Academics
The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (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 students to receive college credit.
Fayetteville has three Small Learning Communities (SLC) housed on the main East Campus:
- CREW: Community, Relationships, Environment, and Wellness
- FACE: Film, Arts, Creative Expression, and Engineering
- GEM: Global Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, and Modern Communication
FHS has an alternative learning SLC housed at West Campus for students who meet the enrollment criteria:
- ALLPS: Agee-Lierly Life Preparation Services
In 2006, Fayetteville High School was named the 413th best high school in the nation according to the Newsweek magazine's Top 1200 US Schools . Public schools are ranked according to a ratio called the Challenge Index. In 2010, Fayetteville High School was recognized above all other Arkansas public high schools, as having the most AP scholars enrolled in AP courses.
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“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
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