Thomas Jefferson High School was a public high school in Port Arthur, Texas and a part of the Port Arthur Independent School District. Prior to 1965 schools were segregated by race and white students attended Jefferson; the school began admitting black students that year.[1]
In 2002 it merged into Memorial High School.
Janis Joplin and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson were 1960 graduates of the school.[2]
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Galveston College serves students in Sabine Pass ISD Hardin-Jefferson ISD's Hardin-Jefferson High School in Hardin County serves a section of Jefferson County (China Elementary itself is in Jefferson County) |
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