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Amanda Elzy High School (AEHS) is a high school in unincorporated Leflore County, Mississippi, south of Greenwood, and part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
As of the 2013–2014 school year, it had 488 students in grades 9–12 and 36.37 teachers (full-time equivalent).
Its service area includes Minter City, Money, Sidon, and Schlater.
History
The school was named in 1959 in honor of Amanda Elzy, a pioneering black educator.: 191–192
It was a part of the Leflore County School District until that district's merger into Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District on July 1, 2019.
Demographics
In the 2012–2013 school year, the demographic profile of the student body was 492 black students, 5 Hispanic students and 2 white students.
In 2014, its students were reported as 100% "economically disadvantaged."
Discipline
By 2010 the school began to only issue detentions for physical altercations, with a choice of either Saturdays or after school, instead of all day in-school suspensions.
Notable alumni
Lusia Harris (1955–2022), basketball player and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Gerald Glass (born 1967), All-SEC (Ole Miss 1989-1990) and professional basketball player. Glass attended Amanda Elzy High School as a student, and then returned as an adult to coach the basketball team to a state championship in the 2011–2012 season.
Alphonso Ford (1971–2004), basketball player
Leroy Jones (1950–2021), American football player
In popular culture
The school is mentioned frequently in Richard Rubin's book Confederacy of Silence.
References
External links
Official website
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