Madera High School

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Madera High School
MHSlogo20092010.jpg
Location in the state of California
Address
Madera High School
200 South L Street

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93637

Coordinates 36°57′15″N120°03′56″W / 36.9541°N 120.0656°W / 36.9541; -120.0656
Information
MottoHome of the Coyotes
Established1894 [1]
School districtMadera Unified School District
PrincipalRobyn Cosgrove
Teaching staff85.77 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Age range13-18
Number of students2,084 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio24.30 [2]
Hours in school day7:30am to 4:30pm
Color(s)Blue & White
Fight song All Hail Madera
Athletics conference County Metro Athletic Conference [3]
MascotCoyote
RivalMadera South Stallions
Publication1894
NewspaperThe Maderan
YearbookThe Blue & White
Website http://mhs.madera.k12.ca.us

Madera High School is the first school and original high school in the central San Joaquin Valley city of Madera, California, serving students since 1894. The school colors are royal blue & white and its mascot is the coyote. [4]

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History

Madera High School's layout has been changed over the years. Originally, a brick schoolhouse served as MHS; this was destroyed in a fire in the early 1900s. In 1907 a new similarly styled brick building—nicknamed the "Main Building"—was constructed. Soon, more buildings began appearing. In 1976, the "Main Building" was demolished, because it did not meet earthquake standards; the area where it was located is now known as "The Pit" and is the hub for lunchtime activities. By 2000, the school's current layout had been completed. In 2004, the main office building was refurbished, and most of the school followed suit in 2006.

The school's original colors were purple and white. In 1949, with the color purple becoming scarce after the events of World War II, it was changed to its current royal blue & white color scheme.

From the 1902 to 1966 the school was officially named Madera Union High School. [5]

In 1989, the Madera Unified School District commissioned the building of a new, separate high school; overcrowding at MHS was the main reason for this. Construction began in 1990, but the project was brought to an abrupt end in 1992, for budget reasons. Because the site was not big enough to be considered a stand-alone high school, the campus was renamed "South Campus," and served as the second half of Madera High School. The original flagship campus was nicknamed "North Campus" as a result. However, the November 2002 passing of a school bond allowed South Campus to be completed, and as renovations at North Campus were underway, the new Madera South High School opened its doors in August 2006. The last "mega class" of Madera High graduated in 2008, being the largest graduating class in MHS history.

College and Career Pathways

The school offers ten different pathways to "help students make connections between the world of work and academics". [4] The pathways focus on the fields of:

Associated Student Body and Sports Program

Madera High has its own student government, like most schools. The officers of the ASB represent the students "in all major school affairs and acts as the liaison between students and the administration." [6] The commissioners of the ASB cover the areas of:

Madera High School offers many athletic opportunities.

Stadium Road Showdown

Since the official split of the two schools, Madera High School and Madera South High School have been rivals. In 2008, the first annual Stadium Road Showdown game was played, named for the street that connects both schools. The winning team is awarded a giant "saw," in reference to Madera's roots as a lumber town.

Scoreboard

Feeder Schools

The schools that directly feed into Madera High are Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Howard K-8 School, and Dixieland K-8 School.

The elementary schools that feed into Thomas Jefferson Middle School are: John Adams Elementary School, Alpha Elementary School (west and north), Lincoln Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, and George Washington Elementary School. [16]

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Notes

  1. "Madera High School School Profile". Madera High School. Retrieved 2011-06-04.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 "Madera High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. "CIF Central Section 2020-2021 Leagues" (PDF). CIF Central Section. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  4. 1 2 "Madera High School Profile". Madera High School. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. "Madera High School History". Madera High School. Retrieved 2019-02-18. In 1902 the school was officially named Madera Union High School, by which name the school was known until 1966.
  6. "Associated Student Body". Madera High School. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. Smith, Mark (2012-11-05). "Madera Gets No. 7 Seed In Div. II Playoffs". Madera Tribune. Madera Printing and Publishing Co. Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-30. The Coyotes (4-6, 1-4 CMAC) would prove too much for the Stallions (0-10, 0-5 CMAC) and earned their first County/Metro Athletic Conference victory in more than five years by a score of 48-30.
  8. Mask, William R. II (2013-11-11). "Coyotes Thump Stallions in Stadium Road Showdown". Big Valley News. Madera - Clovis - Merced - Fresno: Big Valley Media. Retrieved 2015-07-30. In the latest edition of the "Stadium Road Showdown," the Madera High Coyotes thoroughly dominated their cross-town brothers in every aspect of the game while cruising to a 48-7 victory in the regular season finally for both teams.
  9. "Coyotes Maintain Stadium Title". Madera Tribune. Madera Printing and Publishing Co. Inc. 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-07-30. In the Stadium Road Showdown game Friday, the Madera High Coyotes again prevailed and defeated the Madera South Stallions in double overtime.
  10. "Madera South High School versus Madera High School Boys Varsity Football, November 6th, 2015 / USA Today High School Sports". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  11. Stevens, Jordan (2016-11-09). "Stallions get showdown win". The Madera Tribune. Madera Printing and Publishing Company. Retrieved 2019-02-15. The Madera South Stallions handed their crosstown rivals their final loss of the season with a 49-35 victory Friday to capture the bandsaw trophy after winning the Stadium Road Showdown for the second year in a row.
  12. Ghebrendrias, Nugesse (2017-11-08). "Coyotes take Stadium Road Showdown". The Madera Tribune. Madera Printing and Publishing Company. Retrieved 2019-02-15. The Madera high Coyotes finished off their turnaround season with a 49-20 Stadium Road Showdown victory over next-door neighbors Madera South...
  13. Takeda, Tyler (2018-11-01). "Coyotes reclaim the saw". The Madera Tribune. Madera Printing and Publishing Company. Retrieved 2019-02-15. Both the Madera Coyotes and the Madera South Stallions battled back and forth, but the Coyotes were able to find their way in a 21-16 County/Metro Athletic Conference matchup at Memorial Stadium.
  14. Alexander, Wendy (2019-11-06). "Madera prevails in Showdown". The Madera Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-14. The Madera Coyotes football team continued its dominance against crosstown rival Madera South, clinching its ninth win out of 12 meetings between the two school.
  15. Ghebrendrias, Nugesse (2021-04-14). "Coyotes down Stallions in showdown". The Madera Tribune. Madera Printing and Publishing Co, Inc. p. 4. The Madera Coyotes football team emerged victorious over the Madera South Stallions, 35-28, in the latest installment of the Stadium Road Showdown.
  16. "Madera Unified School District Feeder System 2017-18" (PDF). Madera Unified School District. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  17. "Dwayne Crump NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. SportsDirect Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  18. "Zoila Gurgel MMA Bio" . Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  19. "Lavar Johnson MMA Bio" . Retrieved 2014-01-01.

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