Forest Hill High School is a

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

located in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at th ...

, United States. It serves students from grades 9 12, and is part of the Jackson Public School District. The current principal is Torrey Hampton.

Demographics

A total of 1,136 students were enrolled in Forest Hill High during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the school was 96.39% African American, 2.90% White, 0.35% Hispanic, and 0.35% Asian.

Gifted Education/Open Doors

Gifted courses in grades 912 are offered based upon funding and teacher units provided by the state. Currently, Forest Hill High School is the only high school in the Jackson Public School District to offer gifted courses in English/language arts.

Feeder pattern

The following schools feed into Forest Hill High School. *Middle Schools **Cardozo Middle School *Elementary Schools **Bates Elementary School **Oak Forest Elementary School **Timberlawn Elementary School **Van Winkle Elementary School

Controversy

On October 5, 2018, the school's band performed at halftime in a game against Brookhaven High School, where 2 police officers were shot and killed earlier that week. The band's performance was based on the film ''

John Q. ''John Q.'' is a 2002 American thriller drama film starring Denzel Washington and directed by Nick Cassavetes. The film tells the story of John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington), a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged h ...

'', that simulated police being shot by band members dressed as doctors and nurses. This has resulted in general outrage as the governor himself,

Phil Bryant Dewey Phillip Bryant (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 4 ...

, condemned this act.

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Mississippi Schools in Jackson, Mississippi