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Memphis Catholic Middle and High School was a private, Catholic middle and high school in Memphis, Tennessee located in the Diocese of Memphis. It was in St. Peter Village in Midtown Memphis.[2]

It was a part of the Jubilee Schools network of inner city Catholic schools serving low income families. It was scheduled to close after spring 2019.[3]

History

Memphis Catholic was established in 1922, consolidating several smaller, parish-run high schools.[4] The middle school program opened in 1993.[2]

Circa 2013 the school enacted the "Education That Works" program which helped stop a decrease in the number of students. In 2013 Bishop Byrne High School closed and merged into Memphis Catholic.[5] That year each school had an enrollment of fewer than 200 students.[6]

Memphis Catholic High School was scheduled to close at the completion of the 2018-2019 school year, along with other Jubilee Schools. The diocese stated that this was due to the depletion of a trust intended to fund the schools.[3] New Day Schools intends to convert Memphis Catholic High into a charter school.[7]

Athletics

Memphis Catholic competes in Division 2, Region A of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). The school did not compete in the 2017 football season.[8]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT." Memphis Catholic Middle and High School. May 4, 1999. Retrieved on February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Pignolet, Jennifer (January 23, 2018). "Memphis Jubilee Catholic Schools to close after 2018-19 school year". Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ MCHS. "MCHS History". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  5. ^ Dries, Bill (January 28, 2013). "Bishop Byrne Will Close, Merge With Memphis Catholic". Memphis Daily News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  6. ^ Dries, Bill (January 24, 2018). "Catholic Diocese Ending Jubilee Schools After 2018-2019 School Year". Memphis Daily News. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Kebede, Laura Faith (July 30, 2018). "Six Memphis Catholic schools would convert to charters under revised application". Chalkbeat. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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