Moss Point High School

Moss Point High School
Address
Map
4913 Weems Street

Moss Point
,
Mississippi
39563

United States
Coordinates30°24′47″N 88°32′58″W / 30.413087°N 88.54939°W / 30.413087; -88.54939
Information
TypePublic secondary school
School districtMoss Point School District
PrincipalDavid Graves
Teaching staff47.88 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment455 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio9.50[1]
Color(s)Navy, grey and white[2]
   
NicknameTigers[2]
Websitemphs.mpsdnow.org

Moss Point High School is a public high school in Moss Point, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Moss Point School District.

History

Moss Point High School was established in 1883 in a two-story schoolhouse. Tuition was required.[3] There was also a Moss Point Academy.[clarification needed] William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs.[4]

Magnolia High School served the area's African American students during segregation. W. H. Whisenton was its principal. Moss Point High School was white only.[when?][5]

A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941.[6]

Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold.[7] After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.[when?][8]

Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999.[9]

Academics

Moss Point was ranked 105th in Mississippi and 11,634th nationally in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of public high schools.[10]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was:[1]

  • Asian - 0.2%
  • Black - 78.6%
  • Hispanic - 4 2%
  • Male - 50.4%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.2%
  • White - 14.5%
  • Multiracial - 2.3%
  • Female - 49.6%

For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white.[2][11] The school's football team has won several state championships.[12]

Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing.[13]

Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for MOSS POINT HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "MHSAA School Directory". www.misshsaa.com. Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Education, Mississippi State Department of (April 18, 1890). "Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Education to the Legislature of Mississippi for the Years ..." The Department – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Michigan Alumnus". Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. April 18, 1930 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Martin, Gordon A. (January 5, 2011). Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604737905 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Putnam, Richelle (April 18, 2017). Mississippi and the Great Depression. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467118767 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Dumas, Michael (June 29, 2010). "The Way it Was - Alumni of Moss Point's Magnolia High get ready to party". gulflive.
  8. ^ Adams, Natalie G.; Adams, James H. (October 9, 2018). Just Trying to Have School: The Struggle for Desegregation in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496819574 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (May 10, 1999). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ staff. "Moss Point High". usnews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Moss Point (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  12. ^ http://www.ahsfhs.org/mississippi/teams/teampage.asp?Team=Moss%20Point
  13. ^ a b "Former Moss Point, Ole Miss, NFL star Ken Farragut dead at 85". 17 February 2014.
  14. ^ "From clutch to Klutch: Damarius Bilbo's journey from star quarterback to star agent".
  15. ^ "Devin Booker: From Moss Point to MVP candidate". April 15, 2022.
  16. ^ Wallace, Tom (October 18, 2016). University of Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781613218938 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ "Jackson Clarion-Ledger 13 Oct 2001". Clarion-Ledger. 13 October 2001. p. 22.
  18. ^ https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2011/06/billy_wayne_millers_legacy_sti.html
  19. ^ Magee, Patrick (January 22, 2019). "Former Mississippi State QB lands head coaching job at Coast high school". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  20. ^ "Aubrey Matthews Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  21. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (February 18, 1988). "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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