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Petal School District

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Type
  
Public

Established
  
1976

Colors
  
Red & White

Phone
  
+1 601-545-3002

Color
  
Red & White

Grades
  
K-12

Superintendent
  
Dr. Matthew Dillon

Website
  
www.petalschools.com

Founded
  
1976

Number of schools
  
5

Address
  
115 E Central Ave, Petal, MS 39465, USA

Similar
  
Petal High School, Hattiesburg High School, Hattiesburg Middle School, Forrest County School Di, Rowan Elementary School

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The Petal School District is a public school district based in Petal, Mississippi (USA). In 1976, the Petal Schools District was formed after the community decided that it wanted the local school system to be separate from the county school system.

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Petal school district past superintendents video 2014


Schools

  • Petal High School (Grades 9-12)
  • 2007 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Petal Middle School (Grades 7-8)
  • Petal Upper Elementary School (formerly W.L. Smith) (Grades 5-6)
  • Petal Elementary School (Grades 3-4)
  • Petal Primary School (Grades K-2)
  • Sports

    The Petal School District participates in many different sports: football, soccer, archery, baseball, basketball, golf and softball. Here is a complete list of all the teams that are at the Petal School district:

  • High School Archery
  • Middle School Archery
  • 8th Grade (M.S.) Baseball
  • Freshman Baseball
  • JV Baseball
  • Varsity Baseball
  • Boys 7th Grade (M.S.) Basketball
  • Boys 8th Grade (M.S.) Basketball
  • Boys Varsity Basketball
  • Girls Middle School Basketball
  • Girls Varsity Basketball
  • Varsity Bowling
  • Middle School Cheerleading
  • Varsity Cheerleading
  • Varsity Cross Country
  • Boys 7th Grade (M.S.) Football
  • Boys 8th Grade (M.S.) Football
  • Boys Freshman Football
  • Boys Varsity Football
  • Co-Ed Varsity Golf
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer
  • Girls Varsity Softball
  • Girls Varsity Softball - Slow Pitch
  • Sports Medicine
  • Varsity Swimming
  • Co-Ed Varsity Tennis
  • Boys Middle School Track
  • Boys Varsity Track
  • Girls Middle School Track
  • Girls Varsity Track
  • Girls Middle School Volleyball
  • Girls Varsity Volleyball
  • Boys Varsity Weightlifting
  • 2006-07 school year

    There were a total of 3,872 students enrolled in the Petal School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 12.89% African American, 84.89% White, 1.55% Hispanic, 0.59% Asian, and 0.08% Native American. 35.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

    Honors and Notations

  • As of the 2009-2010 school years, the Petal Athletics Department is now at 6A level
  • State High School Baseball Champions - 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2010, 2011
  • State High School Slow Pitch Softball Champions - 2006
  • 2005 Sports Illustrated Sports Town
  • Selected by Cisco to participate in the 21st Century Schools Initiative.
  • As of the 2009-2010 school year, Petal Athletics will move into Class 6A.
  • Petal Soundsations, the Petal mixed show choir, is an award winning show choir and one of the top in the state.
  • Petal Schools license plates are available from the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • References

    Petal School District Wikipedia


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