Starkville High School

09/04/2026

LIVE from ! These SHS Marching Band seniors will take the field to begin their last home season tonight at Yellow Jacket Stadium... from marching in to fight song to stands tunes to Liquid Gold -- break a leg, Jackets!

08/25/2026

Heads up, Jacket students…

Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District and Jacket Athletics has updated the sideline policy and protocol for SOCSD student photographers and videographers seeking to obtain sideline credentials beginning with the 2026 home football season. A limited number of student credentials will be approved for home game competitions & credentials should be requested through a Starkville High School staff member.

Please visit the link below for full policy guidelines and to access our application form…

https://www.starkvillesd.com/sideline/student-sideline-access

08/25/2026

UPDATED SIDELINE POLICY:
SOCSD Jacket Athletics will implement an updated sideline policy and protocol for obtaining media credentials beginning with the 2026 home football season.

Only representatives of accredited media outlets will be issued credentials for athletic events held at Yellow Jacket Stadium. Unaffiliated photographers & videographers will not be issued sideline credentials.

Media representative seeking sideline credentials must complete our online application at the link below.

To review the full list of policy guidelines and to apply for credentials, please visit StarkvilleSD.com/sideline

08/25/2026

Shout out to our Millsaps CTE staff who attended the MS ACTE annual conference on the coast in late summer. They learned alongside their peers from around the state, gained inspiration from guest speaker, Sean Covey, and Mrs. Swedenburg, Mr. Fyke, and Mrs. Rush presented professional development sessions. Mr. Bettinger and Mr. Turnipseed were elected to represent SHS as officers in their program affiliates.

08/13/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Starkville High School Homecoming Court! We can't wait to celebrate our Maids and Beaus on Friday, September 11 and crown this year's King and Queen!

08/10/2026

TOMORROW! Freshman Theatre Show Auditions! See the details below.

ICYMI: TOMORROW... Ninth grade students interested in participating in SHS Thespians are invited to audition for the fall 9th grade competition show "Cheating Death." To sign up for auditions, complete the Google form at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejELve1Kz1tkQXjM6vdAb6gAyVTtFhdZEeoihBTShwrL_ZAQ/viewform

Jacket Arts: 9th Grade Theatre Show Auditions
(for 9th graders)
Tuesday, August 11
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Mrs. Jordan's Classroom - SHS Room 018

Show description: When the Angel of Death visits a mental hospital to collect someone on his list, he accidentally reveals himself to the wrong person. After struggling to convince the patients of his identity, Death attempts to correct his potentially fatal mistake and demands to know which one of them is actually the one he came for. But the patients refuse to give up their friend’s true identity, even after Death insists that if he doesn’t perform the touch of death within the allotted time, the consequences could be disastrous. Death must resort to drastic measures and even joins the group session in order to win this deadly battle of wits.

08/09/2026

Stopped by year one Welding class last week to see the upgraded booths and skills practice in action!

08/07/2026

Our JROTC Yellow Jacket Battalion was honored to present the Colors during this week's National Night Out event hosted by Starkville Police Department. The annual event aims to strengthen the partnership between law enforcement and the community while demonstrating the values of leadership, citizenship, and service.

The Colors were presented by Cadet Taylen Davenport, Cadet Rakyla Brown, Cadet Andrew George, and Cadet Logan Kroner.

Thank you to the Starkville Police Department for allowing our cadets to be a part of this special evening.

07/30/2026

Heads-up, Jackets... Jacket Soccer will host girls and boys makeup tryouts on the schedule below:

🐝 Jacket Girls Soccer Makeup Tryouts
(for 7th-12th grade girls)
Wednesday, August 5
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Starkville High School - grass practice field behind Athletic Complex

🐝 Jacket Boys Soccer Makeup Tryouts
(for 7th-12th grade boys)
Monday, August 10
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Starkville High School - grass practice field behind Athletic Complex