Marshalltown High School

Marshalltown High School (MHS) is public high school located in Marshalltown, Iowa and is home to 1,600 students in grades 9–12. It is a part of the Marshalltown Community School District.

Marshalltown High School
Address
Map
1602 S. Second Ave

50158

United States
Coordinates42°01′47″N 92°54′30″W / 42.0297°N 92.9082°W / 42.0297; -92.9082
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtMarshalltown Community School District
SuperintendentTheron Schuette
PrincipalJustin Boliver
Teaching staff102.96 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment1,582 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.37[1]
Color(s)
  •   Blue
  •   Red
Athletics conferenceIowa Alliance Conference
Sports
  • Football
  • volleyball
  • swimming
  • cross country
  • golf
  • tennis
  • soccer
  • track
  • wrestling
  • bowling
  • e sports
  • softball
  • baseball
  • marching band
  • pep band
MascotBobby the Bobcat
Team nameBobcats
RivalAmes High Little Cyclones
NewspaperPebbles
YearbookPost Script
Websitewww.marshalltown.k12.ia.us/mhs.html

The district, and therefore the high school, serves almost all of Marshalltown, Albion, and Haverhill.[2]

History

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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.[3]

The Roundhouse was renovated in 2015 to include additional sports locker rooms and the wooden bleachers were replaced with ADA-approved plastic bleachers. The MHS swimming pool area was also renovated to include windows to be able to view from the hallway and additional pool deck space.

The Marshalltown Court Complex, consisting of twelve tennis courts and three pickleball courts, was completed in October 2020 and is used by the Boys and Girls Tennis teams.[4]

The Bobcats Sports Complex, which included a new synthetic turf field, new track, renovated bleacher and press box structure, new scoreboard and a renovated courtyard, was completed and opened in September 2023. A storm shelter, which will also include team rooms, is under construction. [5] [6]

Activities

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Students at Marshalltown High School have a wide array of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to choose from, including athletics, National Honor Society, Key Club, music, speech, drama, foreign language clubs, color guard and cheer.

Athletics

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Marshalltown High School sports teams are known as the Bobcats; their uniforms display the school's colors of blue and red.

The school fields athletic teams in 21 sports[7] including:

  • Summer: Baseball and softball
    • Baseball (1964, 1976 Baseball State Champions)[8]
  • Fall: Football, volleyball, girls' swimming and diving, girls' cross country
    • Boys' cross country (6-time State Champions - 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986)[8]
    • Boys' golf (5-time State Champions - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1979, 1980)[8]
    • Volleyball (1994 State Champions)[8]
  • Winter: Boys' swimming, boys' bowling, girls' bowling
    • Boys' basketball (4-time State Champions - 1956, 1960, 1961, 1966)[8]
    • Girls' basketball (1986 State Champions)[8]
    • Wrestling (3-time State Champions - 1924, 1925, 1926)[8]
    • Boys' bowling 2021 Class 3A State Champions[9]
  • Spring: Girls' track and field, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, boys' tennis, girls' tennis
    • Boys' track and field (1985 State Champions)[8]
    • Girls' golf (4-time State Champions - 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005)[8]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marshalltown High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Marshalltown" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ Marshalltown Convention and Visitors Bureau: Tournament Sports Facilities Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on December 5, 2010
  4. ^ "Times Republican"
  5. ^ “Times Republican”
  6. ^ “KCCI”
  7. ^ Central Iowa Metro League
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Marshalltown". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. ^ "2023 Record Book Bowling" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. August 18, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Anson, Adrian Constantine "Cap" (1851-1922) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  11. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948,' Biographical Sketch of George C. Armstrong, p. 270-271
  12. ^ "Iowan Jeff Clement, former MLB top-3 pick, is retiring". www.desmoinesregister.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". www.timesrepublican.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "RickGlennMMA.com | The Gladiator". www.rickglennmma.com.
  15. ^ "Ricky Glenn | UFC". www.ufc.com. 14 September 2018.
  16. ^ Schmidt, D.A. (2002) Iowa Pride. Xulon Press. p. 210.
  17. ^ Barnes, Brooks (December 3, 2010). "Cyberspace Gamble". The New York Times. p. AR1. 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.
  18. ^ Adolph Rupp: Kentucky's Basketball Baron By Russell Rice ISBN 0915611988/
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