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'''Excel High School''' is a public high school in [[Alabama]]. Panthers are the school mascot and black and gold the school colors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/excel-panthers-(excel,al)/home.htm|title=Excel (AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps|website=www.maxpreps.com}}</ref> It has about 310 students. |
'''Excel High School''' is a public high school in [[Alabama]]. Panthers are the school mascot and black and gold the school colors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/excel-panthers-(excel,al)/home.htm|title=Excel (AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps|website=www.maxpreps.com}}</ref> It has about 310 students. |
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Revision as of 04:15, 20 June 2022
Excel High School is a public high school in Alabama. Panthers are the school mascot and black and gold the school colors.[1] It has about 310 students.
The school is located in a rural area and the largest ever graduating class was 79 students.[2] In 1999 it was made a targeted assistance school and provided additional funding resources for additional instructional staff.[3] In 2020 the student body was about 70 percent white and a quarter African American.[4]
History
J. J. Benford was the principal in 1924.[5]
Alumni
Lee Roy Jordan who played football at the University of Alabama as part of Bear Bryant's second recruiting class and in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and coach Tom Landry is an alum. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame after his NFL career wrapped up in 1976.[6][7] W. C. Majors was his coach at Excel.[8]
References
- ^ "Excel (AL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
- ^ Gray, David L.; Smith, Agnes E. (January 18, 2007). Case Studies in 21st Century School Administration: Addressing Challenges for Educational Leadership. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781452222790 – via Google Books.
- ^ Piché, Dianne M. (May 20, 1999). "Title I in Alabama: The Struggle to Meet Basic Needs". Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts/monroe-county/excel-high-school-273
- ^ Education, Alabama Dept of (May 20, 1922). "Report Upon Accreditment of Secondary Schools". Department of Education. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
- ^ Gold, Eli (February 22, 2010). Bear's Boys: Thirty-Six Men Whose Lives Were Changed by Coach Paul Bryant. Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 9781418574178 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ingram, Ron; Grant, Rubin E. (May 20, 2006). Tales from Alabama Prep Football. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781596700598 – via Google Books.