Okolona High School

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{{Infobox school

|name =Okolona High School

|district = Okolona Municipal Separate School District

|image =OkolonaHSLogo.PNG

|imagesize = 96px

|motto = "One team, one goal. All students will be successful."

|coordinates ={{coord|34|00|46|N|88|45|12|W|display=inline}}

|caption =Okolona Chieftains Logo

|fundingtype =

|schooltype = Public

|grades =9th12th

|established =

|enrollment = 161 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2803390&ID=280339000654|title=Okolona High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 8, 2025}}

|staff =11.67 (FTE)

|ratio =13.80

|streetaddress =404 Winter Street

|city =Okolona

|county =Chickasaw County

|state =MS

|zipcode =38860

|country = United States

|superintendent =Dexter Green{{cite web |title=District Directory {{!}} The Mississippi Department of Education |url=https://www.mdek12.org/dd#O |website=www.mdek12.org |accessdate=1 July 2019}}

|principal = Michael Watkins{{cite web|url=http://www.okolona.k12.ms.us/high_school/html/staff.asp|accessdate=2009-02-26|title=Faculty/Staff|publisher=Okolona Municipal Separate School District}}

|assistant_principals=

|feeders=Okolona Elementary School

|mascot = Chieftains

|colors = Maroon and white {{color box|maroon}} {{color box|white}}

|rival =Houston, Shannon

|information =

|website = {{URL|https://www.okolonaschools.com/Okolona-High-School.php}}

}}

Okolona High School is a public high school located in Okolona, Mississippi, United States. It serves grades 9–12. It is part of the Okolona Municipal Separate School District. The school nickname is "The Chieftains". They used to boast athletic teams in track, tennis, baseball, softball, but now only boast football and basketball. They have a vocational-technical school, JMG, art classes, and a drama club. Okolona High School also provides students with free after-school tutoring in English, Reading, Science, Math, SATP History, SATP English II, and SATP Algebra I and Algebra 2

Notable alumni

  • Bookie Bolin (b. 1940), American football offensive linemanJohn Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1969. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1969; p. 32.
  • Tim Bowens (b. 1973), American football defensive lineman

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