Osceola High School features the following:
- A modern auditorium with a seating capacity of 900 that is recognized as one of the best in the state,
- A large cafeteria that is also used for banquets by various community organizations,
- A spacious library that is readily accessible to students and faculty,
- A 2,750 seat concrete stadium used for football games, track, and Special Olympics.
Osceola High School offers extensive vocational training and and Advanced Placement courses and was named one of ten "High Schools That Work" in the state. Among the courses taught are:
- AP English Language & Composition
- AP English Literature & Compositio
- AP Biology
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Calculus
- AP Statistics
- AP World History
- AP U.S. History
- AP Studio Art
- E.A.S.T. Lab
- Keyboarding
- International Business
- Interpersonal Skills & Relations
- Personal Resource Management
- Consumer Education
- Computer Programming
- Business Applications
- Business Law
- Desktop Publishing
- Word Processing
- Bookkeeping
- Business Management
- Computerized Accounting
- Building Trades I & II
- Workplace Readiness
- Principles of Technology I & II
- Applied Biology/Chemistry I & II
In 1995, the Mississippi County Tech Prep Consortium of which Osceola High School is the founding member, received the Excellence in Education Parnell Tech Prep/Associate Degree Award and the US Department of Education Excellence in Tech Prep Education Awards, beating out over 1,200 other applicants. Tech Prep is a program designed to prepare high school students for careers in business and industrial fields. There are a variety of courses which generate college credit when successfully completed at Osceola High School under its Articulation Agreement with local colleges.
OSCEOLA ACADEMIC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (ACE)
The mission of the Osceola Academic Center of Excellence is to help develop learners who are competent, confident, productive, and responsible students who will possess the life skills, work habits, and knowledge base, and attitude to succeed in high school, in college, and in the work force.
Commitment to Excellence Agreement
- Academic honesty
- Academic curiosity
- Perfect or near-perfect attendance
- Face challenges with courage and integrity
- Excellent work ethic
- Working cooperatively -includes attending parent-teacher conferences and working with school officials
- Time management
- Problem-solving skill development
- Reading as priority - parents are asked to spend time reading with and supervising student reading at home
- Completing all homework assignments
- Appropriate wearing of school uniform
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a meeting or tour, please contact Trisha Marks, Public Relation Director at (870)563-2371 or Ellouise Tubbs, Principal, at (870) 563-2150.
Gifted & Talented/Odyssey of the Mind
The Osceola School District offers Gifted and Talented programs to its students beginning with the 1st grade. Gifted & Talented courses are designed to encourage and challenge the gifted student in the development of creativity, originality, fluency, flexibility, and elaboration in his/her thought processes. The classes will encourage and provide opportunities for the gifted student to explore and develop his/her unique abilities.
The Osceola School District also strongly supports its students in the Odyssey of the Mind program. Odyssey of the Mind hosts regional, state, and world competition levels and teaches students to learn creative problem-solving methods while having fun in the process. Students learn to work together and develop team-building skills while creating a solution to a complex problem. The creative-thinking process is nurtured and developed as a problem-solving tool.
Special Education Programs
Special education instruction is provided for those identified in all grades. In addition, speech therapy is available for anyone requiring it. The Osceola School District has its own Federal Coordinator who has a special ability for working with parents in designing programs tailored to the needs of individual students.
