Provine High School
| John W. Provine High School | |
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| Address | |
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2400 Robinson Road Jackson, Mississippi 39209 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Jackson Public School District |
| Principal | Laketia Marshall-Thomas |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Team name | Rams |
| Website | School website |
John W. Provine High School is a public school in Jackson, Mississippi. It is part of the Jackson Public School District. Nicknamed "Ram City", the school serves students in grades 9–12 in the West Jackson area. Students from the Northwest Hills Terrace, the Queens, Country Club Hills, and Westchester Hills subdivisions attend the school. The current principal is Laketia Marshall-Thomas. The school offers several extracurricular programs and activities for students, which has placed it on a par with the best schools in the state. These programs include S.E.C.M.E, a robotics team, choir, band, drill team, cheerleading, an academic challenge bowl team, mock trial, JROTC, FCA, FCCLA, FBLA, as well as variety of sports teams.
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.
The school was established in 1956. In 1992, it was designated a service-learning school. Since that time, various organizations in the school have participated in 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 school students, assisting Habitat for Humanity with building houses for the destitute, and participating in Walk-A-Thons.
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 sponsors of the Provine Robotics team are Mr. Redmond Malone and Ms. Patricia Daniels. The robotics team is composed of 29 students,and three 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.
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