McComb High School

McComb High School
Location
310 7th Street McComb, Mississippi 39648 United States
Coordinates	31.244260°N 90.462893°W / 31.244260; -90.462893
Information
School district	McComb School District
Principal	Robert Lamkin[1]
Teaching staff	42.26 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	665 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.74[2]
Color(s)	Green and gold    [3]
Mascot	Tigers[3]
Website	mhs.mccomb.k12.ms.us

McComb High School is a public school in McComb, Mississippi, United States, serving 740 students in grades 9–12, as of 2017.[4] Most of its students are African American. During segregation, black students attended Burlund High School, now Higgins Middle School. Students who were arrested at protests for civil rights were expelled by then principal Higgins. Brenda Travis returned to her former school in 2006 to thank her supporters and encourage a continued action for civil rights.[5]

Its boundary includes almost all of McComb and almost all of Summit.[6]

Athletics

McComb High School offers multiple sports, including baseball, football, and basketball.

Notable alumni

• Woodie Assaf, weatherman at WLBT television in Jackson from 1953 to 2001, and was reported to be the weatherman with the longest tenure at the same station in U.S. broadcasting history[7]
• Adrian Brown, former MLB player
• Jackie Butler, former NBA player
• Cooper Carlisle, former NFL player
• Perry Carter, former NFL player
• Jarrod Dyson, MLB player
• Bobby Felder, former NFL player
• Louis Guy, former NFL player
• Vasti Jackson, blues musician.[8]
• Abe Mickal, college football All-American
• David Myers, American politician
• Pete Young, former MLB player
• Charvarius Ward, NFL player
• Bobby Lounge, Blues Musician

Clubs and activities

The school offers multiple clubs and activities including Spanish Club, Drama Club, and Art Club.[9]

References

1. "Principal's Message – About Us – McComb High School". mhs.mccomb.k12.ms.us. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
2. "McComb High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
3. "MHSAA School Directory". Mississippi High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
4. "Explore Mccomb High School in Mccomb, MS". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
5. Mayer, Robert H. (14 September 2021). In the Name of Emmett till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow. NewSouth Books. ISBN 978-1-58838-445-4.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-27. - Text list
7. "Woodie Assaf biography", The Clarion-Ledger, March 6, 2007.
8. "Vasti Jackson - Bio page". Vastijackson.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
9. School page Archived 2006-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website