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Picayune Memorial High School is a grade 9–12 high school located in Picayune, Mississippi, United States. It is in the Picayune School District.
| Picayune Memorial High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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800 Fifth Avenue , 39466 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°31′54″N 89°41′15″W / 30.531720°N 89.687628°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1925 |
| School district | Picayune School District |
| Principal | Kristi Mitchell |
| Teaching staff | 49.99 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 941 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.82[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Maroon Tide |
| Website | phs |
Communities in the school district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) are almost all of Picayune, the Nicholson census-designated place, and a small section of the Hide-A-Way Lake CDP.[2]
State championships
editFootball
edit- 1925
- 1943
- 1948
- 1986
- 2011
- 2013
- 2021[3]
- 2022
Baseball
edit- 2002[4]
Golf
edit- 1992
- 2021[5]
Notable people
editStaff
edit- Butch van Breda Kolff, former college and NBA coach was head basketball coach from 1983 to 1984.[6]
- Jimmy Johnson, former college and NFL head football coach was an assistant coach in 1966.[7]
Alumni
edit- Jonathan Bender, basketball player of the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks[8]
- Rhyne Hughes, baseball player of the Baltimore Orioles[9]
- T. J. House, baseball player of the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays[10]
- Dante Dowdell, college football running back for the Oregon Ducks and the Nebraska Cornhuskers[11]
- Jerone Davison, football player of the Oakland Raiders[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pearl River County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". Mississippi High School Football History. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". WLOX. Retrieved May 14, 2002.
- ^ "PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". Picayune Item. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE - Van Breda Kolff Back". NYTimes.com. 1984-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Did you know". Sun Herald.
- ^ Basketball Reference
- ^ Baseball America
- ^ AJ Giardina. "Cleveland recalls pitcher T.J. House of Picayune to the Indians - WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi". WLOX.com. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "How running back Dante Dowdell helped Picayune advance to the MHSAA 5A championship". The Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ Pro Football Reference