Moorpark High School
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| Moorpark High School | |
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4500 Tierra Rejada Road , 93021 | |
| Coordinates | 34°16′11″N 118°53′53″W / 34.26972°N 118.89806°W |
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| Former names | Moorpark Memorial Union High School, Moorpark Union High School |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "All for One, One for All" |
| Established | 1919 |
| Principal | Carrie Pentis |
| Teaching staff | 79.52 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,908 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.99[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Coastal Canyon League |
| Team name | Musketeers |
| Website | mhs |
Moorpark High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the Mountain Meadows neighborhood of Moorpark,[2] California; and serves students from grades 9 through 12. It is part of the Moorpark Unified School District; and had an enrollment of 1,908 students for the 2018–19 school year.[3] The student/teacher ratio for 2017–18 was 23:1.[4] Moorpark High School is accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[5] Moorpark High School takes pupils from two main feeder middle schools: Chaparral Middle School and Mesa Verde Middle School.[6]
History
The school was established in 1919 as Moorpark Memorial Union High School.[7][8] The campus was originally located at 280 Casey Road (through the end of the 1987–1988 school year before being relocated to its current campus at 4500 Tierra Rejada Road). "Memorial" was included in the school name as a remembrance of servicemen lost during the First World War.[9]
Notable alumni
- Zach Penprase (born 1985), Israeli-American baseball player for the Israel National Baseball Team
- Dennis Pitta, Baltimore Ravens tight end
- Greg Estandia, Jacksonville Jaguars/Cleveland Browns tight end
- Kelli Berglund, actress
- Chad Hansen, New York Jets wide receiver
- Sunny Hale (1968–2017), polo player for the Outback Polo Team; and first woman to win the U.S. Open.[10][11]
- Chastin West, Detroit Lions wide receiver
- Dillon Price "Attach" Call of Duty World Champion 2015
References
- ^ a b c "Moorpark High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Student Accountability Report Card". California Dept of Education SARC Online. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade – Moorpark High (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California's K-12 School". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Directory of Schools". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Moorpark Unified School Sites". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "History of Moorpark Unified School District". www.mrpk.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Moorpark History". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Moorpark History". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Moorpark Polo Players Advance in N.Y." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Shapiro, T. Rees. "Sunny Hale, top-ranked polo player of peerless style and audacious speed, dies at 48". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2019.