Vilonia High School is one of the six high schools located in Faulkner county, in central Arkansas. Vilonia High School is a public school that serves students from the ninth to the twelfth grade. Vilonia High School is the only high school found in Vilonia School District. The School has been around since 1874 and it offers many different activities such as sports and extracurricular activities to participate in.
History
The first school that was opened in the city of Vilonia, was in the year 1874. At first the school was strictly a private school and class was held on the ground floor in a log cabin used by the Masons of the town. Eventually in 1880, six years after the school was opened, the school became a public school. In the tornado on April 25, 2011, the town of Vilonia was hit hard by an EF-2 tornado and the city received a grant for $1.3 million and used it to build a safe room at the school to serve the community. The safe room is a second gym with a basketball court in it, but the walls are thick with concrete. The room is 6,500 square feet and can hold up to 1,150 at capacity.
Vilonia High School is a school that has a plethora of sports to play. The sports that school offers are Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Competitive Cheer, Football, Fishing, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Trap Shooting, Tennis, Track and field, and Volleyball. Vilonia is a part of the 5A West Conference which is determined by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Football games take place at Phillip D. Weaver Memorial Stadium. The baseball team won the 5A state championship game in 2017. The Vilonia Track team has won three state championships, and two state runner ups in the last eight years. The Softball team won back to back state championships in 2015 and 2016.
Extracurricular activities
The mascot for Vilonia High School is an Eagle. Vilonia has multiple clubs and organizations students can join and participate in. These clubs consist of Band, Beta, Choir,Chess, FBLA, FCA, FCCLA, and HOSA. Graduation ceremonies take place at the Farris Center at the University of Central Arkansas.
