Grenada High School

Grenada High School is a public high school located in Grenada, Mississippi, United States. It educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Grenada School District.

Not to be confused with Granada High School.
Grenada High School
Address
1875 Fairgrounds Road

Grenada
,
Mississippi
38901

United States
Coordinates33.7624°N 89.8056°W / 33.7624; -89.8056
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtGrenada School District
PrincipalEmily Tindall
Teaching staff53.1 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,024 (2018–19)[1]
 • Grade 9248
 • Grade 10274
 • Grade 11207
 • Grade 12271
Student to teacher ratio19.28[1]
Color(s)Red and Blue
Athletics conferenceMSHSAA 6A Region 1
NicknameChargers
Websitewww.gsd.k12.ms.us/ghs.html

History

The first public high school in Grenada was founded in the fall of 1885.[2]

In May 1962, alumnus Erle Johnston gave the commencement speech titled "The Practical Way to Maintain a Separate School System in Mississippi" in which he criticized the "extremism" of the NAACP and Citizens Councils.[3] After strong resistance, vicious attacks, and intimidation,[4] the school was integrated in 1966.[5][6]

In 2021 the school had a roughly equal number of African American and white students. 100 percent of the school's students were categorized as economically disadvantaged.[7]

Athletics

Grenada's athletic teams are the Chargers and compete in Mississippi High School Athletics Association 5A Region 1.[8]

State Championships
Sport Years
Boys basketball[9] 1985
Girls track and field[10] 1985, 1986, 1987
Slow-pitch softball[11] 2009
Powerlifting[12] 1997

Performing arts

The Grenada marching band program won 39 championships in the last decades of the 1900s; it also made appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1995 and 2001 and the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1998.[13] The band won the 1997 National High School Band of the Year award.[14]

GHS also has a competitive show choir, "Visions".[15]

Other activities

The school has an ROTC chapter.[16]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Grenada High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. "Grenada High School!". Grenada Sentinel. August 15, 1885. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. "Johnston, Erle".
  4. "Sep. 12, 1966 | White Mob Attacks Black Students for Integrating Grenada, Mississippi, Schools".
  5. "Grenada County Schools". Mississippi Civil Rights Project. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. "Sept. 2, 1966: Grenada High School Desegregation Battle". Zinn Education Project. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. "Grenada High School in Grenada, MS - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22.
  8. "Grenada Football Team Preview". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. "Thomas: Grenada basketball assistant's words live on in 2014". Clarion Ledger. March 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. "MHSAA Track and Field Records". MHSAA.
  11. "Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A Slow Pitch Softball State Champions". Grenada Star. October 20, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  12. Elkins, Ashley (April 23, 1997). "HED:Pontotoc flexes muscle with powerlifting title". Daily Journal. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  13. "Senate Concurrent Resolution 564". Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  14. Slaughter, Jeff (2013). It's All True: Walking by Faith in a Funky World. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781626363649. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  15. "SCC: Viewing School - Grenada High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  16. "Championship Week & Awards". Crappiemaster. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  17. "Former GHS standout gives back to Grenada". Grenada Star. June 24, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  18. "Emmanuel Forbes Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  19. Horka, Tyler (April 24, 2020). "Mississippi State OL Tyre Phillips picked by Baltimore Ravens in 2020 NFL Draft". Clarion Ledger. Gannett. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  20. "Former Grenada native inducted into Hall of Fame". Grenada Star. May 7, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  21. "Grenada HS honors athletes". Grenada Star. May 21, 2001. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  22. Vissman, Donna (January 10, 2019). "7 Things to Know about Charlie Worsham". Williamson Source. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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