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Melrose High School is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Orange Mound area, serving 1557 students in grades 9–12. It is served by Shelby County Schools.
| Melrose High School | |
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| Address | |
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2870 Deadrick , 38114 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°06′20″N 89°58′01″W / 35.10542°N 89.96684°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public, secondary |
| School district | Shelby County Schools |
| Principal | Mark Neal |
| Staff | 48.85 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 697 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.27[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and old gold [2] |
| Team name | Golden Wildcats[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Athletics
editThe 2009–10 boys basketball team won the school's fourth state championship [3] Melrose's football teams were 1996 & 1998 state champions. In 2004 & 2005 the football program made back to back State Championships runs.[4]
Championships by sport
edit- Girls' Track - 2 (1983, 1984)
- Girls' Basketball - 1 (1985)
- Boys' Track - 2 (1965, 2003)
- Boys' Basketball - 4 (1974, 1978, 1983, 2010)
- Football - 5 (1985, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
Notable alumni
edit- William Bedford, basketball player
- Graig Cooper, NFL running back
- Richard Cooper, NFL offensive tackle[6]
- Larry Finch, basketball player
- Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end
- Glorilla, rapper
- Chris Jones, NBA player
- Jemerrio Jones, NBA G Player, Wisconsin Herd
- Andre Lott, NFL safety
- Tony Madlock, college basketball coach
- Larry Mallory, NFL safety[7]
- Kindal Moorehead, NFL player, strength coach at University of Alabama
- Pat Neely, CEO of famous Neely's Bar-B-Que and Neely's Interstate Bar-B-Que
- Bobby Ray Parks Jr., basketball player
- Tony Pollard, NFL running back
- Larry Riley, Broadway, movie, and television actor
- Dewayne Robertson, NFL player
- Ronnie Robinson, basketball player
- Bingo Smith, NBA player
- Rochelle Stevens, athlete, Olympic and world champion
- Adonis Thomas, basketball player, Israel Basketball Premier League
- Sam Walton, NFL tackle
- Barry Wilburn, NFL defensive back
- Ralph Wiley, journalist
- Cedrick Wilson, NFL player and Super Bowl champion
- Jerome Woods, NFL Pro Bowl safety
References
edit- ^ a b c "Melrose High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Melrose High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ https://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=basketball-boys
- ^ https://tssaasports.com/history/results/?sport=football
- ^ "TSSAA State Records |TSSAA". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ 1985 University of Tennessee Football Guide, University of Tennessee, 1985, p. 62.
- ^ Jeansonne, John (October 1, 1977). "Mallory's Set for a Role Giants Dread". Newsday. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.