Amanda Elzy High School
| Amanda Elzy High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°30′02″N 90°10′06″W / 33.50056°N 90.16833°W |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| School district | Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District Leflore County School District |
| Faculty | 29.45 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 403 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.68[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Team name | Panthers |
Amanda Elzy High School (AEHS) is a high school in unincorporated Leflore County, Mississippi, south of Greenwood,[2] and part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.[3]
As of the 2013–2014 school year[update], it had 488 students in grades 9–12 and 36.37 teachers (full-time equivalent).[4]
History
The school was named in 1959 in honor of Amanda Elzy, a pioneering black educator.[5]: 191–192
It was a part of the Leflore County School District until that district's merger into Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District on July 1, 2019.[6]
Demographics
In the 2012–2013 school year, the demographic profile of the student body was 492 black students, 5 Hispanic students and 2 white students.[4]
In 2014, its students were reported as 100% "economically disadvantaged."[7]
Notable alumni
- Lusia Harris (born 1955), basketball player[8] and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[9]
- Gerald Glass (born 1967), professional basketball player. Glass attended Amanda Elzy High School as a student, and then returned as an adult to coach the basketball team to a state championship in the 2011-2012 season.[10][11]
- Alphonso Ford (1971–2004), basketball player[12]
In popular culture
The school is mentioned frequently in Richard Rubin's novel Confederacy of Silence.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Amanda Elzy High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Home page. Amanda Elzy High School. Retrieved on July 3, 2017. "604 Elzy Avenue, Greenwood, MS 38930"
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elzy School
- ^ a b "Amanda Elzy High School". School Directory Information. U.S. Department of Education.
- ^ Weaver, David E (2004). Black Diva of the Thirties: the life of Ruby Elzy. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604737653. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
weaver black diva.
- ^ "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
- ^ "Amanda Elzy High School: Student Body". US News & World Report. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Oral history with Ms. Lusia Harris-Stewart". University of Southern Mississippi. December 18, 1999. Archived from the original on 2010-08-29. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Lusia Harris Stewart". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Gerald Glass". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Flynn, Bryan (August 1, 2013). "2013 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class". Jackson Free Press.
- ^ "Alphonso Ford". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Rubin, Richard (2010). Confederacy of Silence: A True Tale of the New Old South. Simon and Schuster. pp. 53, 113, 201. ISBN 9781451602654.
External links
- Amanda Elzy High School
- "Amanda Elzy High School". AdoptAClassroom.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2015.