275-836: Is the Pointer (hunting dog) , and its school colors are kelly green and white. For 2012-17, the Van Buren Pointers compete in the state's largest classification (7A) And in 2018 will compete in the state's second-largest classification (6A) within the 7A/6A Central Conference of the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). The Pointers engage in numerous interscholastic activities, including baseball , basketball (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), football , golf , track , soccer , softball , tennis (boys/girls), and volleyball , along with marching band , cheer , and dance . Other extracurricular activities include

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300-448: The 2016–18 school years: The conference membership within the 2A Classification are adjusted for schools that do not field a football team. The following conferences exist within the 2A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 1A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The state's Quiz Bowl competitions are organized by

325-417: The 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 5A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 4A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The conference membership within the 3A Classification are adjusted for schools that do not field a football team. The following conferences exist within the 3A classification for

350-552: The 22 units required by the Smart Core curriculum. The Van Buren School District offers students a Smart Core diploma, a College Prep diploma, a College Prep with Honors diploma, and a College Prep with High Honors diploma, each based on certain coursework and grade point average requirements. Exceptional students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists and participated in Arkansas Governor's School . The school maintains

375-648: The 2A-7 West and 2A-7 East). Classes 3A and 2A group conferences for football and basketball separately ( Mountainburg is in Conference 3A-1 for football and 3A-4 for basketball). Finally, sports with limited sponsorship, such as soccer and swimming, have their own conferences between the participants. These special conferences often transcend multiple classes. From 2010 to 2016, the rules for 7A and 6A classification for football were changed. The divisions still compete in separate playoffs, but two regional conferences that have previously been exclusive to 7A or 6A now have

400-592: The AAA in 1966, for the African-American championship. The AAA refused to allow the title game to take place, on the grounds that Holman was not a member of the association. In 1968 the districts were realigned to include black and white schools in the same districts. The AAA currently governs a total of 12 sports: Although the word "activities" is used in the name, the AAA is directly responsible only for interscholastic athletics. Other activities, including music, forensics, and spirit groups, are governed by their own associations affiliated with yet not part of

425-434: The AAA, who is only responsible for sanctioning the events. These associations usually adopt the AAA's means of determining eligibility as well as its size classifications seen below, but regional classifications and means of organizing events are left only to their respective associations. The AAA maintains affiliations with several non-sporting activities associations. These associations generally use AAA guidelines regarding

450-618: The Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association ( AGQBA ) as sanctioned by the AAA. Each spring, the Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association holds the state tournament finals for each classification. These matches are broadcast on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN). (Prior to 2006-2007 school year Arkansas had only five classification divisions.) (Prior to 2006-2007 school year Arkansas had only five classification divisions.) To decide

475-524: The classification. These rules for playoffs apply to football only. The following is a (fall sport) list of Arkansas state champions in girls cross country: The following is a (fall sport) list of Arkansas state champions in boys cross country: The state competitive dance championships are held annually in November or December. The state competitive cheer championships are held annually in November or December. The basketball season begins each November with

500-403: The district number before the class (3-4A instead of 4A-3). Prior to this, a few outlets mixed prior references to new ones (some newspapers in western Arkansas made references to the 4AAA-West, yet such a conference never existed). The following conferences exist within the 7A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 6A classification for

525-444: The enrollment would otherwise place the school. In 2012, enrollment for private schools that were segregated were combined (for example, Catholic High School for Boys with Mount Saint Mary Academy (for Girls)). Within each classification, the schools are further grouped into conferences, each with 6-8 schools apiece. In Classes 7A-5A, the conferences are named according to directional region (i.e. 7A-West, 6A-Central, 5A-Southeast). In

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550-607: The high schools separated from the colleges and became the "Arkansas Athletics Association." Membership increased rapidly, and eventually the name of the organization was changed to the "Arkansas Activities Association". The following member organizations exist within AAA: Prior to integration of public schools, the AAA only governed the activities of white schools. Until 1961, the association required special permission before an integrated school could compete with an all-white school, even in band. The first AAA-sanctioned meeting between

575-489: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Buren_High_School&oldid=987077248 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

600-410: The smaller classes, the conferences are named according to the activity district number which the conference is centrally located (a class 4A conference in western Arkansas would be the 4A-4 conference). In smaller classes, there can be more than one conference within an activity district. These are further named according to directional area (a pair of class 2A conferences in southwest Arkansas would be

625-611: The state basketball championship tournament held annually in late February and March. The bowling season begins each November with the state bowling championship tournament held annually in late February. According to the AAA Bowling Handbook, all Arkansas Activities Association rules will be followed. Rules for competition shall be those of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) American Bowling Alliance. Arkansas Activities Association rules prevail in case of

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