Parklane Academy

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Name	Parklane Academy
Established	1970
Type	Private
Religion	Christian
City	McComb
State	Mississippi
Country	USA
Grades	K4-12th
Enrollment	c. 900
Colors	Red, White, Blue
Mascot	Pioneer
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Parklane Academy is a private Christian school from grades K4 through 12th grade located in McComb, Mississippi. Parklane is a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS).

History

It was started in 1970, partially in reaction to the desegregation of the McComb, Mississippi public schooling system sive Resistance: Mississippi Public School Integration, 1970]. In fact, in a city that was 58.40% African-American as of the 2000 census, no African-American children had attended Parklane Academy as of 2005. As of May 2009, Parklane Academy has awarded a high school diploma to its first African-American graduate, a little over 50 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision that mandated the desegregation of public school systems.

Notable alumni

William W. (Bill) Parsons, Center Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center

Russell L. Stogner, owner and operator of The Stogner Agency in McComb, MS, won All-District baseball honors in 1979 and 1980, also won MVP honors in 1980.

Jeff Calhoun, former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Paul Ott Caruth Jr.

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Notable Students

It is the school Britney Spears attended until ninth grade, and is also the school which her her little sister Jamie Lynn Spears attended prior to her pregnancy (finished tenth grade) before she completed her education by correspondence, because of her work for Zoey 101 on Nickelodeon. Britney and Jamie Lynn did not graduate from Parklane, their brother Bryan Spears and mother Lynne Spears were only two members of the family to graduate, Lynne graduated in 1973 and Bryan graduated in 1995.

References

Michael Farrell is a weirdo! :)

External links

Official website

Private Schools Report

Category:High schools in Mississippi Category:Private schools in Mississippi Category:Elementary schools in Mississippi Category:Middle schools in Mississippi