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MS HR121
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
- Commends Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi on its 100th anniversary, originally organized in 1925 as a junior-senior high school in the Jackson Colored Public Schools
- Recognizes the school's historical significance as an institution that served Black students during segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, with the current building designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2007 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014
- Acknowledges the school's strong alumni association, established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 1998, which donates thousands of dollars annually for scholarships and has received the Governor's Award for Exemplary Partnership in Education five times
- Highlights notable alumni achievements including an Air Force Academy graduate nominated for Secretary of the Air Force, a former Mississippi State Supreme Court Justice, an FBI agent, and a professional basketball player
- Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to Lanier High School, Jackson Public School District, and Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Lanier High School; commend on occasion of 100th anniversary.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
4/1/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules3/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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