Meridian High School is a public high school in

Meridian, Mississippi Meridian is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, seventh largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 41,148 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated population in 2018 of 36,347. It is the count ...

. It is within the

Meridian Public School District The Meridian Public School District is a public school district based in Meridian, Mississippi (USA). Its service area is the same as the city limits of Meridian. Schools ; High schools * Meridian High Schoolbr>**1984-1985 National Blue Ribbon S ...

. its enrollment is about 1,700.

History

It was established in 1886. It was named a 1984-1985

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. Meridian Senior High School and Junior College was listed in the

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on May 29, 2014.

Notable alumni

* Howard W. Gilmore (1919)

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in 1943 *

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(1982)

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in 1986 *

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(2004) rapper and record producer *

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(2016)

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for the

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* John Fleming (1969),

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from 2009 to 2017. *

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(2011) NBA player *

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(1984) NBA player *

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(1977) MLB Pitcher * Tom Stuart (1955), mayor of Meridian, Mississippi from 1973 to 1977. *

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(1997) head women's basketball coach for the

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(1997),

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for the

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* Charles Young Jr. (1980) Mississippi House of Representatives * Jeremy Sande (2000) Actor

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Mississippi Education in Lauderdale County, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Mississippi Meridian, Mississippi 1886 establishments in Mississippi Educational institutions established in 1886

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

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