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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Dumas High School
| name = Dumas High School
| streetaddress = 709 Dan Gill Drive
| streetaddress = 709 Dan Gill Drive
| city = [[Dumas, Arkansas|Dumas]]
| city = [[Dumas, Arkansas|Dumas]]
| state = [[Arkansas]]
| state = Arkansas <!-- Do not link per [[WP:SEAOFBLUE]] -->
| country = USA
| country = USA
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| grades = 10–12
| grades = 10–12
| principal = Lorrie Holt
| principal = Lorrie Holt
| faculty = 31.50 (on [[full time equivalent|FTE]] basis)<ref name="nces_sch" />
| teaching_staff = 36.28 (on [[full time equivalent|FTE]] basis)<ref name="nces_sch" />
| enrollment = 328 (2016-17)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0505500&ID=050550000262|title=DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
| enrollment = 314 (2022-2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0505500&ID=050550000262|title=DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=October 15, 2024}}</ref>
| ratio = 9.46<ref name="nces_sch" />
| ratio = 8.65<ref name="nces_sch" />
| district = [[Dumas School District]]
| district = [[Dumas School District]]
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| colors = {{color box|purple}} Purple<br />{{color box|#CFB53B}} Old Gold
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| sports=Baseball, Basketball, Competitive Cheer, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Athletics, BAND
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| conference = 4A Region 8 (2012–14)
| conference = 4A Region 8 (2012–14)
| mascot = Bobcat
| mascot = Bobcat
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| team_name = Dumas Bobcats
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| campus type = Rural<ref name="nces_sch" />
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'''Dumas High School''' ('''DHS'''), formerly '''Dumas New Tech High School''', is a [[Comprehensive education|comprehensive]] [[secondary school|public secondary school]] located in [[Dumas, Arkansas]], [[United States]], for students in grades ten through twelve. Dumas is one of two public high schools in [[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha County]] and is the sole high school administered by the [[Dumas School District]].
'''Dumas High School''' ('''DHS'''), formerly '''Dumas New Tech High School''', is a [[Comprehensive education|comprehensive]] [[secondary school|public secondary school]] located in [[Dumas, Arkansas]], [[United States]], for students in grades ten through twelve. Dumas is one of two public high schools in [[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha County]] and is the sole high school administered by the [[Dumas School District]].


It serves territory in Desha and [[Lincoln County, Arkansas|Lincoln]] counties, including Dumas, [[Gould, Arkansas|Gould]], [[Mitchellville, Arkansas|Mitchellville]], and [[Winchester, Arkansas|Winchester]]. It also serves [[Arkansas Department of Corrections]] prison property ([[Cummins Unit]]).
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It serves territory in Desha and [[Lincoln County, Arkansas|Lincoln]] counties, including Dumas, [[Gould, Arkansas|Gould]],<ref>"[http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/Information/DocketSCAN-2.pdf Gould Bus Route 2009-2010 School Year] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815054126/http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/Information/DocketSCAN-2.pdf |date=August 15, 2011 }}." Dumas School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.</ref> and [[Mitchellville, Arkansas|Mitchellville]]. It also serves [[Arkansas Department of Corrections]] prison property ([[Cummins Unit]]).<ref name="Busroutes">"[http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/Information/DocketSCAN-1.pdf Maintenance & Transportation Department] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815054056/http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/Information/DocketSCAN-1.pdf |date=August 15, 2011 }}." Dumas School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.</ref><!--Mitchellville and "Prison" are destinations on the list!--><ref>"[http://arkansased.org/about/pdf/RevisedSDJuly1_2010.pdf ARKANSAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATION COOPERATIVES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]." ([https://www.webcitation.org/5x079ejTq?url=http://arkansased.org/about/pdf/RevisedSDJuly1_2010.pdf Archive]) [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Dumas district scheduled a consolidation of Gould High School into Dumas High effective fall 2005.<ref name="DumasgetsGoulddef">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707163238/http://arkansasnews.com/2005/05/11/dumas-inherits-gould-districts-deficit/ Dumas inherits Gould district's deficit]." () [[Arkansas News]]. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.</ref> The [[Gould School District]] had merged into the Dumas district the previous year.<ref name="School districts">"[http://arkansased.org/about/excel/consolidaton_annexation_070110.xls Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)]." ([https://www.webcitation.org/60VZdMLDn?url=http://arkansased.org/about/excel/consolidaton_annexation_070110.xls Archive]) [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.</ref>
The Dumas district scheduled a consolidation of Gould High School into Dumas High effective fall 2005.<ref name="DumasgetsGoulddef">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707163238/http://arkansasnews.com/2005/05/11/dumas-inherits-gould-districts-deficit/ Dumas inherits Gould district's deficit]." () [[Arkansas News]]. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.</ref> The [[Gould School District]] had merged into the Dumas district the previous year.<ref name="School districts">"[http://arkansased.org/about/excel/consolidaton_annexation_070110.xls Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110725013631/http://arkansased.org/about/excel/consolidaton_annexation_070110.xls Archive]) [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.</ref>

