Mallard Creek High School

Mallard Creek High School
Mavericks
Established	August, 2007
Type	Public
Principal	Mrs. Nancy-Hicks Brightwell
Faculty	147
Students	about 1,700
Grades	9-12
Location	3825 Johnston Oehler Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
District	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Colors	Navy Blue, Maroon, Vegas Gold
Athletics	ME-CA 7 4A (athletic conference)
Mascot	Mavericks
Yearbook	Unbridled
Website	Official Site

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

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 in a rural section of Mecklenburg County, near the proposed I-485 belt loop, 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 competes in the I-Meck 4A athletic conference with other schools in the region:

• Mooresville High School (Blue Devils)
• Lake Norman High School (Wildcats)
• Hopewell High School (Titans)
• North Mecklenburg High School (Vikings)
• West Charlotte High School (Lions)
• Zebulon B. Vance High School (Cougars)

The school's varsity football team was forfeited to a 1-10 season in 2008, due to an ineligible player who violated the NCHSAA's 8-semester eligibility rule. Before the conflict about the ineligible player, the team's record for the season was 10-0, but on October 31, the appeal was rescinded, and the team forfeited their 10 wins. They have since gone on to a 13-1 season in 2010, and now in 2011, they are 14th in the Nation's top 100 high school football teams with a record of 7-0. They are on their way to their first State Title.

References

External links

• Mallard Creek High School

Coordinates: 35°21′55″N 80°46′11″W / 35.3652°N 80.7696°W / 35.3652; -80.7696