Morgantown High School

Morgantown High School
Address
109 Wilson Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia 26501
United States
Coordinates 39°37′27″N 79°57′23″W / 39.62417°N 79.95639°W / 39.62417; -79.95639Coordinates: 39°37′27″N 79°57′23″W / 39.62417°N 79.95639°W / 39.62417; -79.95639
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Established 1883
Opened 1927
School district Monongalia County School District
Superintendent Dr. Eddie Campbell
Principal Paul Mihalko
Teaching staff 92[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,763[1] (2016)
Student to teacher ratio 19:1[1]
Campus type Small City[1]
Color(s) Red and Blue         
Athletics conference Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Team name Mohigans
Athletic Director John Bowers
Website mohigans.mono.k12.wv.us

Morgantown High School is a public high school in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. It is one of three secondary schools in the Monongalia County School District. Athletic teams compete as the Morgantown Mohigans in the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Background

The institution has existed since 1883 while operating on its current campus since 1927. Students largely come from one of the three feeder schools, South Middle School, Suncrest Middle School, or St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic. As of 2008, it has an enrollment of 1,734 students. Among the school's student activities are over 20 varsity sports. Morgantown High offers 23 Advanced Placement classes.

Athletics

Morgantown High School is the home of the Mohigans, the name of a non-existent Native American tribe whose name is a combination of the words Morgantown (MO) High (HIG) Annual (AN), the school's original yearbook. The Native American mascot and logo were adopted because of the close relation to the name Mohican, an actual Native American tribe.[2]

Marching Band

The Morgantown High School Red & Blue Marching Band has performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2009, the 2013 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California, and the 2014 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. In December 2016, the band represented West Virginia in the 75th Anniversary Commemoration Parade of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. News & World Report. "Morgantown High School". Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Morgantown High School - Mohigan Facts - The Mohigan". Archived from the original on 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  3. ↑ http://www.northropgrumman.com/leadership/bios/wes_bush.html/
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