- Parklane Academy
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name = Parklane Academy
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established = 1970
type = Private
religion = Christian
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city = McComb
state = Mississippi
country = USA
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Grades = K4-12
enrollment =c. 900
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colors = Red, White, Blue
mascot = Pioneer
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homepage = [http://www.parklaneacademy.net]
ceeb =Parklane Academy is a private
Christian school from grades K4 through 12th grade located inMcComb, Mississippi . Parklane is a member of theMississippi Private School Association (MPSA).History
It was started in 1970, in reaction to desegregation of the
McComb, Mississippi public schooling system.Fact|date=December 2007Notable alumni
*It is the school
Britney Spears attended in her earlier years, and is also the school whichJamie Lynn Spears attended prior to her pregnancy, before she was forced to complete her education by correspondence. [cite web|date=2007-10-02|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/41949|last=Kliff|first=Sarah|title=The Other Ms. Spears|work=Newsweek|accessdate=2007-12-18]
*William W. (Bill) Parsons, [cite web
last =Watkins|first =Billy | title = Shuttle manager's task: get NASA back into space
publisher =Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal|date =2003-07-14
url =http://www.djournal.com/pages/archive.asp?ID=36267 |accessdate =2007-12-20 ] Center Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center [cite web |title =William W. (Bill) Parsons|work =Kennedy Biographies|publisher =NASA|date =2007-01-05| url =http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/parsons.html|accessdate =2007-12-20 ]
*Russell L. Stogner, owner and operator of The Stogner Agency in McComb, MS, won All-District baseball honors in 1979 and 1980, also won MVP honors in 1980.
*Jeff Calhoun, former Major League Baseball pitcher.References
External links
* [http://parklane.ms.schoolwebpages.com Official website]
* [http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Mississippi/McComb/ParklaneAcademy.html Private Schools Report]
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