Murphy High School 100th Celebration 2025-2026
Contact Information
Noel Tate jtate@mcpss.com
Up-Coming Events
100th Anniversary Events being planned in response to the survey:
August-Welcome back to school. The Alumni Association, Alumni Boosters, and Bliss will be on campus the first morning of school to greet students and pass out Murphy swag.
September-There will be alumni band and cheerleader performances at the Homecoming game as well as recognitions of alumni and former Homecoming Queens. Former Homecoming Queens need to contact Mrs. Crandle at the school for information.
October-The Drama Department will present Ghosts of Murphy. There will be a 100th anniversary photo taken in the horseshoe with current staff and students as well as former staff and alumni being invited to participate.
November-A Dance Department show is planned as well as a special cheer with 100 current and former students performing Uh-Huh in the horseshoe with local news stations invited.
A Christmas tree in front of the Auditorium will be lit on November 10.
December-There will be a 4 Arts Christmas Gala and lights on campus for the entire month. Groups and individuals are being asked to sponsor sections of lights. Contact Joel Stevens at the school for more information.
January-Smoky Joe's Theater presented by the 4 Arts department.
Selected alumni will be interviewed on campus by current students about their experiences at Murphy and what Murphy has meant to them over the years. Students will write an essay about the alumni and take a photo with them. The essays and photos will be published on the schools social media pages.
February-Letters to Future Panthers: alumni will be asked to write letters about their favorite memories of Murphy, what Murphy has meant to them over the years, or giving advice to future Murphy students. These letters will be bound in a book to be kept in the Murphy library.
March-4 Arts Musical
April-Murphy Art Walk and Concert in the Horseshoe. Barton to Murphy parade. This is in the works, and we are not sure if it will be a walking parade or if it will involve floats. We will be reaching out for help from those with parade planning experience! Lyla Twedell at Murphy will be the contact person for the parade.
May-4 Arts Spring Show. The Alumni Association will be hosting a Mardi Gras style dinner and dance gala. More info to come.
In addition to these events, we are working on a plan to invite alumni to select pep rallies held on campus as well as a special alumni pep rally one evening.
Class reunion groups are encouraged to plan their own events as well.
An official 100th anniversary t-shirt design is in progress and will be sold through the Alumni Association and school.
This list will change as we get closer to the 100th anniversary year.
Updates will be posted here as well as on the 100th anniversary facebook page.