Tupelo High School
| Tupelo High School | |
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| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | US_type:edu34°13′55″N88°45′50″W/ 34.232°N 88.764°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1914 |
| School district | Tupelo Public School District |
| Principal | Melissa Thomas |
| Faculty | 131.15 (onFTEbasis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 2,001[1](2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.26[1] |
| Color(s) | BlueandGold |
| Mascot | Golden Wave |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | The Hi-Times[3] |
| Yearbook | The Album |
| Website | www |
Tupelo High Schoolis the onlypublic high schoolinTupelo, Mississippi.The campus consists of fourteen buildings, including a Performing Arts Center, separate buildings forsocial studies,English,math,sciences,fine arts,and a self-contained grade-9 building.
The current student population of the school is around 2,000 students. As of 2014–2015, it is the largest enrolled public high school in the state of Mississippi. The class of 2015 consisted of 438 graduates. The school offers a curriculum containing 160Carnegie units,24 of which areAdvanced Placement.
Tupelo High School is a two-timeNational Blue Ribbon Schoolaward winner, having won the award in 1983-1984 and another in 1999–2000.[4]
The school's boundary includes the vast majority of Tupelo and a portion ofSaltillo.[5]
History
[edit]Until 1971 and desegregation, Black students in Tupelo attended Lee County Training School and thenCarver High School.The segregated schools alternated nights using Robins Field for football games.[6]
Demographics
[edit]In 2023, the student body was about 49 percent Black, 36 percent White, and 8 percent Hispanic. Of the student body, 100 percent are categorized as economically disadvantaged.[7]
Student life
[edit]As of 2022- 2023, Tupelo High School offers extracurricular activities, including football, slowpitch and fastpitch softball, cross country, volleyball, swimming, basketball, soccer, bowling, archery, baseball, wrestling, golf, tennis, cheer, and track and field. In addition to athletics, the school offers other clubs, such as theatre, a school newspaper, arts, and mock trials.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Chad Bumphis,professional football player[8]
- Alex Carrington,professional football player[9]
- Russell Copeland,professional football player[10]
- Frank Dowsing,first black football player at both THS and Mississippi State[11]
- John Dye,actor[12]
- Deandre' Eiland,professional football player[13]
- Mikky Ekko,singer-songwriter
- Adam Grace,musician
- Jarious Jackson,professional football player[14]
- Jett Johnson,college football linebacker for theMississippi State Bulldogs[15]
- Todd Jordan,professional football player and Tupelo mayor
- Ken Kirk,professional football player[16]
- Rae Sremmurd,hip-hop duo
- Chris Stratton,professional baseball player
- Tan White,professional basketball player[17]
- Tamika Whitmore,retired professional basketball player[18]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Tupelo High School".National Center for Education Statistics.RetrievedApril 21,2024.
- ^"SACS CASI Accredited Schools".Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.January 15, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon January 27, 2008.RetrievedFebruary 6,2008.
- ^"About – THS Current".RetrievedJune 22,2019.
- ^"Blue Ribbon Schools"(PDF).United States Department of Education Program- Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 199-2002.
- ^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lee County, MS"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 31,2022.-Text list
- ^"Dozens celeberate [sic] George Washington Carver school reunion".July 7, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2018.RetrievedNovember 4,2018.
- ^https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/tupelo-public-school-district/tupelo-high-school-11438
- ^"Chad Bumphis".National Football League.RetrievedFebruary 21,2014.
- ^"Alex Carrington".National Football League.RetrievedFebruary 21,2014.
- ^"Russell Copeland".National Football League.RetrievedJune 3,2023.
- ^Maraniss, Andrew (August 31, 2017)."Frank Dowsing, Mississippi State's first black football player, is almost unknown today".RetrievedJuly 24,2018.
- ^"Movies: Biography for John Dye".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Baseline&All Movie Guide.2009. Archived fromthe originalon May 26, 2009.RetrievedMay 26,2010.
- ^"Deandre' Eiland".National Football League.RetrievedJune 3,2023.
- ^"Jarious Jackson".National Football League.RetrievedJune 3,2023.
- ^Costabile, Annie (March 22, 2017)."Family divided for Tupelo star linebacker Jett Johnson".The Clarion-Ledger.RetrievedApril 11,2024.
- ^"Ken Kirk".National Football League.RetrievedJune 3,2023.
- ^"Tan White".Women's National Basketball Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2014.
- ^"Tupelo… Birthplace of Elvis Presley and Home of Our Tamika Whitmore".Women's National Basketball Association.RetrievedFebruary 21,2014.
External links
[edit]- Tupelo High School home page.Tupelo High School on 2008–02–06.
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