Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School

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Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School
Location
Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School
1878 North County Road 1000 West

Parker City
,
Randolph County
,
Indiana
47368

United States
Coordinates 40°11′31″N85°10′03″W / 40.191914°N 85.167629°W / 40.191914; -85.167629
Information
Type Public high school
School districtMonroe Central School Corporation
SuperintendentAdrian Moulton
PrincipalDavid Retherford
Teaching staff33.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment466 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.91 [1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Mid-Eastern Conference
Team nameGolden Bears
Website Official Website

Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Parker City, Indiana. [2]

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Athletics

Monroe Central Junior-Senior High school's athletic teams are known as the Golden Bears and compete in the Mid-Eastern Conference. [3] The school offers a wide range of athletics including:

Football

Head Coach: John Hochstetler "Coach Ho"

The first official varsity football game played for the Golden Bears was a sectional playoff game against the Tri Titans on October 23, 2009. The 2015-2016 Golden Bears football team went 9-3 and made it to the sectional finals for the first time in school history. [4] Additionally, three players received honorable mention by the AP. [5] In 2016-2017 the Golden Bears went 11-1 undefeated in the regular season for their first time making it to the sectional finals for the second time in school history. In 2017–2018 season the Golden Bears went 12-2 (School Record) which resulted in their first regional and sectional titles. 2018-2019 saw the Golden Bears go 10-3 and repeat as sectional champions. The 2020-2021(Covid Season) Golden Bears saw their first MEC conference championship which led to a 7–2 record having lost once in regular season and in the sectional final to the eventual State Runner Ups South Adams Starfires. The 2021-2022 season saw another undefeated season and MEC championship but a loss in the sectional championship called the "Mud Bowl" featured on ESPN final score was 6–3 in favor of the South Adams Starfires.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Monroe Central Jr-Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Monroe Central Jr-Sr High School". high-schools.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". ihsaa.org. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Monroe Central Football Schedule". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Associated Press all-state football teams". Indystar.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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