Moorhead High School

Moorhead High School is a public high school in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States.^[6] Established in 1883, the school serves approximately 2,000 students in grades 9–12.^[7] The school has a student-teacher ratio of 18.81.^[8]

Moorhead High School
Address
2300 4th Avenue South Moorhead , Minnesota 56560 United States
Coordinates	46.8722222°N 96.7436111°W / 46.8722222; -96.7436111[1]
Information
School type	Secondary
Established	1883
School district	Moorhead Area Public Schools
Principal	Josh Haag[3]
Teaching staff	98.16 (FTE) (as of 2017-18)[4]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,846 (2017–18)[5]
Average class size	30
Student to teacher ratio	18.81 (as of 2017–18)[4]
Color(s)	Orange and black
Mascot	Spuddy
Nickname	Spuds
Yearbook	Cho Kio
Website	www.moorheadschools.org/schools/high-schools/moorhead-high-school/

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.^[9]

Athletics

The school's athletic teams, known as the Moorhead Spuds, compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, dance team, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, cross country skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

State championship titles held by the school include:

• Basketball, boys': 1928, 1929^{[citation needed]}
• Football: 1971, 1987 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Golf, boys: 2012 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)^{[citation needed]}
• Track and field, boys': 1929, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 (AA), 1987 (AA), 1993 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Track and field, girls': 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999 (AA), 2001 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Volleyball: 1988 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Speech: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 (AA)^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Jason Blake, professional ice hockey player
• Will Borgen, 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, three-time Stanley Cup champion
• Becky Gulsvig, actress
• Sydney Johnson, basketball coach, Princeton, Fairfield University
• Mark Ladwig, member of 2010 U.S. Olympic team-figure skating
• Morrie Lanning, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Ben Lien, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Brian Lee, professional ice hockey player
• Warren Magnuson, US Senator from Washington 1944–1981
• Olaus Murie, naturalist
• Arlan Stangeland, member of the United States House of Representatives 1977–1991
• Chris VandeVelde, professional ice hockey player

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorhead Senior High School
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorhead Senior High School
3. "Moorhead High School". Retrieved 24 May 2022.
4. "School Detail for Moorhead High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
5. "MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
6. "Amid historic move to new high school, book chronicles 150 years of Moorhead schools". InForum. 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
7. Redmond, Jourden (2023-08-21). "Construction of new Moorhead High School still going strong". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
8. "MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
9. catwhipple (2023-11-07). "DJ Smith, three-sport athlete at Moorhead High School | The Circle News". Retrieved 2023-11-12.

External links

• Official website