West Point High School (Mississippi)
West Point High School is in Clay County, Mississippi. It is part of the West Point Consolidated School District. Its North Campus serves grades 8 and 9, while South Campus grades 10 to 12.[1] The school has about 800 students. A little more than 80 percent are African American while about 17 percent are white. 100 percent of students a disadvantaged and all of them participate in the free lunch program.[2] Subject proficiency in math and reading are below the state average.[2] Green Wave is the school mascot.[3]
In May 2021 the school had four valedictorians.[4]
In 2020, the school's football team had its first home loss since 2015.[3]
History[]
West Point was served by Lynch High School in the early 20th century. The school burned in 1928 and was replaced by West Point High School in 1929.[5]
The school has won 11 state football championships including four in a row.[6]
Alumni[]
- Johnny Green (gridiron football)[7]
- Vontarrius Dora, former linebacker[8]
- Lyndon Johnson (American football)[9]
- Orlando Bobo, American football guard[10]
- Tyrone Bell[11]
- Jesse Anderson[12] football player
- Carey Henley, football player[13]
References[]
- ^ "Schools". www.westpoint.k12.ms.us.
- ^ a b West Point High School
- ^ a b "West Point suffers big drop in new Mississippi high school football poll". The Dispatch. October 13, 2020.
- ^ "West Point High school parents confused on class ranking decisions". www.wtva.com.
- ^ "A History of West Point High School Football". Issuu.
- ^ "How West Point football has built a running back dynasty". The Dispatch. November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Green Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Vontarrius Dora Stats".
- ^ "Lyndon Johnson Stats".
- ^ "Orlando Bobo Stats".
- ^ "Tyrone Bell Stats".
- ^ "Jesse Anderson Stats".
- ^ "Carey Henley Stats".
- Public high schools in Mississippi
- Lists of schools in Mississippi