Excel High School (Alabama)
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Not to be confused with Excel High School in South Boston[1]
Excel High School is a public high school in Alabama. Panthers are the school mascot and black and gold the school colors.[2] It has about 310 students.
The school is located in a rural area and the largest ever graduating class what 79 students.[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]
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
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/massachusetts/districts/boston-public-schools/excel-high-school-9313
- ^ "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 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/alabama/districts/monroe-county/excel-high-school-273
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=q280AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA19-IA9&dq=excel+high+school+alabama&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZvpufnNnwAhWTB50JHa1NBK0Q6AEwBXoECAYQAw
- ^ "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=sh7In_W8c-UC&pg=PA96&dq=excel+high+school+alabama&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZvpufnNnwAhWTB50JHa1NBK0Q6AEwCHoECAgQAw
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=8CkjYe8IQRAC&pg=PA12&dq=excel+high+school+alabama&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZvpufnNnwAhWTB50JHa1NBK0Q6AEwCXoECAkQAw