Edmond Memorial High School

Edmond Memorial High School
Main entrance
Address
Map
1000 East 15th Street

Edmond, Oklahoma
73013

United States
Coordinates35°38′13″N 97°28′07″W / 35.63694°N 97.46861°W / 35.63694; -97.46861
Information
School typeState funded, Public high school
MottoHome of the bulldogs
Founded1969 [citation needed]
StatusCurrently operational
School boardEdmond Board
School districtEdmond Public Schools
School number55-I012-705[3]
CEEB code371185
PrincipalBrandi Wheeler[1]
Staff21
Faculty122.84 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment2,605 (2022–2023)[2]
Average class sizeApproximately 31
Student to teacher ratio21.21[2]
Color(s)Maroon and grey    
SportsBaseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, softball, cross country, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling, League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers, SMITE
MascotBulldog
NicknameEMHS
Team nameMemorial Bulldogs
RivalEdmond North High School and Edmond Santa Fe High School
PublicationBroken Barriers
NewspaperRuff Draft
Websitememorial.edmondschools.net

Edmond Memorial High School is a public secondary school located in Edmond, Oklahoma, one of three high schools in the Edmond school district. It serves approximately 2,300 students.[2]

History

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The school was originally named Edmond High School because it was the only secondary school within the city limits. The first class graduated in 1922, and consisted of 24 students.[4] As Edmond grew, the school changed location several times, moving to its current location on 15th Street in the mid-1960s. The current building was built in 1966 as a seventh grade only school. It opened to its first class of seventh graders the second semester of the 66–67 school year. At that point, Edmond High School was located at the corner of Ninth Street and Rankin. It housed all sophomores, juniors and seniors in Edmond. That building is now called Central Middle School and houses sixth, seventh and eighth graders from several elementary schools on the east side of Edmond. Also, it has lost its original, distinctive E shape due to new additions.

In 1975, the name of the school was changed to Edmond Memorial High School to honor six alumni who were killed while serving in Vietnam: Floyd Frazier, Jr., Allen Garrett, James Johnson, James Leonard, Danny Shores, and John Wilson.[4] Because of its rapidly increasing size, in 1994 the school split into three, now rival schools, including Edmond North High School and Edmond Santa Fe High School.[4]

On April 4, 1998, a pipe bomb was set off by 3 students,[5] in an attempt to destroy the fiberglass bulldog in the foyer of the school. The bulldog, however, remained intact.[6]

In the past decade, Memorial has undergone several new construction projects, including an expanded library, new parking lots, a new football locker room/pom and cheer practice facility, and a new freshmen academy. The auditorium has also been renovated. [citation needed]

Statistics

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For the 2023–2024 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,388 students and 123.16 classroom teachers. The graduation rate for the class of 2017 was 98.9% percent.[3] Memorial has over twenty teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, who teach in every academic department.

Awards and recognition

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Memorial received the Department of Education Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence in 2001–2002 school year,[7] one of the highest honors an American high school can achieve. In 2008 Edmond Memorial was named the Siemens Foundation award winner for the state of Oklahoma for its consistently high Advanced Placement test scores in science, math and technology.[8] The senior class of 2007 received more than $11  million in scholarship offers, and 60 percent of the class took AP classes.[9] In the 2021-2022 school year, Memorial won the state championship for softball, Rocket League, and League of Legends. In 2022, Memorial won the state championship for volleyball and softball for the 2022-2023 school year.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Memorial High School 2021 Report Card". Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "MEMORIAL HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Edmond Memorial High School (2016–2017) from the State of Oklahoma Education Oversight Board.
  4. ^ a b c Memorial High School Website, "Our History" (accessed June 24, 2010).
  5. ^ Nelson, Melissa. "Blast in Edmond Blamed On Rivalry of Schools". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Edmond Teens Held In School Bombing". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (accessed June 24, 2010).
  8. ^ Advanced Placement test scores Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 24, 2010).
  9. ^ "Edmond Memorial High School – Part of the Edmond School District" (PDF). www.edmondschools.net. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "Former Cowboy Johny Hendricks Fights for UFC Welterweight Belt". Oklahoma State University. November 14, 2013.
  11. ^ Murdock Nichols, Maggie (July 18, 2023). "Everything Sad is Untrue: Growing up as an Iranian refugee in Edmond". Nondoc.
  12. ^ "Sean Pedulla - Men's Basketball". Virginia Tech Athletics.
  13. ^ Boor, William (May 21, 2013). "Oklahoma resident Richards' family OK". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  14. ^ Shaw, Steve (April 2, 2012). "Childhood Coach Shares Memories Of Edmond Native Bill Self". News 9 Now / News on 6 Now. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  15. ^ "Wes Sharon – Mixonline". www.mixonline.com. September 2, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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