Senatobia High School

Senatobia High School
Location
Map
221 Warrior Drive,
Senatobia, Mississippi

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtSenatobia Municipal School District
NCES District ID2803930
NCES School ID280393000751
Enrollment441 (2022–2023[1])
Color(s)blue and gold   
MascotWarriors
Websitehttps://shs.senatobiaschools.com/o/shs

Senatobia High School (SHS) is a public high school at 221 Warrior Drive in Senatobia, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Senatobia Municipal School District.[1]

Its boundary (it is the sole comprehensive high school of its school district) includes Senatobia and some unincorporated areas.[2]

About

It is a Title 1 eligible school.[1] In 2022, the school's students were 52% Black, 43% White, and 3.4% Hispanic.[3] Blue and gold are the school colors, and the Warriors are the school mascot.[4]

History

C. B. Sisler was the school's principal in 1898.[5] In 1900 T. P. Scott was the school's principal.[6] In 1907 it was documented as serving white boys while Blackbourne College served the area's white girls.[7]

The current school building at 221 Warrior Drive was built in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration project (FEAPWA Project #Miss. 1260) on the site of the former Senatobia Female College.[8] The school's auditorium is Streamline Moderne-style, designed by architects Hull and Drummond, and constructed by Wessell Construction.[9][8]

An analysis of the school's dropouts from 1955 to 1960 was published in 1962 by Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University.[10]

The former campus location of Senatobia High School at 303 College Street is designated as part of a Mississippi Landmark since March 31, 1994; the listing is within the College Street Historic District under the name "Senatobia School Complex," which had also housed the middle school.[11]

In 2015, the school received a preservation grant from the Community Heritage Preservation Grant program for a new roof.[12]

Sports

The Senatobia High School Warriors football team was state champion in 2004. The football team plays at Varner Field. From 2016 until 2022, Brooks Oakley coached the football team,[13] and is an alumnus.[14] Oakley left for South Panola High School and was followed by Carter Norris, another Senatobia alum.

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Senatobia High School (2022-2023 school year)". National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). 2021–2022.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tate County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. ^ "Senatobia High School". U.S. News. 2021–2022.
  4. ^ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  5. ^ Report. Mississippi State Dept. of Education. 1898. p. 250.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Catalogue of the Officers, Alumni and Students of the University of Mississippi, at Oxford, Mississippi. University of Mississippi. The University. 1900. p. 77.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons. S. A. Brant. p. 641.
  8. ^ a b "Senatobia High School - Senatobia MS". The New Living Deal.
  9. ^ "Suzassippi's Mississippi: Senatobia High School". Preservation in Mississippi. August 28, 2012.
  10. ^ Cathey, Melvin C. (1962). An Analysis of Dropouts in Grade Nine Through Twelve in Senatobia High School, Senatobia, Mississippi for the Period 1955-1960. Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University.
  11. ^ "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2023. No. 137-SEN-0021.1-NRD-ML
  12. ^ https://www.msabrookhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mdah-news-release-historic-preservation-december2015.pdf
  13. ^ Brown, Adam (January 28, 2022). "South Panola High School Announces Brooks Oakley as New Head Football Coach".
  14. ^ "Northwest vs. East Miss. - October 17, 2013 by NWCC_Rangers - Issuu". issuu.com. 14 October 2013.
  15. ^ Brown, Adam (August 23, 2013). "Hotty Toddy Tate County".
  16. ^ "Obituary for Brinkley Morton". The Northside Sun. 1994-07-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

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