Midwest City High School

Midwest City High School
Location
213 Elm Drive
Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
United States
Information
Type Coeducational, public, secondary
Established 1943
School district Mid-Del School District
Principal Lashonda Broiles
Grade levels 9-12
Enrollment 1,606
Color(s) Black and gold          
Athletics Football, basketball, baseball, softball, swimming, tennis, soccer, volleyball, cross country, track and field, wrestling, golf
Athletics conference Class 6A District 2
Nickname Bombers
Rival Del City High School
Feeder schools Jarman Middle School, Monroney Middle School.
Website School website

Midwest City High School is one of two high schools in Midwest City, Oklahoma, United States. The school is part of the Mid-Del School District, and serves more than 1,600 students.[1]

History

Extracurricular activities

Band

The Midwest City High School Band (also known as the Pride of Midwest City) is a 120-135 member band under the direction of Head Band Director John Davis and Assistant Band Director Mark Hensley. The marching band consists of three drum majors, a complete percussion sideline ensemble, a full field band, and a full drumline.

In 2012, a new band room was added on to help hold two separate bands and ensembles during different time periods, and to help with the number of students in the program. During this period, the band received what is now the current band uniforms, along with more funding towards the band program itself.

The band has won over four hundred awards over the years, winning the Oklahoma Secondary School Activity Association's "Sweepstakes" award for receiving perfect scores in Marching Band, Concert Band, and in Concert Band Sight Reading in 1979, 1982, 1992, and in 1996. The most recent of the band's accomplishments is in 2015 after winning a superior rating in the OSSAA marching band for 6A and winning 12th place in the Tigerpalooza Marching finalist at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.

After the football season is over, the band switches from marching season into what is known as "Concert Season."

Each year, the band becomes divided into two bands: the Symphonic Band and the Wind Ensemble. Each competes in the OSSAA state concert band contest held in April of each year. Both bands also perform in the Winter (Christmas) Concert in December, and in the Spring Concert in May of each year.

The students in band at the feeder schools Monroney Middle School and Jarmen Middle School, along with some transfer students from different schools and districts, helped make the school's band program over the years, especially when Mid-Del made Jr. High schools into Middle Schools and moved ninth grade to high school, adding on to the number of students in the band program starting in 2007.

This program is also contains two jazz ensembles, "The Beginning Jazz Band," and the more collegiate "The Advance Jazz Band," both under the direction of Mark Hensley, who has directed the Ensembles since he began working at Midwest City High School in 2002. The Jazz band is known statewide, having competed in numerous contests and receiving multiple superior ratings. The Jazz Band is one of the best secondary school jazz bands in the state.

Athletics

Baseball

  • Spring Ball State Champs - 5A 1988

Basketball

  • Girls' 5A State Champs - 1992
  • Girls' 6A State Champs - 2010, 2016
  • Boys' 6A State Champs - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007

Wrestling

  • National Champions - 1981, 1990, 1991
  • Team State Championships - 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2007, 2008
  • Dual State Championships - 1990, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006

The Bomber wrestling program consists of over 90 individual state champions and an impressive 59 Oklahoma High School wrestling All-State athletes.

Track and field

  • Boys' Team State Champs
    • 2A 1965
    • 5A 1998
    • 6A 2006, 2007
  • Girls' Team State Champs
    • 6A 1999, 2000, 2008

Football

  • State Championships 1960, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996

Swimming

Air Force JROTC

Lt. Col. Penning with cadets

Midwest City High School's Air Force JROTC unit started in 1993, with the unit number OK931. The honor guard (normally known as color guard; however, the name was taken by the flag girls) present the colors at most of the football and basketball games, along with other events, such as a New Orleans Hornets game during their relocation to Oklahoma City.

The current SASI is retired Lt. Col. Mike Penning, who replaced retired Col. Cross. The current ASI is retired Master Sergeant Alex Means.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Midwest City High School, http://www.education.com/ Education.com] (accessed June 9, 2010).
  2. ↑ "Ryan Budde Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kelly Cook". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ "A.J. Hinch Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Matt Kemp All-Star Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

Coordinates: 35°27′10″N 97°23′59″W / 35.452802°N 97.399596°W / 35.452802; -97.399596

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