Tupelo High School

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Tupelo High School
Location
4125 Cliff Gookin Boulevard
Tupelo, Mississippi 38801
USA
Coordinates 34°13′55″N 88°45′50″W / 34.232, -88.764
Information
School district Tupelo Public School District
Principal John Curlee
Enrollment

1921[1] (2005-06)
Faculty 103.1 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student:teacher ratio 18.6[1]
Gender Co-ed
Type Public
Grades 9 to 12
Accreditation(s) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Mascot Golden Wave
Color(s) Blue and Gold         
Newspaper Tupelo Hi Times
Homepage www.tupeloschools.com/Tupelo_High/high_school.asp

Tupelo High School is the only public high school in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. The campus consists of fourteen buildings, including a Performing Arts Center, an Advanced Technology Center, which houses the Global Language Lab, and a separate ninth-grade building. There are generally about 1,900 students who attend THS. They offer a curriculum containing 160 Carnegie units, 16 of which are Advanced Placement.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Tupelo High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ SACS CASI Accredited Schools. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (January 15, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  3. ^ Roman Modrowski. "Jackson's wait is over", Chicago Sun-Times, August 17, 1988, pp. 73. 
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