Craigmont High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
| Craigmont High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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3333 Covington Pike , Memphis United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°12′59″N 89°53′44″W / 35.2164°N 89.89554°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1974 |
| Principal | Tisha Durrah |
| Faculty | 112 |
| Enrollment | 1,011 |
| Color(s) | Maroon/Gray |
| Athletics | 13 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Chief |
| Website | www.craigmontchiefs.org |
Craigmont High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Raleigh community. It was part of the Memphis City Schools district before consolidation with Shelby County Schools (Tennessee) beginning with the 2013-14 school year. It is home to the city's only International Studies Program. The school first opened in 1974 for only 7th through 10th grade students, but each subsequent year, added a grade higher. The first graduating class was the class of 1976. In 2001, the 7th and 8th grade students, along with the 6th grade students from Brownsville Road Optional Elementary School, formed the new Craigmont Middle School at the opposite end of the same block. This was done both to help overcrowding and to reduce the extreme age and maturity gaps present in a single building. Before the physical split between junior and senior high schools, junior high students (those in grades 7, 8, & 9) remain relegated to the north end of the building for classes while those senior high students (grades 10, 11, & 12) attended the majority of their classes in the south end of the school building. Former principal, Dr. Ada Jane Walters, would go on to become the Tennessee State Commissioner of Education.
Notable features
Craigmont High School is the only school in the entire Memphis area that has a MAC/OS operated Planetarium.
Clubs
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
- Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- Technology Student Association (TSA)
- DECA
- Mu Alpha Theta
- Knowledge Bowl
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Student Council
- Interact
- Debate Club
- Model United Nations
- Ambassador Corps
- International Studies Program
- Dance Team
Sports
- Baseball - Coach Matthew Hester
- Basketball - Coach David Taylor
- Bowling - Coach Alvin Wright
- Cheerleading - Carolyn Mitchell
- Cross Country - Coach Tim Anderson
- Debate Sponsors - Sandra Edscorn and James Moseley
- Football - Coach Cecil VanHooks
- Marksmanship - Sgt. Aldridge
- Senior Activity Coordinator – Valencia Jeffries
- Soccer - Coach Alec Heist (women's) Jason Kelly (men's)
- Softball - Coach Tim Anderson
- Tennis - Coach
- Track and Field - Ryan Smith (women's) Cecil VanHooks (men's)
- Volleyball - Coach Tim Anderson
Awards
- Blue Ribbon Award, 1992, 1993
- 2011 Basketball State Championship
Notable alumni
- Darren Benson, former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, formerly known as Carlos Leon Bledsoe, charged in the 2009 jihadi Little Rock military recruiting office shooting.[1][2]
- David West, Major League pitcher
- Terrico White, who was drafted in 2010 by the Detroit Pistons
- Katori Hall, who won the 2010 Olivier Award for Best Play with The Mountaintop
- Shawn Bayes Former Oakland Raider & Kent State Football Player
References
- ^ Dao, James (February 17, 2010). "A Muslim Son, a Murder Trial and Many Questions". The New York Times.
- ^ Kristina Goetz (November 13, 2010). "Muslim who shot soldier in Arkansas says he wanted to cause more death". The Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved November 15, 2010.