Eufaula High School is a

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, grades 9 through 12, in

Eufaula, Alabama Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census the city's population was 13,137. History The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now modern-day Eufaula was occupied by three Muscogee Cre ...

, United States. A member of the

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(AHSAA), it plays in the 5A division for girls and boys athletics.

History

Van Buren High School, eventually renamed for doctor Thomas Vivian McCoo, served Eufaula's African American students. Schools in Eufaula remained segregated by race until around 1970. After integration began the school stopped sponsoring social events such as

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s although unofficial segregated events were still held. By 1990, students at Eufaula High had begun pressuring school officials to allow integrated proms. The first one was held on Saturday, May 18, 1991, without incident. More than half the student body is African American and more than a third white.

Alumni

* Walter Reeves - Former professional football player * Courtney Upshaw - Former professional football player *

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- Former professional football player * Gwen Jackson - Former WNBA player who played for the

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