On Tuesday the Arkansas Activities Association announced that the Mountain Home Bombers had been named academic state champions in five sports including baseball, boys and girls soccer, and boys and girls track and field. No other school was named to more than three.
Mountain Home Director of Athletics Mitch Huskey says this is an incredible accomplishment for the district.
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Huskey says, in spite of having some of the longest travel of any school in Arkansas, our district puts a large emphasis on the classroom and extra curricular activities.
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Noah Chagnon, head coach of the bomber track and field team who won the class 5A state title, says it’s speaks to the quality of kids Mountain Home produces to, not only win a state title on the field, but also win one in the classroom.
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The Arkansas Activities Association awards these championships based on the highest cumulative grade point average of each team’s members during the most recent grading period.
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