Maynard H. Jackson High School

Maynard H. Jackson High School
Established	1984
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Dr. Shirlene Carter
Faculty	120
Students	1,500
Grades	9–12
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Coordinates	33°44′21″N 84°21′43″W / 33.739112°N 84.36181°W / 33.739112; -84.36181Coordinates: 33°44′21″N 84°21′43″W / 33.739112°N 84.36181°W / 33.739112; -84.36181
District	Atlanta Public Schools
Campus	Urban
Colors	Crimson and Gold
Mascot	Jaguars
Distinctions	A Georgia School of Excellence
Contact	Phone: [phone]
Website	Maynard Jackson High School

Maynard H. Jackson High School (MHJHS) is a high school of approximately 900 students (with room for over 1,200) in southeast Atlanta, Georgia, United States community beside Glenwood Park and near Grant Park, just south of I-20. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools.

The school was formed as Southside High School after Smith High School combined with Roosevelt High School in 1984. In the summer of 2008, the school underwent a name change and became Maynard H. Jackson High School to commemorate the city’s first black mayor, Maynard Jackson.

The school was designated a GE Foundation "College Bound" school in 2002 and received a 5-year, $1 million grant to help increase student readiness for college courses.

The school is home to the district's Information Processing magnet program. As of the 2004-2005 school year the schools principal is Dr. Shirlene Carter. In the 2005-2006 school year 50% of students from Crim High School were sent to attend Southside due to re-zoning. The zoning area is being reduced to accommodate a large influx from the local community. The school will be undergoing remodeling starting in January 2012 to provide three Small Learning Centers (SLC) focused on Fine Arts, IT and Early College Engineering. SLC's have been found to increase retention and improve performance. Students are able to work with the same teachers across multiple years.

Coan Middle School, King Middle School and Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School are the main feeder schools for M.H. Jackson High School.

Extracurricular activities

Maynard H. Jackson High School has many athletic and academic organizations. The school has a Cross Country team, Basketball team, Soccer team, Football team, Track team, Softball team, and a Baseball team as well as other athletic organizations including a Golf club.

The academic organizations are just as numerous, and include a Quiz Bowl team, Math club, Student Government Association, Future Business Leaders of America, Science club, Computer club, Dance club, Robotics team, Skills USA chapter, Marching Band, Chorus, Army JROTC, Drill team, and various language clubs.

Dress code

Students are required to follow a strict dress code [1]^{[dead link]}.

Feeder Patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Jackson are Burgess, Cook, Peterson, Whitefoord, Parkside and Neighborhood Charter School.

Middle schools that feed into Jackson are Coan, King and Atlanta Neighborhood Charter.

External links

• Maynard Jackson High School