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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 the Shelby County Schools district, 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. Beginning with the 1991-1992 school year, students from grade 9 would become a part of the senior high section of the building. Former principal, Dr. Ada Jane Walters, would go on to become the Tennessee State Commissioner of Education.
| Craigmont High School | |
|---|---|
 U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr. at the school, 2016 | |
| Address | |
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3333 Covington Pike , United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°12′59″N 89°53′44″W / 35.2164°N 89.89554°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1974 |
| School district | Shelby County Schools |
| Principal | Derek King[1] |
| Teaching staff | 50.99 (FTE)[2] |
| Enrollment | 779 (2022-2023)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5.28[2] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gray |
| Mascot | Chief |
| Website | schools |
Notable features
editCraigmont High School is the only school in the entire Memphis area that has a MAC/OS operated Planetarium.
Clubs
edit- 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
Awards
edit- Blue Ribbon Award, 1992, 1993
- 2011 Basketball State Championship
Notable alumni
edit- Darren Benson, former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Katori Hall, who won the 2010 Olivier Award for Best Play with The Mountaintop and won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for her play “The Hot Wing King”
- Brian Christopher Lawler, professional wrestler in the WWE
- Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, formerly known as Carlos Leon Bledsoe, charged in the 2009 jihadi Little Rock military recruiting office shooting.[3][4]
- William C. Rhodes, CEO of Auto Zone
- David West, Major League pitcher
- Terrico White, who was drafted in 2010 by the Detroit Pistons
References
edit- ^ "Craigmont High School Principal". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Craigmont High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ 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.