Pangburn High School


Pangburn High School is a public high school that provides comprehensive education to students in grades 7 through 12 in Pangburn, Arkansas, United States. Pangburn High School is one of nine public high schools in White County, Arkansas and the only high school of Pangburn School District.

Academics

The assumed course of study for students follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students complete regular courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement courses and exams that provide an opportunity to receive college credit. Students at Pangburn High School have the opportunity to take a wide variety of courses. The high school offers courses in English, science, mathematics, history, art, music, Spanish, drama and oral communications, business, law, sociology, family and consumer sciences and agriculture. In addition, many courses are offered via the school's two distance learning labs. The distance learning courses include many AP courses, as well as specialized courses in medicine and other fields. In addition, the school works with ASU-Heber Springs to allow students to take concurrent mechanical classes at the college and with the Searcy Beauty College to allow students interested in cosmetology to begin their classes while in high school.

Extracurricular activities

The Pangburn High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Tiger with red and white serving as the schools colors.

Athletics

For 2012–14, the Pangburn Tigers compete in the 2A Classification level within the 2A Region 2 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. Pangburn High School fields teams in golf, cross country, basketball, baseball, softball, shooting sports, and cheer.
Basketball is one of the most attended sporting events at Pangburn. In recent years, both basketball teams have enjoyed success on the district level and moderate success on the regional level. The softball team also is competitive at a district and state level.

Band

The Pangburn High School Band is consistently rated among the top small school bands in Arkansas. Under the direction of Bill Mitchell, the band has been invited to perform at locations throughout the United States.
In 2006, the Pangburn School Band was invited as one of two school bands to represent Arkansas at the National Anthem Project in Washington, D.C. The band performed a concert in front of the U.S. Capitol building. Later, the band performed as part of a mass choir for the opening ceremony of DCI at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
In 2009, the Band performed a concert at a venue in Universal City Walk at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and later at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.
In 2016, the band, choir, and jazz band performed a concert at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans. That year, Pangburn High School Band received a grade 1 in both sight reading and prepared music at their concert assessment. They were the highest scoring band in their division.

Clubs and traditions

Pangburn students may participate in a variety of clubs and organizations including:
The National Beta Club has success on the state level and has placed on the national level several times.
The Pangburn High School Quiz Bowl team often competes on the state level, enjoying a moderate success on the regional level.
FBLA has success on the state level, often competing on the national level. The FBLA community service team is often ranked among the top ten in the nation, even bringing home the national title at least once. FBLA's projects have included building a house with Habitat for Humanity, establishing a museum detailing the history of Pangburn, and building a veterans' memorial, among many others.