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Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi)

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School type
  
Secondary

Principal
  
Michael McDonald

Color(s)
  
Maroon and white

Phone
  
+1 601-960-5369

Superintendent
  
Dr. Cedric Gray

Enrollment
  
814 (2014/2015)

Mascot
  
Bulldog

Number of students
  
814

School district
  
Jackson Public School District

Address
  
833 Maple St, Jackson, MS 39203, USA

Motto
  
"Enhancing Today's Minds to Lead Tomorrow's Future."

Lanier High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The current principal of Lanier High School is Michael McDonald. There were a total of 872 students enrolled in Lanier High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 52% female and 48% male. The racial makeup of the school is 100.00% African American.

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Feeder pattern

The following schools feed into Lanier High School.

  • Middle schools
  • Brinkley Middle School
  • Rowan Middle School
  • Elementary schools
  • Brown Elementary School
  • Dawson Elementary School
  • Galloway Elementary School
  • Johnson Elementary School
  • Smith Elementary School
  • Walton Elementary School

    • Notable alumni

  • Monta Ellis, NBA player for the Indiana Pacers
  • Arvesta Kelly, ABA basketball player
  • Richard Wright, renowned African-American author; attended Lanier but dropped out to earn money for his family
  • Daryl Jones (born 1955) is a (Democratic politician) from Miami, Florida.

    • References

    Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi) Wikipedia
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