Central High School (Jackson, Mississippi)

Central High School
Former school building, now the Mississippi Department of Education headquarters
Address
Map
259 North West Street

,
39201

United States
Coordinates32°18′08″N 90°11′05″W / 32.3022°N 90.1848°W / 32.3022; -90.1848
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1888 (1888)
School districtJackson Public School District
Grades9–12

Central High School was a public high school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It was established in 1888 and was part of the Jackson Public School District. Its building currently serves as the headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE).[1]

History

In 1882, Jackson had only one public school, located in the West Capitol Street engine house. It housed a faculty of only three. In 1884, another school was built on College Green. It had a faculty of four.

Central High School was established in 1888.[2] It was an all-white school until the mid 1960s.[3] Donna Ladd, in an article in the Jackson Free Press, described it as one of several "jewels in the crown of white Jackson back before forced integration—in a time when white conservatives abundantly funded public schools and extracurricular activities with tax money for their own."[4] In the fall of 1966, the first African-American students attended the school.[3] Jackson schools integrated by law as per Derek Jerome Singleton vs. the Jackson Public School District, decided in 1969.[5]

In August 2015, smoke from a fire in a nearby hotel, as well as water resulting from the incident, damaged the Central High building, so the Mississippi Department of Education temporarily moved its headquarters to the South Pointe Business Park in Clinton. The headquarters was scheduled to move back on July 25, 2016.[1]


Even though Jackson was a small town, Jacksonians felt a need to build another school. In December 1888, a new school was completed at a cost of $25,000. That school, Jackson Grade School, had a faculty that consisted of eleven members. J. C. Brooks was its first principal. About 400 pupils applied for first enrollment. The new school offered a ten-year course. A careful written examination was administered. The results – none of the students were prepared to go beyond the eighth grade. And there were only 13 students qualified for that level. By 1891, five students comprised its first graduating class.

But as Jackson increased in size and so did the number of students. In 1897, there were more than 600 students enrolled in Jackson schools. By 1898, leaders in Jackson realized the need for grammar schools. Poindexter was the first elementary school erected with others soon to follow.

In 1907, the foundation for the present Central High School building was laid. Jackson Grade School became known as Central High School – all grammar grades having been removed. At its conception, Central offered classes through 10th grade. By 1908, the 11th grade was added, and the graduating class consisted of 6 students. Finally in 1910, Central had a 12 year school with graduates.

Also in 1910, the Quadruplane was published as Central High School’s first yearbook.

Central High’s growth continued causing rebuilding and enlargements in the years 1911, 1915, 1925 and 1936. A portion of the original 1911 structure still exists. The 1925 changes included moving the Greek columns from the front of the building and adding a floor in addition to the still existing towers.

The 1925 changes to Old Central High School make it the finest example of Tudor Gothic or “Jacobian” institutional architecture in Mississippi. Other examples of the style, such as the Old Starkville High School of 1927, the Old Hattiesburg High School of 1921, and the Old Greenwood Public Library of 1914, are smaller or less ornate.

Among its Tudor Gothic features are the battlemented turrets, the prominent bay window over the central entrance, the battlemented turrets, and the contrasting stone copings, trim, and window surrounds. All these features derived from the design of Hampton Court – King Henry VIII’s grand palace, built around 1520.

The Tudor Gothic style was favored for educational facilities in the early 20th century because of its association with the great English Universities and the culture of Shakespearean England.

With its tree-shaded lawn and generous set-back from North West Street, Central High School possesses a stately park-like landscape second only to that of the New Capitol Building.

Claude H. Lindsley, a Jackson architect whose practice was most active in the 1920s, was the designer of Central High School. Lindsley designed several of Jackson’s most prominent buildings, including the Tower Building (Standard Life Building), the state’s Art Deco commercial building built in 1929, and the Hinds County Courthouse, built in the 1930s.

The courthouse underwent restoration and enlargement in 1988-89 and now is regarded as a showplace among Mississippi county courthouses. Another of Lindsley’s designs was the Robert E. Lee Hotel, which has also been renovated and serves admirably in its new function as a state office building.

Prior renovations took the 137,500 square foot structure through a metamorphosis of style from Romanesque to neoclassical to Tudor Gothic. The gymnasium and band hall were added in 1936.

In 1892, a 2,500 pound bell cast in Cincinnati was placed in the bower of Central High School. When the building was demolished and the new high school built, the bell went to the fire station where it served as a fire alarm until 1931. In that year, an electric alarm system was installed, and the bell was taken from the fire station bower, and placed on the front of the building where it remained until the CHS Seniors of 1937-1938 decided to return it to Central High School. The seniors took this on as their class project, placing the bell on a concrete base on the south side of the front school campus. Today, the bell is once again located at the Jackson Central Fire Station on the corner of Pearl and President Streets. That building now houses the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. Hopefully, in the future, the bell will again return to its rightful home – Central High School.

Due to a continuing drop in enrollment, in May of 1977, Central High School officially closed its doors. The desegregation of schools was the major factor in the decline of students attending Central High School.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "MDE Offices to Move Back to Central High School Building". Mississippi Department of Education. July 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Fowler, Sarah (May 1, 2015). "Central High School Class of '65 celebrates reunion". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Dreher, Arielle (November 15, 2017). "How Integration Failed in Jackson's Public Schools from 1969 to 2017". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Ladd, Donna (September 27, 2017). "Yep, JPS Takeover Is a Conspiracy. Prove Me Wrong". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Taylor, Ayana (May 12, 2004). "JPS, Then and Now". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

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