Amanda Elzy High School
School in the United States
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Amanda Elzy High School (AEHS) is a high school in unincorporated Leflore County, Mississippi, south of Greenwood,[3] and part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.[4]
Leflore County School District (-2019)
| Amanda Elzy High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Greenwood, Mississippi postal address United States 33°30′02″N 90°10′06″W | |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1959 |
School district | Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District (2019-) Leflore County School District (-2019) |
Teaching staff | 29.73 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 387 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.02[1] |
| Colors | Royal blue and gold [2] |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Website | aehs |
As of the 2013–2014 school year[update], it had 488 students in grades 9–12 and 36.37 teachers (full-time equivalent).[5]
Its service area includes Minter City, Money, Sidon, and Schlater.[6]
History
The school was named in 1959 in honor of Amanda Elzy, a pioneering black educator.[7]: 191–192
It was a part of the Leflore County School District until that district's merger into Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District on July 1, 2019.[8]
Demographics
Discipline
By 2010 the school began to only issue detentions for physical altercations, with a choice of either Saturdays or after school, instead of all day in-school suspensions.[10]
Notable alumni
- Lusia Harris (1955–2022), basketball player[11] and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame[12]
- Gerald Glass (born 1967), All-SEC (Ole Miss 1989-1990) and professional basketball player. Glass attended Amanda Elzy High School as a student, and then returned as an adult to coach the basketball team to a state championship in the 2011–2012 season.[13][14]
- Alphonso Ford (1971–2004), basketball player[15]
- Leroy Jones (1950–2021), American football player[16]
In popular culture
The school is mentioned frequently in Richard Rubin's book Confederacy of Silence.[17]