Provine High School

Provine High School is a public school in Jackson, Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson Public School District.

Provine High School, also called "Ram City", serves students in grades 9-12 in the West Jackson area. Students from subdivisions such as Northwest Hills Terrace, The Queens, Country Club Hills,and Westchester Hills attend the school. The principal of Provine High School is Mr. Tex Red Jr. and assistant principals are Dr. Gloria Johnson, Mr. Wille Collins, and Mr. Theophilus King. Provine High School is located in the western quadrant of Jackson at 2400 Robinson Street. For the past fifty-one (51) years, Provine High School has served the constituency of the West Jackson community through its various academic and non-academic programs and activities. Provine boasts of having several extracurricular offerings for students, which have placed us on a par with the best schools in the state. Extra curricula programs include S.E.C.M.E, the Robotics’ team, the choir, the band, the drill team, the cheerleaders, the academic challenge bowl team, the Mock Trial team, JROTC, FCA, FCCLA, FBLA, as well as a variety of sports teams.

Notable alumni include Fred Smoot, Justin Reed, Savante Stringfellow, Tommy Kelly, Eric Mathis, Marshand Crisler, Marlon Kendrick, David Banner and Quinton Culberson.

Demographics

There were a total of 1,179 students enrolled in Provine High during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the school was 100.00% African American. [cite web | url = http://orsap.mde.k12.ms.us:8080/MAARS/indexProcessor.jsp | title = Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System | publisher = Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education]

History

In 1992, Provine High School was designated a service-learning school. September of 1956, Provine High School has been instrumental in producing its share of doctors, lawyers, educators, political leaders, engineers, and a myriad of other professionals. Since that time, various organizations in the school have participated in innumerable service-learning projects. Some of the projects include collecting and disseminating canned goods to the needy, collecting toiletries and pillows to distribute to the elderly in nursing homes, tutoring and mentoring elementary students at local elementary school, assisting Habitat for Humanity with building houses for the destitute, and participating in Walk-A- Thons. The mission at Provine High School is to provide a well-rounded educational foundation to enable all students to become service-oriented lifelong learners and positive contributors in an ever-changing society.

Programs

Clubs And Organizations

Provine offers extracurricular activities such as Academic Quiz Bowl, Art Club, Drama Club, Future Educators of America, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Student Council, and over 20 more programs. Provine High School also host a Robotics Team. It is the only high school in Jackson with a robotics team. The sponsers of the Provine Robotics team is Mr. Redmon Malone and Ms. Patricia Daniels. The robotics team is composed of 29 students,and 3 teachers from Provine High School. Approximately half of the team is female. The student makeup includes 2 freshmen, 9 sophomore, 8 juniors, and 10 seniors. The team's sponsors include: Delphi, NASA, Jackson State University, Entergy, Geodessy Survey, and Jackson Medical Mall. The Provine JROTC is also one of the programs offered at the school. This program includes three JROTC instructors and no more than 60 students involved in the program.

Performing Groups

There are 5 performing groups at Provine High School. These groups include the The "Spirit of Provine" Cheerleaders, The "Soul of Provine" Choir, The "Essence of Provine" Dance/Drill Team, Provine Flag/Colorgaurd Corp, and The Provine High School Marching Band. The band has more than a 100 students. Provine High School Marching Band has been one of Jackson's best bands in the city. In 2006, Provine High School Band was nominated as the best band in Jackson. The band has also been an all-superior band for a few years now. The director of the band is Mr. Carlton Williams. The band put on great field shows and performs great music. The Provine Drill Team and the Colorgaurd performs very well along with the band. Main members of the band includes: Deomontre Lake, Shiniqual Love, Terell McCollum, Tiffany Jackson, Shanice Horton, Davelle Winfrey, Jarvis Chapman, Felix Smith, Donavon Ambeau, Cody McLin, Tabitha Loggins, Roman Odom, Mitchell Young, Sullivan Williams,and Charlie Fields. The other staff that goes along with the band is Mr. Keith Bush, Mrs. Lashunna Blackmon, Mrs.Carolyn Cole, and Mr. Keith Bush.

Feeder Pattern

The following schools feed into Provine High School. [ [http://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/schools/feeder_patterns.htm Feeder Patterns] – Jackson Public Schools.]

*Middle Schools
**Hardy Middle School
**Northwest Middle School

*Elementary Schools
**Clausell Elementary School
**French Elementary School
**Lake Elementary School
**Pecan Park Elementary School
**Raines Elementary School

References

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