Bay Springs High School

Bay Springs High School is a public high school in Bay Springs, Mississippi. It is a part of the West Jasper School District.

Its attendance boundary includes Bay Springs, Louin, and Montrose.[1]

Bulldogs are the school mascot.[2] The school colors are blue and gold.[3] The student body is 80 percent African American.[4] In 2021 the school won its first state football championship.[5] Bay Springs High School has won the 2A state basketball championship twice.[6]

History

It was preceded by Jasper County Agricultural High School in Bay Springs.[7]

Alumni
  • Vernon Dahmer, civil rights leader murdered by the Ku Klux Klan
  • Jefferson High School principal James Carter[8]

References
  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. "Bay Springs (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  3. "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  4. "Bay Springs High School". US News Best High Schools.
  5. WDAM Staff. "Bay Springs wins 1st state football championship". www.wdam.com.
  6. Blake, Carly. "Bay Springs community celebrates boys basketball team". www.wdam.com.
  7. Carr, Margaret J. S. (March 8, 1930). "Accredited Secondary Schools in the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  8. The Beginning and End of John Jefferson High School: Preserving the History of Success Despite Segregation. Page Publishing. 8 December 2021. ISBN 9781645847953.

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