Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi SR128: W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School; recognize 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Status: Passed both chambers, April 1, 2025
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING W.H. LANIER JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
What the bill says
A resolution recognizing w.h. lanier junior senior high school in jackson, mississippi, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary celebration.
From the engrossed text:
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING W.H. LANIER JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. WHEREAS, we join the students, parents, faculty, administration and alumni of W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School in celebrating the school's Centennial Anniversary; and WHEREAS, W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School was established in 1925. The year 2025 marks 100 years of educational support to the community. The Lanier High School National Alumni Association (LHSNAA) Board of Directors, through its steering committee is planning events that are worthy of the tradition of excellence and opportunity that W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School has continuously afforded African American students for nearly a century; and WHEREAS, the vision of the Lanier High School Centennial Steering Committee is to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School, as the first continually serving African American high school in central Mississippi, through events that celebrate scholarly achievement and historic recognition. One example is W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School students were actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s. Students participated in boycotts and demonstrations. W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School was one of the first schools to stage walkouts; and WHEREAS, the Lanier High School Centennial Steering Committee's primary plan will be to provide exciting informational activities of …
Sponsors
- Norwood, Sollie B. (D, 28) · primary sponsor
- Frazier, Hillman Terome (D, 27)
- Blount, David (D, 29)
- John Horhn (D)
- Blackmon, Lawrence (D, 57)
- Thomas, Joseph (D, 22)
Latest actions
- : Adopted
- : Title Suff Do Be Adopted
- : Referred To Rules
Votes
- Adopted (March 31, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Report Adopted (April 1, 2025): 109 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School
Common questions
- What is SR128?
- SR128 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): W.H. Lanier Junior Senior High School; recognize 100th Anniversary Celebration.
- What does SR128 do?
- In its own words: A resolution recognizing w.h. lanier junior senior high school in jackson, mississippi, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary celebration.
- What is the status of SR128?
- Passed both chambers as of April 1, 2025. Latest action: Adopted (April 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR128?
- Norwood, Sollie B. (D, 28), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR128?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SR/SR0128.xml
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