Bessemer City High School

Bessemer City High School
Established	2010
School type	Public
District	Bessemer City Schools
Grades	9-12
Principal	Duane Hale
Enrollment	949 (2017–2018)
Colors	purple & white
Mascot	Purple Tigers
Location	4950 Premier Parkway Bessemer
Website	bcss.schoolinsites.com

This article is about the current high school. For the 20th century high school, see Bessemer High School.

Bessemer City High School is a high school in the Bessemer City Schools system, built to replace the former Jess Lanier High School at the Academy Drive exit from I-20/59. Completed in January 2010 the $50 million high school was funded largely by a bond fund supported by a 1¢ sales tax increase in Jefferson County pushed through by then Commission President Larry Langford.

The name of the school was chosen by a poll of Bessemer students and residents. It received 1,981 votes to 671 for "Marvel City High School" and 665 for "Bessemer Millennium High School". Four respondents wrote in "Jess Lanier High School".

In September 2021 a number of students staged a walkout in protest of unclear guidance regarding contact-tracing and isolation for persons testing positive for COVID-19.

References

• Nance, Rahkia (October 17, 2008) "Bessemer school board approves the name Bessemer City High School for future school." The Birmingham News
• Smith, Ruth Serven & Rebecca Greisbach (September 3, 2021) "Bessemer high school students hold walkout over COVID cases." The Birmingham News