Bailey Magnet High School
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Bailey Magnet High School, originally known as Bailey Junior High School, is a high school
in Jackson
, Mississippi
(USA
). The current principal of Bailey Magnet High School is Calvin Lockett.
The mascot of Bailey Magnet is the Mighty Knight
s.
Built in 1938, Baily Magnet's art-deco building has been marveled as an architectural wonder. It was recently voted as a top architectural site by the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects
. According to the Washington Post, its Architect, A. Hays Town, while employed at J.W. Overstreet designed the building & it "made the cover of a 1938 Life magazine for the school's forward look and his revolutionary technique of formed-in-place concrete", with the marvel lying "in the details" which include "carved stone reliefs of Andrew Jackson
(the...namesake [of the city of Jackson
]) with his troops and Chief Pushmataha with his braves, allies in the Indian wars," at the front footsteps of the building. The halls are terrazzoed and the great auditorium has "ornate columns and a stylized horse-and-rider sculpture."
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). The current principal of Bailey Magnet High School is Calvin Lockett.
The mascot of Bailey Magnet is the Mighty Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
s.
Built in 1938, Baily Magnet's art-deco building has been marveled as an architectural wonder. It was recently voted as a top architectural site by the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
. According to the Washington Post, its Architect, A. Hays Town, while employed at J.W. Overstreet designed the building & it "made the cover of a 1938 Life magazine for the school's forward look and his revolutionary technique of formed-in-place concrete", with the marvel lying "in the details" which include "carved stone reliefs of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
(the...namesake [of the city of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
]) with his troops and Chief Pushmataha with his braves, allies in the Indian wars," at the front footsteps of the building. The halls are terrazzoed and the great auditorium has "ornate columns and a stylized horse-and-rider sculpture."