Dollarway High School


Dollarway High School is a comprehensive public high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that serves grades 9 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Pine Bluff and the only high school managed by the Dollarway School District. Within the state, the school is often referred to as Pine Bluff Dollarway.
Dollarway High serves sections of Pine Bluff as well as Altheimer, Sherrill, and Wabbaseka. A small portion of White Hall is in the Dollarway school district. It also serves the unincorporated areas of Tucker, Plum Bayou, Pastoria, and Wright.

History

In 1971, due to the federally mandated integration of public schools, Dollarway merged with all-black Townsend Park High School. Dove v Parham, 1959 lawsuit mandated integration at Dollarway, but segregationists including Jim Johnson and Amis Guthridge incited a riot to prevent black children from attending the schools. In 1963, two black children in a wagon were beaten by white parents. In 1964, a black man Rob Bryant, was elected to the Dollarway School District. Although there was an attempt on the part of whites to invalidate the election, Bryant joined the board. The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006. The Altheimer district formerly operated Altheimer-Sherrill High School. At some point Altheimer-Sherrill closed and the students were rezoned to Dollarway High.
In 2016 Dollarway High moved into the building formerly occupied by Robert F. Morehead Middle School.

Academics

The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement coursework and exams prior to graduation. Dollarway has been accredited by AdvancED since 1962.

Extracurricular activities

The Dollarway High School mascot is the Cardinal bird with school colors of cardinal and white.

Athletics

For 2012-14, the Dollarway Cardinals participate in the 4A Region 2 Conference for interscholastic activities administered by the Arkansas Activities Association including baseball, basketball, cheer, dance, cross country, football, golf, softball, and track and field.
Dollarway students are provided various opportunities to participate in clubs and organizations that provide networking of special interests, community service, competition and events, including:
The following are notable people associated with Dollarway High School. If the person was a Dollarway High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included.