Canton High School (Mississippi)

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Canton High School
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Canton High School (Mississippi)
634 Finney Road

Canton, Mississippi
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School typePublic
Established1874
School district Canton Public School District
NCES District ID2800900
SuperintendentGary P. Hannah
NCES School ID280090000101
PrincipalKari Johnson
Grades10-12
Enrollment597 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.18 [1]
Color(s)Royal blue and gold
   [2]
MascotTigers [2]
Website https://www.cantonschools.net/Domain/11

Canton High School is a public high school in Canton, Mississippi. It is part of the Canton Public School District. All of the student body is categorized as economically disadvantaged and almost 100 percent are African American. [3]

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Tigers are the school mascot and the school colors are blue and gold. [4]

The school's football team dates to 1910. It has an 0-10 playoff record. [5] Calvin Bolton is the team's coach. [6]

In addition to Canton it serves a part of Gluckstadt. [7]

History

Canton High School was preceded by Canton Female Academy. [8] The school has also been documented as Canton Young Ladies' Academy. Canton High School started its first 10 month session in 1874. [9] The school's historic building was designed by Jackson architect N. W. Overstreet and built in 1923. It closed in 1969, but has since been used as a furniture store and church. [10] [11]

Madison County Training School served the area. [12] A. M. Rogers High School was dedicated in 1958 in the wake of Brown v Board of Education and served the area's African American students. [13] Students protested poor conditions and supplies. [14] The school was described by some to bear a "striking resemblance of an auction barn" and to be "inadequate to provide for each child the maximum educational opportunity that this day and age demand". [15]

Canton School Superintendent D. M. Allen touted investments in segregated schools and criticized the pulling of students in protests during 1964. [16] In 1964, parents attempted to register their children at Belmont High School decrying the poor conditions and limited offerings available to them at the city's segregated schools. [17] In 1969, the school was renamed to Canton High School after the historic building closed. [18] [10] [11]

In 2015, the original 1923 Canton High School building and its additions were renovated for use as apartments. [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Canton Public High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/canton-public-school-district/canton-public-high-school-11227
  4. ↑ "Canton (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Robert (2022-08-30). "Canton Starts Season With 14-12 Victory Over Madison County Rival Velma Jackson, Goal Is To Win First Playoff Game In School History". Mississippi Scoreboard. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-06-30. - The map shows the former Gluckstadt census-designated place. The city since incorporated, and this is the zoning map of the incorporated city.
  8. ↑ Mississippi (1836). Laws of the State of Mississippi. authority.
  9. ↑ "Canton High School". The American Citizen. 31 October 1874. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 http://www.historic-structures.com/ms/canton/canton_high_school.php
  11. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places: Registration Form". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Cheeks-Collins, Jennifer E. (October 14, 2002). Madison County Mississippi. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9780738514420 – via Google Books.
  13. ↑ "Suzassippi's Lottabusha County Chronicles: Cameron Street School Complex in Canton". August 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ https://www.crmvet.org/docs/640301_core_canton_student-demands.pdf
  15. ↑ "NAACP Assails new Negro school at Canton". Hattiesburg American. October 27, 1958. p. 1.
  16. ↑ https://www.crmvet.org/docs/640302_core_canton-boycott.pdf
  17. ↑ https://www.crmvet.org/docs/pr/640903_pr_core_parents.pdf
  18. ↑ Cheeks-Collins, Jennifer E. (2002). Madison County Mississippi. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7385-1442-0.
  19. ↑ "From Former Canton High School to Canton High Apartments". August 4, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Damien Lewis: from Canton to the NFL". April 24, 2020.
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