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Meridian High School (Mississippi)
Public school in Meridian, Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meridian High School is a public high school in Meridian, Mississippi. It is within the Meridian Public School District.
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History
It was established in 1886.[4]
It was named a 1984-1985 National Blue Ribbon School.[5]
Meridian Senior High School and Junior College was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2014.[6]
Notable alumni
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- Thomas W. Moore (1936) ABC TV Network, director of programing 1958-1962, network president 1962-1969.
- Howard W. Gilmore (1919) U.S. Navy Medal of Honor in 1943[7]
- Diane Ladd (Diane Ladner) (1952) Actress, producer, director, and author.
- Tom Stuart (1955), mayor of Meridian, Mississippi from 1973 to 1977.[8]
- Paul Davis (1966) Singer, songwriter.
- John Fleming (1969), Republican Representative of Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2017.[9]
- Oil Can Boyd (1977) MLB Pitcher
- Charles Young Jr. (1980) Mississippi House of Representatives
- Susan Akin (1982) Miss America in 1986
- Derrick McKey (1984) NBA player
- Dexter McCleon (1992) former NFL defensive back, St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl champion
- Joni Taylor (1997) head women's basketball coach for the Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team, formerly for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs
- Kenyatta Walker (1997), offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Big K.R.I.T. (2004) rapper and record producer
- Tyler Russell (2009) former American football quarterback
- Rodney Hood (2011) NBA player
- J'Mar Smith (2015) football player[10]
- Raekwon Davis (2016) NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins[11]
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