Hector High School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Hector High School

| streetaddress = 11601 SR 27

| city = Hector

| state = Arkansas

| coordinates = {{Coord|35|28|13|N|92|58|25|W|region:US-AR_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| county = Pope

| zipcode = 72843

| country = USA

| district = Hector School District

| superintendent = Shawn Hettinga

| principal = Ryan Riley

| teaching_staff = 35.58 (on FTE basis)

| ceeb = 041070

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|050762000472|school_name=Hector High School|access_date=December 26, 2024}}

| classes_offered = Regular, Advanced Placement (AP), Concurrent Credit, Career Pathways

| ratio = 9.11

| schooltype = Public comprehensive

| system = ADE Smart Core

| grades = 7–12

| campus_type = Suburban

| hours_in_day = 8 hours

| athletics_conference = 2A–4 (Football)
2A–4 West (Basketball)

| fight_song = Notre Dame Victory March

| accreditation = ADE

| rival = Atkins & Dover

| mascot = Wildcat

| sports = Cheerleading, softball, shooting sports, basketball, baseball, track and field, football

| team_name = Hector Wildcats / Ladycats

| school_colors = Royal blue and white
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| yearbook = "The Wildcat"

| status = Open

| enrollment = 324

| enrollment_as_of = 2023–2024

| communities = Hector, Scottsville, Appleton, Tilly, Jerusalem, Buttermilk, Nogo, Falling Water

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.hectorschools.net/}}

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Hector High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the rural community of Hector, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 7 through 12. It is one of six public high schools in Pope County and the sole high school administered by the Hector School District. The mascot and athletic emblem of Hector High School is the Wildcat. The school colors are royal blue and white.

Academics

Hector is a Title I school that is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). The assumed course of study follows the ADE Smart Core curriculum, which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit prior to high school graduation.

Athletics

The Hector Wildcats compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification—the state's second smallest classification—via the 2A Region 4 Conference (football) and 2A Region 4 East Conference (basketball), as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Wildcats field teams in cheer-leading, marching band, football, basketball (boys/girls), baseball, softball, and track and field (boys/girls).{{Cite web |title=School Profile, Hector High School |url=http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=191&school= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414000131/http://www.ahsaa.org/schools?id=191&school= |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |access-date=March 31, 2013 |publisher=Arkansas Activities Association}}

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