Columbia High School (Mississippi)
Columbia High School is a 4A High School located in Columbia, Mississippi, United States. The principal is L.V. McNeal.[2] It is in Columbia School District. It is a Mississippi Landmark.
| Columbia High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1009 Broad St , , 39429 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31.2513°N 89.8197°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Established | 1937 |
| School district | Columbia School District |
| Superintendent | Jason Harris [1] |
| Principal | L.V. McNeal [2] |
| Teaching staff | 32.41 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades | 9th to 12th[3] |
| Enrollment | 465[3] (2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.35[3] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | chs |
The architecture of the building is an example of European-inspired modernism, and was featured in the French architectural journal l'architecture d'aujourd'hui.[4] It was built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project.[5]
In the 2021-2022 school year, the student body was 49.89 percent White and 45.37 percent African American.[3]
Notable alumni
- Ernest Duff (1931-2016), businessman, lawyer and Mormon bishop[6]
- Walter Payton, hall of fame former Chicago Bears running back who died in 1999, and the namesake for the Walter Payton Award
- Gus Hunt, American cybersecurity expert, and former intelligence officer. He is the managing director and cyber strategy lead for Accenture Federal Services. He formerly served as the Chief Technology Officer for the Chief Information Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Extracurricular activities
Marching Band
The CHS Marching Band has won 8 MHSAA state championship titles in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, & 2022 [7]
Athletics
Football
The CHS Football Team has won 2 MHSAA state championship titles in 1982 and 2021. [8]
Baseball
The CHS Baseball team has won 1 MHSAA championship in 2011. [8]
References
- "Superintendent's Office". Columbia School District.
- "MCNEAL AIMS TO MAKE CHS AN 'A' SCHOOL". Columbian Progress Newspaper. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- "Columbia High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
- "Michael Fazio: Columbia Mississippi High School". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- Hines, Thomas S., William Faulkner and the Tangible Past: The Architecture of Yoknapatawpha, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996, ch. 8, p. 106 accessed Oct. 20, 2012
- "Southern Tire Mart founder Ernest Duff dies". Tire Business. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "2022 MHSAA Marching Band Championship Results". Mississippi High School Activities Assosiation. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- "Athletics". Columbia School District.