There are 22 article(s) tagged Melrose High School:

• September 2024

  • Friday football report: Southwind grinds past Melrose

    Whitehaven improves to moves to 3-0 in Region 8-6A to remain tied for first with Collierville, which defeated Germantown, 15-12. 

    By John Varlas September 28, 2024

• April 2024

  • New MSCS leader spends first morning at Melrose

    “I’ve been ... hearing some great stories and then hearing some of the sharper and harder stories about the work that remains ahead and lies ahead,” New MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins said at the first stop on her tour of 20 schools this month.

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2024

• October 2023

  • Robert ‘Bingo’ Smith, Memphian and longtime Cavalier, has died

    Bobby “Bingo” Smith graduated from Melrose after averaging 32.7 points per game as senior. He played for Tulsa and most of an NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

    By John Varlas October 26, 2023

• April 2023

  • Memphis State, Melrose legend James Bradley dies

    Bradley was a member of Melrose High’s 1974 state championship team and a two-time All-Metro Conference first-team selection with Memphis State.

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 14, 2023

• January 2023

  • Briarcrest still on top in Tennessee AP high school basketball polls

    Both Briarcrest boys and girls basketball top Division II - Class 2A.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 16, 2023

  • Briarcrest voted tops in the Tennessee AP High School Basketball Polls

    Briarcrest boys and girls, Bartlett boys ranked No. 1 in the first state poll.

    By The Associated Press January 09, 2023

• October 2022

  • Five Memphis-area schools rank No. 3 in AP poll

    A total of nine Memphis-area teams ranked in Associated Press' high school football poll.

    By The Associated Press October 18, 2022

• May 2022

  • U.S. Rep. Cohen steers $3 million to former Melrose High redevelopment

    Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) dedicated $3 million to funding the redevelopment of the Historic Melrose High building in Orange Mound as part of his appropriation request for fiscal year 2023. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 24, 2022

• January 2022

  • Boys & Girls Clubs to open in 10 new locations

    Students in these clubs will learn life skills to help them reach their full potential, learning about healthy choices, character development, education and leadership, athletics and the arts. 

    By Julia Baker January 20, 2022

• April 2021

  • Eighth grader Warren Nolen already has colleges’ attention

    With help from his equally precocious youth coach, the 13-year-old football standout has offers from Georgia, Michigan and Tennessee.

    By John Varlas April 29, 2021

• January 2021

  • Melrose plans include genealogical center, library

    City Council members got their first look at the details of Accelerate Memphis on Tuesday, Jan. 26. 

    By Bill Dries January 27, 2021

• September 2020

  • Educators plead for patience amid pandemic

    And, at local private schools, students give each other ‘air hugs’ and each lunch at their desks, as everyone tries to adjust. 

    By Linda A. Moore, Abigail Warren, Omer Yusuf September 21, 2020

• April 2020

  • Daily Memphian postseason girls basketball awards: Olive Branch standout, Melrose coach honored

    University of Memphis signee Endya Buford is the year's top player while Ciara Johnson of Melrose is honored as the best coach.

    By John Varlas April 03, 2020

• March 2020

  • Melrose falls to Nolensville in AA quarterfinals

    Size matters as Melrose ends its season with a 30-6 record after loss to Nolensville in state tournament.

    By John Varlas March 15, 2020

  • A guide to the TSSAA Division 1 girls basketball tournament

    Whitehaven and Arlington open their state-title bids with Wednesday games while Melrose ends a 17-year tournament drought on Thursday.

    By John Varlas March 10, 2020

• January 2020

  • On the Ground Podcast: Orange Mound artists prepare feast, mural presentation and more

    Yancy Villa-Calvo is working on an Orange Mound documentation piece with the students of Melrose and a historian scholar from University of Memphis.

    By High Ground News January 31, 2020

  • Born to coach: Community helped Westwood’s Adams get where he is today

    Westwood coach Chris Adams fulfills a dream with the encouragement of his mom.

    By John Varlas January 08, 2020

• August 2019

  • Dunbar Elementary begins first day as iZone school

    Students were welcomed back to Dunbar Elementary School by the principal, teachers and community groups. The school is now part of the Shelby County Schools Innovation Zone. 

    By Elle Perry August 12, 2019

• February 2019

  • TSSAA lifts Wooddale basketball team’s postseason ban

    The TSSAA has lifted the postseason ban it imposed on Wooddale High's boys basketball team last week, but two other local teams remain banned for their roles in fights at recent games.

    By John Varlas February 08, 2019

  • SCS to appeal TSSAA decision after schools banned from postseason

    Shelby County Schools plans to appeal TSSAA's ruling banning three of its schools from postseason play, according to a statement released from the district Saturday.

    By John Varlas February 03, 2019

• December 2018

  • Daily Memphian high school honor roll

    Here is this week's Daily Memphian high school honor roll, which recognizes the top performers over the last seven days.

    By John Varlas December 19, 2018

• October 2018

  • Shuttered for 40 years, old Melrose High School to open for weekend Orange Mound celebration

    Melrose High School’s homecoming on Friday, Oct.19, drew a sea of maroon and gold to Melrose Stadium in Orange Mound.

    By Madeline Faber October 20, 2018