MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)

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MacArthur High School
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MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)
4400 East Gore Boulevard

Lawton
,
Comanche County
,
Oklahoma
73501

United States
Information
Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
Established1969
LocaleSuburban
School district Lawton Public Schools
Authority OSDE
PrincipalDanny Smith
Teaching staff72.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,214 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.74 [1]
Color(s)  Black
  green
  gold
Athletics conference5A District 1
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Pom, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling
Mascot Scottish Highlander Scottish piper.jpg
NewspaperThe Braveheart
YearbookThe Highlander
Website Official website

MacArthur High School (MHS) was the third high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma. A part of Lawton Public Schools (LPS), MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoods which were under development: Carriage Hills, Park Lane, Sullivan Village, and SunGate.

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MacArthur High School was the first high school in the Lawton, Oklahoma area to provide desegregation busing for the residential subdivision of Ranch Oaks during the 1970s. The Ranch Oaks housing addition was located lateral of the Lawton municipal airport on the east side of Southwest 11th street.

The attendance boundary includes the LPS portion of Medicine Park and the Flower Mound Public School school district. [2]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The following teams have won their respective state championship:

Records

Clubs and Organizations

MacArthur High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: Archery, Anime Club, Book Club, Choir/Vocal Music, Crime Stoppers, Dance Team, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), FFA (Future Farmers of America), Key Club, MacArthur High School Band, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps), Military Child Club, Multi-Cultural Awareness Club, National Honor Society, Partners Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, Science Club, Speech, Theatre and Debate, Student Council, [3] The Braveheart Newspaper, The Highlander Yearbook Staff. [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MacArthur HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "LPS Middle and High School Boundaries" (PDF). Lawton Public Schools . Retrieved December 21, 2024. *Students living in the LPS area of Medicine Park[...] - Linked from here
  3. ↑ Oklahoma Association of Student Councils
  4. ↑ MacArthur High School activities & clubs
  5. ↑ "Edmond's Lauren Nelson new 'Discover Oklahoma' co-host". Edmond Life & Leisure. January 5, 2017.

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