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Arkansas City High School (Kansas)

Arkansas City High School
Address
Map
1200 West Radio Lane[1]

Arkansas City
,
Kansas
67005

United States
Coordinates37°5′12″N 97°3′16″W / 37.08667°N 97.05444°W / 37.08667; -97.05444
Information
School typePublic, High School
Established1880
School districtArkansas City USD 470
SuperintendentRon Ballard
CEEB code170110 [2]
PrincipalMelissa Seacat[3]
Teaching staff54.00 (FTE)[4]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment866 (2022–2023)[4]
Student to teacher ratio16.04[4]
Color(s)     
Team nameBulldogs
RivalWinfield High School [5]
Websitehs.usd470.com

Arkansas City High School is a public high school in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Arkansas City USD 470 school district. Similar to the nickname for the city, the high school is usually referred to as “Ark City”.

History

Old Arkansas City High School building, now Ireland Hall on the Cowley Community College campus[6]

During the early days of many new communities, church buildings were used for multiple purposes until other facilities could be built. On June 4, 1880, the first Arkansas City High School graduating class had its commencement at the First United Methodist Church.[7] The district rented space in a former boarding house owned by H. P. Farrar in the period 1888 to 1891 to use for high school classes. The building got the nickname "Bed Bug Hall" due to the discovery of the pests.[8]

From September 7, 1892 to 1922, high school classes were held in what is now known as Old Arkansas City High School.[9] In 1893 the principal was L. E. Eddy and there were a total of three faculty.[10] Cowley Community College was established in 1922 as the Arkansas City Junior College and, for thirty years, its facilities were in the basement of the Old Arkansas City High School building, one of the oldest remaining buildings in Arkansas City. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Old Arkansas City High School" and is Cowley College's Ireland Hall.[6]

In 1922, students moved to a "new" high school.

Athletics

The first athletic activities were a girls' basketball team organized by chemistry and physics teacher Roxana Oldroyd.[11] In 1906 the boys' basketball team was created.[12]

The tennis team and softball team have won several state championships. Arkansas City native Darren Daulton played fourteen seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, in one of which they won the 1993 National League pennant, and three with the Florida Marlins, with whom he won the 1997 World Series. He was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[7] Quarterback Jack Mitchell was an All-American in 1948 and the MVP of the 1949 Sugar Bowl.[7]

State championships

State Championships[13]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Cross Country, Boys 2 1987, 1988
Golf, Girls 2 1994, 1995
Winter Basketball, Girls 1 1914
Winter Basketball, Boys 1 1918
Wrestling 21 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2018
Spring Baseball 2 2002, 2018
Golf, Boys 2 1962, 1995
Softball 4 1996, 2000, 2006, 2007
Tennis, Boys 3 1989, 1990, 1992
Tennis, Girls 2 1997, 2016
Track & Field, Boys 2 1932, 1988
Total 41

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "High School CEEB Code Search - SUNY". www.suny.edu. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Directory - Arkansas City High School". hs.usd470.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Arkansas City High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Rivalry project is for fun, not fanatics". www.ctnewsonline.com.
  6. ^ a b Cowley College History, Cowley Community College website
  7. ^ a b c Ferguson, Heather D. (2011). Arkansas City: People, Places, and Events. Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-6049-6. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Ferguson, Heather D. Arkansas City: People, Places, and Events. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 0738560499, 9780738560496. p. 110.
  9. ^ "Ireland Hall". Cowley Community College. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Ferguson, Heather D. Arkansas City: People, Places, and Events. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 0738560499, 9780738560496. p. 112.
  11. ^ Ferguson, Heather D. Arkansas City: People, Places, and Events. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 0738560499, 9780738560496. p. 113.
  12. ^ Ferguson, Heather D. Arkansas City: People, Places, and Events. Arcadia Publishing, 2011. ISBN 0738560499, 9780738560496. p. 114.
  13. ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on April 21, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  14. ^ Davis, F.M.; Tidwell, J.E. (2002). Black Moods: Collected Poems. The American poetry recovery series. University of Illinois Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-252-02738-3. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "Les Miller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  16. ^ Seminoff, Kirk (August 26, 1992). "No doubt about this one". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  17. ^ Levy, David W. (2008). The University of Oklahoma : A History, Volume 1: 1890–1917. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806139760.
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