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Moss Point High School | |
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4913 Weems Street , 39563 United States | |
Coordinates | 30°24′47″N 88°32′58″W / 30.413087°N 88.54939°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary school |
School district | Moss Point School District |
Principal | David Graves |
Teaching staff | 40.79 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 [1] |
Enrollment | 476 (2020-21) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.67 [1] |
Color(s) | Navy, grey and white
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Nickname | Tigers [2] |
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.
Moss Point High School was established in 1883 in a two-story schoolhouse. Tuition was required. [3] There was also a Moss Point Academy.[ clarification needed] William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs. [4]
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.[ when?] [5]
A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941. [6]
Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold. [7] After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.[ when?] [8]
Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999. [9]
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. [10]
The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was: [1]
For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch. [1]
The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white. [2] [11] The school's football team has won several state championships. [12]
Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing. [13]
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Moss Point High School | |
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Address | |
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4913 Weems Street , 39563 United States | |
Coordinates | 30°24′47″N 88°32′58″W / 30.413087°N 88.54939°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary school |
School district | Moss Point School District |
Principal | David Graves |
Teaching staff | 40.79 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 [1] |
Enrollment | 476 (2020-21) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.67 [1] |
Color(s) | Navy, grey and white
[2] |
Nickname | Tigers [2] |
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.
Moss Point High School was established in 1883 in a two-story schoolhouse. Tuition was required. [3] There was also a Moss Point Academy.[ clarification needed] William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs. [4]
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.[ when?] [5]
A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941. [6]
Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold. [7] After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.[ when?] [8]
Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999. [9]
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. [10]
The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was: [1]
For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch. [1]
The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white. [2] [11] The school's football team has won several state championships. [12]
Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing. [13]