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O.H. Wingfield High School was a public high school located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It was part of the Jackson Public School District . Almost 900 children from South Jackson attended Wingfield High School in grades 9 – 12 , as well as over 70 administration and staff.
FILE - Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin listens to lawyer Rob McDuff, an attorney for Parents For Public Schools, during a hearing in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 23, 2022.
A wooden school was built in 1894. It was named for Jackson's first Black alderman Smith Robertson in 1903. Richard Wright was an alumnus. It closed in 1971. [2] The school building was renovated and reopened as a history museum in 1984. [3] The original wooden school building burned. A brick building was built in 1909 and remodeled in 1929. [4]
In 1897, there were more than 600 students enrolled in Jackson schools. By 1898, leaders in Jackson realized the need for grammar schools. Poindexter was the first elementary school erected with others soon to follow. In 1907, the foundation for the present Central High School building was laid. Jackson Grade School became known as Central High ...
It is located in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, in Jackson, Kentucky—the county seat for Breathitt County. The elementary school portion is named after Herbert W. Spencer, after it was rebuilt in the 1960s when the original elementary school caught fire. Though, locally, it's still referred to as Jackson Elementary or just Jackson City School.
Woodland Hills Academy was a private high school in Jackson, Mississippi, established in 1969 when the Jackson School Board was ordered to desegregate following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. [1] Woodland Hills was one of many private schools formed in Mississippi.
Fred Rogers' difficult childhood is credited with giving the beloved television host a deeper well of understanding towards others. The post The Sad Story Behind Mr. Rogers’ Hallmark Empathy ...
Charles Tillman (born 1932/1933) [1] is an American politician who served on the Jackson, Mississippi City council for twelve years and as acting mayor after the death of Chokwe Lumumba, becoming the 5th consecutive African-American mayor of the city.