Margaret Green Junior High School (MGJH) is a public school in Cleveland, Mississippi

Cleveland, Mississippi

Cleveland is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2010 census.Cleveland has a fairly large commercial economy, with numerous restaurants, stores, and services along U.S. Highway 61...

, with about 500 students in grades 6 through to 8. It also has a star program for grades 7 and 8 with 26 students in each grade.

The Principal, Robert Montesi, is also principal of Cleveland High School

Cleveland High School (Cleveland, Mississippi)

Cleveland High School is a public high school serving 562 students in grades 9-12, located in Cleveland, Mississippi.Many students come from Margret Green Junior High School.-Athletics:...

. The school is named after Margaret Green, a former student. MGJH opened in 1956. It has had only two principals, the first being R. F. Stevens.

Student organizations

There are several student organizations.

Student council
The student council consists of two students from each grade that work with the teachers and principals to achieve goals for the students. Students on the council are elected by other students.

Science Bowl
7th and 8th grade students are selected by Mathematics and Science teachers to participate in the annual Science Bowl

Science Bowl

Science Bowl is a high school and middle school academic competition, similar to Quiz Bowl, held in the United States. Two teams of four students each compete to answer various science-related questions. In order to determine which student has the right to answer the question, a buzzer system is...

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National Junior Honor Society
Students are selected for all A's.

FCA
FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes, although anyone can join in a morning, weekly devotional.

Band
Band students are chosen and if they choose stay in the program, they can go on to the Cleveland High School Band.

Sports

Students can join any of five sports. The sports are Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 (boys), Soccer, Dance

Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

 (girls), Cheerleading

Cheerleading

Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...

(girls), and Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

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