J. Z. George High School

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J. Z. High School
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J. Z. George High School
900 George St
North Carrollton, Mississippi

United States
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Type Middle and High school
Established1962
School district Carroll County School District
Oversight Carroll County School District
PrincipalNathan Moncrief
Kevin Jones (assistant) [1]
Grades6–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment447 (1999, projected)
Color(s)   Maroon and white
MascotJaguars
Website https://msjzgeorgehs.schoolinsites.com/students

J. Z. George High School is a public middle and high school in North Carrollton, Mississippi. It is a part of the Carroll County School District. It is named after lawyer, secessionist and Confederate officer James Z. George who as a state senator was a proponent of disenfranchising African Americans. The current principal is Nathan Moncrief. He succeeded Coretta Green. [2] In 2022 the student body was 55 percent black, 38 percent white and 5 percent Hispanic with 99 percent of students classified as economically disadvantaged. [3]

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History

In 1999 Shirley Lester was the principal. [4] That year there were 307 students, with a portion of them from Black Hawk.

In 1999 Vaiden High School in Vaiden consolidated into J. Z. George. The new mascot of the combined school is the Jaguar. The projected consolidated enrollment was 447. In January 1999, to prepare for consolidation, the district began adding seven classrooms, five science laboratories, and other expansion, as well as renovation, totaling $3.5 million. [4] The district used teacher evaluations to determine which teachers got jobs at the consolidated Vaiden High, with seniority used as a tiebreaker. [5] Teachers who were not placed at the new J. Z. George worked at other schools or retired. [4]

In 2019 the State of Mississippi gave the school a "D" ranking because the district computed the scores as if it were one school instead of giving the scores separately for middle and high school divisions. Therefore the high school alone would have been a "C" but was given a "D" ranking inherited from the sum score. The district itself, rather than the state, made the error, so the district was not able to appeal the "D" score. Also the graduation score was incorrect because students who left J. Z. George to be in the New Resource Learning Center (NRLC) and then returned to J. Z. George upon completing NRLC were not counted as being graduates of J. Z. George. [6]

Carroll Academy is a private school (K-12) in the area with an predominantly white student body.

Curriculum

As of 1999 the school was to offer both Spanish and French. [4]

In 1988 the school added a business mathematics course. [7]

The school has a parenting simulation program called "Baby Think it Over" to illustrate to students the demands of parenting. [8]

Athletics

Prior to 1999 it was in league 1A, but due to the consolidation it was to move up to 2A. [4]

Since 2006 the county granted permission for J. Z. George's baseball team to play on county land in North Carrollton. Prior to that point the team did not have a regular ball field. [9]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ J.Z. George Staff Directory. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ https://www.winonatimes.com/local-content-top-stories/jzg-welcomes-new-principal
  3. ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/carroll-county-school-district/j-z-george-high-school-11228#:~:text=J%20Z%20George%20High%20School%202022,they%20prepare%20students%20for%20college.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Vigour, Theresa (1999-04-15). "Bulldogs and Wildcats become Jaguars with school consolidation". The Conservative . p. B1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1998 in Carroll County - the year in review". The Conservative . 1998-12-31. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Coffey, LaKeadra (2019-11-15). "Error cost JZ George in graduation rate, grade". The Greenwood Commonwealth . The Conservative. p. 12. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Mikell, Ray S. (1988-08-14). "Business math course added to curriculum at J.Z. George". The Greenwood Commonwealth . Greenwood, Mississippi. p. 7A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Bell, Alesha; Branch, Queena (2002-03-21). "J.Z. George program 'Baby Think It Over' stimulates parenthood". Greenwood Commonwealth . p. Youth 8. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Land, Monica (2006-01-26). "J.Z. George allowed to play ball at new fields". The Conservative . Vol. 121, no. 3. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.

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