Purvis High School is a school within the Lamar County School District. It is located in Purvis at the address: 220 School St. Purvis, MS 39475.
The school colors are Purple and Gold. The school mascot is a tornado, named after the deadly, destructive tornado that shook the town on April 24, 1908. (See 1908 Southeast tornado outbreak.)
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