As we observe black history month throughout february, one name you may hear often mentioned. Whatever else it was, woodhams murderous foray that wednesday morning at pearl high was surpassingly brutal. High school south dennis lepold, principal paul hamnett, assistant principal dr. Dec 15, 2012 a similar item of inquiry concerned a 1997 school shooting in mississippi. The gunman, 16yearold luke woodham born february 5, 1981, killed two students and injured seven others at his high school. October 1st, 1997, is forever engraved in joel myricks mind.
The meeting was in regards to leith making inappropriate comments about a female student. As woodham fled from the school the assistant principal, joel myrick, got his pistol and. The pearl high school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on october 1, 1997 at pearl high school in pearl, mississippi, united states. Ive gone through the gun forum and democratic underground. The school shooting in florida reminds people of the mass shooting at pearl high school in 1997. Gulfport high principal remembers school massacre at pearl. Pearl public school district presents the employees of the month for january 2020. He shot and killed two girls and wounded seven others before heading to his car to continue his shooting at nearby pearl junior high school. Jeff cannon was the assistant band director at the school during the tragic shooting.
Carla royster, assistant principal 346 clarksville road west windsor, nj 08550 6097165050 antibullying specialist chelsea allen, 6097165000, extension 7315. The pearl high school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on october 1, 1997 at pearl high school in pearl, mississippi. In contrast, douglas wine, the newly tapped principal of monument mountain, brings his experience all the way from bishop dunne catholic school in dallas, texas. Former principal recalls tragedy of pearl high school shooting. When joel myrick heard a shot ring out at pearl high school, he recognized the sound immediately. No talk of jesus, just shooting and reloading, shooting and reloading. The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. After shooting several people at his high school, student heads for the junior high school. Woodham was stopped by assistant principal joel myrick, a u. Monuments new assistant principal hire is peter falkowski, former principal of nessacus regional middle school in dalton and former vice principal of taconic high school. You cant be scared of it, and some people are, said chris chism, the principal of pearl high school in mississippi, a 1,050student school that takes its name from the city where it is located. Day number 2 of the state test is when the shooting occurred, before school.
The schools principal and a second assistant principal are hospitalized with serious wounds. A conversation with an sro school resource officer. Springtown isd will continue our efforts to provide distance learning resources so that our students can complete the current term. Need some background information pearl river, ms shooter. This school shooting is noteworthy for several reasons.
Kellam high, in partnership with the entire community, will empower every student to become a lifelong learner who is a. Pearl junior high homepage pearl public school district. An assistant principal, who was armed, intervened and held the shooter at gun point until police arrived, and most probably prevented more people from being killed. Forget gaffe parkland blood on bidens hands flopping aces. Bust sic have there ever been a sic columbine sic style mass shooting which have been interrupted. High school south west windsorplainsboro regional school. After shooting several people at his high school, student heads for the junior high. He packed the pockets of his trench coat with ammo and headed off to pearl high school, in pearl, miss. After shooting nine people, woodham exited the building and attempted to leave school grounds but was stopped by the assistant principal, who ran woodhams car off the road and held him until police arrived. Young sheldon tv series 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Schoolmates identify woodham as pearl high killer june 10, 1998 jury seated in school shooting trial june 9, 1998 mississippi school shooting trial starts tuesday june 8, 1998. Click here for a letter from principal andrea wenke regarding the. Following the shooting spree, woodham got back into his mothers car intent to continue the spree at the local junior high school. After shooting her, he continued firing in the hallway. Woodham, who worked at a dominos pizza franchise, was captured by an assistant principal, joel myrick, while trying to leave the school in. Aug 26, 20 then there was the pearl high school shooting in 1997, when a student killed two classmates and injured seven others at his high school.
