Marinette High School

Marinette High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in the city of Marinette, Wisconsin. It is part of the School District of Marinette, and had an estimated enrollment of 623 for the 2014–15 school year. It is the only public high school in Marinette.

Marinette High School
Address
2135 Pierce Avenue

Marinette
,
Wisconsin
54143

United States
Information
School typePublic Secondary
School districtSchool District of Marinette
PrincipalJustine Braatz
Staff43.11 (FTE)[1]
Key peopleMatthew Draheim, Assistant Principal
Dean Furton, Activities Director
Grades9 through 12
Enrollment604 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.01[1]
Color(s)Purple; white
Fight songHail to Marinette
Athletics conferenceNortheast
MascotMarine
RivalMenominee High School
YearbookThe Whipurnette
Websitehttp://mhs.marinette.k12.wi.us/

Academics

MHS offers Advanced Placement classes, which six percent of the student body participates in.[2]

Demographics

The school is 95 percent White, two percent Hispanic, one percent black, one percent Asian, and one-half percent American Indian.[3] Just under half of the students who attend MHS are economically disadvantaged.[4] About a third of students are proficient in English and math.[2]

From 2000–2019, high school enrollment declined 39.1%.[5]

Enrollment at Marinette High School, 2000–2019

History

On November 29, 2010, sophomore Sam Hengel held a teacher and 24 students captive for five hours at gunpoint before shooting himself.[6] He carried two pistols and a knife into school and made students hand over their cell phones. The teacher in the room served as a mediator during the ordeal.[7] Reports indicated that Hengel never pointed the gun at students, and that he never had any specific plan on what to do. He died the following morning from his injuries.[8]

Athletics

Marinette High School shares a historic football rivalry with the neighboring high school in Menominee, Michigan for over a century, dating back to 1894.[9]

Notable alumni
  • Jug Girard (1927–1997), football player
  • Ed Glick (1900–1976), football player
  • George Ihler (born 1943), football player
  • Joe Kresky (1908–1988), football player
  • Charles Lavine (born 1947), Democratic member of the New York State Assembly
  • Jab Murray (1892–1958), football player
  • John Nygren (born 1964), Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Sammy Powers (1897–1969), football player
  • Buff Wagner (1897–1962), football player

References
  1. "Marinette High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. "Test Scores". U. S. News and World Reports. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. "Student Body". U. S. News and World Reports. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. "Overview". U. S. News and World Reports. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  5. 2000–2019 enrollment figures come from the Wisconsin DPI Program Statistics Archives, Wisconsin School Free/Reduced Eligibility Data and the Wisconsin DPI School Nutrition Program Statistics reports for school level enrollment and participation data.
  6. Cullen, Dave (2010-12-02). "Understanding Sam Hengel, the Gunman at Marinette High School". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  7. "School Gunman Dies After Shooting Self". ABC News. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  8. "Marinette High School student who held classroom hostage dead". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  9. Kimmerly, Geoff (2007-10-12). "M&M rivalry conjures sweet memories". HighSchool Rivals.com. Retrieved 2007-10-14.


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