Morgan High School (McConnelsville, Ohio)

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Morgan High School is a public high school in McConnelsville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Morgan Local School District.

[edit] History

Morgan County was the first county in Ohio to completely consolidate its high schools into one. The school is located in McConnelsville, Ohio along the scenic banks of the Muskingum River. The Morgan County School District received matching funds in the Vocational Act of 1963. This allowed school officials to plan and create a new vocational department at the proposed new high school scheduled to open in 1966.

With the new school came a new name for the teams and new colors for everyone. The “Morgan Raiders” became the Morgan’s official team name for its athletes. The school’s new colors were decided to be silver-gray and blue and the dominant colors with red as a minor color.

On October 1, 1966 nearly 2,000 people assembled for the outdoor dedication ceremony, while many viewed the program closed circuit television in various rooms inside the newly built high school.

1966 - 1967 Class Members: The first year there were 208 freshmen, 189 sophomore, 200 junior class members and 156 seniors in the first graduating class at Morgan High School.

The first yearbook annual was called the “Morhi”

[edit] Events of Interest

1966 – 1967 Morgan High School is the first comprehensive High School in the State of Ohio.^{[citation needed]}

1966 – 1967 Vocational Classes offered: Electronics, Carpentry and Cabinet, Auto Mechanics, Business Education, Cosmetology, Homemakers Assistant, Vocational Machine Agriculture, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Steno Clerk, General Office, and Distributive Education.

1967 – 1968 Carpentry built its first house.

1967 – 1968 Morgan Raider Band wins 1st at Band O Rama at Zanesville, OH