Parklane Academy
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| Parklane Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1970 |
| Enrollment | c. 900 |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Athletics | Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Soccer, Softball (Slow and Fast pitch), Tennis, Swim Team, Golf |
| Mascot | Pioneers |
| Website | [1] |
Parklane Academy is a private Christian school from grades K4 through 12th grade located in McComb, Mississippi. Parklane is a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS).
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[edit] History
It was started in 1970, partially in reaction to the desegregation of the McComb, Mississippi public schooling system[1]. In fact, in a city that was 58.40% African-American as of the 2000 census[2], no African-American children had attended Parklane Academy as of 2005[3]. As of May 2009, Parklane Academy has awarded a high school diploma to its first African-American graduate, a little over 50 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision that mandated the desegregation of public school systems.
[edit] Notable alumni
- William W. (Bill) Parsons,[4] Center Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center[5]
- Jeff Calhoun, former Major League Baseball pitcher.
[edit] Notable students
- It is the school Britney Spears attended until ninth grade, and is also the school which her her little sister Jamie Lynn Spears attended prior to her pregnancy (finished tenth grade) before she completed her education by correspondence, because of her work for Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon. Britney and Jamie Lynn did not graduate from Parklane, their brother Bryan Spears and mother Lynne Spears were only two members of the family to graduate, Lynne graduated in 1973 and Bryan graduated in 1996.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ The Last Stand of Massive Resistance: Mississippi Public School Integration, 1970
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Parklane Academy Students by Race - privateschoolsreport.com
- ^ Watkins, Billy (2003-07-14). "Shuttle manager's task: get NASA back into space". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. http://www.djournal.com/pages/archive.asp?ID=36267. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ "William W. (Bill) Parsons". Kennedy Biographies. NASA. 2007-01-05. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/parsons.html. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Kliff, Sarah (2007-10-02). "The Other Ms. Spears". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/id/41949. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
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