Moss Point High School

Moss Point High School is a public high school in Moss Point, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Moss Point School District.

Moss Point High School
Address
4913 Weems Street

Moss Point
,
Mississippi
39563

United States
Coordinates30°24′47″N 88°32′58″W
Information
TypePublic secondary school
School districtMoss Point School District
PrincipalDavid Graves
Teaching staff40.79 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment476 (2020-21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.67[1]
Color(s)Navy, grey and white[2]
   
NicknameTigers[2]
Websitemphs.mpsdnow.org

History

Moss Point High School was established in 1883 in a two-story schoolhouse. Tuition was required.[3] There was also a Moss Point Academy. William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs.[4]

Magnolia High School served the area's African American students during segregation. W. H. Whisenton was its principal. Moss Point High School was white only.[5]

A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941.[6]

Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold.[7] After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.[8]

Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999.[9]

Academics

Moss Point was ranked 105th in Mississippi and 11,634th nationally in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of public high schools.[10]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was:[1]

  • Asian - 0.2%
  • Black - 78.6%
  • Hispanic - 4 2%
  • Male - 50.4%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.2%
  • White - 14.5%
  • Multiracial - 2.3%
  • Female - 49.6%

For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white.[2][11] The school's football team has won several state championships.[12]

Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing.[13]

Alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for MOSS POINT HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. "MHSAA School Directory". www.misshsaa.com. Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. Education, Mississippi State Department of (April 18, 1890). "Biennial Report of the State Superintendent of Public Education to the Legislature of Mississippi for the Years ..." The Department – via Google Books.
  4. "The Michigan Alumnus". Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. April 18, 1930 – via Google Books.
  5. Martin, Gordon A. (January 5, 2011). Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604737905 – via Google Books.
  6. Putnam, Richelle (April 18, 2017). Mississippi and the Great Depression. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467118767 – via Google Books.
  7. Dumas, Michael (June 29, 2010). "The Way it Was - Alumni of Moss Point's Magnolia High get ready to party". gulflive.
  8. Adams, Natalie G.; Adams, James H. (October 9, 2018). Just Trying to Have School: The Struggle for Desegregation in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496819574 – via Google Books.
  9. Company, Johnson Publishing (May 10, 1999). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  10. staff. "Moss Point High". usnews.com. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  11. "Moss Point (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  12. http://www.ahsfhs.org/mississippi/teams/teampage.asp?Team=Moss%20Point
  13. "Former Moss Point, Ole Miss, NFL star Ken Farragut dead at 85". 17 February 2014.
  14. "From clutch to Klutch: Damarius Bilbo's journey from star quarterback to star agent".
  15. "Devin Booker: From Moss Point to MVP candidate". April 15, 2022.
  16. Wallace, Tom (October 18, 2016). University of Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781613218938 – via Google Books.
  17. "Jackson Clarion-Ledger 13 Oct 2001". Clarion-Ledger. 13 October 2001. p. 22.
  18. Magee, Patrick (January 22, 2019). "Former Mississippi State QB lands head coaching job at Coast high school". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  19. "Aubrey Matthews Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  20. Company, Johnson Publishing (February 18, 1988). "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
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