Alma Bryant High School
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Alma Bryant High School is an Alabama
high school located in Irvington, Alabama
, United States
on State Highway 188, midway between Grand Bay, Alabama
and Bayou La Batre, Alabama
. The school was formed in 1998 by combining Alba High School (Bayou La Batre) and Mobile County High School (Grand Bay). The school was named for Alma Bryant, an influential south Mobile County educator. Rush Propst
served as the initial football coach. School athletic teams are known as the Hurricanes, and the mascot is a pelican. The Hurricane archery team has been a top finisher in the AASP tournaments every year since 2005. In addition to archery Bryant High School has shown prowess in both boys and girls golf, baseball, cheer leading, Hi-Q, and scholars bowl.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
high school located in Irvington, Alabama
Irvington, Alabama
Irvington, Alabama is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 90, east of St. Elmo, Alabama and north of Bayou La Batre, Alabama in southwestern Mobile County, Alabama...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on State Highway 188, midway between Grand Bay, Alabama
Grand Bay, Alabama
Grand Bay is a census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Bayou La Batre is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. At the 2000 census, the population was 2,313. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 2,725....
. The school was formed in 1998 by combining Alba High School (Bayou La Batre) and Mobile County High School (Grand Bay). The school was named for Alma Bryant, an influential south Mobile County educator. Rush Propst
Rush Propst
Rush Propst is the head coach of football at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia. He is the former head coach of the team at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama...
served as the initial football coach. School athletic teams are known as the Hurricanes, and the mascot is a pelican. The Hurricane archery team has been a top finisher in the AASP tournaments every year since 2005. In addition to archery Bryant High School has shown prowess in both boys and girls golf, baseball, cheer leading, Hi-Q, and scholars bowl.