Mariposa County High School

Mariposa County High School
Address
5074 Old Hwy N
Mariposa, California 95338
United States of America
Coordinates 37°29′20″N 119°57′49″W / 37.4888°N 119.9636°W / 37.4888; -119.9636Coordinates: 37°29′20″N 119°57′49″W / 37.4888°N 119.9636°W / 37.4888; -119.9636
Information
School type Public
Founded 1914
School board Mariposa County Unified School District
NCES District ID 0623940
NCES School ID 03602
Principal Celeste Azevedo
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 510
Colour(s)

     Green

     Gold
Athletics conference CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Mascot Grizzlies
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website MCHS

Mariposa County High School is a public high school located in Mariposa, CA. The school is part of the Mariposa County Unified School District.

History

Founded in 1914, Mariposa County High School was conceived after an election was held to figure out if the county should have a high school. The election was won with the majority of 666 beating those 608 votes against the school.[1]

The school celebrated its 100th birthday in 2014.[2][3]

Statistics

Demographics

2016-17[4] 510 students

White Latino Asian African American American Indian Two or More Races
69.8% 16.1% 1.2% 0.8% 3.3% 6.5%

Standardized Testing

SAT Scores for 2014-15[5]
Average Reading Score Average Math Score Average Writing Score
Mariposa High 534 550 513
Statewide 489 500 484
SAT Scores for 2015-16[6]
Average Reading Score Average Math Score Average Writing Score
Mariposa High 493 524 466
Statewide 484 494 477

Student Activities

Athletics

The school is part of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section in the Southern League along with seven other schools.[7]

  • Boys' Basketball
    • Section Champions
  • Girls' Basketball
    • Section Champions
      • 1979-80
  • Baseball
    • Section Champions
      • 2007-08
      • 2009-10
      • 2011-12
      • 2015-16 [10]
  • Softball
    • Section Champions
      • 1978-79
      • 1983-84
      • 2011-12
      • 2013-14
      • 2014-15[11]
      • 2015-16[12]
  • Football
    • Section Champions
      • 1995-96
  • Track
  • Girls' Track
  • Volleyball
    • Section Champions
      • 1980-81
  • Boys' Soccer
    • Section Champions
      • 2008-09
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Golf
    • Section Champions
      • 2015-16
  • Tennis
  • Wrestling
    • Section Champions
      • 2012-13
      • 2015-16 [13]

Clubs[14]

  • Art Club
  • Dance Club
  • Drama Club[15]
  • French Club
  • Frisbee Club
  • Natural Helpers
  • Poetry Club
  • Rotary Interact Club
  • Spanish Club

Notable alumni[16]

References

  1. ↑ Rowland, Dorothy (1918). "History of the High School". Mariposa Gazette (Number 36).
  2. ↑ Miracle, Veronica. "Mariposa County High School celebrates 100th birthday".
  3. ↑ Yawger, Doane (2014). "Mariposa high school celebrates 100 years with homecoming". The Modesto Bee.
  4. ↑ "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade - Mariposa County High School (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  5. ↑ "SAT Report 2014-15".
  6. ↑ "SAT Report (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Divisions & Leagues". CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  8. ↑ "CIF Sac-Joaquin Section" (PDF). CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  9. ↑ Jansen, Shawn (2016). "Year in Review: Mariposa's magical night was one of many highlights". Merced Sun-Star.
  10. ↑ Burns, James. "Ripon Christian falls to Southern League rival Mariposa in D-VI final". The Modesto Bee.
  11. ↑ Report, Staff (2015). "2015 High School Softball State Champions". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ Lynch, Sean. "Big inning propels Mariposa to Sac-Joaquin Section softball three-peat". Merced Sun-Star. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ Agostini, Ron. "Central Valley earns first blue banner at Sac-Joaquin Section team wrestling". The Modesto Bee. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Clubs of MCHS". Mariposa County High School.
  15. ↑ "Grizzly Cinema".
  16. ↑ "Daily Bulletin - Friday, October 24, 2014". Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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