West Jones High School
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West Jones High School, the "Home of the Mustangs," is a public school in Laurel, Mississippi, part of the Jones County School District. The school provides education to grades 7Template:Ndash12.
The school was named the state's Tech Prep Exemplary Site for 1975Template:Ndash2003 by the Tech Prep Exemplary Site Selection Committee.[1]
The school is one of the biggest located in Jones County hosting around fourteen hundred students. Such large numbers have seen the school renovate several times, with the Performing Arts Center, a new cafeteria, and new technology systems all being constructed within the last several years.
In the 2012Template:Ndash2013 school year, West Jones High School was classified as a "High Performing School" by the Mississippi Department of Education.
WJH is home to Lake Lotta Hockey, the best crappie lake in Mississippi. Several crappie tournaments are hosted at Lake Lotta Hockey throughout the year. Skidd's Lakeside Restaurant #1 is an American restaurant located on campus, on the banks of Lake Lotta Hockey.
Notable alumni
- Stacey E. Pickering (Class of 1986) - State Auditor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2018.
- Byron Young, Professional Football Player for the Las Vegas Raiders
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