John W. Provine High School is a

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. 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 Dr.Shelita Brown

History

The school was established in 1956. In 1992, it was designated a service-learning school. Since then, various organizations in the school have participated in service-learning projects. These 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.

Demographics

There were a total of 1,179 students enrolled in Provine High during the 2006–07 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.

Programs

Clubs and organizations

Provine offers extracurricular activities including Academic Quiz Bowl, Art Club, Drama Club,

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, and Student Council. Provine is the only high school in Jackson with a robotics team. The team's sponsors are Redmond Malone and Patricia Daniels. The team is composed of 29 students and three teachers. Approximately half of the team is female. The team includes two freshmen, nine sophomore, eight juniors, and ten seniors. The team's sponsors include Delphi, NASA, Jackson State University, Entergy, Geodessy Survey, and Jackson Medical Mall. The school also offers the Provine JROTC program. This program includes three JROTC instructors and no more than 60 students.

Performing groups

There are five performing groups at Provine High School: the "Spirit of Provine" Cheerleaders, the "Soul of Provine" Choir, the "Essence of Provine" Dance–Drill Team, Provine Flag/Colorguard Corp, and the Provine High School Marching Band. The band has more than 100 students. Provine High School Marching Band has been one of Jackson's best bands. In 2006, Provine High School Band was nominated as the best band in Jackson. It has also been an all-superior band for a few years. As of 2009, the band had upgraded to over 100-120 band members. They have also had the best percussion section, Percussion of Destruction (POD) The director of the band is Carlton Williams.

Feeder pattern

The following schools feed into Provine High School. *Middle schools **Blackburn Middle School *Elementary schools **Clausell Elementary School **Lake Elementary School **Pecan Park Elementary School **Raines Elementary School

Notable alumni

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References

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