Northside High School (Mississippi)

Northside High School is a public secondary school in Shelby, Mississippi, serving grades 7–12.[1] It is the only high school of the North Bolivar Consolidated School District. The district serves, in addition to Shelby: Alligator, Duncan, Mound Bayou, and Winstonville.[2] The alligator is the mascot. The school colors are blue and orange.[3]

It opened in 2018 as a consolidation of Broad Street High School and John F. Kennedy Memorial High School, with the school on the former Broad Street campus.[4] The combined athletic teams began operation upon the school's opening.[5] The school board kept the Broad Street campus open because it had more space, even though the Kennedy campus was less costly to maintain.[6] The new name Northside High was chosen by the student body.[3]

Performance

For the 2018–2019 school year its graduation rate was 77.5%.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL". NCES. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. ^ a b Davis Betz, Kelsey (2018-03-01). "Mound Bayou residents pursue legal action to keep high school open". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ^ "Students staying home to protest high school consolidation". The Clarion Ledger. Associated Press. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. ^ "First Football Game Tonight for North Side High Gators". Delta Daily News. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  6. ^ Davis Betz, Kelsey (2018-01-24). "Mound Bayou school one of two in Delta to close as enrollment, funds dwindle". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  7. ^ Skinner, Kayleigh (2019-10-28). "State education board to decide on the 'ridiculous,' 'ludicrous' rule hurting a Delta school district". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2021-05-12.

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