Mallard Creek High School

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Mallard Creek High School
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Mallard Creek High School, 2007
Address
Mallard Creek High School
3825 Johnston Oehler Rd

Charlotte, North Carolina
28269

United States
Coordinates 35°21′55″N80°46′11″W / 35.3652°N 80.7696°W / 35.3652; -80.7696
Information
Other nameThe Creek
Type Public
Established2007(17 years ago) (2007)
School district Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
OversightCharlotte-Mecklenburg School Board
CEEB code 340732
PrincipalJared Thompson
Faculty222
Teaching staff106.30 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,185 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.56 [1]
Color(s)Navy blue, Cardinal red, Vegas gold
   
AthleticsMeCKa (athletic conference)
MascotMavericks
YearbookUnbridled
Website schools.cms.k12.nc.us/mallardcreekHS/Pages/Default.aspx

Mallard Creek High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the 21st high school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. The school opened to 1,200 students on August 27, 2007.

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Campus and facilities

Built in the similar style as its sister school, Ardrey Kell High School, Mallard Creek is a three-story, pre-cast concrete building, surrounding a large central courtyard. The school is located near the I-485 belt loop in Mecklenburg County, and the Highland Creek community. The concrete is colored in certain exterior areas to represent the school's colors: navy blue, cardinal red, and Vegas gold. At over 351,000 square feet (32,600 m2), it is one of the largest single-school buildings in the Piedmont area of North Carolina, and the largest school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. The school has a football stadium (with a turf field), a baseball–softball complex, and a large gymnasium, as well as an adjoining practice gymnasium, tennis courts, and soccer fields. The school shares practice fields and the athletic stadium with nearby Mallard Creek Community Park, and local community athletic groups.

Athletics

Mallard Creek's teams are known as the "Mavericks". The school is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and competes in the I-Meck 4A athletic conference. [2]

The school's football team won three straight NCHSAA 4AA State Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The boys track and field team won the Outdoor NCHSAA 4A State Championship in 2015.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "School Details (2022-2023 school year)". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2013–17". NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ Jordan Davis, Georgia, Defensive Tackle - 247 Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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