Tupelo High School
| Tupelo High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 4125 Cliff Gookin Boulevard Tupelo, Mississippi 38801 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°13′55″N 88°45′50″W / 34.232°N 88.764°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Tupelo Public School District |
| Principal | Jason Harris |
| Faculty | 103.1 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 2,200[1] (2009-10) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.6[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Golden Wave |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Newspaper | 'Tupelo Hi Times' |
| Yearbook | "The Album" |
| Website | www.tupeloschools.com/Tupelo_High/high_school.asp |
Tupelo High School is the only public high school in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.. The campus consists of fourteen buildings, including a Performing Arts Center, separate buildings for each social studies and english, math and sciences, and fine arts. There is also a self-contained grade-9 building. The current student population is roughly 2,200. They offer a curriculum containing 160 Carnegie units, 16 of which are Advanced Placement.
THS is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School award winner, having won the award in 1983-1984 and again in 1999-2000.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Dye, actor (Touched by an Angel), graduated 1981.[4]
- Jarious Jackson, Quarterback, Notre Dame, Denver Broncos[5]
[edit] Student life
Students generally attend class from 7:45 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. A normal school day consists of eight full periods with one of those being a lunch period. Students, however, are not required to have a lunch period but many students do not forfeit their lunch period unless necessary for graduation. Students are allowed five minutes between each fifty-five minute period to change classes.
The school has many extracurricular activities offered for students including sports, fine arts, and many clubs.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tupelo High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=280432000819&ID=280432000819. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "SACS CASI Accredited Schools". Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. January 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20080127074055/http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_MS.html. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
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- ^ "Movies: Biography forJohn Dye". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/20886/John-Dye/biography. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ Roman Modrowski (August 17, 1988). "Jackson's wait is over". Chicago Sun-Times: pp. 73.
- Tupelo High School home page. Tupelo High School on 2008-02-06.
- About Our School. Tupelo High School. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
Other NOTABLE Alumni:
Elvis Presley-Musician Christopher Thigpen-Musician/Writer/Director/Producer/Screenplay Writer/Poet
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