Montgomery County School District (Georgia)
The Montgomery County School District is a public school district in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States, based in Mount Vernon. It serves the communities of Ailey, Alston, Higgston, Mount Vernon, Tarrytown, Uvalda, and Vidalia.
Schools
The Montgomery County School District has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.
Elementary school
- Montgomery County Elementary School
Middle school
- Montgomery County Middle School
High school
- Montgomery County High School. Their mascot is the Eagles. Sports available include baseball, football, wrestling, and basketball.
The school has received national attention in the New York Times for unofficially sponsoring separate, segregated proms for white and black students. Though many students are comfortable with the concept of an integrated prom, many parents have repeatedly blocked measures to sponsor such an event.
References
- ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ School Stats, Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ "Schools in Montgomery County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- ^ Sara Corbett (May 21, 2009). "A Prom Divided". The New York Times., "When the actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for last year's first-of-its-kind integrated prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi, his home state, the idea was quickly embraced by students — and rejected by a group of white parents, who held a competing "private" prom."
