Columbia High School is a secondary school located in

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, Mississippi, United States. It is in Columbia School District. The principal is Braxton Stowe. Mascot: Wildcat Colors: Blue & Gold The architecture of the building is an example of European-inspired modernism, and was featured in the French architectural journal ''l'architecture d'aujourd'hui''. It was built in 1937 as part of the Works Progress Administration.

Notable alumni

* Ernest Duff (1931-2016), businessman, lawyer and Mormon bishop * Walter Payton, hall of fame former

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running back who died in 1999, and the namesake for the Walter Payton Award *

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References

External links

* Education in Marion County, Mississippi Public high schools in Mississippi Works Progress Administration in Mississippi 1937 establishments in Mississippi Columbia, Mississippi {{Mississippi-school-stub