Secondary school in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States
Natchez High School is a
public school in
Natchez ,
Mississippi (
USA ). It is part of the
Natchez-Adams School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve.
About
In 2005, it had 1358 students and 73 teachers. 88% of the students were African-American and the remainder were white.
As of 2017
[update] the school district is considering building a new campus for the high school and converting the former campus into a middle school.
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Demographics
There were a total of 1169 students enrolled in Natchez High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 90.4% black, 9.3% white, and 0.3% Hispanic.
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History
The former location of Natchez High School was at 64 Homochitto Street, it also known as Margaret Martin High School, and it was a public high school "for white students-only".
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[8] It was built in 1927, a few years after the
Brumfield School , a public school for African American students.
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Notable alumni
Allen Brown , former NFL player
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Paige Cothren , former NFL player
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Terry W. Gee , member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992
Justin Hamilton , NFL player
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Charlie Kempinska , former NFL player
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Bob Dearing , member of the
Mississippi Senate
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Perry Lee Dunn , former
NFL player
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Lynda Lee Mead , Miss America 1960
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Mike Morgan , former NFL player
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James "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL football player
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Rico Richardson , former NFL player
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James Williams , former NFL player
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References
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"NATCHEZ HIGH SCHOOL" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 3, 2020 .
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"Superintendent" .
Natchez-Adams School District . Retrieved 2009-02-24 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Message from the Principal – Natchez High School – Natchez-Adams School District" . www.natchezadamsschooldistrict.org . Retrieved 1 July 2019 .
^ Hillyer, Ben (2017-05-14).
"Sunday focus: One Mississippi school district considers alternative to building new school" .
Natchez Democrat . Retrieved 2018-04-18 .
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Mississippi Department of Education - Office of Research and Statistics
Archived 2007-03-23 at the
Wayback Machine
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"South Delta School District" (PDF) . Standard & Poor's Observations . SchoolMatters.com. Winter 2006. Archived from
the original (
PDF ) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-18 .
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"Old Natchez High School, 64 Homochitto Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS" . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA . Retrieved 2023-01-11 .
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"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brumfield High School" .
National Park Service . Retrieved January 10, 2023 . With
accompanying pictures
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"Allen Brown" . Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
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"Paige Cothren" . Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
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"Justin Hamilton" . Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
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"Charlie Kempinska" . Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
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"Education and military" . Enterprise-Journal . September 13, 1992. p. 5.
Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Natchez athlete drew all the coaches" . The Natchez Democrat. January 11, 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
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"Three women come home to Natchez to be presenters on 2010 NLCC program" . The Natchez Democrat. February 21, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2014 .
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"Mike Morgan" . Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
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"On Regular Team," Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Oct. 5, 1934; p. 3.
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"Rico Richardson" . jsutigers.com. Archived from
the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014 .
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"James Williams" . Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
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