Natchez High School | |
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319 Seargent Pretiss Dr , Adams , 39120 United States | |
Coordinates | 31°33′04″N 91°22′06″W / 31.55122°N 91.36831°W |
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School type | Public, Secondary |
Motto | Destined to Rise and Determined to Succeed |
Established | 1927 |
School district | Natchez-Adams School District |
Superintendent | Fred Butcher [2] |
Principal | Eric Jackson[3] |
Staff | 38.28 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9th–12th |
Enrollment | 576 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.05[1] |
Color(s) | blue and gold |
Mascot | Bulldogs |
Website | www |
Natchez High School is a public school in Natchez, Mississippi (USA). It is part of the Natchez-Adams School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.
About
[edit]In 2005, it had 1358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American and the remainder were white.
As of 2017[update] the school district is considering building a new campus for the high school and converting the former campus into a middle school.[4]
Demographics
[edit]There were a total of 1169 students enrolled in Natchez High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 90.4% black, 9.3% white, and 0.3% Hispanic.[5][6]
History
[edit]The former location of Natchez High School was at 64 Homochitto Street, it also known as Margaret Martin High School, and it was a public high school "for white students-only".[7][8] It was built in 1927, a few years after the Brumfield School, a public school for African American students.[7][8]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Allen Brown, former NFL player[9]
- Paige Cothren, former NFL player[10]
- Terry W. Gee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992
- Justin Hamilton, NFL player[11]
- Charlie Kempinska, former NFL player[12]
- Bob Dearing, member of the Mississippi Senate[13]
- Perry Lee Dunn, former NFL player[14]
- Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960[15]
- Mike Morgan, former NFL player[16]
- James "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL football player[17]
- Rico Richardson, former NFL player[18]
- James Williams, former NFL player[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NATCHEZ HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Superintendent". Natchez-Adams School District. Retrieved 2009-02-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Message from the Principal – Natchez High School – Natchez-Adams School District". www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Hillyer, Ben (2017-05-14). "Sunday focus: One Mississippi school district considers alternative to building new school". Natchez Democrat. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Education - Office of Research and Statistics Archived 2007-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "South Delta School District" (PDF). Standard & Poor's Observations. SchoolMatters.com. Winter 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ a b "Old Natchez High School, 64 Homochitto Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brumfield High School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Allen Brown". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Paige Cothren". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Justin Hamilton". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Kempinska". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Education and military". Enterprise-Journal. September 13, 1992. p. 5. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Natchez athlete drew all the coaches". The Natchez Democrat. January 11, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Three women come home to Natchez to be presenters on 2010 NLCC program". The Natchez Democrat. February 21, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Morgan". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "On Regular Team," Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Oct. 5, 1934; p. 3.
- ^ "Rico Richardson". jsutigers.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "James Williams". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
External links
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