Mission Statement

  • Mallard Creek High School prepares students to succeed in a global society through a quality education.

Faculty & Staff

  • Students at Mallard Creek High School are served by a highly motivated and dedicated faculty and staff.  Just over half of the faculty has earned a master's or doctorate degree and 10% of the faculty has earned National Board Certification.

    • 184 Teachers and Assistants
    • 12 Guidance Counselors and Student Support Staff
    • 6 Administrators
    • 5 Facilitators and Coordinators
    • 5 Administration Assistants
    • 19 Cafeteria and Custodial Staff

    Mallard Creek is a three-story, pre-cast concrete building, surrounding a large central courtyard. The school is located near the 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 region. 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.

School Demographics

  • Our student body of over 2,120 students is comprised of  69% African-American, 9% White, 3% Multi-Racial, and 5% Asian.  Ethnically, 14% of our students are Hispanic.  Our student body represents a wide range of backgrounds from socio-economic, religious, and political viewpoints.

精东传媒s

  • academics

    In our focus to produce graduates that are college and career ready, Mallard Creek High School offers a wide-range of rigorous and relevant courses in all subject areas.  Students who wish to pursue a future in science, math, the humanities, visual arts, performing arts, engineering or business have several options to choose from when registering for courses, including over 100 courses offered through our NC Virtual Public School lab and the NC College and Career Promise program.  Mallard Creek offers a compliment of services for students with disabilities, special needs and are English language learners.  In 2013, MCHS welcomed a program for students with Autism, which continues to make a profoundly positive impact on our faculty, staff and student body.  In 2017, MCHS welcomed the AP Capstone program, which includes AP Seminar and AP Research classes. In addition:

    • 19% of students are enrolled in Advanced Placement courses
    • The 2023-2024 graduation rate was over 86%, higher than the state and district average. 
    • The Class of 2024 earned over $6 million in scholarships
    • Extended Day opportunities are available for students needing extra support

Clubs & Extracurriculars

  • Countless clubs and activities at Mallard Creek High School provide students with the opportunity to learn through collaboration, service and competition. Students are encouraged to join clubs, attend school events and complete community service hours through our PRIDE Incentive Program by rewarding students for each level of participation.  The VEX Robotics Team has won 2 State Championships.

    Clubs include:

    • 精东传媒 Worldquest
    • Asian Appreciation Association (AAA)
    • Battle of the Books
    • Black Student Alliance
    • Chess Club
    • Creek Chaos
    • DECA
    • Drama Club
    • Environmental Club
    • Foreign Language Clubs (French and Spanish)
    • Freshman Class Council
    • Girls Who Code
    • Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
    • HOSA
    • Interact Club
    • Junior Class Council
    • Marching Band
    • Mu Alpha Theta
    • Multicultural Club
    • National Art Honor Society
    • National Honor Society
    • National Technical Honor Society
    • Noble Maverick Society
    • Photography Club
    • RISE Literary and Art Magazine
    • SAVDDE
    • Science Olympiad
    • Senior Class Council
    • Sophomore Class Council
    • Technology Student Association (TSA)
    • Unified Champions

    Mallard Creek High School's mission is to prepare students to succeed in a global society through a quality education.

Athletics

  • Mallard Creek High School offers a full range of competitive athletics for both boys and girls through tennis, golf, swimming, track & field, football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, cross-country, E-sports, cheerleading, and flag football. Mallard Creek is a division 4A school and a part of the Queen City 3A/4A  Conference.

    Although Mallard Creek is a relatively new school, our students in team and individual sports have won numerous conference and state titles. In 2013, 2014, and 2015 the varsity football team won the 4AA State Championship. The Men's Track & Field team won its first 4A State Championship in May 2015. The Cheerleading team won its first NCHSAA 4A State Championship in the winter of 2018.
     
    Most recently, the Men's Track & Field team won the 2024 NCHSAA 4A State Championship.
     
    Individual NCHSAA State Championships:
    2008 Lauren Gully won 500m during Indoor Track season 
    2013 Cam Mattion, QuaShawn Cunningham, Brian Walker and Vernon Grier 4x200m Relay
    2014 Alycia Springs Shot Put Indoor Track and Field
    2014 Alycia Springs Shot Put Spring Track and Field
    2014 Quashawn Cunningham 55m Indoor Track & Field
    2014 Quashawn Cunningham 100m Outdoor Track & Field
    2014 Quashawn Cunningham 200m Outdoor Track & Field
    2014 Kyle Horton, Vernon Grier, Cravont Charleston, & Quashawn Cunningham 4x100m Relay Outdoor Track & Field
    2015 Waddell McNeely 160lbs Wrestling
    2015 T’Nai Wells, Gabbi Cunningham, Courtney Lebby, & Genaya Johnson 4x100m Relay
    2015 Alycia Springs Discus Outdoor Track & Field
    2015 Kyle Horton, Marquise Gaddy, Vernon Grier, Cravont Charleston 4x100m Relay
    2015 Kyle Horton, Vernon Grier, Nafees Lyon, Cravont Charleston 4x200m Relay
    2015 Keon Howe High Jump Indoor Track & Field
    2015 Keon Howe High Jump Outdoor Track & Field
    2015 Keon Howe Pole Vault Outdoor Track & Field
    2016 Akira Rhodes 100m Hurdles Outdoor Track & Field
    2016 Cravont Charleston 55m Indoor Track & Field
    2016 Cravont Charleston 100m Outdoor Track & Field
    2016 Thomas Gordon, Cam Stover, Will Eason, Cravont Charleston 4x100 Relay
    2017 Akira Rhodes 55m Hurdles Indoor Track & Field
    2017 Akira Rhodes 100m Hurdles Outdoor Track 7 Field
    2017 Jordan Ferguson, Canoy Tyree, Kesean Abel, Sean Walker 4x400m Relay
    2018 Idris Bernard High Jump Outdoor Track & Field
    2018 Akira Rhodes 100m Hurdles Outdoor Track & Field
    2019 Jordan Norman 160lbs Wrestling
    2019 Chancelor Crawford Shot Put Outdoor Track & Field
    2019 Chancelor Crawford Discus Put Outdoor Track & Field
    2020 Arianna Brown, Kaylyn Brown, Liyah Jones, Saniyah Smith 4x400 Relay 
    2020 Ashley Shinn Women’s Wrestling
    2021 Cameron Stinson Jr. 106lb Wrestling
    2021 Macy Dulaney Discus
    2021 William Sistruck Long Jump
    2021 David Lampkin 100m
    2021 Jarrell Guy, Benjamin Black, Demonte Furman, David Lampkin 4x200m Relay
    2022 Khallila Corry 235 lb Wrestling
    2022 Cameron Stinson Jr. 113lb Wrestling
    2023 Cameron Stinson Jr. 120lb Wrestling
    2023 Jaidan Lee, Curtis Clark, Ben Black, Christian Dixon 4x100 Relay
    2023 Darren Morrison, Jaidan Lee, and Christian Dixon 4x200 Relay
    2024 Cameron Stinson Jr. 126lb Wrestling (undefeated, 205-0 career record)
    2024 Tyson Williams 100m Outdoor Track & Field 
    2024 Tyson Williams 200m Outdoor Track & Field (State MVP)
    2024 Tyson Williams, Nassor Ashenafi, Travis McFadden and Justin Watts 4x200m relay Outdoor Track & Field
     
    An abundant amount of student-athleties have earned athletic scholarships, at every collegiate level, through their commitment to academics and athletics.