Marshalltown High School

Marshalltown Senior High School
File:bobcats_blue.jpg
Address
1602 S. Second Ave
Marshalltown, Iowa, (Marshall County), 50158
 United States
Information
Type Public high school
School district Marshalltown Community School District
Superintendent Dr. Marvin L. Wade, Jr.
Principal Aiddy Phomvisay
Teaching staff 97
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1564[1]  (2009-2010)
Student to teacher ratio 1:16
Color(s) Blue and Red         
Song Go Bobcats Go! Fight Song
Fight song Go Bobcats, Go! No Matter Who the Foe May Be. Fight, Fight, Fight! Go Bobcats, Go! We’re Out to Win So Be It; On To Victory! Let’s Roll, Bobcats, Roll! And Run The Score Up to the Sky! Red and Blue Will Ever Do or Die! Go Bobcats from Marshalltown High!
Athletics conference Central Iowa Metropolitan League
Iowa Conference
Nickname Bobcats
Rival Ames High Little Cyclones
Newspaper Pebbles
Yearbook Post Script
Associate Principal Deb Holsapple
Dean of Students Dan Terrones
Lisa Wunn
Athletic Director Tim Bell
Website http://www.marshalltown.k12.ia.us/mhs.html

Marshalltown High School (MHS) is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and is home to 1,600 students in grades 9-12.

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History

The first Marshalltown High School was located north of downtown Marshalltown on Grant Street before moving to the present Miller Middle School. In 1965, the present Marshalltown High School building opened and has experienced minor additions including a library, weightroom, auditorium and classroom wings.

The Marshalltown High School athletics facilities include both outdoor and indoor sports accommodations. The outdoor facilities include baseball, football, soccer and softball fields, as well as a track. The indoor facilities include a swimming pool and a gymnasium, known as the "Roundhouse", which has accommodations for basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and track. All areas are served by concessions, restrooms, parking and men's and women's locker rooms.[2]

Notable students

African American educational innovator Laurence C. Jones graduated in 1903.[3]

Coach, Adolph Rupp began his coaching career with the Marshalltown wrestling team, leading them to a state championship during the 1925-1926 school year.[4]

Joseph Kosinski, the American television commercial and feature film director, best known for his computer graphics and computer generated imagery work. graduated from Marshalltown High School[5] in 1992. Mr. Kosinski made his big-screen directorial debut with the Disney Digital 3-D science fiction film Tron: Legacy in December 2010.

Ina May Gaskin, the only midwife for whom an obstetric maneuver is named, graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1958.[6]

References

  1. ^ Iowa Department of Education: 2009-2010 Iowa Public School District PreK-12 Enrollments by School, Grade, Race and Gender (Spreadsheet) URL accessed on December 5, 2010
  2. ^ Marshalltown Convention and Vistors Bureau: Tournament Sports Facilities URL accessed on December 5, 2010
  3. ^ Schmidt, D.A. (2002) Iowa Pride. Xulon Press. p 210.
  4. ^ Adolph Rupp: Kentucky's Basketball Baron By Russell Rice ISBN 0915611988/
  5. ^ Barnes, Brooks (December 3, 2010). "Cyberspace Gamble". The New York Times (The New York Times Company): p. AR1. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/movies/05tron.html. Retrieved December 6, 2010. "Raised in Marshalltown, Iowa — population 26,000 — he [Kosinski] is quiet, polite and interested in other people’s opinions in a way that is rare in moviedom’s major leagues." 
  6. ^ http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/545094/Marshalltown-native-receives-award-in-Sweden.html

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