The Arkansas Activities Association ( AAA ) is the primary sanctioning body for high school sports in state of Arkansas . AAA is a member association of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHSA). Every public secondary school in Arkansas is a de jure member of the AAA, and most private schools, save for a few schools in the delta that belong to the Mississippi Private Schools Association and 22 Christian schools who belong to the Heartland Christian Athletic Association , are included in membership.
25-857: (Redirected from Bradley Schools ) Bradley High School may refer to one of the following high schools in the United States: Bradley High School (Arkansas) , based in Bradley, Arkansas Bradley Central High School , based in Cleveland, Tennessee Hilliard Bradley High School , based in Hilliard, Ohio Bradlee School , based in Andover, Massachusetts. See also [ edit ] Bradley County Schools Bradley School District [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
50-843: A full time equivalent basis. Bradley High is the smaller of two public high schools in Lafayette County and draws students from Bradley. It is one of three high schools of the Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District . Initially it was a part of the Bradley School District . On July 1, 2013, it consolidated with the Emerson-Taylor School District to form the Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District. The high school
75-467: A key issue in Arkansas. Prior to 2002, only single-gender schools would have its enrollment altered, in this case by doubling the reported enrollment. In 2002, the enrollments reported by private schools was multiplied by 1.35. In 2006, that multiplier was increased to 1.75. Starting in 2008, the multiplier will be dropped altogether, and each private school will be placed one classification above where
100-474: A mix of 7A and 6A schools so as to save on transportation expenses during the regular season. For purposes of clarity, the activity districts with regions covered are as follows. The AAA has changed both the names and means of these classifications over time. Prior to 2006, the activity district number was placed in front of the class for conference names (i.e. 4AAA, 7AA-East). These naming conventions changed as well, but many local media outlets still placed
125-571: A predominantly white school and a black school occurred October 28, 1966 between Little Rock Central High School and Little Horace Mann . Some integrated schools were admitted to the AAA by 1966, and all of the African-American schools were admitted to the AAA in 1967, but maintained separate districts. This resulted in a situation in which all-black Stuttgart Holman was to play partially integrated Pine Bluff Southeast, which had been admitted to
150-415: A student's eligibility to participate. The AAA organizes its member schools by 3-year average daily membership (ADM) in grades 10-12 every two years. Each classification is organized by rank, as opposed to a minimum threshold, to maintain consistent numbers for each class. Since 2006, the schools have been organized as follows. The means of placing private schools within these classifications have become
175-413: A winner of each classification, each conference sends the top 4 teams within them to attend the state playoffs. All number 1 seed schools get a first round bye. The playoffs are in a single elimination tournament that decides the best teams in a classification. Rounds are played weekly until two teams remain in the tournament. The two remaining teams will play at a set location to decide the state champion in
200-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bradley High School (Arkansas) Bradley High School ( BHS ) is a comprehensive public junior/senior high school located in Bradley, Arkansas , United States. For the 2017-2018 school year, BHS serves more than 24 students in grades 7 through 12 and is supported by more than 15 educators on
225-623: Is fully accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). The assumed course of study for students is to complete the ADE Smart Core curriculum that requires at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity for college credit prior to high school graduation. The Adequate Yearly Progress measures for Bradley High School using
250-722: The Augmented Benchmark Examinations are as follows: The Bradley High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bear with purple and gold serving as the school colors. The Future Farmers of America (FFA) Nursery/Landscape Team has 2 state championships, the Forestry Team has 2, and the Floriculture team has 2, their last coming in 2020. For 2018–Present, the Bradley Bears participate in
275-589: The 1A Classification—the state's smallest classification—within the 1A 8 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association . The Bears compete in boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball. The Senior Girls basketball team has six state championships and the Senior Boys basketball team has one. The baseball team also has one state championship. Even though the boys and girls track and field teams were discontinued,
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#1732801052745300-448: The 2016–18 school years: The conference membership within the 2A Classification are adjusted for schools that do not field a football team. The following conferences exist within the 2A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 1A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The state's Quiz Bowl competitions are organized by
