Moss Point High School Explained

Moss Point High School
Address:4913 Weems Street
City:Moss Point
State:Mississippi
Zipcode:39563
Country:United States
Coordinates:30.4131°N -88.5494°W
District:Moss Point School District
Principal:David Graves
Type:Public secondary school
Grades:9-12
Enrollment:476 (2020-21)[1]
Teaching Staff:40.79
Ratio:11.67
Nickname:Tigers[2]
Colors:Navy, grey and white

Moss Point High School is a public high school in Moss Point, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Moss Point School District.

History

Moss Point High School was established in 1883 in a two-story schoolhouse. Tuition was required.[3] There was also a Moss Point Academy. William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs.[4]

Magnolia High School served the area's African American students during segregation. W. H. Whisenton was its principal. Moss Point High School was white only.[5]

A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941.[6] Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold.[7] After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.[8]

Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999.[9]

Academics

Moss Point was ranked 105th in Mississippi and 11,634th nationally in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of public high schools.[10]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was:[1]

For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white.[2] [11] The school's football team has won several state championships.[12]

Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing.

Alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for MOSS POINT HIGH SCHOOL . nces.ed.gov . US Department of Education . April 20, 2022 . EN.
  2. Web site: MHSAA School Directory . www.misshsaa.com . Mississippi High School Activities Association . April 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Education to the Legislature of Mississippi for the Years .... Mississippi State Department of. Education. April 18, 1890. The Department. Google Books.
  4. Web site: The Michigan Alumnus. April 18, 1930. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.. Google Books.
  5. Book: Martin, Gordon A.. Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote. January 5, 2011. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781604737905. Google Books.
  6. Book: Putnam, Richelle. Mississippi and the Great Depression. April 18, 2017. Arcadia Publishing. 9781467118767. Google Books.
  7. Web site: The Way it Was - Alumni of Moss Point's Magnolia High get ready to party. Michael. Dumas. June 29, 2010. gulflive.
  8. Book: Just Trying to Have School: The Struggle for Desegregation in Mississippi. Natalie G.. Adams. James H.. Adams. October 9, 2018. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781496819574. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing. Company. May 10, 1999. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
  10. Web site: staff . Moss Point High . usnews.com . April 20, 2022.
  11. Web site: Moss Point (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps. www.maxpreps.com.
  12. http://www.ahsfhs.org/mississippi/teams/teampage.asp?Team=Moss%20Point
  13. Web site: From clutch to Klutch: Damarius Bilbo's journey from star quarterback to star agent .
  14. Web site: Devin Booker: From Moss Point to MVP candidate. April 15, 2022.
  15. Book: Wallace, Tom. University of Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia. October 18, 2016. Simon and Schuster. 9781613218938. Google Books.
  16. News: Jackson Clarion-Ledger 13 Oct 2001. Clarion-Ledger. 13 October 2001. 22.
  17. https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2011/06/billy_wayne_millers_legacy_sti.html
  18. Web site: Former Moss Point, Ole Miss, NFL star Ken Farragut dead at 85. 17 February 2014.
  19. Web site: Former Mississippi State QB lands head coaching job at Coast high school. Clarion Ledger. Patrick. Magee. January 22, 2019. August 10, 2023.
  20. Web site: Aubrey Matthews Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . .
  21. Web site: Ebony. Johnson Publishing. Company. February 18, 1988. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.

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