Alma Bryant High School

Alma Bryant High School
Address
Map
14001 Hurricane Boulevard

36544

United States
Coordinates30°26′28″N 88°16′50″W / 30.44111°N 88.28056°W / 30.44111; -88.28056
Information
School typePublic
Established1998 (26 years ago) (1998)
School districtMobile County Public School System
CEEB code010251
PrincipalDavid Sprinkle
Teaching staff91.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,617 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.77[1]
Color(s)Blue and white
  
NicknameHurricanes
Websitewww.almabryanths.com

Alma Bryant High School is a public high school located in Irvington, Alabama, United States, off State Highway 188 between Grand Bay and Bayou La Batre.

It serves Bayou La Batre,[2] Coden, Dauphin Island,[3] Grand Bay,[4] Irvington, Mon Louis Island, and St. Elmo.[5]

Founding

The school was formed in 1998 by combining Alba High School (in Bayou La Batre) and Grand Bay High School (formerly called Mobile County High School), who transitioned into respective middle schools. The school was named for Alma Bryant, an influential south Mobile County educator who had taught for a period of time at both schools.[6][7]

Athletics and activities

The archery team has been a top finisher in the AASP tournaments since 2005 and regularly feature as one of the nation's premier archery teams.[8] School athletic teams are known as the Hurricanes.

Since 2014, Bryant High has been in the AHSAA Class 7A. Prior to the 2014-15 School year they were in Class 6A, formerly the largest class.[9]

The Eye Network, a self-described student-run broadcasting organization perhaps named after a common nickname for CBS, it also happens to reference the center of a hurricane also known as the “eye” has published broadcasts of Alma Bryant athletics on their YouTube channel since 2019 and daily morning announcements since 2021.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alma Bryant High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Proposed Zoning Districts." City of Bayou La Batre. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dauphin Island town, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Grand Bay CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bryant High School Map Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Gaillard, Frye; Hagler, Sheila; Denniston, Peggy, In the Path of the Storms: Bayou La Batre, Coden, and the Alabama Coast, (University of Alabama Press, 2008) p. 106.
  7. ^ "Mobile County Public Schools". mcpss.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Alma Bryant archery team takes top honors at state tournament". AL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "Breaking down Class 7A, new alignments in high school football (updated)". al.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "The Eye Network - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Kent, Mark (December 15, 2011). "Former NFL defensive lineman Antwan Odom arrested on marijuana charge". Al.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.