Bay Springs High School is a public high school in Bay Springs, Mississippi. It is a part of the West Jasper School District.

Its attendance boundary includes Bay Springs, Louin, and Montrose.[1]

Bulldogs are the school mascot.[2] The school colors are blue and gold.[3] The student body is 80 percent African American.[4] In 2021 the school won its first state football championship.[5] Bay Springs High School has won the 2A state basketball championship twice.[6]

History

It was preceded by Jasper County Agricultural High School in Bay Springs.[7]

Alumni

  • Vernon Dahmer, civil rights leader murdered by the Ku Klux Klan
  • Jefferson High School principal James Carter[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Bay Springs (MS) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  4. ↑ "Bay Springs High School". US News Best High Schools.
  5. ↑ WDAM Staff. "Bay Springs wins 1st state football championship". www.wdam.com.
  6. ↑ Blake, Carly. "Bay Springs community celebrates boys basketball team". www.wdam.com.
  7. ↑ Carr, Margaret J. S. (March 8, 1930). "Accredited Secondary Schools in the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ The Beginning and End of John Jefferson High School: Preserving the History of Success Despite Segregation. Page Publishing. 8 December 2021. ISBN 9781645847953.

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