Natchez High School
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.
| Natchez High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
![]()  | |
319 Seargent Pretiss Dr , Adams ,  39120 United States  | |
| Coordinates | 31.55122°N 91.36831°W | 
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Secondary | 
| Motto | Destined to Rise and Determined to Succeed | 
| Established | 1991 | 
| School district | Natchez-Adams School District | 
| Superintendent | Fred Butcher [1] | 
| Principal | Eric Jackson[2] | 
| Staff | 38.28 (FTE)[3] | 
| Grades | 9th–12th | 
| Enrollment | 576 (2017-18)[3] | 
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.05[3] | 
| Color(s) | Blue and White, Khaki and White | 
| Mascot | Bulldogs | 
| Website | www | 
In 2005, it had 1358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American and the remainder were white.
As of 2017 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]
Notable alumni
    
- Allen Brown, former NFL player[7]
 - Paige Cothren, former NFL player[8]
 - Terry W. Gee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992
 - Justin Hamilton, NFL player[9]
 - Charlie Kempinska, former NFL player[10]
 - Bob Dearing, member of the Mississippi Senate[11]
 - Perry Lee Dunn, former NFL player[12]
 - Lynda Lee Mead, Miss America 1960[13]
 - Mike Morgan, former NFL player[14]
 - Rico Richardson, former NFL player[15]
 - James Williams, former NFL player[16]
 
References
    
- "Superintendent". Natchez-Adams School District. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
 - "Message from the Principal – Natchez High School – Natchez-Adams School District". www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
 - "NATCHEZ HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
 - 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.
 - "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.
 - "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.
 
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.
