Prentiss High School

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|streetaddress = 2429 Mississippi Avenue

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|state = Mississippi

|zipcode = 39474

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|enrollment = 619 (2008-2009)

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Prentiss High School was a high school located in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States. It was a part of the Jefferson Davis County School District. It ceased operations at the end of the 2016–17 school year.

Notable alumni

  • Al Jefferson, basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA; while at Prentiss High he earned the Mississippi Mr. Basketball awardMurphy, Mark. "[https://archive.today/20120717033657/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/655429381.html?dids=655429381:655429381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+25,+2004&author=MARK+MURPHY&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Basketball;+NBA+DRAFT;+C's+not+whistlin'+Dixie+with+first-round+trio;+Mississippi+H.S.+star+fills+inside+need&pqatl=google Basketball; NBA DRAFT; C's not whistlin' Dixie with first-round trio; Mississippi H.S. star fills inside need]." Boston Herald. June 5, 2004. Sports 120. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
  • John A. Polk, member of Mississippi State Senate{{cite web | title = John A. Polk | publisher = Mississippi Legislature | url = http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/polk.xml | accessdate = June 28, 2019}}

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