West Harrison rallies around scholars as they celebrate No. 1 state ranking - WXXV News 25

They’ve known astir the grant for a portion now, but today, students and unit astatine West Harrison High School celebrated being ranked the No. 1 precocious schoolhouse successful the state.

West Harrison’s apical authorities ranking was based connected the Mississippi Department of Education’s Accountability Grades for the 2021-22 schoolhouse year.

During the pep rally celebration, students who received a cleanable people connected authorities tests successful Biology I, Algebra I, English II and U.S. History were recognized.

State Rep. Jay McKnight honored West Harrison during the celebration, on with Dr. Marla Davis, subordinate superintendent and world liasion with the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Academic Education.

“We wanted to person a pep rally — not conscionable a banquet-type concern for them. We wanted to observe these scholars conscionable similar we bash the athletes,” said West Harrison Principal Dr. Michael Weaver. The crushed that they travel to schoolhouse is to learn, get educated and it’s conscionable incredible.”

West Harrison was ranked 3rd successful the authorities going successful to this latest investigating assessment.