Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi)
Lanier High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current principal is Valerie Bradley.[4] 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 is 100% African American.[5]
| Lanier High School | |
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| Address | |
833 West Maple Street , United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary |
| Motto | "Enhancing Today's Minds to Lead Tomorrow's Future." |
| Established | 1925[1] |
| School district | Jackson Public School District |
| Superintendent | Cedric Gray[2] |
| Principal | Valarie Bradley |
| Staff | 47.58 (FTE)[3] |
| Enrollment | 659 (2017–18)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.85[3] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Feeder schools | Brinkley Middle School Rowan Middle School |
| Website | Official website |
History
Lanier was founded in 1925 as a junior and senior high school. It was named after William Henry Lanier (1855–1929), who was superintendent of black schools in Jackson from 1912 until his death.[1] Due to segregation, Lanier was reserved for black students.[6] Jackson schools integrated by law as per Derek Jerome Singleton vs. the Jackson Public School District, decided in 1969.[7]
Feeder pattern
The following schools feed into Lanier High School.[8]
- Middle schools
- Brinkley Middle School
- Elementary schools
- Dawson Elementary School
- Galloway Elementary School
- Johnson Elementary School
- Smith Elementary School
- Walton Elementary School
Notable alumni
- Lerone Bennett Jr., author and social historian
- Monta Ellis, former NBA player
- Daryl Jones (born 1955) is a (Democratic politician) from Miami, Florida.
- Arvesta Kelly, ABA basketball player[9]
- Richard Wright, renowned African-American author; attended Lanier but dropped out to earn money for his family[10]
- Willie Young , former NFL player, graduated from Brinkley High School now feeder school, Brinkley Middle School
References
- "School History". Lanier High School. Jackson (MS) Public Schools. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
Lanier was first organized as a junior-senior high school in 1925 providing instruction for pupils from the seventh through the twelfth grades.
- "Superintendent". Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- "Lanier High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- "Administration / Principal". http. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
- Dreher, Arielle (November 15, 2017). "How Integration Failed in Jackson's Public Schools from 1969 to 2017". Jackson Free Press.
- Taylor, Ayana (May 12, 2004). "JPS, Then and Now". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- Feeder Patterns Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine – Jackson Public Schools.
- Jackson's 'Legends of Basketball' reunion brings together Brinkley, Jim Hill and Lanier high school players who 'ruled the court'
- Rayson, Ann. "Richard Wright's Life." Modern American Poetry. Nelson, Cary and Brinkman, Bartholomew, eds. Department of English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: 2001.