Lake Hamilton High School
| Lake Hamilton High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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280 Wolf Street Pearcy, Arkansas 71964 |
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| Coordinates | 34°26′27″N 93°12′51″W / 34.44083°N 93.21417°WCoordinates: 34°26′27″N 93°12′51″W / 34.44083°N 93.21417°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public comprehensive |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Lake Hamilton School District |
| CEEB code | 041155 |
| NCES School ID | 050861000575 |
| Teaching staff | 54.97 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1035 (2013–14) |
| Classes | No less than 38 |
| Education system | ADE Smart Core curriculum |
| Classes offered | Regular, Career Focus, Advanced Placement |
| School color(s) |
Maroon Gold |
| Mascot | Gray wolf |
| Team name | Lake Hamilton Wolves |
| Accreditation |
ADE AdvancED (2011–) |
| USNWR ranking | Unranked (2012) |
| Website | wolves |
Lake Hamilton High School is a public secondary school for grades 10 through 12 located in Pearcy, Arkansas located near Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine. LHHS supports more than 900 students with more than 50 educators.
LHHS is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 2011. Students compete a program of study that completes with the ADE Smart Core curriculum. Lake Hamilton offers a variety of educational programs, including English as a Second Language (ESL), Advanced Placement (AP), character and drug education programs, homeless child and youth programs, career and technical education, and special needs and special education classes.
Senior high students may take advantage of the accelerated classes in the core content areas which provide challenging curricular materials to meet their needs. In addition, students may choose Pre-AP and Advanced Placement classes in the University Studies Program, which provide college level material and college credit by examination. Concurrent credit in academic classes is also available through National Park Community College.
Lake Hamilton High School has consistently ranked amongst the top high schools in the state as evaluated by the Challenge Index presented by the Washington Post. The school's state ranking is No. 18 (2011), No. 33 (2012), and No. 22 (2013) with index scores of 1.473, 1.591 and 1.966, respectively.
Dear old LH High we salute thee
and we give thee all of our praise.
Unto thee we will sing our Alma Mater,
until its dying day.
We will cheer her on forever.
Oh let our voices ring true.
May our hearts be ever loyal,
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