325-417: The 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 5A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 4A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The conference membership within the 3A Classification are adjusted for schools that do not field a football team. The following conferences exist within the 3A classification for
350-654: The 2A-7 West and 2A-7 East). Classes 3A and 2A group conferences for football and basketball separately ( Mountainburg is in Conference 3A-1 for football and 3A-4 for basketball). Finally, sports with limited sponsorship, such as soccer and swimming, have their own conferences between the participants. These special conferences often transcend multiple classes. From 2010 to 2016, the rules for 7A and 6A classification for football were changed. The divisions still compete in separate playoffs, but two regional conferences that have previously been exclusive to 7A or 6A now have
375-592: The AAA in 1966, for the African-American championship. The AAA refused to allow the title game to take place, on the grounds that Holman was not a member of the association. In 1968 the districts were realigned to include black and white schools in the same districts. The AAA currently governs a total of 12 sports: Although the word "activities" is used in the name, the AAA is directly responsible only for interscholastic athletics. Other activities, including music, forensics, and spirit groups, are governed by their own associations affiliated with yet not part of
400-434: The AAA, who is only responsible for sanctioning the events. These associations usually adopt the AAA's means of determining eligibility as well as its size classifications seen below, but regional classifications and means of organizing events are left only to their respective associations. The AAA maintains affiliations with several non-sporting activities associations. These associations generally use AAA guidelines regarding
425-708: The Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association ( AGQBA ) as sanctioned by the AAA. Each spring, the Arkansas Governor's Quiz Bowl Association holds the state tournament finals for each classification. These matches are broadcast on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN). (Prior to 2006-2007 school year Arkansas had only five classification divisions.) (Prior to 2006-2007 school year Arkansas had only five classification divisions.) To decide
450-405: The boys have five state championships. Arkansas Activities Association The Arkansas Activities Association, or "AAA," was founded in 1904 by seven high schools and colleges and was called the "Arkansas State Athletic Association." In 1912, the high schools separated from the colleges and became the "Arkansas Athletics Association." Membership increased rapidly, and eventually the name of
475-529: The classification. These rules for playoffs apply to football only. The following is a (fall sport) list of Arkansas state champions in girls cross country: The following is a (fall sport) list of Arkansas state champions in boys cross country: The state competitive dance championships are held annually in November or December. The state competitive cheer championships are held annually in November or December. The basketball season begins each November with
500-403: The district number before the class (3-4A instead of 4A-3). Prior to this, a few outlets mixed prior references to new ones (some newspapers in western Arkansas made references to the 4AAA-West, yet such a conference never existed). The following conferences exist within the 7A classification for the 2016–18 school years: The following conferences exist within the 6A classification for
525-444: The enrollment would otherwise place the school. In 2012, enrollment for private schools that were segregated were combined (for example, Catholic High School for Boys with Mount Saint Mary Academy (for Girls)). Within each classification, the schools are further grouped into conferences, each with 6-8 schools apiece. In Classes 7A-5A, the conferences are named according to directional region (i.e. 7A-West, 6A-Central, 5A-Southeast). In
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#1732801052745550-461: The organization was changed to the "Arkansas Activities Association". The following member organizations exist within AAA: Prior to integration of public schools, the AAA only governed the activities of white schools. Until 1961, the association required special permission before an integrated school could compete with an all-white school, even in band. The first AAA-sanctioned meeting between
575-487: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bradley_High_School&oldid=821187917 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
600-410: The smaller classes, the conferences are named according to the activity district number which the conference is centrally located (a class 4A conference in western Arkansas would be the 4A-4 conference). In smaller classes, there can be more than one conference within an activity district. These are further named according to directional area (a pair of class 2A conferences in southwest Arkansas would be
625-632: The state basketball championship tournament held annually in late February and March. The bowling season begins each November with the state bowling championship tournament held annually in late February. According to the AAA Bowling Handbook, all Arkansas Activities Association rules will be followed. Rules for competition shall be those of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) American Bowling Alliance. Arkansas Activities Association rules prevail in case of
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