Nashville High School (Arkansas)

The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), 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.

The Nashville Scrappers compete in interscholastic activities within Class 4A administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Scrappers play within the 4A-7 Conference. Nashville fields varsity teams in football, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, cross country (boys/girls), baseball, fastpitch softball, track and field (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), and soccer (boys/girls). Nashville's athletic program is one of the most successful in Arkansas, having won 42 state championships.[3]

The Nashville Scrappers football team is one of the top 30 winningest high school football programs in the country (3rd winningest in Arkansas), winning over 800 games since the program's creation in 1910. The Scrappers have won 5 state championships as recognized by the Arkansas Activities Association (1996, 2005-07, 2015), and claim 4 others as distinguished by statewide newspaper rankings in the pre-playoff era (1941-42, 1955, 1967). The Scrappers won three consecutive state championships (2005, 2006, 2007) and carried a 33-game winning streak from 2005-07. The record-setting 1996 championship football squad went 15-0, scored 97 touchdowns, 77 extra points, and gained 7,052 in total yards that season; receiver Greg Washington amassed a state-record 27 touchdowns and 2,321 yards. In 2015, first-year head coach Mike Volarvich led the Scrappers to another state title, equaling the 1996 team by amassing a perfect 15-0 record, and breaking numerous school records.[7]

The Scrappers baseball teams are one of the state's most successful with 29 state tournament appearances and four state championships (2007, 2017, 2018, 2019). The fastpitch softball team has won three state titles (2010, 2012-13), while the 1999 slowpitch softball team holds the state-record with 34 wins in a season; slowpitch is no longer played.[7]

The Scrappers girls track and field teams have distinguished themselves with 10 state championships (tied for the state's most successful team), including six consecutive titles (1999–2001, 2003, 2007–12), while the boys track teams have won 7 state titles between 1982 and 2010, including consecutive titles from 1999-2001.[7]

The Scrappers have experienced success in other sports as well. The boys golf team has won two state titles (1979 and 2004). The girls golf team won the 2018 state title. The girls tennis team won a state title in 2012. The cheer squad has won 8 state titles (2003-2006, 2008, 2013, 2016, and 2017).

Students may also engage in a variety of clubs and organizations such as: Beta Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), FCCLA, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Student Council and Quiz Bowl.[3]

Garrett Whiteside Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	junction of North Third Ave., and Lockesburg St., SW corner, Nashville, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°57′1″N 93°50′59″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1940 (1940)
Architectural style	20th-Century Plain
NRHP reference No.	94001340[9]
Added to NRHP	21 November 1994

In 1940, the Garrett Whiteside Hall gymnasium was built by the National Youth Administration (NYA) and remains as the last school building of this period to survive in Nashville. The gymnasium is a representative example of the restrained, functional architectural style preferred by public works agencies during the Great Depression. Constructed using locally-available building material and exhibiting symmetrical massing and composition, the inclusion of a unique rounded roof makes the structure distinctive. The structure is so named for Nashville-native Garrett Whiteside, who served as secretary for multiple congressman and senators from Arkansas.

When completed in the fall for the 1940–41 school year, the Garrett Whiteside Hall gymnasium had a seating capacity of 800 for basketball games and over 2,000 people could attend school plays and graduations using floor seating. Since the construction of the new high school and gymnasium, Garrett Whiteside Hall continues to serve as a practice gym for the school district.