Natchez High School

Secondary school in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States

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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

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

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

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

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

^ ^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.