East Webster High School

Public school

East Webster High School

Address

195 Old Cumberland Road

Maben, Mississippi

39750

Information
School type| Public
Established| 1986
School district| Webster County School District
NCES District ID| 2804560
Superintendent| James Mason
NCES School ID| 280456000852
Principal| Corey Stidham
Teaching staff| 30.23 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 6-12
Enrollment| 458 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 15.15[1]
Color(s)| Red and White
Mascot| Wolverine

East Webster High School is in Maben, Mississippi. In 2022 it had 485 students with 83.5 percent white and 13.4 percent black. Its test scores were above the state average in reading and math.[2]

It is in the Webster County School District.

## Athletics

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Wolverines are the school mascot. The school has won four district championships in football but never won a state championship.[3] In 2022 the school won a 2A softball championship.[4] Also in 2022 it won its first girls basketball title.[5]

## History

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East Webster High School was founded in 1986 after two existing schools consolidated into one.[6]

In 1990, the Clarion-Ledger reported that a white teacher was suspended for five days for slapping a black student. The NAACP took legal action in an attempt to get the teacher fired.[7] In 2007, a similar incident occurred where a former principal was put on trial for paddling a student too severely.[8][9]

In 2011, the school was destroyed by a tornado. The property of Pearl River Community College served as a temporary home for the students while the school was being rebuilt.[10] The school was rebuilt by 2013.[6]

## Alumni

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* Johnthan Banks, football player

## See also

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* List of high schools in Mississippi

## References

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1. ^ a b c "EAST WEBSTER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
2. ^ "East Webster High School". US News.
3. ^ "Mississippi High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
4. ^ Carlisle, Zac (May 20, 2022). "East Webster wins 2A state softball title". WTVA 9 News.
5. ^ Shields, Brandon. "East Webster outlasts West Tallahatchie in OT for 2A title". The Clarion-Ledger.
6. ^ a b "History". ewhs.webstercountyschools.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
7. ^ "East Webster teacher faces charges in slapping of eight-grade student". Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1990. p. 21. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
8. ^ Byrd, Shelia (November 13, 2007). "Ex-principal to go on trial for spanking". The Picayune Item. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
9. ^ Byrd, Shelia (November 13, 2007). "Paddling issue goes to court". The Commercial Appeal. p. 19. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
10. ^ "PRCC assists with tornado relief effort". The Poplarville Democrat. May 19, 2011. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

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