Craigmont High School
| Craigmont High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Sherilyn Brown (2006-Present) |
Academic staff | 112 |
| Students | 1,011 |
| Location |
3333 Covington Pike |
| Colors | 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.
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 Gus Connelly (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
- Gabriel McCulley, current starting forward for the UTEP basketball team
- 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
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.