Amanda Elzy High School

The school was named in 1959 in honor of Amanda Elzy, a pioneering black educator. It was a part of the Leflore County School District until that district's merger into Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District on July 1, 2019. ==Demographics==

In the 20122013 school year, the demographic profile of the student body was 492 black students, 5 Hispanic students and 2 white students. ==Discipline==

By 2010 the school began to only issue detentions for physical altercations, with a choice of either Saturdays or after school, instead of all day in-school suspensions. ==Notable alumni==

• Lusia Harris (1955–2022), basketball player and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame • Gerald Glass (born 1967), All-SEC (Ole Miss 1989-1990) and professional basketball player. Glass attended Amanda Elzy High School as a student, and then returned as an adult to coach the basketball team to a state championship in the 2011–2012 season. • Alphonso Ford (1971–2004), basketball player • Leroy Jones (1950–2021), American football player ==In popular culture==

The school is mentioned frequently in Richard Rubin's book Confederacy of Silence. ==References==