Yazoo City High School is a public high school in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It is within the Mississippi Achievement School District.
| Yazoo City High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1825 Martin Luther King Drive , 39194 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Mississippi Achievement School District |
| Principal | Dr. Sharon Brown (2024–present)[1] |
| Teaching staff | 35.22 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 632 (2022-23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.94[2] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | yazoocityhigh |
As of 2024[update] its enrollment is about 600 pupils.
History
editLike most public schools in Mississippi, Yazoo City High School was segregated until the 1960s. Yazoo City High School was historically an all-white school, while Blacks attended Yazoo High School #2.
Notable alumni
edit- Willie Morris (1952),[3] author
- Fletcher Cox (2009),[4] former NFL defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
- J. F. Barbour III (1958),[5] former mayor of Yazoo City; pioneer in re-establishing Republican Party in Mississippi
- Haley Barbour (1965),[6] former governor of Mississippi
- Mike Espy (1971),[7] former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Congressman
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dixon, Nathaniel (1 May 2024). "Dr. Sharon Brown - Yazoo City High School Principal, 2024-2025". Mississippi Achievement School District. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
The Mississippi Achievement School District celebrates the appointment of Dr. Sharon Brown as the new Principal for Yazoo City High School, 2024-2025.
- ^ a b c "YAZOO CITY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1952. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Sammon, Will. "Super Bowl star Fletcher Cox has never forgotten Yazoo City". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1965. p. 47. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Mingo Chito (Yazoo City High School, Yazoo City, Mississippi)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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