J.J. McClain High School

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Jacob Joshua McClain High School was a junior and senior high school in unincorporated Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, about .25 miles (0.40 km) south of Lexington.[1] It is operated by the Holmes County School District. Its campus is presently used by Holmes County Central High School.[2][3]

J. J. McClain High School
Address
Map
9749 Brozville Road

,
39095

United States
Coordinates33°06′17″N 90°03′26″W / 33.10467°N 90.05709°W / 33.10467; -90.05709
Information
School typePublic
MottoStriving For Excellence
Founded1959
StatusClosed
School districtHolmes County School District
SuperintendentPowell Rucker
PrincipalSherrod Miller
Grades6–12
Enrollment850
Average class size25
Color(s)Purple, Gold, White
     
SloganPreparing Students To Leave Holmes college Ready
SongOde To McClain
Fight songMustang Spirit
SportsTrack and Field, Football, Basketball.
MascotMustang
Team nameMustangs
NewspaperMustang Inquirer
Websiteweb.archive.org/*/http://holmes.k12.ms.us/jjmclain/jjmcclainhomepage.html

As of circa 2006 it had 842 students. It was named after one of its former principals.[1]

History

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Originally named the Lexington Attendance Center, it opened in 1959. It was, at the time, an all-black school.[4] It was renamed in 1985.[1]

In 2015 the high school sectors of McClain, S.V. Marshall High School, and Williams-Sullivan High School consolidated into Holmes County Central High School.[5]

Enrollment statistics

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  • Students & Faculty
  • Total Students 877 students
  • % Male / % Female 53% / 47%
  • Total Classroom Teachers 40 teachers
  • Students by Grade Grade 6 - 123 students
  • Grade 7 - 138 students
  • Grade 8 - 136 students
  • Grade 9 - 155 students
  • Grade 10 - 117 students
  • Grade 11 - 101 students
  • Grade 12 - 93 students
  • Grade Not Listed - 14 students

References

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  1. ^ a b c "History." J.J. McClain High School. May 4, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Home. Holmes County Central High School. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. "9479 Brozville Road ● Lexington, MS 39095"
  3. ^ Home. J.J. McClain High School. March 22, 2006. Retrieved on July 9, 2017. " J.J. McClain High School 9479 Brozeville Rd. Lexington, MS 39095"
  4. ^ Yates, Gayle Graham (1990). Mississippi Mind: A Personal Cultural History of an American State. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780870496431. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. ^ Stevens, Calvin. "New high school in Holmes." The Greenwood Commonwealth. Sunday July 20, 2014. Page B002. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
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