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31°58′41″N 89°16′42″W / 31.9780°N 89.2784°W / 31.9780; -89.2784
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Bay Springs High School
Address
510 Highway 18

Bay Springs
,
( Jasper County)
,
Mississippi
39422

United States
Coordinates 31°58′41″N 89°16′42″W / 31.9780°N 89.2784°W / 31.9780; -89.2784
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalDan Brady
Staff18.52 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment225 [1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio12.15 [1]
Color(s)Royal blue and Green Bay gold
    [2]
NicknameBulldogs [2]
Website [1]

Bay Springs High School is a public high school in Bay Springs, Mississippi. It is a part of the West Jasper School District.

Its attendance boundary includes Bay Springs, Louin, and Montrose. [3]

Bulldogs are the school mascot. [4] The school colors are blue and gold. [5] The student body is 80 percent African American. [6] In 2021 the school won its first state football championship. [7] Bay Springs High School has won the 2A state basketball championship twice. [8]

History

It was preceded by Jasper County Agricultural High School in Bay Springs. [9]

Alumni

  • Vernon Dahmer, civil rights leader murdered by the Ku Klux Klan
  • Jefferson High School principal James Carter [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bay Springs High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ^ "Bay Springs (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  6. ^ "Bay Springs High School". US News Best High Schools.
  7. ^ WDAM Staff. "Bay Springs wins 1st state football championship". www.wdam.com.
  8. ^ Blake, Carly. "Bay Springs community celebrates boys basketball team". www.wdam.com.
  9. ^ Carr, Margaret J. S. (March 8, 1930). "Accredited Secondary Schools in the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  10. ^ The Beginning and End of John Jefferson High School: Preserving the History of Success Despite Segregation. Page Publishing. 8 December 2021. ISBN  9781645847953.


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