# Rector High School

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**Rector High School** is a [public](/source/State_school) [high school](/source/Secondary_school) in [Rector](/source/Rector,_Arkansas), [Arkansas](/source/Arkansas), United States. It is one of three public high schools located in [Clay County](/source/Clay_County,_Arkansas) and serves the communities of Rector, [Piggott](/source/Piggott,_Arkansas), [Greenway](/source/Greenway,_Arkansas), [Lafe](/source/Lafe,_Arkansas), and [Corning](/source/Corning,_Arkansas). It is the sole high school of the [Rector School District](/source/Rector_School_District).

## Academics

The school is accredited by the [Arkansas Department of Education](/source/Arkansas_Department_of_Education) (ADE) and has been accredited by [AdvancED](/source/AdvancED) since 1958.[3] The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed the [Arkansas Department of Education](/source/Arkansas_Department_of_Education) (ADE), which requires students to complete at least 24 credit units before graduation. Students engage in regular (core) and career focus courses and exams and may select [Advanced Placement](/source/Advanced_Placement) (AP) coursework and exams that may lead to college credit.

## Athletics

The Rector High School mascot and athletic emblem is the *[Cougar](/source/Cougar)* with the school colors of blue and gray.

The Rector Cougars participate in various interscholastic activities in the 2A Classification within the 2A Region 3 Conference as administered by the [Arkansas Activities Association](/source/Arkansas_Activities_Association). The Cougars school athletic activities include **football**, **marching band**, **golf** (boys/girls), **basketball** (boys/girls), **baseball**, **softball**, and **competitive cheer.**[4]

**Baseball:** Class A State Champions in 1992 and state runners-up in 1979 and 2001.

**Basketball:** State runners-up in 1959 and 1965. They were also state semifinalists in 1964, 1966, 1977, and 2012.

**Marching band:** Class A State Champions in 2017.

## Notable alumni

- [Dale Alford](/source/Dale_Alford) (1932)—Ophthalmologist and politician; U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1963).

## References

1. [arkansas.gov](http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/contact-us/schools/142/rector-high-school)[dead link]

1. NCES

1. ["Institution Summary, Piggott High School"](http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=28358). AdvancED. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

1. ["School Profile, Rector High School"](http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=496&school=). Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.rector.k12.ar.us/28191_1)

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