Moorhead High School
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| Moorhead High School | |
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| Address | |
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2300 4th Avenue South , 56560 United States | |
| Coordinates | 46°52′20″N 96°44′37″W / 46.8722222°N 96.7436111°W[1] |
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| School type | Secondary |
| Established | 1883 |
| School district | Moorhead Area Public Schools |
| Principal | Seth Lawrence |
| Teaching staff | 87.06 (FTE) (as of 2012-13)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,545 (as of 2012-13)[2] |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.75 (as of 2012-13)[2] |
| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Mascot | Spuddy |
| Nickname | Spuds |
| Yearbook | Cho Kio |
| Website | Official website |
Moorhead High School is a public high school in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1883, the school serves approximately 1600 students in grades 9-12.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities at Moorhead High School include Destination Imagination, Apollo Strings, Business Professionals of America, carolers, drama, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, newspaper, pep band, Science Olympiad, speech, debate, student council, and yearbook.
Athletics
The school's athletic teams, known as the Moorhead Spuds, compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, dance team, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
State championship titles held by the school include:
- Basketball, boys': 1928, 1929
- Football: 1971, 1987 (AA)
- Golf, boys: 2012 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)
- Track and field, boys': 1929, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 (AA), 1987 (AA), 1993 (AA)
- Track and field, girls': 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999 (AA), 2001 (AA)
- Volleyball: 1988 (AA)
Notable alumni
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- Jason Blake, professional ice hockey player
- Ada Comstock, women's education pioneer
- Brian Coyle, three-term Minneapolis City Council member
- Mark Cullen, professional ice hockey player
- Matt Cullen, professional ice hockey player
- Becky Gulsvig, actress
- Mark Ladwig, member of 2010 U.S Olympic team-figure skating
- Morrie Lanning, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Brian Lee, professional ice hockey player
- Warren Magnuson, US Senator from Washington 1944-1981
- Olaus Murie, naturalist
- Lucas Shogren, composer, cellist, and director.
- Arlan Stangeland, member of the United States House of Representatives 1977-1991
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorhead Senior High School
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Moorhead High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
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