Muscatine High School
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Coordinates: 41°26′20″N 91°04′30″W / 41.439°N 91.075°W
| Established | 1868 |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Robert Weaton |
| Students | Approximately 1,700 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 2705 Cedar Street, Muscatine, Iowa, USA |
| Oversight | Muscatine Community School District |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Mascot | chech and chong |
| Website | [1] |
Muscatine High School is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Muscatine, Iowa. The school is part of the Muscatine Community School District, and has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students in grades nine through twelve.
Located at 2705 Cedar Street in Muscatine (approximately one mile east of U.S. Highway 61), Muscatine High School draws students from the city and adjacent rural areas.
Sports teams are known as the Muskies. Sports programs include, among others, football,basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, cross country, rugby, and track and field.
The high school music department includes a marching band in the fall and two concert bands in the spring, two jazz bands, three curricular choirs, two show choirs, two jazz choirs, a men's barbershop group, and a string orchestra.
The drama department presents a fall play and a spring musical every year. The 2008-2009 season was marked by a switch from the fall two-act play to three, shorter one-act plays.
A recent addition and renovation project has added numerous amenities such as a renovated cafeteria and student center, a new band room, new classrooms and labs, and a new main office complex. http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_extlink.png Muscatine High School also boasts a day care center, for the children of the students.
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[edit] Publications
The Auroran: The school newspaper published regularly during the school year. Students manage all aspects of the publication
MHS Today: The online version of the school newspaper is available at mhstoday.com [2]. it is completely designed and managed by Muscatine High School students. It is frequently updated.
Muscatine High School Yearbook: The Muscatine High School Yearbook is released yearly and is completely designed and written by students.
[edit] Drug Abuse
Muscatine high school is most known in the area for its high drug use and teen pregnancy rates There have been many drug bust at mhs forcing the school to higher a school larson officer.
[edit] Famous alumni
- Jim Yong Kim, 17th President of Dartmouth College
- Lil Wayne, Dwayne Michael Carter an American rapper
[edit] See also
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