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| Moss Point High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 4913 Weems Street Moss Point, Mississippi 39563 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°24′47″N 88°32′58″W / 30.413087°N 88.54939°W / 30.413087; -88.54939 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| School district | Moss Point School District |
| Principal | David Graves |
| Teaching staff | 47.88 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 455 (2022-2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.50 |
| Color(s) | Navy, grey and white |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Website | mphs |
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. There was also a Moss Point Academy. William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs.
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.
A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941.
Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold. After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.
Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999.
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.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was:
- Asian - 0.2%
- Black - 78.6%
- Hispanic - 4 2%
- Male - 50.4%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.2%
- White - 14.5%
- Multiracial - 2.3%
- Female - 49.6%
For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch.
Athletics
The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white. The school's football team has won several state championships.
Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing.
Alumni
- Damarius Bilbo
- Devin Booker basketball player in the NBA
- Melvin Booker
- John F. Brock, corporate executive
- Isaiah Canaan professional basketball player
- Ray Costict, football player
- Ken Farragut
- Kevin Fant, former college football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Kenny Johnson (American football)
- Ed Khayat, football player
- Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi Chancellor and former professional football player
- Aubrey Matthews, football wide receiver
- Toni Seawright
- Tony Sipp
References
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for MOSS POINT HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "MHSAA School Directory". www.misshsaa.com. Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- Education, Mississippi State Department of (April 18, 1890). "Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Education to the Legislature of Mississippi for the Years ..." The Department – via Google Books.
- "The Michigan Alumnus". Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. April 18, 1930 – via Google Books.
- Martin, Gordon A. (January 5, 2011). Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604737905 – via Google Books.
- Putnam, Richelle (April 18, 2017). Mississippi and the Great Depression. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467118767 – via Google Books.
- Dumas, Michael (June 29, 2010). "The Way it Was - Alumni of Moss Point's Magnolia High get ready to party". gulflive.
- Adams, Natalie G.; Adams, James H. (October 9, 2018). Just Trying to Have School: The Struggle for Desegregation in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496819574 – via Google Books.
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- "Moss Point (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
- http://www.ahsfhs.org/mississippi/teams/teampage.asp?Team=Moss%20Point
- ^ "Former Moss Point, Ole Miss, NFL star Ken Farragut dead at 85". February 17, 2014.
- "From clutch to Klutch: Damarius Bilbo's journey from star quarterback to star agent".
- "Devin Booker: From Moss Point to MVP candidate". April 15, 2022.
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- "Jackson Clarion-Ledger 13 Oct 2001". Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 2001. p. 22.
- https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2011/06/billy_wayne_millers_legacy_sti.html
- Magee, Patrick (January 22, 2019). "Former Mississippi State QB lands head coaching job at Coast high school". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- "Aubrey Matthews Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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