West Jones High School Explained

West Jones High School
Established:1965
District:Jones County School District
Grades:712
Principal:Cooper Pope David Valentine (11th-12th)David Valentine (10th-9th grades)Larry Johnson (8th-7th grades)
Students:1,516 (2022-23)[1]
Ratio:14.29
Staff:106.08 (FTE)
Athletics:Football, baseball, boys and girls basketball, softball, boys and girls golf, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming, girls and boys track, marching band
Conference:Division 5
Colors:Forest Green & Vegas Gold
Mascot:Marty the Mustang
Free Label2:Sports Class
Free Text2:6A
Address:254 Springhill Road
Location:Soso, Mississippi 39443
Country:United States

West Jones High School, the "Home of the Mustangs," is a public school in Laurel, Mississippi, part of the Jones County School District. The school provides education to grades 712.

The school was named the state's Tech Prep Exemplary Site for 19752003 by the Tech Prep Exemplary Site Selection Committee.[2]

The school is one of the biggest located in Jones County hosting around fourteen hundred students. Such large numbers have seen the school renovate several times, with the Performing Arts Center, a new cafeteria, and new technology systems all being constructed within the last several years.

In the 20122013 school year, West Jones High School was classified as a "High Performing School" by the Mississippi Department of Education.

WJH is home to Lake Lotta Hockey, the best crappie lake in Mississippi. Several crappie tournaments are hosted at Lake Lotta Hockey throughout the year. Skidd's Lakeside Restaurant #1 is an American restaurant located on campus, on the banks of Lake Lotta Hockey.

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2802280&ID=280228000451 WEST JONES HIGH SCHOOL
  2. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/OVTE/TECHPREP/02_03_Exemplary_Site.html 02-03 Tech Prep Exemplary Site