Har-Ber High School

Har-Ber High School is a comprehensive public high school for grades ten through twelve serving the community of Springdale, Arkansas, United States. Har-Ber High School is the one of three high schools managed in Washington County by Springdale Public Schools; others being Springdale High School, and the Don Tyson School of Innovation. The school was established in 2005.

Har-Ber High School
Address
300 Jones Road Springdale , Arkansas 72762 United States
Coordinates	36°10′55″N 94°12′37″W
Information
School district	Springdale Public Schools
NCES District ID	0512660[1]
CEEB code	042147
NCES School ID	051266001118[2]
Principal	Paul Griep
Teaching staff	153.12 (FTE)[3]
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	2,304 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	15.05[3]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy blue and Carolina blue
Athletics conference	7A West (2008-14)
Nickname	Wildcats
Rival	Springdale High School
Accreditation	AdvancED (1979)
Affiliation	Arkansas Activities Association (AAA)
Website	har-ber.sdale.org

Har-Ber High's zone, as of 2006,^[4] includes sections of Springdale, all of Elm Springs and Tontitown,^[5] a western section of the former municipality of Bethel Heights (now in Springdale),^[6] and portions of Fayetteville.^[5]

History

Springdale Public Schools operated Springdale HS as the district's lone high school since it was built in 1961. Studies in the early 2000s indicated the district would exceed the 2,500 student capacity of SHS by 2005. At the time, the city's growth was mostly projected to the east toward Beaver Lake.^[7] The school district entered into negotiations to buy a 90 acres (36 ha) farm on the east side of town for a second high school, but negotiations stalled. The George family donated a 43 acres (17 ha) tract on the east side of Springdale to the school district in January 2002, but school administration wanted a larger tract for the second high school campus.^[8]

On January 22, 2002, the school board voted to buy 120 acres (49 ha) of land on the west side of town for $2.4 million ($4.10 million in current dollars).^[8] Construction of a $36.3 million ($58.60 million in current dollars) campus completed in time to open Har-Ber High School for the 2005 school year. By 2006, Har-Ber had 1,178 students, and was projected to be at capacity by 2009.^[9]

Accredited by AdvancED since 1979,^[10] Har-Ber High School is named in honor of local industrialists Harvey and Bernice Jones.^[11]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,794 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

• Male - 54.0%
• Female - 46.0%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
• Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.6%
• Black - 1.4%
• Hispanic - 26.5%
• White - 62.5%
• Multiracial - 1.6%

39.2% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[2]

Extracurricular activities

The Har-Ber High School mascot is the wildcat and Navy blue and Carolina blue serve as the school colors. For the 2012–2014 seasons,^[12] the Har-Ber Wildcats participate in the state's largest classification (6A) within the 6A West Conference. Competition is primarily sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association with the Wildcats competing in baseball, basketball (boys/girls), competitive cheer, cross country, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, swimming (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.^[13]

Notable people

• Payton Chadwick (born 1995), American hurdler
• Joshua Frazier - college football player, drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft. Har-Ber graduate class of 2014.
• Rhett Lashlee - college football coach, former volunteer quarterback coach at Har-Ber^[14]
• Zach McWhorter (born 1999), American pole vaulter

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Springdale School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Har-ber High School (051266001118)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
3. "HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
4. "High School Zones" (PDF). Springdale Public Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2022. - 2010 map
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
7. Branham, Chris (July 11, 2001). "Springdale East side favored for school Planning chief notes direction of growth". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. p. B1 – via NewsBank.
8. Branam, Chris (January 22, 2002). "School district land buy approved - Board authorizes $2.4 million purchase of 120 acres on city's west side". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. pp. 9–10 – via NewsBank.
9. Krupa, John (November 6, 2006). "Districts face expansion to meet student growth". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. p. 9 – via NewsBank.
10. "Accreditation Profile". AdvancED. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
11. "Jones Truck Lines". Arkansas Encyclopedia of History & Culture. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
12. "2012-14 AAA Classifications and Conferences" (PDF). Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
13. "School Profile, Har-Ber High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
14. Erickson, Joel A. (August 10, 2013). "Born to coach: Rhett Lashlee's rapid rise to Auburn no surprise to those who know him best". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

External links

• Official website