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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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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800 Fifth Avenue , 39466 United States | |
| 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 | 56.49 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 960 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.99[1] |
| Colors | 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
editNotable 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 (1999), basketball player of the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks[8]
- Jerone Davison, football player of the Oakland Raiders[9]
- Dante Dowdell (2023), college football running back for the Oregon Ducks, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Kentucky Wildcats[10]
- TJ House (2008), baseball player of the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays[11]
- Rhyne Hughes, baseball player of the Baltimore Orioles
References
edit- 1 2 3 "PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pearl River County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "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. April 4, 1984. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Did you know". Sun Herald.
- ↑ "Former first-round pick Jonathan Bender goes from NBA to inventor".
- ↑ Pro Football Reference
- ↑ "How running back Dante Dowdell helped Picayune advance to the MHSAA 5A championship". The Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ AJ Giardina. "Cleveland recalls pitcher T.J. House of Picayune to the Indians - WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi". WLOX.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017.