Dalton L. McMichael High School is a public high school located in

Mayodan, North Carolina Mayodan is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is a manufacturing site for Sturm, Ruger & Co., Bridgestone Aircraft Tire, and General Tobacco (ceased operations 2010). Washington Mills Company, later Tultex, o ...

History

The school was established as a merger of Madison-Mayodan and Stoneville high schools. Athletic programs of the two former schools (formerly the Falcons and Eagles, respectively) were merged in 1989, and the new facilities were opened in 1991. Madison-Mayodan High School qualified as a finalist in the Bands of America National Championships in 1976. McMichael High School is the home of the 2004, 2007 NCHSAA 2A Dual Team State Championship Wrestling teams, led by Coach Jon Bullins; the 1995 NCHSAA 3-A Men's Tennis State Championship team, led by Coach Steve Spencer; and the 2009 NCHSAA 2A Baseball Championship team, led by Coach Mike Dalton. The school was named after

Dalton L. McMichael Dalton Larkin McMichael Sr. (March 10, 1914 – July 27, 2001) was an American textile executive and philanthropist. He was ranked among the top fifty most influential textile executives in the twentieth century by Textile World Magazine. He was ...

, a textile executive and former chairman of the Madison-Mayodan School Board.

Notable Dalton L. McMichael alumni

Beth Mitchell Elizabeth Webster "Beth" Mitchell (October 7, 1972 – March 20, 1998) was an American educator and competitive shag dancer. In 1998 she won the National Shag Dance Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Mitchell was killed during the 199 ...

, educator and competitive

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dancer * Allen Webster,

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Madison-Mayodan High School alumni and faculty

* Linda Carter Brinson, writer, journalist, and editor * Benny Carter, contemporary visual artist * J. P. Carter, politician, military officer, and educator

References

Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Rockingham County, North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub