Callaway High School

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Callaway High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi (USA). The current principal of Callaway High School is William Trammell III.Built in 1966 on approximately twenty acres in North Jackson, Callaway was named after former educator and community activist Robert Callaway. Students in grades nine through twelve are enrolled.The mascot of Callaway is the Charger.DemographicsThere were a total of 1211 students enrolled in Callaway High during the 2006–07 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the school was 100% African American.HistoryCallaway High School, named after former educator Robert M. Callaway, was built in 1966. Robert, a Lafayette County native, began his career teaching Choctaw Indians in the mountains of McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Before assuming duties as principal of Liberty Grove School, later H.V. Watkins Elementary in Jackson, he taught at Darling in Quitman County and Pocahontas in Hinds County. He was principal at Watkins from 1936 to 1956. The Mississippi Children's Choir recorded "A New Creation" at Callaway in 1994.Feeder patternThe following schools feed into Callaway High School.Middle SchoolsKirksey Middle SchoolPowell Middle SchoolNorthwest IB Middle SchoolDavis IB Elementary SchoolGreen Elementary SchoolJohn Hopkins Elementary SchoolNorth Jackson Elementary SchoolWatkins Elementary SchoolMediaSportsCallaway boys basketball team is in Division 5A and is coached by Wayne Brent, former Piney Wood High School head coach, Ole Miss assistant coach, former Provine High School coach, and former NBA Allstar