Port Gibson High School

Port Gibson High School is a public high school in unincorporated Claiborne County, Mississippi, with a Port Gibson.^[2] It opened in 1924.^[3] It is part of the Claiborne County School District. The student body is 99 percent African American. The old Port Gibson High School campus is now used by Port Gibson Middle School and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Port Gibson High School
Address
159 Old Highway 18 #1 Port Gibson , (Claiborne County) , Mississippi 39150 United States
Coordinates	31.9631°N 90.9476°W / 31.9631; -90.9476
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1924
School district	Claiborne County School District
Principal	Eddwin Smith
Staff	24.91 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	374[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	15.01[1]
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and White
Mascot	Blue Wave
Website

The school's district includes all of Claiborne County,^[4] including the employee residences of Alcorn State University.^[4][5]

History

Port Gibson High School was for whites only prior to integration. Black students had to go to Alcorn College High School or to Claiborne County Training School. In 1942 the latter got classes after the 10th grade.^[6]

Port Gibson High School had a librarian and a music program.^[7]

After it was integrated almost all the white students left the school.^[8]

In 1995, Glendora Alexander-Muhammad who taught business education and computer science at Port Gibson High School planned to accompany 30 school girls to the Women in Science and Technology ( WIST ) program event.^[9]

Sports

Blue Waves are the school mascot.^[10]

Alumni

• Joseph Dunbar, a doctor and diabetes researcher^[11]
• Colonel Magruder^[12]
• Adairius Barnes, football player
• Robert Turner (defensive back)
• Jay Disharoon, state legislator
• Yolanda Moore, basketball player

See also

• Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
• List of high schools in Mississippi

References

1. "Port Gibson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
2. "Home". Claiborne County School District. Retrieved July 31, 2022. Address 159 Old Hwy 18 #1, Port Gibson, MS 39150
   Compare to: "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Port Gibson city, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
3. "National Register of historic Places Registration Form - (Old) Port Gibson High School". National Park Services. US Dept of the Interior.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Claiborne County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
5. "Employee Housing". Alcorn State University. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
6. Crosby, Emilye (June 1, 2005). A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi. University of North Carolina Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780807829653 – via Google Books.
7. Colee, Nema Weathersby (June 1, 1948). "Mississippi Music and Musicians: Historical Booklet". Prescot's Printery – via Google Books.
8. Crosby, Emilye (June 1, 2005). A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780807829653 – via Google Books.
9. "Outlook". American Association of University Women. June 1, 1995. p. 21 – via Google Books.
10. "Port Gibson (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
11. Morin, Katherine A.; Kessler, James H.; Kidd, J. S.; Kidd, Renee A. (June 1, 1996). Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780897749558 – via Google Books.
12. Society, American Clan Gregor (June 1, 1990). "Year Book of the American Clan Gregor Society" – via Google Books.

External links

• Official website