Starkville High School (SHS) is a public secondary school in Starkville, Mississippi, United States. It is the only high school in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, serving grades 9–12. It offers more than 140 courses, including over 10 Advanced Placement courses.[4] Its school colors are black and gold, and its mascot is the Yellowjacket, a predatory wasp.
| Starkville High School | |
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| Location | |
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603 Yellowjacket Drive , United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°27′04″N 88°49′16″W / 33.451°N 88.821°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Proud to be a Yellowjacket |
| Established | 1899 |
| School district | Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District |
| Principal | Darein Spann |
| Teaching staff | 71.96 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 – 12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,076 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.95[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Mascot | Yellowjacket |
| Rival | West Point High School[3] |
| Newspaper | The Jacket Buzz[2] |
| Website | www |
For the 2018–2019 academic year the graduation rate was 86.3% and the enrollment was 1,420.[5][1]
The consolidated school district serves all of the county. The previous Starkville School District served Starkville, the Mississippi State University census-designated place, Longview, and some other unincorporated areas.[6][7]
History
editA school was built for white students in 1899. The initial enrollment was 206, with an average attendance of 164. By 1910 the enrollment had grown to 312 and the average attendance to 270, due both to the increased number of residents and the superiority of the school causing county residents to choose to attend there. The county paid the city more than the cost of attendance, and so helped fund the school. There were too few desks, and the auditorium was of insufficient size, so a new school building was proposed. The negro school was deemed unsuitable for occupation, and $3,500 was allocated to build a new black school, in addition to the $2.00 per student provided by the state and the $200 generated by the negro poll tax.[8]
Prior to 1970, separate schools were maintained for white and black students. In 1970, the federal government mandated the integration of the two systems. Starkville High became the home for all students in grades 9-12, while the former high school for black students, Henderson became the junior high school.[9] In 1969, Starkville Academy was founded as a segregation academy on property adjacent to Starkville High for parents of white children who wished to keep their children in segregated schools.[10]
In 2015 the schools of Oktibbeha County School District consolidated into the Starkville district. Two high schools, East High and West High, consolidated into Starkville High; this added about 300 students to Starkville High.[11]
Notable alumni
edit- Tony Akins (Canadian football) – football player[12]
- Jake Arians – NFL football player
- Dee Barton – jazz musician[13]
- Natrone Brooks – NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons[14]
- A. J. Brown – football player
- Joe Carter – played NFL football for the Miami Dolphins, 1984-1986[15]
- Tyson Carter – professional basketball player[16]
- Kermit Davis Jr. – head college basketball coach at Ole Miss, Idaho, Texas A&M and Middle Tennessee State University, class of 1978[17]
- Muhammad Dakhlalla – convicted of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization[18]
- Antuan Edwards – NFL football player[19]
- Carl Fair – football player[20]
- Willie Gay Jr. – football player for Mississippi State University and 2020 2nd Round Draft Pick by the Kansas City Chiefs[21]
- Willie Earl Gillespie – USFL and NFL football player, played and coached at SHS[22]
- Helen Young Hayes – money manager[23]
- Nate Hughes – NFL football player, class of 2003[24]
- Shauntay Hinton – Miss USA 2002[25]
- Kobe Jones - NFL football player, class of 2015[26]
- Freddie Milons – football player[27]
- Dot Murphy - basketball player and coach, first female football coach in the NJCAA[28]
- Travis Outlaw – NBA basketball player, class of 2003[29]
- Barrin Simpson – football player[30]
- Emmett H. Walker Jr. – U.S. Army officer[31]
- Latavious Williams – basketball player[32]
Notable faculty
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "STARKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ The Jacket Buzz
- ^ Hudson, Brett (29 August 2018). "Starkville High welcomes rival West Point Friday night". The Dispatch. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Starkville High School". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Mississippi Succeeds Report Card". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oktibbeha County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Oktibbeha County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. - Longview is not directly indicated on this map but the map can be compared to the 2020 map.
- ^ "Report of School Building Committee". Starkville News. 8 October 1910. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "A Brief History of the O.C.T.S. / H.H.S. Campus". Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Spencer, Mack (17 May 2004). "Public domain, private options". Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
- ^ Hemsworth, Wade (August 8, 2002). "Akins discovers recipe for success". Hamilton Spectator. p. E03.
- ^ "Induction of Dee Barton into Starkville High School's Hall of the Famous, May, 1999".
- ^ Hudson, Brett (February 8, 2018). "Members of defense lead Starkville's signees". The Commercial Dispatch. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Carter Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Former Bulldog basketball player Tyson Carter signs pro contract".
- ^ "MTSU's win over Ole Miss holds special meaning for coach Davis". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ Fausset, Richard (14 August 2015). "Young Mississippi Couple Linked to ISIS, Perplexing All". The New York Times.
- ^ "Edwards helps Mitchell rebuild Starkville's football tradition". 14 March 2012.
- ^ Hammons, Randy (September 25, 1998). "Southwest stings East Mississippi 23-0". Enterprise-Journal. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Cam (October 6, 2016). "Starkville (Miss.) LB Willie Gay on Ole Miss commitment and Army All-American Bowl". USA Today. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Starkville's Brown has dominating night vs. Oxford". September 2015.
- ^ "Hall of Famous".
- ^ "NFL's Nate Hughes trades in cleats for scrubs during NFL lockout". 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Student Union welcomes Dawg House, Miss USA".
- ^ "Kobe Jones Biography". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Milons to be recognized with other SEC title game MVPs". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Dot Murphy".
- ^ "Sacramento King, Travis Outlaw Gives Back in Hometown of Starkville, MS!". Black Celebrity Giving. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Barrin Simpson Named 2019 SEC Football Legend".
- ^ Clarion Ledger, Obituary, Emmett H. Walker Jr., December 14, 2007
- ^ Minichino, Adam (27 November 2009). "Starkville's Williams ready to tip off pro career". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Jackie Nix".
