McDowell High School (Marion, North Carolina)

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McDowell High School
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McDowell High School (Marion, North Carolina)
600 McDowell High Dr

Marion, North Carolina
28752

United States
Coordinates 35°42′01″N82°02′24″W / 35.7004012°N 82.0401097°W / 35.7004012; -82.0401097
Information
Type Public
Motto"Pathway to World Class Opportunities and Excellence"
Established1971(53 years ago) (1971)
CEEB code 342485
PrincipalMelora G. Bennett [1]
Staff94.27 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,416 (2022–2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.02 [2]
Color(s)Royal blue, silver, and scarlet
   
Team nameTitans
Website www.mhs.mcdowell.k12.nc.us

McDowell High School is a public high school located in the Western North Carolina town of Marion. The school has approximately 1,700–1,800 students. [3] It is the only high school in McDowell County. The school was built in 1971, and has its own student-run newspaper, the Iliad, and literary magazine, The Muses (formerly known as the Aurora). McDowell High's yearbook finishes the trilogy of MHS publications, and is dubbed The Odyssey. Also there is now a T.V. show on YouTube entitled "MHS Titan News".

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Alma mater

The first official performance of the McDowell High "Alma Mater" was on November 11, 1976, during a McDowell High School Band Concert. The first live performance of the McDowell High "Alma Mater" took place during a football game in the fall of 1976. The words were composed by Mrs. Alice Ostrom, a noted North Carolina poet, and Angela Israel, a student of Captain Ostrom. The musical score was composed by Capt. Ralph K. Ostrom, Ret. In addition to having served as band director at Marion High, Captain Ostrom studied with the United States Army Band and was director of the Tenth Division Band Training School. [4]

Athletics

View of McDowell High from the football stadium in 2009 McDowell High.jpg
View of McDowell High from the football stadium in 2009

McDowell High School sports teams are known as the Titans. The school has had success in both men's and women's basketball. In 2007, the men's squad advanced to the final four in the state. The women's team won the NC 4A state championship in 1991, and were runners-up in 2004.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "McDowell High School has a new principal. Two other schools get new assistant principals". The McDowell News. July 20, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "McDowell High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hollifield, Landdis (June 8, 2015). "Administrators, teachers discuss middle school transition". The McDowell News. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "McDowell High" . Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ Jarrett, Keith (October 18, 2014). "An October to remember for Greg Holland". Asheville Citizen-Times . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Crasnick, Jerry (July 22, 2013). "Greg Holland ready to star". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Dwayne Ledford". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "MHS to induct sixth Hall of Fame class". The McDowell News. January 2, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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