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Vicksburg High School (Mississippi)
''Not to be confused with Vicksburg High School (Michigan)'' Vicksburg High School is in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is at 3701 Drummond Street. As of 2023 the school has about 714 students. The student body is about 85 percent African American, 10 percent white, and 2 percent hispanic. One hundred percent of the students are listed as economically disadvantaged. The school has low test scores. In 2023 the high school acores a B grade from the Mississippi Department of Education. Gators are the school mascot and the school colors are green and white. The school competes in the Mississippi High School Activities Association as part of the Big Eight League. It has rivalries with Warren Central High School and Murrah High School. LaToya Sims-Allen is the school's principal. Kent Willis is the school's baseball coach. It won division championships. Kristin Chapman helped lead the Missy Gators soccer team to state championships in 1996, 1998, and 1999. History Rosa A. Temple High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat, and the population at the 2010 census was 23,856. Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719, and the outpost withstood an attack from the native Natchez people. It was incorporated as Vicksburg in 1825 after Methodist missionary Newitt Vick. During the American Civil War, it was a key Confederate river-port, and its July 1863 surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, along with the concurrent Battle of Gettysburg, marked the turning-point of the war. The city is home to three large installations of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which has often been involved in local flood control. Status Vicksburg is the only city in, and the county seat of, Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located northwest of New Orleans at the confluence of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicksburg Warren School District
The Vicksburg-Warren School District (VWSD) is a public school district based in Vicksburg, Mississippi United States. The district's boundaries parallel that of Warren County. In 1987 the Vicksburg city school district and the Warren County school district combined into a single district. Schools High schools *Vicksburg High School **1988-1989 National Blue Ribbon School * Warren Central High School *River City Early College A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ... Junior high schools *Vicksburg Junior High School *Warren Central Junior High School *Academy of Innovation Elementary schools *Beechwood Elementary School *Bovina Elementary School *Bowmar Avenue Magnet School *Dana Road Elementary School *Redwood Elementary School *Sherman Avenue Elementary School *So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicksburg High School (Michigan)
Vicksburg High School is a 9-12 public high school in Vicksburg, Michigan Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,706 at the 2020 census. The west part of the village is in Schoolcraft Township and the east part is in Brady Township. History John Vickers, .... It is part of the Vicksburg Community Schools. Academics In the 2022 '' U.S. News & World Report'' public high school rankings, Vicksburg was ranked 108th in the state of Michigan and 3rd in the Kalamazoo area. Demographics The demographic breakdown for the 777 students enrolled during the 2021-22 school year was: *Male - 49.0% *Female - 51.0% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian - 0 5% *Black - 1.3% *Hispanic - 4.0% *Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1% *White - 89.1% *Multiracial - 4.6% 22.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. Athletics The Vicksburg athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs and the school colors are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Central High School (Mississippi)
Warren Central High School is a public high school of Vicksburg Warren School District located in unincorporated Warren County (with a Vicksburg postal address), Mississippi, United States. During the 201516 school year, it had 1240 students in its main campus (Building A and B). History In 1965, the three existing Warren County high schools, Culkin, Redwood, and Jett, were consolidated to form a unified secondary facility on Highway 27 South that was named Warren Central Senior High School. About 800 students and 40 certified faculty members welcomed one of the first ultra-modern school facilities in Mississippi, all-electric with central heat and air.http://www.vwsd.k12.ms.us/schools/wc/profile.htm In 1967, Warren Central Junior High School was built on the campus adjacent to the high school building. To meet the need of an expanding student population, a new junior high school facility was constructed in 1973 on the land across the highway from the high school. The origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrah High School
Murrah High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is a part of the Jackson Public School District. History Prior to desegregation in the 1960s, the school was majority white. Donna Ladd, in an article in the ''Jackson Free Press'', described it as one of several "jewels in the crown of white Jackson back before forced integration—in a time when white conservatives abundantly funded public schools and extracurricular activities with tax money for their own." Jackson schools integrated by law as per Derek Jerome Singleton vs. the Jackson Public School District, decided in 1969. Demographics 1,362 students were enrolled at Murrah High School in the 2021-2022 school. The racial makeup of the school is 94.20% African American, 2.35% Hispanic, 1.84% Two or More Races,and 1.62% White. Name Murrah High School and Murrah Hall at Millsaps College were named after William Belton Murrah. William Belton Murrah (1852-1925) was an American bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the thirteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Native Americans have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Most were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Earl Blackmore
