Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi)

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Lanier High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi (USA). The current principal of Lanier High School is Stanley Blackmon.[1]

Lanier High School takes its name from that of the late, distinguished William Henry Lanier, a former President of Alcorn College and the first Supervisor of Jackson Colored Public Schools. Lanier was born a slave in Huntsville, Alabama in 1851. He attended Tougaloo College, Oberlin College and Fisk University and received his B.A. degree from Roger Williams University. He served as president of Alcorn A&M for six years. Lanier taught school in Forest, Winona, Black Hawk, Carrollton, Yazoo City and Jackson. He was principal of the Robertson School from 1912-1929.[2]

Lanier High School was first organized as a junior-senior high school in 1925 providing instruction for pupils from the seventh through the twelfth grades. A new chapter was added in the school's history when, on February 8, 1954, it transferred from the old Lanier at 136 East Ash Street and occupied the new Lanier Junior-Senior High School building at 833 West Maple Street. On January 27, 1972, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that Lanier School be designated as a center for the enrollment of 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. In 1991, 9th grade students were added to the enrollment.[2]

The mascot of Lanier is the bulldog[3]. Monta Ellis, NBA player on the Golden State Warriors, went here.

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[edit] Demographics

There were a total of 872 students enrolled in Lanier High during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school was 100.00% African American.[4]

[edit] Feeder Pattern

The following schools feed into Lanier High School.[5]

  • Middle Schools
    • Brinkley Middle School
    • Rowan Middle School
  • Elementary Schools
    • Bradley Elementary School
    • Brown Elementary School
    • Dawson Elementary School
    • Galloway Elementary School
    • Johnson Elementary School
    • Smith Elementary School
    • Walton Elementary School

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jackson Public Schools List
  2. ^ a b About Lanier High School
  3. ^ Lanier High School
  4. ^ Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System. Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education.
  5. ^ Feeder Patterns – Jackson Public Schools.

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