West Tallahatchie High School

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West Tallahatchie High School
Address
West Tallahatchie High School
2104 High School Road

Webb, Mississippi
38966

United States
Coordinates 33°56′55″N90°21′07″W / 33.9487°N 90.3519°W / 33.9487; -90.3519
Information
Type Public high school
School district West Tallahatchie School District
SuperintendentSherry Ellington
PrincipalShirlaurence Fair
Teaching staff28.32 (2021–22) [1]
Grades 7–12
Enrollment274 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.68 (2021–22) [1]
Color(s)Green and white    [2]
Team nameMighty Choctaws
Website www.wtsdschools.org/schools/west-tallahatchie-high-school

West Tallahatchie High School (WTHS) is a public high school in unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, near Webb. [3] A part of the West Tallahatchie School District, its nickname is "West Tally". [4]

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In addition to Webb, the district also serves the communities of Tutwiler, Sumner, and Glendora. [5] Additionally, it includes the unincorporated areas of Brazil, [4] Philipp, [6] and Vance. [4] The parts of the Mintner City area in Tallahatchie County are in the West Tallahatchie district. [5] [7]

Students matriculate from R. H. Bearden Elementary School.

History

Groundbreaking for the new school, which was to include an apartment block and two houses to serve as residences for teachers, was held on June 24, 1949. Initially the cost was to be $500,000. [8] It had a price tag of $650,000. [9] Construction for a "West Tallahatchie high school district building" consolidating smaller schools was announced in 1949. [10] It combined the Webb-Swan Lake, Tutwiler, and Sumner high schools. At the time, the Blue Lake, Brazil, Glendora, and Philipp areas were in separate school districts, paying tuition to attend West Tallahatchie High. [8]

In 1988 it had grades 9-12 and its anticipated 1988 enrollment was 430-450 students. [11] For years it operates as an 8-12 school until it became 7–12 in 1997, with 7th graders coming from R.H. Bearden School (formerly West District Middle School). The district added eight classrooms to the northern part of the building so it can hold 7th graders. [12] Two restrooms were also part of the addition, which had a total of 7,500 square feet (700 m2) of space. [13]

In November 1997 it had 513 students. [14]

Otis Anthony Sr. served as principal for two years. [15]

Campus

It is on U.S. Highway 49 East, between Webb and Sumner. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. ↑ "West Tallahatchie High School". West Tallahatchie School District. Retrieved 2021-05-20. West Tallahatchie High School 2104 High School Road Webb, MS 38966 - Compare to the map of the city of Webb and it is apparent the school is outside of the city limits.
  4. 1 2 3 "About WTSD". West Tallahatchie School District. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. 1 2 "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallahatchie County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philipp
  7. ↑ "Minter City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. 1 2 3 "Groundbreaking For New School Friday". The Clarion Ledger . 1949-06-24. p. 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi . University Press of Mississippi. p.  59. ISBN   9781604730609.
  10. ↑ "Tallatachie To Erect School Bldg". The Greenwood Commonwealth . Vol. 33, no. 252. 1949-06-21. p. 1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Mikell, Ray S. (1988-08-14). "West Tallahatchie students face longer classes, new staff". The Greenwood Commonwealth . Greenwood, Mississippi. p. 7A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "School bells to ring out start of 1997-98 session". The Charleston Sun-Sentinel . Vol. 74, no. 31. 1997-07-31. pp. 1, 12. - Clipping of page 1 and Clipping of page 12, Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "West Tallahatchie schools launch building projects". The Charleston Sun-Sentinel . 1998-02-12. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Hayden, Cathy (1997-11-22). "Tracking Teachers for Poorest of Poor: Wisely cast net lands Delta educators". Clarion Ledger . pp. 1A, 16A. - Clipping of first and second pages from Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Grogg, Jill E. (1997-11-20). "Interim IJHS principal: Anthony". The Enterprise-Tocsin . p. A10. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
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