Yazoo City High School is the most un-organized school I have ever attended, I should have stayed at jj mcclain because yazoo city high need to be under control by the state, bad1!! The teachers are so disrespectful as well as the principals and studends. Don't go to Yazoo City High School, this is coming
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Posted by a student on 09/25/09
I graduated from Yazoo City High School in 2006 as the valedictorian of my class. My experience is some what different from many of the responses that I have read. I was reluctant to have caring teachers, accelerated courses, and the opportunity to be engaged in activities outside of class. I am now
... Read more a rising senior at Clark Atlanta University with a 3.7 gpa and also the Undergraduate President of my institution. I am not saying all of this to bost about my achievements but to let the world know that YCHS has produced some of the brightest minds of this world. I am not naive to the fact that now the school has gone through many changes and in many areas it is lacking. There is a need for leadership, drive, commitment, and skill. These qualifications are needed in every individual in Yazoo City. This is how success can be achieved. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/14/09
Am a student at Yazoo City High School am now in 11th grade. I think they is really not preparing us for college or our State Test. I dont think this is a great school.
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Posted by a student on 03/27/09
I think Yazoo City High is under poor leadership! They have unqualified teachers and a superintendent who cares nothing about the students.
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Posted by a student on 01/07/09
Yazoo City High school produces many scholars every year. It's a very good place to attend high school and develop.
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Posted by a student on 06/25/07
Yazoo City High School is not a fair school. Some students are treated differently from others because the teachers or principals know their relatives. I am a student at this school and see this type of stuff happen everyday. Everyone at Yazoo City High do not get an equal opportunity to excel. As a
... Read more student at this school I am asking all parents to think twice before sending your children to Yazoo City High School. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/05/06
It seems a lot of complaints are about the teachers here at the school and yet what could be said about the students? These students do not treat good teachers with proper respect when they do get them so the good teachers leave. Those who are truly concerned with the school should understand it is more
... Read more than just the teachers. It is the community that supports the school. It takes a community to ruin a school. Let's pass the blame around equally. This problem stems in part from parents, superintendent, principals, students, teachers, and a lack of organization. But the positive side is that the school recognizes its shortcomings and where it needs to be unlike its counterpart school system - Yazoo County. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 08/27/05
To my attention there's a lot to be done about YCHS.By spending just one single year,there're countless days that went by and 50% of the teachers did there jobs.They were either talking face to face with the student,knows that this young adult needs more support during this educational stage or clearly
... Read more understand that these young adults must know that they're to smart for to let those who don't care about them graduating to drag'em down even more.-supportive student Read less
Posted by a student on 06/19/05
Yazoo City High School is not a good school. Many teachers have their picks and chooses over their students and do not teach. I think this school has some of the worse teachers in Mississippi. There are very few teachers at YCHS who actually teach. YCHS is probly the worse school to send teen girls
... Read more to because more than half of the girls in the school have babies or are pregnant. YCHS is full of mess. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/22/05
This school needs teachers that will teach. There are alot of teachers at this school who would rather sit and chat on a computer instead of teaching their class.If you want your child to be ready for college don't send them to Yazoo City High. This school only prepares its students for junior/community
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* In 2007-2008 Mississippi used the Subject Assessment Testing Program (SATP) to test students in English II, writing, algebra I, biology I and U.S. history at the completion of each course. Students must pass all parts of the SATP in order to graduate from high school. The SATP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Mississippi. The goal is for all students to pass the test.
Student enrollment:
800
Students per teacher:
80
Full-time teachers:
10
Number of classrooms:
70
Vocational Education
Accounting, Auto Mechanics, Drivers Ed, Food Nutrition, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, ROTC, Word Processing
English
American Literature, Journalism, Literature, Speech/Debate
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Choral, Music, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Science
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Sociology and Anthropology, Psychology
Science
Human Anatomy/Physiology
Special Education
Learning Differences, Life Skills, Mentally Challenged
Math
Trigonometry
Advanced Placement
Math, Science, Social Studies
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Yazoo City schools — Yazoo City High School is located at 1825 Dr Martin Luther Ki, Yazoo City MS 39194. 1825 Dr Martin Luther Ki is in the 39194 ZIP code in Yazoo City, MS The school district for Yazoo City High School is the Yazoo City Municipal School District. Yazoo City High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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