Lanier Junior Senior High School, formerly W. H. Lanier High School, is a public middle and high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current principal is Valerie Bradley.[5] There were a total of 872 students enrolled in Lanier High, then only a high school, 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.[6]
Lanier Junior Senior High School | |
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833 West Maple Street , United States | |
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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 | MRS. STACEY WEBB BAILEY |
Staff | 46.90 (FTE)[3] |
Enrollment | 603 (2022–23)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.86[3] |
Color(s) | Maroon and white [4] |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Feeder schools | 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 until 1969,[7] when Jackson schools were integrated by law.[8]
In 2023, Brinkley Middle consolidated into Lanier High.[9]
Feeder pattern
The following schools fed into Lanier High School as of 2007.[10]
- 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), (Democratic politician) in Miami, Florida
- Arvesta Kelly, ABA basketball player[11]
- Richard Wright, renowned African-American author; attended Lanier but dropped out to earn money for his family[12]
- Willie Young
, former NFL player; graduated from the now feeder school of Brinkley High School, Brinkley Middle School
References
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