Richard Earl Blackmore (born August 14, 1956 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. Blackmore played college football at Mississippi State University. In the NFL, he played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1979–1982) and the San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ... (1983). 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Vicksburg, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi American football cornerbacks Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Philadelphia Eagles players San Francisco 49ers players {{Defensiveback-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roosevelt Brown (baseball)
Roosevelt Lawayne Brown (born August 3, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueWave in Japan. Brown ended his career after a season playing for the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, in . He is currently the hitting coach for the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. His cousin is ex- Boston Red Sox outfielder, Ellis Burks. On 13 August 1996, Brown was traded frim the Atlanta Braves to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Terry Pendleton Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16, 1960) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas Cit .... External links 1975 births Living people Chicago Cubs p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Dent
Kevin Dent (born May 31, 1967) is a former American football safety. He played for Jackson State from 1985 to 1988. During his four years at the school, Jackson State won 27 of 28 conference games, and Dent became the only Jackson State player to be named an All-American three times.Rick Cleveland"JSU needs few more like Dent: Former All-America safety set for induction today into College Football Hall of Fame" ''The Clarion-Ledger'', August 12, 2006. After his college career, the Arizona Cardinals signed Dent as a free agent but released him before the season. He played for the Birmingham Fire of the World Football League and the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League before a career-ending neck injury. Dent was a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi and attended Vicksburg High School. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trina Frierson
Catrina Nicole Frierson (born August 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. She won a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004. Frierson is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and attended Vicksburg High School. She played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters from 1999 to 2004 and was a two-time first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) selection. Frierson missed the entirety of the 2000–01 season after she tore ligaments in her knee. She averaged a career-best 16.2 points per game during her senior season. Frierson was selected by the Seattle Storm as the 19th overall pick of the 2004 WNBA draft. She received limited playing time as a result of knee injuries and only played in five games for the Storm as they went on to win the WNBA championship in her rookie season. Frierson was waived by the Storm during training camp before the 2005 WNBA season The 2005 WNBA S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jones (running Back, Born 1958)
James Jones, Jr. (born December 6, 1958) is a former professional American football running back and kick returner in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Mississippi State University. Early years Jones attended Vicksburg High School, before moving on to Mississippi State University. He was a three-year starter and had a junior year to remember, when he was one of the nation's scoring leaders and received second-team All-SEC honors. In 1978, while playing in a pass-oriented offense, he led the team in rushing with 687 yards (5.3 yards per carry) and 10 rushing touchdowns, 24 receptions for 237 yards, and 3 receiving touchdowns, completed 2 passes for 63 yards and 2 touchdowns, and had 3 two-point conversions. He was the nation's seventh leading scorer with 13 touchdowns for 78 points. Against Memphis State University, he rushed for 114 yards on 10 carries (including a 72-yard run) and scored 4 touchdowns. Against Louisiana State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Smith (American Football)
Mark Smith (born August 28, 1974) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn Auburn may refer to: Places Australia * Auburn, New South Wales * City of Auburn, the local government area *Electoral district of Auburn *Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region *Auburn, South Australia *Auburn, Tasmania *Aub .... Smith also played for the Cleveland Browns. References 1974 births Living people American football defensive tackles American football defensive ends Navarro Bulldogs football players Hinds Eagles football players Auburn Tigers football players Arizona Cardinals players Cleveland Browns players {{Defensive-lineman-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
