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Mt. Juliet High School
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1875 Golden Bear Gateway

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee 37122
Coordinates36°12′59″N 86°29′37″W / 36.21625°N 86.49354°W / 36.21625; -86.49354
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TypePublic grades 9–12
MottoBear Pride Mt. Juliet High.
Established1854; 170 years ago (1854)
PrincipalRyan Hill
Faculty130 (2022-23)[1]
Enrollment1,639 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.61[1]
Color(s)Black and Vegas gold
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Team nameGolden Bears[2]
Websitehttps://www.wcschools.com/mjhs

Mt. Juliet High School (MJHS) is a public high school located in Wilson County, Tennessee. It is not within Mt. Juliet city limits, but it serves parts of southern and eastern Mt. Juliet.[3][4] Ryan Hill, a 2005 MJHS graduate, became the principal July 1, 2023.[5]

In 2008, MJHS moved from its previous building on N Mt. Juliet Road to a new building located at 1800 Curd Road.[6] The old building became Mt. Juliet Middle School. The address changed to 1875 Golden Bear Gateway in 2017.[7]

The school's slogan is "Bear Pride Mt. Juliet High."

Academics

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Mt. Juliet High School offers a variety of core and elective classes. These include over 25 Advanced Placement courses, 9 career and technical education programs, 16 fine arts programs, and 27 dual enrollment classes through 3 different colleges and universities.[1]

Athletics

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Mt. Juliet offers 21 separate athletic programs.[1] Mt. Juliet competes in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division 1, District 9-AAA in all sports except football. In football, Mt. Juliet participates in the TSSAA Division 1, 6A Region 4.

Football

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Mt. Juliet fielded its first football team in 1923–24 and was coached by Jack Gifford. The high school has fielded a team every year since 1936. The team is coached by Trey Perry.

Mt. Juliet has appeared in the TSSAA playoffs 17 times and has appeared every year since 2006. In 2012, Mt. Juliet went to the 6A state semifinals, losing to eventual state champion Memphis Whitehaven 41–35.

Baseball

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2001–2018: Mark Purvis (516–194). Under Purvis, Mt. Juliet went to eight TSSAA sectional games and won the District 9-AAA championship nine times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2018). Over 100 of Purvis' players played collegiately, including nine in the SEC—eight to Vanderbilt University and one to the University of Tennessee.[8]

2019: Mark Decker (349–181) replaced Mark Purvis.

Girls Basketball

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TSSAA Girls Basketball AAA State Champs 1977, 1983, and 2005

Rivalries

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Wilson Central, MJHS's rival school, opened in 2001. When Wilson Central opened, the area was re-zoned, moving some Mt. Juliet students to Wilson Central.

Similarly, Green Hill High School (GHHS) was completed in 2020, rezoning hundreds of students from MJHS. On October 29, 2021, GHHS defeated MJHS in their first-ever football game at Elzie D. Patton stadium.[9] However, just under a year later, on October 28, 2022, MJHS won the TSSAA Region 5-5A football championship and was presented the Mayor's Cup, after their 26-19 victory over GHHS.[10][11]

Extracurricular activities

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Mt. Juliet High School has 42 student-led clubs. Clubs are faculty-sponsored and meet regularly throughout the year.[1]

History and notable events

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Tornado recovery

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As a result of the deadly March 2020 tornado, MJHS was temporarily converted to a grade 7-12 school to house displaced students from West Wilson Middle School (WWMS). WWMS students were relocated to the west wing of MJHS, while MJHS students were relocated to the east wing. All students shared the common areas.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mt. Juliet High School Profile 2022-2023" (PDF). www.wcschools.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Juliet High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Zoning Map". Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "School Zone Maps". Wilson County School District. Retrieved July 6, 2021. - See Mount Juliet High School Zone, Green Hill High School Zone, and Wilson Central High School zone.
  5. ^ Aronin, Ivan (May 10, 2023). "Ryan Hill named next principal at Mt. Juliet High School - Main Street Media of Tennessee". Main Street Media of Tennessee -. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "City obtains first Curd Rd right of Way," page 5. "Chronicle of Mt. Juliet," November 14, 2007
  7. ^ Humbles, Andy. "Mt. Juliet hopes for major traffic relief with new road set to open in July". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. ^ Bryan, Tommy. "Joe Decker to coach MJ baseball". The Wilson Post.
  9. ^ Aronin, Ivan. "Green Hill throws two TD passes in final minute, beats Mt. Juliet 25-21". Main Street Preps. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Mt. Juliet plays Green Hill for TSSAA Region 5-5A football championship". www.tennessean.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Brown, Adam (October 29, 2022). "Middle TN High School Football Game of The Week: Mount Juliet Golden Bears vs Green Hill Hawks". Rutherford Source. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Clemson names new women's basketball coach Amanda Butler". www.independentmail.com.
  13. ^ Amanda Butler Named Florida Women's Basketball Head Coach, Retrieved October 28, 2008
  14. ^ Alysha Clark WNBA, Retrieved April 8, 2010
  15. ^ Humbles, Andy. "Mt. Juliet's Caleb Cotham sent down after Yankees debut". The Tennessean.
  16. ^ a b Stones, Rolling. "Kings of Leon: Biography". Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  17. ^ "Bethel hires Mike Jasper as new head football coach". WBBJ TV. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  18. ^ SB Nation – Michael Jasper, Retrieved June 16, 2013
  19. ^ ""New Texas Supreme Court Justice began aspirations in Mt. Juliet," The Tennessean, May 29, 2003".
  20. ^ NASA Biography, Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
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