Drew Central High School is a public secondary school in Monticello, Arkansas, United States. It is part of Drew Central School District, which serves rural Drew County and a small section of Monticello. It in a section of the Monticello city limits that is within the Drew Central Schools boundaries, adjacent to the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM). It, along with other schools in the district, resides on of land leased by the university to the school district. Dependent minor residents of the UAM housing for married students and students with families, HHFA Apartments, are assigned to this district. Additionally Wilmar is in the Drew Central district, as is the unincorporated area of Selma. The principal of the High School is Mr Kenny Pennington. The district's other schools are the Elementary School and the Middle School. All three share the same campus in Monticello. At the High School, there are some 400 students in grades 7 to 12. The average class size is less than 25. The school's athletic teams are named the Pirates and the journalism staff produces a monthly newspaper titled Pirate Now. Academics The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Drew Central offers two levels of curriculum: College Prep, and General. The College Prep curriculum must be completed by students to be eligible for: Academic Challenge Scholarship (requires a 2.50 GPA)* Seal on graduation diploma (requires a 2.75 GPA) Unconditional admission to an Arkansas higher institution of learning (2.0 GPA)* Honor graduate status/member of National Honor Society (3.50 GPA) The school participates in the Arkansas Scholars program of the Arkansas Business and Education Alliance. Athletics The Drew Central mascot and athletic emblem is the Pirate with red and white serving as the school colors. For 2012–14, the Drew Central Pirates participate in the 3A Classification from the 3A Region 8 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. Boys' sports comprise football, cross country, basketball, baseball, tennis, cheerleading, track and dance. In 1983 and 1984, the boys basketball team won consecutive state championships & in 1975, the boys basketball team won state. Girls' sports consist of cross country, basketball, tennis, cheerleading, dance team, track and softball. In 1987, the girls basketball team won a basketball championship. In spring 2000, the girls tennis team won a tennis championship. Discipline Disciplinary programs for student misconduct at Drew