Charleston High School (Missouri)

Charleston High School is a public high school that serves 313 students from grades 9–12, located in Charleston, Missouri.[2] The principal is Jamarcus Williams.[3]

Charleston High School
Location
Thorn Road
Charleston, Missouri
Coordinates36°54′57″N 89°20′10″W
Information
School districtCharleston R-1 Public School
PrincipalJamarcus Williams
Faculty24.16 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment279 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.55[1]
Color(s)Blue, white
MascotBluejay
NewspaperEagle Courier

Athletics

Charleston has won 12 Missouri state high school boys basketball championships: 1975, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2007, 2012 and 2022. In addition, Charleston has finished in 2nd through 4th place 12 times in the state basketball championships from 1977 through 2020. Their basketball program has produced Ricky Frazier who was the 26th over all pick in the 1982 NBA draft to the Chicago Bulls. Their baseball program has produced professional athlete Matt Whiteside[4] and James Naile.[5] The football program produced Charlie Babb. Babb was a safety with the Miami Dolphins football team 1972–79 and was on the team that won the Super Bowl.

Activities

Charleston High School offers multiple clubs and activities, including marching band, library club, National Honor Society and Students Against Drunk Driving.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Charleston High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. Great Schools
  3. "Charleston High School – Main Page – Charleston High School – Charleston R-I School District". charlestonbluejays.org. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. The Baseball Cube Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. News, Heartland. "Charleston, MO native drafted by Oakland A's". kfvs12.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. Clubs and activities Archived June 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine



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