Greenland the European Common Market in 1972, Denmark began to seek a different status for Greenland, resulting in the Home Rule Act of 1979. This gave Greenland limited autonomy with its own legislature taking control of some internal policies, while the Parliament of Denmark maintained full control of external policies, security, and natural resources. The law came into effect on 1 May 1979. The Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II, remains Greenland's Head of state. In 1985, Greenland left the European Economic Community (EEC) upon achieving self-rule, as it did not agree with the EEC's commercial fishing regulations and an EEC ban
Greenland High School ADE and has been accredited by AdvancED since 1994. The Greenland High School mascot and athletic emblem is the "Pirate" with green and white serving as its school colors. For 2014-16, the Greenland Pirates compete in the 3A Classification within the 3A Region 1 Conference as sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). Interscholastic activities include football, basketball, baseball, cheer, cross country (boys/girls), golf (boys/girls), softball, and track (boys/girls). Under the direction of Clay Reeves and Alan Barton, the girls basketball team has won six state championships (1999, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2015). Greenland students may participate in a variety