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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 | |
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Address | |
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 |
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 edit
Football edit
- 1925
- 1943
- 1948
- 1986
- 2011
- 2013
- 2021[3]
- 2022
Baseball edit
- 2002[4]
Golf edit
- 1992
- 2021[5]
Notable people edit
Staff 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]
- Jerone Davison, football player of the Oakland Raiders[11]
References edit
- ^ 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