Hot Springs High School (Arkansas)

The Hot Springs Trojans have won a total of 24 Arkansas state championships. The Trojans compete within the 5A Classification as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. For 2017–18, the Trojans compete from the 5A South Conference in sports including football, basketball, soccer, baseball, golf, band, volleyball, bowling, track, softball, dance, cheerleading, wrestling, swimming, and tennis.[8]

• Football: The Trojans have won four Arkansas state high school football championships in 1934, 1942, 1970, and 1972. Pro Football Hall of Fame players Bobby Mitchell and Cliff Harris both played for the Trojans.
• Boys Basketball: The Trojans boys basketball teams have won three state basketball championships in (1932, 1996, 1998).
• Boys Track and field: The Trojans boys track teams have won four Arkansas state track and field championships in 1972, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Former Junior World Champion and 2016 Olympian Antwon Hicks led the Trojans to state championships in 1999, 2000, and 2001.
• Boys Soccer: The Trojans boys soccer teams have won two state championships in 2016 and 2017. The Trojans defeated Valley View 4-2 to win the 2016 Class 5A Boys Soccer State Championship, and defeated conference rival DeQueen to win the 2017 Class 5A Boys Soccer State Championship with a 3-1 victory. The Trojans also repeated as back to back 5A South Conference Champions in 2017 and 2018. The Trojans were state semifinalists in 2014 and 2015. Notable soccer player Erick Guadron (2014-2017) set the state scoring record of 187 total career goals during his four-year career with the Trojans.
• Boys Golf: The Trojans boys golf teams have won four Arkansas state golf championships in 1961, 1962, 1971, and 1972.
• Girls Basketball: The Lady Trojans have won five Arkansas state high school basketball championships in 1990, 1997, 1998, 2015, and 2018. The Lady Trojans defeated Pulaski Academy 62-61 in overtime to clinch the 2015 Class 5A Girls Basketball State Championship. Former SEC player of the year, 1st team collegiate All American, and WNBA All Star Shameka Christon is a Hot Springs alumnus. Christon led the Lady Trojans to state championships in 1997 and 1998.
• Girls Tennis: The Trojans girls tennis teams have won two Arkansas state championships in 1993 and 1999.

Students at Hot Springs High School may participate in various opportunities from clubs and organizations including Art Club, Key Club, Beta Club, FBLA, FCCLA, National Honor Society (NHS), Spanish Club, Student Council, yearbook, FCA, and their state NJROTC unit.

The historic Hot Springs High School was built in 1914 by the now famed Sanguinet & Staats architectural firm as a large, Late Gothic Revival structure located near the center of Hot Springs; it is from here that Bill Clinton graduated in 1964. In 1988, this school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After Hot Springs High School moved to its current location on Emory Street in 1968, this building was used as the Central Junior High until 1992. An earlier Hot Springs High School building was located at the same site on Oak Street. This structure burned in the fire of September 1913 that destroyed a large part of Hot Springs. In 2006, the historic facility was repurposed as 32 housing units for persons with disabilities, as the Hot Springs High School Lofts.

Hot Springs High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Historic Hot Springs High School
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Location	Oak St. between Orange and Olive Sts., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°30′19″N 93°3′12″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1914
Architect	Sanguinet & Staats
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	87002495[9]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1988

The following are notable people associated with Hot Springs High School. If the person was a Hot Springs High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included:

• Bill Clinton (1964)—President of the United States (1993–2001).
• Antwon Hicks (2000) - 2016 Olympian, 2002 Gold Medalist 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics, and twice NCAA indoor champion in the 60-meter hurdles. He was also a 15-time state high school champion.
• Shameka Christon (2000)—Professional basketball player for the WNBA's Chicago Sky.
• Cliff Harris—Professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys; National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team
• Alford L. McMichael (1970)—Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1999–2003).
• LTC Hugh L. Mills Jr (1966) - Highly decorated US Army helicopter pilot and author of Low Level Hell, a scout pilot in the Big Red One. Inductee in the US Army Aviation Hall of Fame, US Army OCS Hall of Fame, Arkansas Combat Veterans Hall of Fame, and Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame. President of the class of 1966. His father Dr. Hugh L. Mills Sr. was superintendent of the Hot Springs schools.
• Bobby Mitchell (1953)—Professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, and coach for the Redskins. Pro Football Hall of Famer.
• Michael Frazier (1994) –– Communications and marketing executive who helped to open the 9/11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.