Mount Juliet High School

Mt. Juliet High School (MJHS) is a public high school located in Wilson County, Tennessee. It is not within Mt. Juliet city limits, but it serves parts of southern and eastern Mt. Juliet.[2][3] The principal is Beverly Sharpe.[4]

Mt. Juliet High School
Address
1875 Golden Bear Gateway

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee 37122
Coordinates36.21625°N 86.49354°W / 36.21625; -86.49354
Information
TypePublic grades 9–12
MottoBear Pride Mt. Juliet High.
Established1854 (1854)
PrincipalBeverly Sharpe
Faculty114.00 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,232 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.58[1]
MascotGolden Bear

In 2008, MJHS moved from its previous building on Mt. Juliet Road to a new building located at 1800 Curd Road.[5] The old building became Mt. Juliet Middle School. The address changed to 1875 Golden Bear Gateway in 2017.[6]

The school's slogan is "Bear Pride Mt. Juliet High."

Athletics

Mt. Juliet competes in TSSAA Division 1, District 9-AAA in all sports except football. In football, Mt. Juliet participates in the TSSAA Division 1, 6A Region 4.

Football

Mt. Juliet fielded its first football team in 1923–24 and was coached by Jack Gifford. The high school has fielded a team every year since 1936. The team is coached by Trey Perry.

Mt. Juliet has appeared in the TSSAA playoffs 17 times and has appeared every year since 2006. In 2012 Mt. Juliet went to the 6A state semifinals, losing to eventual state champion Memphis Whitehaven 41–35.

Rivalries

Wilson Central, MJHS's rival school, opened in 2001. When Wilson Central opened, the area was re-zoned, moving some Mt. Juliet students to Wilson Central.

Similarly, Green Hill High School (GHHS) was completed in 2020, rezoning hundreds of students from MJHS. On October 29, 2021, GHHS defeated MJHS in their first-ever football game at Elzie D. Patton stadium.[7]

Baseball

2001–2018: Mark Purvis (516–194). Under Purvis, Mt. Juliet went to eight TSSAA sectional games and won the District 9-AAA championship nine times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2018). Over 100 of Purvis' players played collegiately, including nine in the SEC—eight to Vanderbilt University and one to the University of Tennessee.[8]

2019: Mark Decker (349–181) replaced Mark Purvis.

Girls Basketball

TSSAA Girls Basketball AAA State Champs 1977, 1983, and 2005.

Tornado recovery

As a result of the deadly March 2020 tornado, MJHS was temporarily converted to a grade 7-12 school to house displaced students from West Wilson Middle School (WWMS). WWMS students were relocated to the west wing of MJHS, while MJHS students were relocated to the east wing. All students shared the common areas.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Mt. Juliet High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. "Zoning Map". Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. "School Zone Maps". Wilson County School District. Retrieved July 6, 2021. - See Mount Juliet High School Zone, Green Hill High School Zone, and Wilson Central High School zone.
  4. Humbles, Andy (May 19, 2020). "Beverly Sharpe named new principal at Mt. Juliet High School". Tennessean. USA Today Network. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  5. "City obtains first Curd Rd right of Way," page 5. "Chronicle of Mt. Juliet," November 14, 2007
  6. Humbles, Andy. "Mt. Juliet hopes for major traffic relief with new road set to open in July". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  7. ARONIN, IVAN. "Green Hill throws two TD passes in final minute, beats Mt. Juliet 25-21". Main Street Preps. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  8. TOMMY BRYAN. "BASEBALL -- Joe Decker to coach MJ baseball". The Wilson Post.
  9. "Clemson names new women's basketball coach Amanda Butler". www.independentmail.com.
  10. Amanda Butler Named Florida Women's Basketball Head Coach, Retrieved October 28, 2008
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  12. Humbles, Andy. "Mt. Juliet's Caleb Cotham sent down after Yankees debut". The Tennessean.
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