- Marshalltown High School
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Marshalltown Senior High School File:bobcats_blue.jpg Address 1602 S. Second Ave
Marshalltown, Iowa, (Marshall County), 50158
United StatesCoordinates 42°01′47″N 92°54′30″W / 42.0297°N 92.9082°WCoordinates: 42°01′47″N 92°54′30″W / 42.0297°N 92.9082°W 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 ConferenceNickname Bobcats Rival Ames High Little Cyclones Newspaper Pebbles Yearbook Post Script Associate Principal Deb Holsapple Dean of Students Dan Terrones
Lisa WunnAthletic 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.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Marshalltown Convention and Vistors Bureau: Tournament Sports Facilities URL accessed on December 5, 2010
- ^ Schmidt, D.A. (2002) Iowa Pride. Xulon Press. p 210.
- ^ Adolph Rupp: Kentucky's Basketball Baron By Russell Rice ISBN 0915611988/
- ^ 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."
External links
Categories:- High schools in Iowa
- Schools in Marshall County, Iowa
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