Northeast Jones High School | |
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Address | |
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68 Northeast Drive , 39443 United States | |
Coordinates | 31°41′45″N 89°03′06″W / 31.695843°N 89.051724°W |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1965 |
School district | Jones County School District |
Principal | Jennifer Lowery |
Teaching staff | 74.70 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrollment | 1,065 (2018–19) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.26 [1] |
Color(s) | Black and gold |
Athletics conference | MSHSAA 4A Region 5 |
Nickname | Tigers |
Website |
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Northeast Jones High School (NEJ) is a public high school located in Jones County, Mississippi, United States, near the city of Laurel. Northeast Jones serves students in grades 7 through 12 and is one of three traditional high schools in the Jones County School District.
As part of a wider Jones County School District consolidation, Northeast Jones High School opened in 1965 as the product of three local high schools. [2] After school integration in the United States, a black student was hanged in a bathroom and suffered non-fatal injuries. [3] After a couple more years, black NEJ students rioted in 1972, drawing the National Guard to the school. [3]
Northeast Jones athletic teams are nicknamed the Tigers and compete in Mississippi High School Activities Association 4A Region 5. [4] The football team won the 1996 MSHSAA Class 4A championship. [5]
NEJ fields two competitive show choirs: the high school mixed-gender "Gold Horizons" and middle school mixed-gender "Tiger Vibe. The performing arts program also hosts an annual competition. [6]