==Attendance area==
Within [[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha County]], the school district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) includes Dumas and [[Mitchellville, Arkansas|Mitchellville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05041_desha/DC20SD_C05041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Desha County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023}}</ref>

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Within [[Lincoln County, Arkansas|Lincoln County]], it includes Gould.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05079_lincoln/DC20SD_C05079.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lincoln County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023}}</ref> It also serves [[Arkansas Department of Corrections]] prison property ([[Cummins Unit]]).<ref name="Busroutes">"[http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/Information/DocketSCAN-1.pdf Maintenance & Transportation Department] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815054056/http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/Information/DocketSCAN-1.pdf |date=August 15, 2011 }}." Dumas School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.</ref><!--Mitchellville and "Prison" are destinations on the list!--><ref>"[http://arkansased.org/about/pdf/RevisedSDJuly1_2010.pdf ARKANSAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATION COOPERATIVES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20101212054758/http://arkansased.org/about/pdf/RevisedSDJuly1_2010.pdf Archive]) [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.</ref>

The district extends into [[Drew County, Arkansas|Drew County]], where it serves [[Winchester, Arkansas|Winchester]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05043_drew/DC20SD_C05043.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Drew County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023}}</ref>


== Academics ==
== Academics ==
The assumed course of study for students is to complete the Smart Core curriculum developed by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE), which requires students complete at least 24 units for graduation. Course offerings include regular and [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]] classes and exams with opportunities for college credit via AP exam. The school is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by [[AdvancED]] since 1957.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=12235 |title=Institution Summary, Dumas High School |publisher=AdvancED |accessdate=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
The assumed course of study for students is to complete the Smart Core curriculum developed by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE), which requires students complete at least 24 units for graduation. Course offerings include regular and [[Advanced Placement Program|Advanced Placement]] classes and exams with opportunities for college credit via AP exam. The school is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by [[AdvancED]] since 1957.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=12235 |title=Institution Summary, Dumas High School |publisher=AdvancED |accessdate=December 26, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, Dumas High School was ranked No. 1,584 of 2,008 high schools in the nation rated in the [[Challenge Index]] with an index score of 1.316. In 2012 and 2013, Dumas improved its ranking with a 2.640 and 2.820 index scores, respectively, and are ranked No. 548 (2012) and No. 534 (2013) of evaluated high schools, although the school's AP exam pass rate was below 10 percent.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2012/list/national/dumas-ap-pass-rate-under-10-dumas-ar/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205182106/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2012/list/national/dumas-ap-pass-rate-under-10-dumas-ar/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |title=The High School Challenge |work=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=December 30, 2012 }} </ref>


===Fine Arts===
===Fine Arts===
Students may participate in various musical and performing arts such as band or choir. The Fine Arts program has been expanded as of the 2018-2019 school year, now offering classes dedicated to theatre and jazz band.
Students may participate in various musical and performing arts such as band or choir. The Fine Arts program has been expanded as of the 2018–2019 school year, now offering classes dedicated to theatre and jazz band.


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== Athletics ==
==Extracurricular activities==
The Dumas High School mascot is the [[Bobcat]] with the school colors of purple and gold.
The Dumas High School mascot is the [[Bobcat]] with the school colors of purple and gold.


