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Wilcox County High School

American public high school

Athletics conferenceGHSA Class A Public Region 4MascotPatriotNicknamePatriotsWebsitewww.wilcox.k12.ga.us

Wilcox County High School is a public high school in Rochelle, Georgia. United States. It is part of the Wilcox County School District.

Student culture

Historically, students organized separate parties classified as proms; black and white students attended separate parent-organized proms which were not organized by the school administration.^[2] In 2012, a black student from the school was voted the Homecoming Queen; however, she did not purchase a ticket to the homecoming dance, but felt that she had been insulted because she was still expected to pay to participate in the privately funded dance.^[3] In 2013, students organized the first private racially integrated prom,^[2] and the school district announced that it would consider holding a school-sponsored integrated prom in 2014.^[4] The first school-organized prom was held in 2014, and the school has held a prom each year since.^[5]

Notable alumni

Alfonzo Dennard, former New England Patriots cornerback
Bug Howard, Carolina Panthers wide receiver
Nick Marshall, former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - Wilcox County High School (130573002232)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Gumbrecht, Jamie. "'New tradition' for Georgia students: Their first racially integrated prom." CNN. April 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 6, 2013.
^ Bourgeois, Clinton. "New Video: Wilcox County Students Fight Segregated Prom." (Archive) WSAV-TV. April 3, 2013. Updated April 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013.
^ "Wilcox County Schools Respond to Integrated Prom." WMAZ. April 6, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013.
^ "WCHS 2015 Prom". Facebook. Retrieved 18 May 2015.