High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Van Buren High School is a public high school in Van Buren, Arkansas. The school recently underwent a major development project that was finished in 2009. The project added a number of new classrooms, a new basketball facility (Clair Bates Arena), and a new performing arts center. The school's mascot is the Pointer (hunting dog), and its school colors are kelly green and white. It currently competes in the 7-A conference of the Arkansas Athletics Association, offering many competitive sports, including cross country football, basketball, baseball, track, softball, volleyball, tennis, golf, soccer, marching band, cheer, and dance. Other extracurricular activities include a journalism department (consisting of the Newspaper and Yearbook Staffs), choir, and drama.