Forrest City High School
About this property
Forrest City High School is a comprehensive public high school in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. It is the sole high school administered by the Forrest City School District and its main feeder school is Forrest City Junior High School. In addition to Forrest City it serves other areas in central St. Francis County, including Caldwell, Colt, Madison, and Widener. Serving students in grades nine through twelve since 1892, an earlier building on Rosser Street built in 1915, known as Old Central, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992. During racial segregation, Black students attended "Colored High School" where Wallace Leon Purifoy served as principal for 23 years. He later founded the fraternal group the Imperial Council of Jugamos, headquartered in Forrest City. Forrest City High School is accredited as a 1924 charter member of AdvancED (formerly North Central Association). The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum established by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams. FCHS is a member of the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science (AAIMS) designed to improve scores on AP exams. The Forrest City High School mascot is the Mustang horse with the school colors as Royal blue and white. The Forrest City Mustangs compete in the 4A Region 2 administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). Golf: The boys golf team are 2-time state golf champions (1969, 1973). Basketball: The Mustangs boys basketball team won its first state championship in 2014 and another in 2016. Track and field: The boys track teams are 6-time state track and field champions; winning three consecutive state titles in 1975, 1976 and 1977, followed by two consecutive track banners in 2006 and 2007 again in 2016. Don Kessinger (1960) - 6x Major League Baseball All-Star player; manager of Chicago White Sox in 1979; high school All-American and NFHS National High School Hall of Fame inductee Stan Winfrey (1971) - former professional football player Jimmy Rogers (1973) - former professional football player Jason Jones (2003) - former professional football player Barrett Astin (2009) - former professional baseball player Cara McCollum (2010) - Miss New Jersey 2013; Miss America Contestant in 2014; news anchor
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Forrest City High School
This page lists Forrest City High School. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Forrest City High School listed on the National Register?
Forrest City High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1992.
What type of historic resource is Forrest City High School?
Forrest City High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Forrest City High School?
The period of significance for Forrest City High School is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Forrest City High School?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Forrest City High School will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in St. Francis County
Historic places, battles, and census history across St. Francis County.
Explore St. FrancisCounty ›More historic places in Arkansas
Browse all historic places in Arkansas.
View Arkansashistoric sites ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Forrest City High School will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.