- Mayfield High School (Kentucky)
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Mayfield High School Address 700 Douthitt Street
Mayfield, KY 42066Information School type Public Motto Pride, Tradition, Excellence Founded 1908 School district Mayfield Independent School District Principal Don Hubbard Vice principal John Tyler Grades 9–12 Enrollment 414 Campus Small city Athletics Football, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, track, tennis, golf, cheerleading, volleyball Nickname Cardinals Feeder schools Mayfield Middle School Website Mayfield High School Mayfield High School is a public secondary school in Mayfield, Kentucky, and is the only high school of the Mayfield Independent School District.
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History
Mayfield Independent City School District was established on July 1, 1908 with the selection and meeting of its first Board Members, organized by Mr. W.J. Webb. The first official school year as an independent school district was the 1908-1909 school year. The original loaction of Mayfield High School was on West Walnut Street School which opened in Sept. 1908, and in 1909 the high school moved to Old West KY College Building. A new stadium was built behind the high school and dedicated on Nov. 6, 1925 at the Madisonville/Mayfield Game. Up to this point, games were played at Cyclone Park, which was in the far north corner of what we now know as Maplewood Cemetery.
In 1958 Dunbar was closed and schools were integrated, by Court Order.
Mayfield High School moved to its current building in 1974.[1]
Athletics
Mayfield High School has won 8 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Football Championships (1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1995, 2002, and 2010) and enters the 2011 season 3rd in all time wins in the state with 777.[2]
The football rivalry between Mayfield and Paducah Tilghman began in 1911 and is the second oldest rivalry in the state of Kentucky.References
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Categories:- Public high schools in Kentucky
- Buildings and structures in Graves County, Kentucky
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