Columbia High School (Mississippi)

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Columbia High School
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Columbia High School (Mississippi)
1009 Broad St

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39429

United States
Coordinates 31°15′05″N89°49′11″W / 31.2513°N 89.8197°W / 31.2513; -89.8197
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School typeSecondary school
Established1937
School district Columbia School District
SuperintendentJason Harris [1]
PrincipalL.V. McNeal [2]
Teaching staff31.53 (on an FTE basis) [3]
Grades 9th to 12th [3]
Enrollment469 [3]  (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio14.87 [3]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
MascotWildcat
Website chs.columbiaschools.org
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Columbia High School

Columbia High School is a 4A High School located in Columbia, Mississippi, United States. The principal is L.V. McNeal. [2] It is in Columbia School District. It is a Mississippi Landmark.

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The architecture of the building is an example of European-inspired modernism, and was featured in the French architectural journal l'architecture d'aujourd'hui. [4] It was built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project. [5]

In the 2021-2022 school year, the student body was 49.89 percent White and 45.37 percent African American. [3]

Notable alumni

Extracurricular activities

Marching Band

The CHS Marching Band has won 9 MHSAA state championship titles in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2022, & 2023 [8] [9]

Athletics

Football

The CHS Football Team has won 2 MHSAA state championship titles in 1982 and 2021. [10]

Baseball

The CHS Baseball team has won 1 MHSAA championship in 2011. [10]

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  2. 1 2 "McNeal Aims to Make CHS an 'A' School". Columbian Progress Newspaper. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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  5. Hines, Thomas S., William Faulkner and the Tangible Past: The Architecture of Yoknapatawpha, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996, ch. 8, p. 106 accessed Oct. 20, 2012
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  7. "Jaheim Oatis - Football". University of Alabama Athletics.
  8. "2022 MHSAA Marching Band Championship Results". Mississippi High School Activities Assosiation. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. Campbell, Joshua (November 1, 2023). "Marching Wildcats Go Back-To-Back: Columbia Band Wins 9th State Title". The Columbian Progress. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Athletics". Columbia School District.