Monroe Area High School is located in Walton County,

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, United States. It serves the city of Monroe.

The school

Monroe Area High School is a public, four-year comprehensive

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for grades nine through twelve. The present campus was constructed in 2005, and includes a football stadium (the Purple Pit) with a nine-lane rubberized track, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and a practice field for football and soccer. The current facility replaced the former campus a few miles away. The old Monroe Area High School building (currently home to the Walton County satellite campus of

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), its football stadium, and the Monroe Area football team were used during filming of the TV series ''

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,102 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was: *Male - 50.0% *Female - 50.0% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.3% *Asian/Pacific Islanders - 3.1% *Black - 32.3% *Hispanic - 4.8% *White - 56.5% *Multiracial - 3.0% 62.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Sports

Monroe Area is home to the Purple Hurricanes and competes in region 8-AAA of the

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. The school offers the following sports: *Baseball *Basketball (boys' and girls') *Cheerleading *Color guard *Cross country (boys' and girls') *Dance team *Football *Golf (boys' and girls') *Majorettes *Soccer (boys' and girls') *Softball *Swimming (boys' and girls') *Tennis (boys' and girls') *Track and field (boys' and girls') *Volleyball *Wrestling In 2012 the girls' track team won the State Championship for 8-AAA.

Notable alumni

* Marquis Floyd - former

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- Sprinter,

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* Patricia Roberts, basketball player, coach * Stephon Tuitt, Former NFL player,

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References

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