Sturgis_High_School_(Mississippi)

Sturgis High School (Mississippi)

Sturgis High School (Mississippi)

Add article description


Sturgis High School was a public secondary school located in Sturgis, Mississippi. Until 1970, it was a school for white children only; black children were bused 30 miles (48 km) to the black Maben High School.[1] It was a part of the Oktibbeha County School District, and was later merged with Maben High School to form West Oktibbeha County High School.

In 2015 the schools of Oktibbeha County district consolidated into the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, and West Oktibbeha consolidated into Starkville High School.[2]

Notable people


References

  1. Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980. University Press of Mississippi. p. 185. - Limited access.
  2. Smith, Danny P. "Jackson recognized as honorary captain". Retrieved 27 November 2017.

33.5564°N 89.0881°W / 33.5564; -89.0881




Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Sturgis_High_School_(Mississippi), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.