Muriel Battle High School

Muriel Williams Battle High School
Address
7575 East St. Charles Road
Columbia, Missouri 65202
United States
Coordinates 38°58′08″N 92°13′24″W / 38.9689889°N 92.2233273°W / 38.9689889; -92.2233273Coordinates: 38°58′08″N 92°13′24″W / 38.9689889°N 92.2233273°W / 38.9689889; -92.2233273
Information
Type Public Secondary
Motto "It's a Great Day To Be A Spartan"
Established 2013
School district Columbia Public Schools
Principal Kim Presko
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1094[1] (2016)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)      Navy blue
     Gold
Athletics conference Independent
Nickname Spartans
Website School website
[2][3][4]

Muriel Williams Battle High School (commonly Battle) is a public secondary school in Columbia, Missouri, United States, that opened for 2013 summer school on June 3, 2013, and started its first school year in August 2013.[5] The school serves students in grades 9–12, however seniors did not attend the first year of operation. It is one of four public high schools in the Columbia Public School District.

History

Columbia's population growth was well over 20% between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. The city is expected to grow most rapidly in the north and east directions in the following decades. Anticipating this a 120 million dollar bond issue was passed in April 2010 to fund the construction of a third high school, Battle.[6][7]

Campus

Battle is located in what is currently the suburban fringe of east Columbia just north of I-70.

Athletics

The following sports are offered to students at Battle:[8]

  • Baseball (male students)
  • Basketball (all students)
  • Cross country (all students)
  • Cheerleading (female students)
  • Dance (female students)
  • Football (male students)
  • Golf (all students)
  • Marching band (all students)
  • Quidditch (all students)
  • Softball (female students)
  • Soccer (all students)
  • Swimming & diving (all students)
  • Tennis (all students)
  • Track & field (all students)
  • Volleyball (female students)
  • Wrestling (male students)

References

  1. ↑ "Best High Schools/Muriel W. Battle High School". U.S.News & World Report. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Battle High School gets first principal". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ staff. "Columbia Public Schools 2013-14 Enrollment (Head Count)" (PDF). CPS. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ ::MSHSAA::Battle High School - School Information
  5. ↑ Construction at Battle High School proceeds on schedule and budget - Columbia Missourian Archived 2012-07-22 at Archive.is
  6. ↑ Columbia Public Schools Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ School, city officials coordinate growth, funding plans - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Education
  8. ↑ BattleSpartans | The Official Site of Spartan Athletics


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