Before the shooting at pearl high school began, woodham stabbed and bludgeoned his mother to death in his home. Did an armed vice principal stop the pearl high school. At pearl high, the gunman was luke woodham, a 16yearold student who woke. Before the shooting at pearl high school began, woodham stabbed and bludgeoned his. Roy balentine, the former principal at peal high school, spoke to teachers at vicksburg catholic schools wednesday about school safety. Heritage high school shooter tj solomon released from prison. Kellam high school s mission is to provide a positive, safe school environment where students, teachers, parents, and community will accept responsibility for learning skills to meet present as well as future challenges. Parker high school homepage birmingham city schools. Pearl high school shooting luke woodham, 16, murdered his mother at home before killing his exgirlfriend and another student. A science teacher at chelsea high school, steven leith, left a staff meeting and returned with a gun, fatally shooting the superintendent and injuring the schools principal and another teacher. What should you do if youre threatened by a mass murderer. But one assistant high school principal who survived a school shooting after loading his colt. The former pearl high assistant principal says the tragedy taught him lessons he now applies to his new job as principal of gulfport high. Although maldonado seriously wounded mckown, he quickly stopped shooting and ultimately surrendered to police.
The case for more guns and more gun control the atlantic. The pearl high school shooting was the first mass shooting committed by a student in the. Has any mass murderer ever been stopped by an armed bystander. Siebold also cited the 1997 pearl high school shooting in mississippi, noting that, an assistant principal who was armed intervened and held the shooter at gunpoint until police arrived. At millard south high school, 18yearold student, robert butler jr. The pearl high school shooting was a school shooting that occurred on october 1, 1997 at. List of school shootings in the united states wikipedia. They were grant boyette 18, a former pupil of pearl high school whod gone on to. Luke woodham walked into pearl high s commons, an enclosure created by the school s buildings. The school s assistant principal, joel myrick, retrieved a. Before the shooting, woodham stabbed and bludgeoned his mother to death in his home. He set out to write a book about guns being bad, and found that every gun.
But one who survived a school shooting after loading his colt. United states school shootings and firearm incidents, 1990. The moment myrick heard shots, he ran to his truck. Feb 23, 2018 but one assistant high school principal who survived a school shooting after loading his colt. Vicki kaspar and wounded principal curtis case before opening fire at police in the front office area, causing the school nurse to be wounded by gunshot debris.
Pearl high school shooting wikimili, the best wikipedia. Pearl high school, the scene of the attack, received the blue ribbon award for. On that day in 1997, woodham slit his mothers throat then grabbed a. Balentine worked at pearl during the school shooting that. After being confronted about bringing a gun on school property, 14yearold kenneth bartley opened fire on three school administrators at campbell county high school, killing assistant principal ken bruce and critically wounding the principal and another assistant principal. Remember luke woodham, who shot up mississippis pearl high school in 1997. He was subdued by assistant principal joel myrick, who pulled a.
Mississippi educator who detained gunman in 1997 is. Jun 24, 2001 luke woodham walked into pearl high s commons, an enclosure created by the school s buildings. The pearl high school shooting was a school shooting that took place on october 1, 1997 at pearl high school in pearl, mississippi in greater jackson. Before the shooting at pearl high school began, woodham stabbed and. Pearl high school assistant band director, jeff cannon, was standing five feet away from dew when she was fatally shot. Woodham went on to wound seven others before leaving, intending to drive off campus and conduct another shooting at the nearby pearl junior high school.
Roy balentine was the principal on that tragic day. Apr 21, 2017 west salem high school mock shooting duration. Scan the upc code or click here to go to buy a 201920 palladium yearbook. Luke woodham walked into pearl highs commons, an enclosure created. On october 1, 1997, luke timms woodham went on a school shooting spree after murdering his mother. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. The vice principal to millard south high school, vicki kaspar, died in the hospital from gunshot wounds after the omaha school shooting earlier wednesday. Oxford high school is home to an esports team where students compete against other schools in the spring. Mississippi educator who detained gunman in 1997 is against. Bethel regional high school student evan ramsey, 16, shot and killed the school s principal and one student, and wounded two other students. Then there was the pearl high school shooting in 1997 when a student killed two classmates and injured seven others at his high school.
Luke woodham murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Luke woodham unrequited romeo killers without conscience. Ann coulter december 19, 2012 we know how to stop school. Theres the story of joel myrick, an assistant principal who stopped a shooting at pearl high schoolbut only after it was already over and the shooter was leaving. Did an armed vice principal stop the pearl high school shooter.
Replacements manage your content and devices amazon assistant help. But one assistant highschool principal who survived a school shooting after loading his colt. New principals, superintendents among changes to berkshire. Aug 23, 20 then there was the pearl high school shooting in 1997 when a student killed two classmates and injured seven others at his high school. Myrick, then assistant principal of pearl high, watched in horror as woodham fired shot after shot. Pearl, ms school shooting investigator said columbine a. Movies books music theater classical music tvstreaming comics.
