MANTACHIE HIGH SCHOOL
Home of the Mustangs!
Itawamba County School District
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MANTACHIE HIGH SCHOOL Home of the Mustangs!
Itawamba County School District
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MANTACHIE HIGH SCHOOL Fun Facts The Town of Mantachie began as a crossroads store, which was owned and operated by Woods Pearce. Near Mantachie on the old Jacinto Road was the largest Chickasaw village in this section of the state. Mantachie was named for one of the Chickasaw chiefs who was killed in a fight with another Chickasaw. Most of the Chickasaws left the village after the Treaty of Pontotoc in 1932. ================================================ Mantachie School started in 1925. ================================================ Mantachie Attendance Center was established in 1950 and produced three graduates in the spring of 1951. ================================================ The 1956 Mantachie High School Basketball Team won the State and Grand Slam Championships. They had a record of 46 wins and only 2 losses. The team was managed by Lyndon Lollar and consisted of: (pictured on first row l-r) Gerald Sheffield, Billy Hale, Charles Howard, George McKay, & Robert Pearce, (pictured on second row l-r) Coach Lyle Bullard, Troy Dill, Roy Dill, Johnny McFerrin, Billy Johnson, and Billy Brown.
================================================ Our very own Officer Spradlin was voted "cutest" in 1977.
================================================ Ag Teacher C.W. Franks graduated from MHS in 1978.
================================================ This aerial photo was taken in the early 1990s. The current high school buildings are located on the factory site.
================================================ (More fun facts pending.)
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