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Grenada High School

Grenada High School is a public high school located in Grenada, Mississippi, United States. It educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Grenada School District.

Grenada High School
Location
Map
1875 Fairgrounds Road

Grenada
,
Mississippi
38901

United States
33°45′45″N 89°48′20″W / 33.7624°N 89.8056°W / 33.7624; -89.8056
Information
TypePublic secondary
School district
Grenada School District
Principal
Emily Tindall
Teaching staff
67.23 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,048 (2023–2024)[1]
 • Grade 9295
 • Grade 10272
 • Grade 11220
 • Grade 12243
Student to teacher ratio
15.59[1]
ColorsRed and Blue    
Athletics conference
MSHSAA 6A Region 1
NicknameChargers
Websitewww.gsd.k12.ms.us/ghs.html

History

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The first public high school in Grenada was founded in the fall of 1885.[2]

In May 1962, alumnus Erle Johnston gave the commencement speech titled "The Practical Way to Maintain a Separate School System in Mississippi" in which he criticized the "extremism" of the NAACP and Citizens Councils.[3] After strong resistance, vicious attacks, and intimidation,[4] the school was integrated in 1966.[5][6]

In 2022 the school had a roughly equal number of African American and white students. 67 percent of the school's students were categorized as economically disadvantaged.[7]

Athletics

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Grenada's athletic teams are the Chargers and compete in Mississippi High School Athletics Association 5A Region 1.[8]

State Championships
Sport Years
Boys basketball[9] 1985
Girls track and field[10] 1985, 1986, 1987
Slow-pitch softball[11] 2009
Powerlifting[12] 1997

Performing arts

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The Grenada marching band program won 39 championships in the last decades of the 1900s; it also made appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1995 and 2001 and the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1998.[13] The band won the 1997 National High School Band of the Year award.[14]

GHS also has a competitive show choir, "Visions".[15]

Other activities

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The school has an ROTC chapter.[16]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Grenada High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Grenada High School!". Grenada Sentinel. August 15, 1885. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Johnston, Erle".
  4. ↑ "Sep. 12, 1966 | White Mob Attacks Black Students for Integrating Grenada, Mississippi, Schools".
  5. ↑ "Grenada County Schools". Mississippi Civil Rights Project. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sept. 2, 1966: Grenada High School Desegregation Battle". Zinn Education Project. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Grenada High School in Grenada, MS - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Grenada Football Team Preview". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Thomas: Grenada basketball assistant's words live on in 2014". Clarion Ledger. March 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "MHSAA Track and Field Records". MHSAA.
  11. ↑ "Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A Slow Pitch Softball State Champions". Grenada Star. October 20, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ Elkins, Ashley (April 23, 1997). "HED:Pontotoc flexes muscle with powerlifting title". Daily Journal. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Senate Concurrent Resolution 564". Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ Slaughter, Jeff (2013). It's All True: Walking by Faith in a Funky World. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781626363649. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Grenada High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Championship Week & Awards". Crappiemaster. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Former GHS standout gives back to Grenada". Grenada Star. June 24, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Emmanuel Forbes Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  19. ↑ Horka, Tyler (April 24, 2020). "Mississippi State OL Tyre Phillips picked by Baltimore Ravens in 2020 NFL Draft". Clarion Ledger. Gannett. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Former Grenada native inducted into Hall of Fame". Grenada Star. May 7, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Grenada HS honors athletes". Grenada Star. May 21, 2001. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  22. ↑ Vissman, Donna (January 10, 2019). "7 Things to Know about Charlie Worsham". Williamson Source. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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