Heidelberg High School (Mississippi)

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Heidelberg High School
Location
804 N 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). [1] In 2025 it was ranked as the fifth best high school in Mississippi by U.S. News . [2] [3] Almost 100 percent of its students were documented as black and 100 percent economically disadvantaged. It is considered a "remote rural" school. [2]

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Kimberly Dawkins is the principal. [4]

History

Heidelberg High School had its first commencement in 1912. [5]

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. [6] Football coach Archie Cooley coached at South Side High School. In 1971 it became William J. Berry Elementary School. [7]

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. [8]

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. [9] [10] No charges were filed against the student who pushed her. [11]

Two people were shot and killed including an expectant mother during homecoming events and a football game at the school in October 2025. [12] [13]

Athletics

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

In 2021, the school hired three new coaches. [15]

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.eastjasper.k12.ms.us/
  2. 1 2 https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/east-jasper-consolidated-school-district/heidelberg-high-school-11261
  3. ↑ https://amp.sunherald.com/news/local/article311793660.html
  4. ↑ https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2535/East_Jasper/4695926/Principal_letter.pdf
  5. ↑ "High School's First Commencement To Be Observed Sunday". The Times-Democrat. 1912-03-31. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  6. ↑ https://hhs.eastjasper.k12.ms.us/page/hs-alumni
  7. ↑ "Property".
  8. ↑ "Classes to resume Monday at Heidelberg High School". Hattiesburg American. 1978-01-19. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  9. ↑ "Mysteries surround death of Heidelberg High schoolteacher". Enterprise-Journal. 1999-09-12. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  10. ↑ "Student in scuffle suspended". The Mississippi Press. 1999-09-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  11. ↑ "Police say no charges filed in teacher's death". The Vicksburg Post. 1999-09-15. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  12. ↑ "Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly; 6 killed, several injured in shootings".
  13. ↑ "Two killed in shooting at Heidelberg High homecoming game".
  14. ↑ https://www.eastjasper.k12.ms.us/page/hs-athletics
  15. ↑ "Heidelberg High School hires 3 new coaches". 28 June 2021.
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