Heidelberg High School (Mississippi)

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Heidelberg High School
Location
804 North Pine Ave.

Heidelberg, Mississippi
39439

United States
Information
School typePublic
Establishedc. 1911
School district East Jasper Consolidated School District
NCES District ID2801380
SuperintendentNadene Arrington
NCES School ID280138000204
PrincipalKimberly Dawkins
Grades9-12
Enrollment229
Student to teacher ratio11.43
ColorsBlue, Gold
Athletics conferenceMHSAA Class 2A
MascotOilers
Website https://www.eastjasper.k12.ms.us/page/heidelberg-high-school

Heidelberg High School is in Heidelberg, Mississippi. It is in the East Jasper Consolidated School District (Jasper County, Mississippi). In 2025 it was ranked as the fifth best high school in Mississippi by U.S. News . [1] [2] Almost 100 percent of its students were documented as black and 100 percent economically disadvantaged. It is considered a "remote rural" school. [1]

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Kimberly Dawkins is the principal. [3]

History

Heidelberg High School had its first commencement in 1912. [4]

South Side High School

South Side High School served the community's African Americans during segregation. It won state championships. Braves and Lady Braves were the school's mascots. [5] Football coach Archie Cooley coached at South Side High School. In 1971 it became William J. Berry Elementary School. [6]

Fire and deaths

In 1978, a fire that likely started in a boiler room destroyed the auditorium and two wings of the school. 18 of the school's 21 classrooms were also destroyed, but two wings constructed in 1967 survived the fire. [7]

In 1999, a teacher died after being pushed onto concrete during a scuffle. The scuffle started after she confronted a student about a dress code violation. [8] [9] No charges were filed against the student who pushed her. [10]

Two people were shot and killed including an expectant mother during homecoming events and a football game at the school in October 2025. [11] [12]

Athletics

Oilers are the school's mascot. The school has:

In 2021, the school hired three new coaches. [13]

Alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Heidelberg High School". U.S. News & World Report . 2024.
  2. ↑ Demaree, Natalie (August 23, 2025). "The 10 best MS high schools this year, US News & World Report says. Here's how they rank nationally". Sun Herald .
  3. ↑ https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2535/East_Jasper/4695926/Principal_letter.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. ↑ "High School's First Commencement To Be Observed Sunday". The Times-Democrat . 1912-03-31. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-10-13– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ https://hhs.eastjasper.k12.ms.us/page/hs-alumni
  6. ↑ "Property".
  7. ↑ "Classes to resume Monday at Heidelberg High School". Hattiesburg American . 1978-01-19. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-10-13– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mysteries surround death of Heidelberg High schoolteacher". Enterprise-Journal. 1999-09-12. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-10-13– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Student in scuffle suspended". The Mississippi Press . 1999-09-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-10-13– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Police say no charges filed in teacher's death". The Vicksburg Post . 1999-09-15. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-10-13– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly; 6 killed, several injured in shootings". Arizona's Family .
  12. ↑ "Two killed in shooting at Heidelberg High homecoming game". WJTV .
  13. ↑ "Heidelberg High School hires 3 new coaches". WDAM-TV . 28 June 2021.
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