Forest Hill High School
Public school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
[2]Forest Hill High School is a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It serves students from grades 9–12, and is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current principal is Torrey Hampton.[3]
Demographics
A total of 1,136 students were enrolled in Forest Hill High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the school was 96.39% African American, 2.90% White, 0.35% Hispanic, and 0.35% Asian.[4]
Gifted Education/Open Doors
Gifted courses in grades 9–12 are offered based upon funding and teacher units provided by the state. Currently, Forest Hill High School is the only high school in the Jackson Public School District to offer gifted courses in English/language arts.[citation needed]
Feeder pattern
The following schools feed into Forest Hill High School.[5]
- Middle Schools
- Cardozo Middle School
- Elementary Schools
- Bates Elementary School
- Oak Forest Elementary School
- Timberlawn Elementary School
- Van Winkle Elementary School
Controversy
On October 5, 2018, the school's band performed at halftime in a game against Brookhaven High School, where 2 police officers were shot and killed earlier that week. The band's performance was based on the film John Q., that simulated police being shot by band members dressed as doctors and nurses. This has resulted in general outrage as the governor himself, Phil Bryant, condemned this act. [6]
References
- ^ a b c "Forest Hill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Forest Hill High School / Homepage".
- ^ "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23.
- ^ Feeder Patterns Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine – Jackson Public Schools.
- ^ "Mayor of Brookhaven, other officials react to Forest Hill band performance at Brookhaven High School".
External links
- Official website
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