Simmons High School (Mississippi)

Simmons High School is a secondary school in Hollandale, Mississippi. It serves grades 7–12.

Simmons High School
Address
501 West Washington Street

Hollandale
,
Mississippi
38748

United States
Information
Founded1891
School districtHollandale School District
NCES District ID2801890
SuperintendentMario Willis
NCES School ID280189001037
Grades7–12
Enrollment225
Student to teacher ratio9.62
Color(s)Blue and White
MascotBlue Devils
Websitehttps://www.hollandalesd.org/

History

The school was originally established in 1891 as "Hollandale Colored School". The building was a one-room schoolhouse with no windows or ceiling. In 1923, the one-room schoolhouse was replaced with a larger multi-room brick building. In 1950, Hollandale Colored School was renamed "Simmons High School" in honor of educator and former slave Emory Peter "E.P." Simmons.[1]

Athletics

In 1970, the football team was established. Blue Devils are the school mascot. Blue and white are the school colors. The Blue Devils won state championship titles for division 1A in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[2][3] In 2021 it lost the championship to Bay Springs High School.[4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown by race/ethnicity of the 225 students enrolled for the 2019–2020 school year was:[5]

  • Black - 99.1%
  • Hispanic - 0.9%

The entire student body is categorized as economically disadvantaged.[6] It is in the Hollandale School District.[7]

Alumni

References
  1. "African American Heritage Guide" (PDF). Visitgreenville.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Simmons Blue Devils". Ahsfhs.org. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. Cleveland, Rick (2 December 2016). "Blue-collar Blue Devils win another 1A title". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Yahoo.com.
  5. "Simmons High School". Nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. "Simmons Hi". Usnews.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. "Simmons Jr/Sr High School / Home". Hollandalesd.org.
  8. "Simmons High School, Hollandale (MS) Basketball Players". Basketball.realgm.com.

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