J.J. McClain High School explained

J. J. McClain High School
Streetaddress:9749 Brozville Road
City:Lexington
State:Mississippi
Zipcode:39095
Country:United States
Pushpin Map:Mississippi
District:Holmes County School District
Superintendent:Powell Rucker
Principal:Sherrod Miller
Avg Class Size:25
Schooltype:Public
Grades:612
Slogan:Preparing Students To Leave Holmes college Ready
Song:Ode To McClain
Fightsong:Mustang Spirit
Motto:Striving For Excellence
Mascot:Mustang
Sports:Track and Field, Football, Basketball.
Team Name:Mustangs
School Colors:Purple, Gold, White
Newspaper:Mustang Inquirer
Founded:1959
Status:Closed
Enrollment:850

Jacob Joshua McClain High School was a junior and senior high school in unincorporated Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, about 0.25miles south of Lexington.[1] It is operated by the Holmes County School District. Its campus is presently used by Holmes County Central High School.[2] [3]

As of circa 2006 it had 842 students. It was named after one of its former principals.[1]

History

Originally named the Lexington Attendance Center, it opened in 1959. It was, at the time, an all-black school.[4] It was renamed in 1985.[1]

In 2015 the high school sectors of McClain, S.V. Marshall High School, and Williams-Sullivan High School consolidated into Holmes County Central High School.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. "History." J.J. McClain High School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  2. https://sites.google.com/a/holmes.k12.ms.us/holmes-county-central-high-school/ Home
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20060322092831/http://holmes.k12.ms.us/JJ%20McClain/JJ%20McClain.htm Home
  4. Book: Yates. Gayle Graham. Gayle Graham Yates. Mississippi Mind: A Personal Cultural History of an American State. 1990. Univ. of Tennessee Press. 9780870496431. 245. 9 December 2017.
  5. Stevens, Calvin. "New high school in Holmes." The Greenwood Commonwealth. Sunday July 20, 2014. Page B002. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.