The pearl high school sh ooting was the fir st mass s hooting committed by a student in the united states, which occurred on october 1, 1997 at pearl h i gh scho ol in pearl, mississippi. Pearl high school shooter luke woodham wants parole. Luke woodham fatally stabbed and bludgeoned his mother and went on to kill two students and injure seven others at his high school. Before this event, the 16yearold from pearl, mississippi, had never been in trouble with the police or at school. Jul 24, 2019 shelly mcgill joined knox county schools in 2006 as a teacher at brickeymccloud elementary school. The ppsd employees of the month program is sponsored by merit health. Few americans are aware that in an october 1997 shooting spree at a pearl, miss. In 1997, the assistant principal of mississippis pearl high school, joel myrick, used the. Joel myrick, a former assistant principal who detained a campus. Pearl, mississippi cnn luke woodham, a 10thgrader accused of shooting to death two students at his high school and fatally stabbing his mother, pleaded not guilty thursday to adult charges. Oct 22, 20 then there was the pearl high school shooting in 1997 when a student killed two classmates and injured seven others at his high school.
Myrick, an assistant principal at the school, herded students into his office and locked the door. Pearl high school will have a twoday graduation ceremony in the school s performing arts center. Fight, flight or lockdown teaching students and staff to. The evidence of rather or not the shooter was going to go to the jr high is inconclusive.
An assistant principal, who was armed, intervened and held. His rampage was stopped by assistant principal joel myrick, who had rushed to his car to retrieve a. List of attacks related to secondary schools wikipedia. On october 1, 1997 at pearl high school, 16yearold luke.
He shot until he heard sirens, and then ran to his car. Southern town stunned by arrests in murder plot the new. But when an armed assistant principal at the pearl high school confronted woodham, he meekly surrendered. He walked into pearl high s commons, an enclosure created by the school s buildings. At this moment, a fatal school shooting in jacksboro, tennessee, leaves an assistant principal dead. The shooting had taken place in the assembly area called commons where. He went on to wound seven others before leaving, intending to drive off campus and conduct another shooting at the nearby pearl junior high school. He then began driving toward a nearby junior high to continue his shooting spree, but the assistant principal of the high school, joel myrick. Has any mass murder ever been stopped by an armed bystander. Former pearl high school principal remembers 1997 school. All 12th grade rotc cadets and 9th11th grade cadets not returning to rotc will turnin their uniform and accessories outside the rotc classroom on the following dates.
In that 1 october 1997 incident, 16yearold luke woodham stabbed his mother to death with a butcher knife in their home, then drove to his high school in pearl, mississippi, with a. The first ceremony will take place may 15 followed by the second ceremony on may 16. Every teacher in america should have a gun huffpost. His plan, authorities subsequently learned, was to drive to nearby pearl junior high school and shoot more kids before police could show up. Cnn teen pleads innocent in high school shooting oct. Attention incoming freshmen and parents if you are attending the ninth grade academy at chester high school, welcome. October 1, 1997 wednesday, october 1, 1997 1011997 a school shooter in pearl, mississippi, was stopped by an assistant principal with a gun. When citizens with guns were nearby, school shootings have been cut short. However, assistant principal joel myrick had retrieved a. Pearl high school shooting the pearl high school shooting was a school shooting that took place on october 1, 1997 at pearl high school in pearl, mississippi.
Every 15 minutes lemoore high school 2019 extended version duration. The assistant principal of the local high school in pearl, miss. Luke woodham, the shooter at pearl, killed his mother before the shooting at the school. Ballharris, phillip assistant principal 11th grade battles, maya science department. Radio 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Added time world view back to yours the irish times book club. Cnn teen guilty in mississippi schoolshooting rampage. Lincoln avenue school overview orange board of education. A newly formed organization, hill country roots, is seeking help from the oxford community for their pilot project. The important role principals play in special education. The gunman, 16yearold luke woodham born february 5, 1981, killed two students and injured seven others at the school after killing his mother at their home earlier that morning. She began her career in administration in 2011 as assistant principal at carter elementary. Nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, hate list by jennifer brown, this is where it ends by marieke nijkamp, columbine by d.
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