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Concussion management testing is mandatory for all MUS students and must be completed every two years. The Athletic Department is currently conducting testing for students in rising Grades 7, 9, and 11. These parents and students were emailed June 3 about the test.

Headmaster Pete Sanders and Board of Trustees Chair Will Thompson ’95 have announced a special moment in the history and trajectory of MUS. We celebrate the launch of a three-phase campus construction plan and the near-doubling of our endowment, milestones made possible by the Bold Vision Bright Future campaign. A quiet effort to this point, the campaign for Memphis University School now expands to all who embrace our vital mission.

Cheer advisor Mrs. Jennifer McCracken has announced the 2025-26 cheerleading squads! Congratulations to these Owl cheerleaders.

The Upper School cross-country team is open to all rising Grade 9-12 students. Over the past several years, we have built a strong program that competes with top teams across the state - and we are excited about maintaining that tradition in the new school year.

Mark your calendars for the Free Upper School Physicals Night on Monday, May 12, at Zupmed in the Laurelwood Shopping Center. Available for all rising MUS Upper School students, physicals will be conducted in this order: rising seniors will begin at 5:30 p.m.; rising juniors, 5:45 p.m.; rising sophomores, 6 p.m.; rising freshmen, 6:15 p.m.

Summer Programs are published and ready for registration!

Congratulations to MUS Tennis Coach and Director of the Dunavant-Wellford Tennis Center Phil Chamberlain who was honored with the Billy J. Murphy Award at the University of Memphis M Club banquet Saturday. The award is presented to a former student-athlete who excelled in his/her profession since leaving the University of Memphis.

Coach Cliff Frisby, Memphis University School golf head coach, has announced his retirement after 16 years at the school.

The Lower School lacrosse team is open to any MUS student in the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade. If your son is interested in playing lacrosse this spring, please fill out this form - it does not obligate your son to participate in lacrosse. Read Coach Kimbrough Taylor’s letter from the team page.

Please see insurance information recently sent to families of MUS athletes HERE and on the Health Records Resource Board in OwlHub.

The Memphis University School community gathered September 6 to celebrate as Stokes stadium was renamed Stokes-Alston Stadium in honor of Bobby Alston, longtime football and track head coach and athletic director.

The Athletics Department is excited to announce a new program! Student-athletes can make appointments with the athletic training staff for treatment, rehab, or evaluations.

Using his own path in sports as an illustration, Director of Athletics Thad McCracken shared his philosophy during a chapel presentation on August 21. 

“Through athletics, coaches teach so many valuable life lessons, lessons that help you be the best version of yourself,” he said.

Owl Passes are available for purchase! Offering admission to all regular-season home games during the 2024-25 academic year, these mobile passes cost $115 each.

Friends and families celebrated Wednesday, April 17, as two seniors made their college commitments known.

Headmaster Pete Sanders announces the appointment of Thad McCracken as athletic director. McCracken comes from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, where he has served as assistant athletic director since 2011 and men’s basketball head coach since 2010. He will join the faculty later this spring.

MUS Headmaster Peter D. Sanders announces the appointment of 18-year MUS defensive coordinator Mark Chubb as the school’s varsity football head coach after an extensive search. He will assume the role immediately.