The school was named after
Dalton L. McMichael (1914–2001), a textile executive and former chairman of the Madison-Mayodan School Board. The school was established as from the merger of Madison-Mayodan and Stoneville high schools. The athletic programs of the two former schools (formerly the Falcons and Eagles, respectively) were merged in 1989, and new facilities were opened in 1991, with the opening McMichael High School. ==Athletics==