Melanie Davenport is from Gainesville, GA and attended Gainesville High School, Home of the Red Elephants, c/o1992. In 1996, Mrs. Davenport graduated from Clemson University, with a Bachelors of Science in Health Sciences. She earned her Masters in Physical Education with Certification in Health & PE, K-12 while working as a graduate student for North Georgia College & State University, among her graduate teaching responsibilities were Adaptive PE contracted with Lumpkin County Schools, Ropes Course Instructor, which led to an opportunity to coach middle school girls basketball('97-'98). Mrs. Davenport earned her Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership, from Lincoln Memorial University in 2007. In the Fall of 1998, Mrs. Davenport officially began her teaching and coaching career as a certified teacher for Lumpkin County Schools at Lumpkin County Middle School, where she taught Health & PE and coached both middle school girls' basketball and track. Beginning the 2001-2002 school year, Mrs. Davenport transferred to Long Branch Elementary where she continues to serve as the Health & PE Teacher. Mrs. Davenport added to her coaching resume JV Volleyball in 2017, and Basketball Cheer in 2018. Coach Davenport is currently in her fourth season as the Lumpkin County Varsity & JV Basketball Cheer coach..