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Sulligent High School
Location
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661 Elm Street

35586

United States
Coordinates33°53′56″N 88°07′50″W / 33.8989°N 88.1306°W / 33.8989; -88.1306
Information
TypePublic
School districtLamar County School District
CEEB code012540
PrincipalTommy Chism
Staff39.50 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesPK-12
Enrollment714 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.08[1]
Color(s)Blue and White
  
AthleticsAHSAA Class 2A
Team nameSulligent Blue Devils
RivalLamar County High School
Websitelamarcountyk12.com/en-US/sulligent-72778dc2

Sulligent High School is in Sulligent, Alabama and serves students in Lamar County, Alabama. It is part of the Lamar County School District. It is a small school in northwestern Alabama.[2][3]

The student body is predominantly white.[4]

History

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The Sulligent School building burnt in 1908.[5] The cornerstone for the new Sulligent High School was laid in 1909.[6] In 1930, a new building for the high school was built. It burned, in 1978.[5]

Athletics

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Blue Devils are the school mascot. The school colors are blue and white.[7] The school has never won a state football championship. It is 0-1 in the finals.[8] Sulligent High School is in Division 2A.[9]

The girls basketball team won state championships.[10][11]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sulligent High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Taylor, Jean-Jacques; Ingram, Ron; Grant, Rubin E. (October 18, 2006). Tales from Alabama Prep Football. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781596700598 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Argovitz, Jerry; David Miller, J. (January 2, 2013). Super Agent: The One Book the NFL and NCAA Don't Want You to Read. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781613217566.
  4. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts/lamar-county/sulligent-school-210
  5. ^ a b Carruth, Barbara Woolbright (2001). Lamar County. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738506753.
  6. ^ "Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of Alabama, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons: Annual Communication". The Lodge. October 18, 1908.
  7. ^ "Sulligent (AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  9. ^ "Sulligent High School Blue Devils (AL)". July 14, 2015.
  10. ^ Rushin, Jerell (February 28, 2022). "Why Sulligent girls basketball hopes hashtag that rallied team dies and more players join". The Tuscaloosa News.
  11. ^ "Alabama High School Sports History".
  12. ^ Chambers, Christina (June 17, 2016). "Former Bama football star Rashad Johnson holds annual football camp in Sulligent". WBRC. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  13. ^ Hawkins, Walter L. (April 27, 2016). Black American Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. ISBN 9781476612355 – via Google Books.
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