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For the 2012–14 seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf |title=2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences |publisher=Arkansas Activities Association |accessdate=December 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219172119/http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf |archivedate=December 19, 2013 }}</ref> the Dumas Bobcats participate in the 4A Region 8 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the [[Arkansas Activities Association]] with student-athletes competing in Quiz Bowl, [[American football|football]], baseball, [[basketball]] (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), softball, [[tennis]] (boys/girls), [[track and field]] (boys/girls).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=111&school= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204083052/http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=111&school= |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |title=School Profile, Dumas High School |publisher=Arkansas Activities Association |accessdate=December 26, 2012 }}</ref>
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=== Athletics ===
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For the 2012–14 seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf |title=2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences |publisher=Arkansas Activities Association |accessdate=December 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219172119/http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/2012-14%20Classsifications%20-%20Conferences.pdf |archivedate=December 19, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> the Dumas Bobcats participate in the 4A Region 8 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the [[Arkansas Activities Association]] with student-athletes competing in Quiz Bowl, [[American football|football]], baseball, [[basketball]] (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), softball, [[tennis]] (boys/girls), [[track and field]] (boys/girls).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=111&school= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204083052/http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=111&school= |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |title=School Profile, Dumas High School |publisher=Arkansas Activities Association |accessdate=December 26, 2012 }}</ref>

=== Clubs and traditions ===
Dumas students participate in a variety of leadership, business, affinity groups and career-centric pursuits ranging from membership, activities, events and conferences supported by [[Future Business Leaders of America]] (FBLA), [[Family, Career and Community Leaders of America]] (FCCLA), Library Club.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|United States|Schools}}
{{Portal|Arkansas|Schools}}
* {{official website|http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/DHS/}}
* {{official website| https://www.dpsd.k12.ar.us/o/dhs}}
{{Education in Desha County, Arkansas}}
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://dpsd.k12.ar.us/dhs.html|title=Dumas High School}}
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.dumas.sesc.k12.ar.us/~jr/djhs.html|title=Dumas High School}}
{{AAA Class 4A}}
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 16 October 2024

Dumas High School
Address
Map
709 Dan Gill Drive

Dumas
,
Arkansas

United States
Coordinates33°52′37″N 91°28′13″W / 33.87694°N 91.47028°W / 33.87694; -91.47028
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtDumas School District
NCES District ID0505500[3]
CEEB code040660
NCES School ID050550000262[1]
PrincipalLorrie Holt
Teaching staff36.28 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades10–12
Enrollment314 (2022-2023)[2]
Student to teacher ratio8.65[1]
Campus typeRural[1]
Color(s)Purple and Old gold
  
Athletics conference4A Region 8 (2012–14)
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Competitive Cheer, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Athletics, BAND
MascotBobcat
Team nameDumas Bobcats
YearbookBobcat
AffiliationsArkansas Activities Association
Websitedpsd.k12.ar.us/DHS/

Dumas High School (DHS), formerly Dumas New Tech High School, is a comprehensive public secondary school located in Dumas, Arkansas, United States, for students in grades ten through twelve. Dumas is one of two public high schools in Desha County and is the sole high school administered by the Dumas School District.

It serves territory in Desha and Lincoln counties, including Dumas, Gould, Mitchellville, and Winchester. It also serves Arkansas Department of Corrections prison property (Cummins Unit).

History

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The Dumas district scheduled a consolidation of Gould High School into Dumas High effective fall 2005.[4] The Gould School District had merged into the Dumas district the previous year.[5]

Attendance area

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Within Desha County, the school district (and therefore the high school's attendance boundary) includes Dumas and Mitchellville.[6]

Within Lincoln County, it includes Gould.[7] It also serves Arkansas Department of Corrections prison property (Cummins Unit).[8][9]

The district extends into Drew County, where it serves Winchester.[10]

Academics

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The assumed course of study for students is to complete the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), which requires students complete at least 24 units for graduation. Course offerings include regular and Advanced Placement classes and exams with opportunities for college credit via AP exam. The school is accredited by the ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1957.[11]

Fine Arts

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Students may participate in various musical and performing arts such as band or choir. The Fine Arts program has been expanded as of the 2018–2019 school year, now offering classes dedicated to theatre and jazz band.

Athletics

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The Dumas High School mascot is the Bobcat with the school colors of purple and gold.

For the 2012–14 seasons,[12] the Dumas Bobcats participate in the 4A Region 8 Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with student-athletes competing in Quiz Bowl, football, baseball, basketball (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls).[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Dumas High School (050550000262)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dumas School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dumas inherits Gould district's deficit." () Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)." (Archive) Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Desha County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lincoln County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Maintenance & Transportation Department Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Dumas School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "ARKANSAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND EDUCATION COOPERATIVES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010." (Archive) Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Drew County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Institution Summary, Dumas High School". AdvancED. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  12. ^ "2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  13. ^ "School Profile, Dumas High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
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