Murray High School (Kentucky)

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Murray High School
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Location
Murray High School (Kentucky)
1800 Sycamore Street

Murray
,
Kentucky
42071

United States
Coordinates 36°36′04″N88°19′54″W / 36.6011°N 88.3318°W / 36.6011; -88.3318
Information
Type Public
Motto"Once a Tiger always a Tiger"
Established1872
School district Murray Independent School District
SuperintendentDavid Meinschein
PrincipalTony Jarvis
Faculty35.98 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment593 (2025-2026) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.29 [1]
Campus Small city
ColorsBlack and Traditional Gold    [2]
SloganTradition, Pride, Excellence
Athletics14 varsity teams
Athletics conference KHSAA
MascotTigers
Nickname Tigers and Lady Tigers [2]
Accreditation National Blue Ribbon Schools seal.svg Blue Ribbon 2015
Website Official website

Murray High School is a public high school located in Murray, Kentucky, United States. Currently, the school is on Sycamore Street, but from 1872 to 1971 it was located at 801 Main Street, in the building now used for Murray Middle School.

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2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools Winner

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Murray High Lady Tiger Basketball had an All "A" Classic state championship in 2016 and 2018. [3] [4]

The Murray girls' track and field team won the KHSAA Class A state championship in 2016 and 2017. [5] [6]

Murray Tiger Band

The marching band has won three BOA Grand National Class A Championships in 1977, 2021, and 2024, as well as six KMEA state championships in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025. [7] In 2021, the band was honored with the John Philip Sousa Sudler Shield. [8] The band has performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and Walt Disney World in Florida. [9]

Accomplishments

  • BOA Grand National Champion - 1977
  • BOA Class A National Champion - 1977, 2021, 2024
  • BOA National Semifinalist - 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025[ citation needed ]
  • KMEA State Champion
    • Class A - 2017, 2018 [10] [11]
    • Class AAA - 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • BOA Class A Super Regional Champion (Indianapolis) - 2016
  • BOA Class A Super Regional Champion (St. Louis) - 2006
  • Murray State Festival of Champions Grand Champion - 1976, 1977, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025[ citation needed ]
  • Murray State Festival of Champions Reserve Grand Champion - 1978, 1979, 2002, 2005, 2011[ citation needed ]
  • MTSU Contest of Champions Finalist - 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Murray High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Murray High School High School Directory Entry - (# 197)". Directory of Member Schools. Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Rudd, Bryce (March 11, 2016). "KHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lady Tigers claim first state win" . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ Moore, Josh. "New coach, old results: Small-school champ prevails under first-year leader" . Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ KHSAA 2016 State Track Championship Meet Records https://khsaa.org/track/2016/class1ateam.htm . Retrieved January 19, 2026.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ KHSAA 2017 State Track Championship Meet Records https://khsaa.org/track/2017/class1ateam.htm . Retrieved January 19, 2026.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Bushman, Heather. "Three-peat: Avon takes home BOA Grand National Championships title for third year in a row". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Murray High band director named High School Teacher of the Year". WPSD Local 6. January 5, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Murray High School Band Director Tim Zeiss to march in 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". WPSD Local 6. November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Murray High School Tiger band wins state championship". WPSD Local 6. October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Wright, John (October 29, 2018). "Twice is nice; Tiger Band defends state title by rising from the mat". Murray Ledger and Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2021 Murray State Hall of Fame Reveal – Shane Andrus". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Leroy G. Cooper Jr". New Mexico Museum of Space History. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Model Welcomes New Men's Head Soccer Coach, Tim Masthay!". model.eku.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mel Purcell - Women's Tennis Coach". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  16. ↑ Taylor, Kristen (July 9, 2007). "Molly Sims secure in her Murray roots". Murray Ledger and Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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