The main goal of educators at Southside Highschool is to afford each student, regardless of their economic or socio status, the best highschool education possible. Southside does a great job educating the students. If you are focused on cultural diversity or how much money you have or don't have, you
... Read more have lost focus and need to get back on track with your education. Southside maintains a higher standard of graduating future college students compared to high schools in surrounding areas. So if you are interested in going to college; consider Southside for your highschool education! Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/27/06
I am a Southside Alumni. Of course you cannot deny the fact that there is a lack of diversity at Southside, but I felt like that did not contribute in any way to decreased quality of a high school experience. I have recently graduated U of A Fayetteville with my bachelor and masters degrees. When I got
... Read more to college and compared my high school with that of other students I felt really fortunate and proud to have had the opportunity to attend SHS. I not only had a lot more classes to choose from than those from other parts of the state, I also had a lot more extra-curricular activities. Although, I will probably not be returning to Fort Smith, I will always be proud of my education I received at SHS. I am sad that my children will not get the same opportunity I did. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/29/05
I attend Southside right now. I will be a junior this year. I love the school. The teachers are great and the classes are challenging for us. The extracurricular activities are so much fun. There a thousand you can choose from. Most of the parents that are involved are PREPS parents. The only thing I
... Read more don't like about this school, is that all the rich kids get treated differently then us normal and not so rich kids do. I will not send my kids to this school. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/03/05
I am also an alumni of SHS and I loved this school. True that it is a predominantly white school because of the district lines in Fort Smith, but it is a great school to go to attend. I was involved in the Honors AP classes which were great for me. I was involved in different clubs and sports they had
... Read more and enjoyed them all. They have something to get involved in for anyone who is interested. Read less
Posted by a former student on 05/29/05
I have had 4 children attend Southside Highschool and all of them have had great experiences while attending. Each of them took very different directions while students and there was never a time when the school did not offer something for all of them. The AP programs offered at Southside where challenging
... Read more and prepared them for success as they went on to college. Three of my children have graduated and one is a junior. They have all been on the deans list every semester and have continued that excellence during their college years. We are lucky to have such a great institution and great support from the parents, teachers, staff, and our community. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/19/05
I currently attend Southside High School (SHS). I think that the teachers are wonderful. They are very willing to help anyone who does not understand something that they are teaching. There are some very challenging classes and more clubs than you could possible imagine. The only thing that I don't
... Read more like about SHS is the student body. Even though the teachers are great. I would never attend this school by choice. The only other problem that I have with this school is that it is that it has no cultural/racial diversity whatsoever. Out of almost 1500 students about 1300 of them are white! I don't enjoy attending this school. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/01/04
My daughter graduated from Southside in 2004. She absolutely loved every minute she spent at the school. The teachers, coaches and staff are exceptional people. There are clubs and activities to cover anyone's interest. These teachers push the kids to a higher level and do it in a way that is encouraging
... Read more and rewarding. They are not only respected as teachers, but are life-long friends in a lot of cases. The sense of pride and tradition is like no other. If you choose to be involved, as a student or parent, you will have experiences that will not soon be forgotten. Mr. Haiver, the principal, is an excellent role model and has helped to build the pride and tradition that has become known as 'the Southside High School - Home of the Rebels'. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/10/04
Southside is a great school. My oldest son will graduate from Southside this year and my daughter will be attending Southside in the next couple of years. My son is in the AP program and is constantly challenged to do the best work possible and is taught by his teachers exactly how to do that. He
... Read more is well prepared for college because of the teachers he has had at Southside. There are plenty of extra-curricular activities in many diverse areas so that no student should feel unable to participate. This is an excellent school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/23/04
I am an alumus of Southside high School. It was a great school then, but lacked cultural diversity. It seems to still lack diversity. The district lines in Fort Smith need to be re-drawn so that Northside and Southside are no longer segregated. The student are the ones suffering.
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* In 2007-2008 Arkansas used the Benchmark Exam to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in literacy and grades 3 through 8 in math. The Benchmark Exam is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Arkansas. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
1,501
Students per teacher:
13
Full-time teachers:
113
Number of classrooms:
120
Vocational Education
Accounting, Drivers Ed, Food Nutrition, Health, Phys Ed
Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Computers
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Fort Smith schools — Southside High School is located at 4100 S Gary St, Fort Smith AR 72903. 4100 S Gary St is in the 72903 ZIP code in Fort Smith, AR The school district for Southside High School is the Ft Smith School District. Southside High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 10 - 12.
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