Morgantown High School

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Morgantown High School
Address
Morgantown High School
109 Wilson Avenue

Morgantown
,
West Virginia
26501

United States
Coordinates 39°37′27″N79°57′23″W / 39.62417°N 79.95639°W / 39.62417; -79.95639
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
Established1883
School district Monongalia County School District
SuperintendentEddie Campbell
PrincipalPaul Mihalko
Teaching staff97.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,851 (2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.98 [1]
Campus typeSmall City [2]
Color(s) Red and Blue   
Athletics conference Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Team nameMohigans
Website mohigans.mono.k12.wv.us

Morgantown High School is a public high school in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. It is one of three secondary schools in the Monongalia County School District. Athletic teams compete as the Morgantown Mohigans in the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

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In addition to sections of Morgantown, it serves Star City. [3] [4]

Former President George W. Bush visited Morgantown High School. [5]

Background

The institution has existed since 1883 while operating on its current campus since 1927. Students largely come from one of the three feeder schools, South Middle School, Suncrest Middle School, or St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic. As of the 2019–2020 school year, it has an enrollment of 1,851 students. [6] Among the school's student activities are over 20 varsity sports. Morgantown High offers 23 Advanced Placement classes.[ citation needed ]

Fine arts

The band has a marching band, which is the Morgantown High School Red & Blue Marching Band. The band has performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in November 2009, the 2013 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California, and the 2014 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. In December 2016, the band represented West Virginia in the 75th Anniversary Commemoration Parade of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Athletics

Morgantown High School is the home of the Mohigans, the name of a non-existent Native American tribe whose name is a combination of the words Morgantown (MO) High (HIG) Annual (AN), the school's original yearbook. The Native American mascot and logo were adopted because of the close relation to the name Mohican, an actual Native American tribe. [7]

In July 2020, a petition was launched to change the school mascot, logo, and the majorette uniforms that include a variation of a traditional Native American headdress on the grounds that it is an outdated caricature of Native American people. Counter petitions, demanding the caricature remain, as well as petitions to change the MHS mascot to the Mothman have also been launched. [8]

State championships

Morgantown High School athletic programs are well represented at the state level. MHS has produced over sixty West Virginia State Championships in multiple sports. [9] [10]

State championshipsState runners-up
SportYear(s)Year(s)
Boys cross country1959, 1960, 1985, 1989, 2016, 2017, 20191984
Girls cross country2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 20212001, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Football1927, 1983, 2000, 2002, 2004, 20051971, 1998
Golf19761974, 2005
Girls soccer2011, 20192001
Boys basketball2016, 20221956, 2021
Girls basketball1977, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015, 20161983, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2022
Boys swimming2002, 2003
Girls swimming2007, 2011, 20122004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022
Boys tennis1996, 1997
Girls tennis2019
Boys track1940
Girls track2000, 2012, 20172013, 2018, 2021
Boys lacrosse1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 20231999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011,
Girls lacrosse1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 20171998, 2012, 2015

Notable alumni

Reputation

Morgantown High School has been highly ranked in school rankings. According to Niche, in 2023 it was ranked the top public high school in West Virginia. [11]

Morgantown High School appears in the video game Fallout 76, set in West Virginia. [12] [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Morgantown High School in Morgantown, WV". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Zoning Map." Star City. Retrieved on November 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Morgantown HS Overall Zone Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine " and "Morgantown HS with Star City Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine ." – Derived from the Monongalia County School District Mapping program. Monongalia County Schools. Retrieved on November 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hamburger, Tom (2001-06-13). "A Coal-Fired Crusade Helped Bring Crucial Victory to Candidate Bush". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  6. ↑ Reed, Scott (November 24, 2019). "WVSSAC sets new reclassifications".
  7. ↑ "Morgantown High School - Mohigan Facts - The Mohigan". Archived from the original on 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
  8. ↑ "Petition created to change Morgantown High School's mascot from Mohigans". WBOY.com. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  9. ↑ "WVSSAC".
  10. ↑ "WV Lacrosse".
  11. ↑ "2023 Best Public High Schools in West Virginia". Niche. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  12. ↑ "Explore Morgantown High School". Niche. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  13. ↑ Morgantown High School - Fallout 76 Wiki Guide - IGN , retrieved 2020-09-17
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