Maben High School
Maben High School was a public secondary school located in Maben, Mississippi. Until 1970, it was a school for black children only; white children were bused 30 miles (48 km) to the white Sturgis High School.[1] It was a part of the Oktibbeha County School District, and was later merged with Sturgis High School to form West Oktibbeha County High School
In 2015 the schools of Oktibbeha County district consolidated into the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, and this school consolidated into Starkville High School.[2] As of 2016, the site was abandoned.[3]
In 1966, Maben won the Mississippi state high school baseball championship.[4]
Notable people
- Donald Lee, NFL football player[5]
References
- ^ Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle Over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980. University Press of Mississippi . p. 185.
- ^ "The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine." Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
- ^ Carskadon, James (27 May 2016). "Push renewed to make use of former school buildings". Starkville Daily News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Baseball champions". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Fowler, Sarah (25 July 2012). "NFL's Lee eager to make mark in restaurant field". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links
- West Oktibbeha County High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- West Oktibbeha County High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- West Oktibbeha County High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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Education in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
- Mississippi State University
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- Starkville Oktibbeha CSD
- Starkville HS
- Starkville Academy
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This list is incomplete.
East Mississippi Community College is the designated community college district, but it does not operate facilities in the county.
East Mississippi Community College is the designated community college district, but it does not operate facilities in the county.
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