Brookhaven High School (Brookhaven, Mississippi)
| Brookhaven High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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443 East Monticello Street , , 39601 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°34′44″N 90°26′12″W / 31.5788°N 90.4368°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Mandy Vinson |
| Staff | 52.61 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 769[1] (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.62[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy and red [2] |
| Mascot | Panthers[2] |
| Nickname | "Ole Brook"[2] |
| Website | [1] |
Brookhaven High School is in Brookhaven, Mississippi. It is part of the Brookhaven School District.[3] All of the students are categorized as economically disadvantaged. The student body is about 2/3 African American and 1/3 white.[4] Classes are fairly segregated and the district allows a parental choice plan for parents to choose their teachers.[5][6] The school district is under a 1970 desegregation order.[7]
Panthers are the school mascot and the school colors are red and blue.[8] It has a football team.[9]
In 1900 G. L. Teat served as principal of Brookhaven City School.[10] B. T. Schumpert was the principal in 1912.[11][12] C. H. Lipsey also served as principal.[13] A middle school in Brookhaven is named for him.
Black families boycotted local white-owned businesses after the school moved to hire as athletic director and football coach Hollis Rutter who had worked at segregation academia.[14]
Supporters of the parental choice plan argue it keeps white families in the districts public schools.[7] Lawrence County Academy was a segregation academy in the area after desegregation and Brookhaven Academy is a current one. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith attended Lawrence County Academy[15] and sent her daughter to Brookhaven Academy.[16][17]
Alumni[edit]
Several NFL players including Lance Alworth and Ralph Smith attended the school.[18] Basketball player Glen Whisby is an alum.
Additional alumni:
- Thomas Terrell, basketball player[19]
- Elsie Barge, musician, class of 1914[20]
- Thomas Pickens Brady, white supremacist and segregationist who served on the Mississippi Supreme Court
- Alundis Brice, athlete who competed in track and field and football
- Don Estes, NFL player (San Diego Chargers)
- Thomas Strauthers, former NFL defensive end
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Brookhaven High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Brookhaven High School". bhs.brookhavenschools.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Brookhaven High School in Brookhaven, MS - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Segregated classrooms in Mississippi aren't a thing of the past. And parents play a role".
- ^ Northam, Adam. "63 years after landmark Brown v. Board case, segregated classrooms persist". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ a b Staff, Daily Leader (April 3, 2019). "MCIR report: Schools allow some segregation". Daily Leader. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Brookhaven (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Mississippi High School Football History". Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Catalogue of the Officers, Alumni and Students of the University of Mississippi, at Oxford, Mississippi". 1900. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Bulletin". 1913. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Mississippi Educational Advance". 1911. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Roemer, Joseph (1926). "Failures in Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ Watts, Trent (May 1, 2008). White Masculinity in the Recent South. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807148686. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "'Segregation academy' attended by Cindy Hyde-Smith a common remnant of Mississippi's troubled history". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Mississippi Senator Attended School Set Up After High Court Ordered Desegregation". NPR. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23.
- ^ Forgey, Quint. "Mississippi newspaper: Hyde-Smith attended segregation academy". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Brookhaven (Brookhaven, MS) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Brookhaven High School, Brookhaven (MS) Basketball Players - RealGM". Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Brookhaven to Honor Class of '14". Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1954. p. 9. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via newspapers.com.