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| Picayune Memorial High School | |
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800 Fifth Avenue , 39466 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°10′46″N 118°24′57″W / 34.179332°N 118.415773°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1925 |
| School district | Picayune School District |
| Principal | Kristi Mitchell |
| Teaching staff | 45.13 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 939 (2017-18) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.81 [1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and White |
| Mascot | Maroon Tide |
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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.
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
Football
- 1925
- 1943
- 1948
- 1986
- 2011
- 2013
- 2021 [3]
- 2022
Baseball
- 2002 [4]
Golf
- 1992
- 2021 [5]
Notable people
Staff
- 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
- 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]
- Jerone Davison, football player of the Oakland Raiders [11]
References
- ^ a b c "PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pro Football Reference
External links
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