Clarksdale High School
{{Short description|Public school in Mississippi, United States}}
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|streetaddress = 1101 Wildcat Drive
|city = Clarksdale
|state = Mississippi
|county = (Coahoma County)
|zipcode = 38614
|country = USA
|coordinates = {{Coord|34.1918|-90.5851|type:edu_region:US-MS|display=inline,title}}
|headmaster =
|principal = Henry Johnson
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|type = Public high school
|enrollment_as_of = 2023-2024
|colors = Royal blue and scarlet
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Clarksdale High School (CHS) is the public high school of Clarksdale, Mississippi and a part of the Clarksdale Municipal School District. As of 2023 Clarksdale High School had about 450 students. About 96 percent were black, with whites and Hispanic students making up the remaining four percent.https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/mississippi/districts/clarksdale-municipal-school-district/clarksdale-high-school-11233#:~:text=Clarksdale%20High%20School%202023%2D2024,rank%20the%20Best%20High%20Schools. {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
History
Around the time of racial integration, circa the 1960s, there had been plans to build a new consolidated Clarksdale-Coahoma County High School to serve all children in Coahoma County; plans were abandoned, even though the building was already constructed, because the officials wanted to maintain segregation in a de facto manner.Wilkie, Curtis. Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South. Simon and Schuster, October 10, 2002. {{ISBN|0684872862}}, 9780684872865. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fVXjVEz6pCwC&pg=PA147 147].
After Clarksdale High integrated racially (sometime around 1970) the school administration refused to allow students to do a black history week, a frequent practice at schools for black people. As a result, 80 students walked out of classes in protest.Bolton, Charles C. The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980. University Press of Mississippi, 2005. {{ISBN|1604730609}}, 9781604730609. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8fU8T5ZLjKwC&pg=PA205 205].
Extracurricular activities
In the early 20th century the school band, organized by Simon Kooyman, won Mississippi state championships and was named a Goodwill Ambassador to the city.Flowers, Judith Coleman (on behalf of the Carnegie Public Library). Clarksdale and Coahoma County. Arcadia Publishing, 2016. {{ISBN|1467115827}}, 9781467115827. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Sz-ACwAAQBAJ&pg=PA72 72].
Alumni
- Earl Barron, NBA player{{cite web |title=Earl Barron Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barroea01.html |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}
- Art Davis (American football)
- Terrence Metcalf
- JT Gray, NFL player
- Elgton Jenkins, NFL player{{cite web | url=https://jacksonadvocateonline.com/nfl-players-visit-the-mississippi-delta/ | title=NFL players visit the Mississippi Delta | date=17 July 2023 }}
- Bill Luckett (businessman){{cite news|last=Wagster Pettus|first=Emily|title= Governor Candidate Profile: Bill Luckett|date=July 27, 2011|newspaper=The Commercial Dispatch|url=https://cdispatch.com/news/governor-candidate-profile-bill-luckett/|accessdate=November 17, 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.cmsdschools.org/chs}}
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cmsd.k12.ms.us/chs/|title=Clarksdale High School}}
{{Clarksdale, Mississippi}}
{{Education in Coahoma County, Mississippi}}
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Category:Schools in Coahoma County, Mississippi