Amanda Elzy High School Explained
Amanda Elzy High School (AEHS) is a high school in unincorporated Leflore County, Mississippi, south of Greenwood,[3] and part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
, it had 488 students in grades 9 - 12 and 36.37 teachers (full-time equivalent).[4]
Its service area includes Minter City, Money, Sidon, and Schlater.[5]
History
The school was named in 1959 in honor of Amanda Elzy, a pioneering black educator.[6]
It was a part of the Leflore County School District until that district's merger into Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District on July 1, 2019.[7]
Demographics
In the 20122013 school year, the demographic profile of the student body was 492 black students, 5 Hispanic students and 2 white students.[4]
In 2014, its students were reported as 100% "economically disadvantaged."[8]
Discipline
By 2010 the school began to only issue detentions for physical altercations, with a choice of either Saturdays or after school, instead of all day in-school suspensions.[9]
Notable alumni
- Lusia Harris (1955 - 2022), basketball player[10] and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[11]
- Gerald Glass (born 1967), All-SEC (Ole Miss 1989-1990) and professional basketball player. Glass attended Amanda Elzy High School as a student, and then returned as an adult to coach the basketball team to a state championship in the 2011–2012 season.[12] [13]
- Alphonso Ford (1971 - 2004), basketball player[14]
- Leroy Jones (1950–2021), American football player[15]
In popular culture
The school is mentioned frequently in Richard Rubin's book Confederacy of Silence.[16]
Notes and References
- Web site: Amanda Elzy High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 10, 2020.
- Web site: MHSAA School Directory. 2024-03-09. Mississippi High School Activities Association. en-US.
- http://eh.lefcsd.org/ Home page
- Web site: Amanda Elzy High School. School Directory Information . U.S. Department of Education .
- Web site: School Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808062935/https://eh.glcsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=348686&type=d&pREC_ID=757632. Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District. 2021-05-18. 2020-08-08. from the rural areas of Greenwood including the towns of [...] Slaughter[...]. - The page states "Schlater" as being "Slaughter".
- Book: Weaver. David E. Black Diva of the Thirties: the life of Ruby Elzy. 2004. University Press of Mississippi. 9781604737653. 9 February 2015 . registration. weaver black diva..
- "School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
- Web site: Amanda Elzy High School: Student Body. U.S. News & World Report. 9 February 2015.
- Web site: Darden. Bob. Fights disrupt Elzy . Greenwood Commonwealth. 2010-01-16. 2022-03-28.
- Web site: Oral history with Ms. Lusia Harris-Stewart . December 18, 1999 . University of Southern Mississippi . 9 February 2015 . https://www.webcitation.org/5sLD9bLuU?url=http://digilib.usm.edu/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=%2Fcoh&CISOPTR=3087&CISOMODE=print . 2010-08-29 . dead .
- Web site: Lusia Harris Stewart. Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. 9 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919085522/http://www.wbhof.com/Harris.html. 2015-09-19. dead.
- Web site: Gerald Glass. basketball-reference.com. 9 February 2015.
- Web site: Flynn . Bryan . 2013 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class . Jackson Free Press . August 1, 2013 .
- Web site: Alphonso Ford. databaseBasketball.com. 9 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150209193059/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FORDAL01. 2015-02-09. dead.
- Web site: Leroy Jones . hraashof.org . https://archive.today/20140127231408/http://hraashof.org/leroy-jones/ . January 27, 2014 . dead . January 27, 2014 .
- Book: Rubin, Richard . Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South . Simon and Schuster . 2010 . 53, 113, 201. 9781451602654 .
