Established in 1928, the original buildings of Conway High School served the surrounding community until new facilities were built in 1937 at the corner of Prince St and Davis St. A cafeteria was added in 1948 and a gymnasium in 1949.

The Conway Wampus Cats participate in numerous interscholastic sports and activities in the state's largest classification (7A) within the 7A/6A Central Conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association including: baseball, basketball (boys/girls), bowling (boys/girls), cheer, cross country (boys/girls), dance, football, golf (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), softball, swimming (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), track (boys/girls), volleyball and wrestling.

[7] Home football games are played at John McConnell Stadium, named in 1993 after the late community leader and school board president.

[10] Beginning in 2019, the Conway School District opened the Wampus Cat Sports Hall of Fame.

The initial class inducted twelve of the greatest athletes and coaches ever produced by Conway High.

In 2019, Conway High School’s Mock Trial team won the state championship and advanced to the national competition, where they placed 30th.