Brookhaven High School (Brookhaven, Mississippi)

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Brookhaven High School
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Brookhaven High School (Brookhaven, Mississippi)
443 East Monticello Street

Brookhaven
,
(Lincoln County)
,
Mississippi
39601

United States
Coordinates 31°34′44″N90°26′12″W / 31.5788°N 90.4368°W / 31.5788; -90.4368
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TypePublic high school
PrincipalShonique McLaurin
Staff54.94 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment806 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio14.67 [1]
Color(s)Navy and red    [2]
MascotPanthers [2]
Nickname "Ole Brook" [2]
Website

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

Several NFL players including Lance Alworth and Ralph Smith attended the school. [18] Basketball player Glen Whisby is an alum.

Additional alumni:

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