Mount Juliet High School


Mt. Juliet High School is located in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The principal is Leigh Anne Rainey. The high school moved from its previous building on Mt. Juliet Road to a new one located at 1800 Curd Road in Mt. Juliet on August 11, 2008,while the old building became Mount Juliet Middle School.
The school 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 current coach is Trey Perry.
Playoffs
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.
Wilson Central - Mt. Juliet Rivalry
Wilson Central opened in 2003 and has been Mt. Juliet's biggest rival. When Wilson Central opened, the area was re-districted, thus placing former Mt. Juliet students at Wilson Central. Mt. Juliet currently leads the series 11-5, with the most recent game resulting in a 42-17 Mt. Juliet victory in the 2019 season.

Baseball

2001 - 2018: Mark Purvis
Under Purvis, Mt. Juliet went to eight TSSAA sectional games and won the District 9-AAA championship nine times. Over 100 of Purvis' players played collegiately, including nine in the SEC -- eight to Vanderbilt University and one to the University of Tennessee.
2019: Mark Decker will replace Mark Purvis.

Girls Basketball

TSSAA Girls Basketball AAA State Champs 1977, 1983 and 2005

Notable alumni