Two Memphis students are headed to the White House and one is a Golden Wildcat! Dellarontay Readus, this year’s valedictorian of Melrose High School, and Bettie Elston, who graduated in the top 10 percent of her class at Fairley High School, are two of 150 students from across the country selected to attend the Beating the Odds summit […]
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Karen Owens Rice
Karen Owens Rice graduated Melrose High School in ’76 with the famous singer Melvia ‘Chick’ Rodgers-Williams and Kirk Whalum, Grammy-award winning saxophonist and music educator. She moved to Atlanta with the rise of Hotlanta’s reputation in May 1989 establishing her professional imprint as a guru in Insurance IT for 30+ years. Karen has one son, Marcus; and she […]
Thomas ‘Rube’ Carter
Thomas Carter was born in Orange Mound, where he graduated from the mighty Melrose Golden Wildcats in 1957. After moving to Atlanta, he was dynamic computer programmer at IBM and an advocate leaving a stamp on his community. He initiated a series of impressive firsts always answering the call of progress: First African-American to run […]
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Welcome to MelroseHS.com! Home of Orange Mound’s Mighty Golden Wildcats! SAVE THE DATE! MELROSE MASS REUNION -ATL GRAND HYATT-BUCKHEAD JULY 8-10-2016 Check back for more details on getting involved, rates, and program starting July 31, 2015!