Maben High School Explained

Maben High School was a public secondary school located in Maben, Mississippi. Until 1970, it was a school for black children only; white children were bused 30miles to the white Sturgis High School.^[1] It was a part of the Oktibbeha County School District, and was later merged with Sturgis High School to form West Oktibbeha County High School

In 2015 the schools of Oktibbeha County district consolidated into the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, and this school consolidated into Starkville High School.^[2] As of 2016, the site was abandoned.^[3]

In 1966, Maben won the Mississippi state high school baseball championship.^[4]

Notable people

• Donald Lee, NFL football player^[5]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Book: Bolton . Charles C. . . 2005 . University Press of Mississippi . 185.
2. "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District ." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
3. News: Carskadon . James . Push renewed to make use of former school buildings . 21 January 2019 . Starkville Daily News . 27 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121232846/https://www.starkvilledailynews.com/content/push-renewed-make-use-former-school-buildings . 21 January 2019 . dead .
4. Web site: Baseball champions. 19 November 2017.
5. News: Fowler. Sarah. NFL's Lee eager to make mark in restaurant field. 19 November 2017. 25 July 2012.