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Wynne High School

Field	Value
name	Wynne Senior High School
image	Wynne High School in Arkansas.jpg
streetaddress	1300 North Falls Boulevard
city	Wynne
state	Arkansas
zipcode	72356
country	USA
founded
coordinates
district	Wynne School District
affiliation	Arkansas Activities Association
principal	Dusty Meek
teaching_staff	86.50 (FTE)
us_nces_district_id
ceeb	042720
us_nces_school_id
ratio	8.60
schooltype	Public
system	Smart Core curriculum
campus type	Rural
conference	5A East (2012–14)
accreditation	AdvancED
Arkansas Department of Education
mascot	Hammer and Honey
team_name	Yellowjackets
school_colors	Blue and gold

status	Open
enrollment	744 (2023-2024)
website

Arkansas Department of Education

Wynne Senior High School, known as Wynne High School, is a public secondary school for students in grades nine through twelve located in Wynne, Arkansas, United States. It is one of two public high schools in Cross County and the sole high school administered by the Wynne School District. It was destroyed by a tornado on March 31, 2023.

In addition to Wynne it also serves Parkin, since the former Parkin School District merged into the Wynne district on September 7, 2005.

Academics

Wynne High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1927. The assumed course of study follows the Common Core curriculum developed by the ADE. Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit.

Athletics

The Wynne High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Yellowjacket with the school colors of blue and gold.

The Wynne Yellowjackets participate in numerous interscholastic sports and events in the 5A-East Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association including: baseball, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, cross country (boys/girls), dance, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys), softball, tennis (boys/girls), track (boys/girls), and volleyball.

The Yellowjackets football team are four-time state football champions by winning titles in 1950, 1986, 2001 and 2004. In 2013, the school retired the No. 34 jersey of NFL running back and Wynne alumnus DeAngelo Williams who ran for 2,204 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2001.

The Yellowjackets softball team are two-time state champions, picking up titles in 2009 and 2011. They were the state runner-up in 2010.

Notable alumni

Hugh Taylor (American football), former Yellowjacket & wide receiver for the Washington Redskins
DeAngelo Williams, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers

2023 Wynne Tornado

On March 31, 2023, a tornado struck and heavily damaged the school and surrounding town.

References

"School Profile, Wynne High School". Arkansas Activities Association.
"Wynne High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
"Institution Summary, Wynne High School". AdvancED.
(September 27, 2013). "Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams has high school jersey retired". MaxPreps.com.
(September 8, 2008). "Born and Raised in the South...,: Wynne, AR".
Webb, Jack A.. (March 31, 2023). "'Total destruction, dozens trapped': Eastern Arkansas town gets slammed by tornado".

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