Muscatine High School

Muscatine High School
Location
2705 Cedar Street Muscatine , Iowa 52761 United States
Coordinates	41°26′21″N91°04′32″W / 41.439056°N 91.07567599999999°W / 41.439056; -91.07567599999999
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1974;51 years ago (1974) [1]
Oversight	Muscatine Community School District
Principal	Terry Hogenson [2]
Teaching staff	92.52 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,539 (2022-23) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	16.63 [3]
Color(s)	Purple   Gold
Athletics conference	Mississippi Athletic Conference
Mascot	Muscatine Muskies
Website	www.muscatine.k12.ia.us/mhs/

Muscatine High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Muscatine, Iowa. The school is part of the Muscatine Community School District. Located approximately one mile east of U.S. Highway 61 in Muscatine, Muscatine High School teaches students from the city and adjacent rural areas.

Publications

• The Auroran News: The school newspaper published regularly during the academic year. Students manage all aspects of the publication.
• MHS Today: The online version of the school newspaper is available at mhstoday.com. It is completely designed and managed by Muscatine High School students.
• The Auroran: The Muscatine High School yearbook is released annually and is completely designed and written by students.

Athletics

The Muskies are members of the Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC).

The school fields athletic teams in 21 sports, including:

• Summer: Baseball and softball
  • Baseball (3-time Baseball State Champions - 1956, 1957, 1958) ^[4]
  • Softball (2-time State Champions - 1989, 2000) ^[5]
• Fall: Football, volleyball, girls' swimming, girls' cross country
  • Boys' cross country (5-time State Champions - 1929, 1930, 1934, 1978, 1990) ^[6]
  • Boys' golf (3-time State Champions - 1961, 1964, 2002) ^[7]
  • Girls' swimming (2-time State Champions - 1982, 1985) ^[5]
• Winter: Girls' basketball, girls' bowling
  • Boys' basketball (2-time State Champions - 1927, 1954) ^[8]
  • Girls' basketball (1989 State Champions) ^[9]
  • Boys' swimming (4-time State Champions - 1960, 2011, 2012, 2013) ^[10]
  • Girls' bowling (3-time Class 2A State Champions - 2008, 2010, 2011) ^[5]
• Spring: Boys' and girls' track and field, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, boys' tennis

Notable alumni

• Ben Barkema, free agent draft pick in the 2008 NFL draft ^{[11] [12]}
• Jim Yong Kim, 17th president of Dartmouth College and president of the World Bank, succeeded Robert Zoellick ^[13]
• Sarah Lacina, police officer, winner of Survivor: Game Changers ^[14]
• Murray Wier, professional basketball player ^[15]
• Joe Wieskamp, professional basketball player

See also

• List of high schools in Iowa

References

1. "About Muscatine High School". Muscatine High School. Muscatine Community School District. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
2. "Staff List". Muscatine High School. Muscatine Community School District. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
3. "Muscatine High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
4. "2020 IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
5. "Muscatine". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
6. "2020 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
7. "2019-2020 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
8. "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
9. "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
10. "2020 Swimming Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. February 5, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
11. "Hawkeyes pound way past Bears to end skid". Muscatine Journal . September 8, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
12. Bates, Roger (April 29, 2008). "A day after draft, Barkema signs as free agent". Muscatine Journal . Retrieved December 17, 2013.
13. "World Bank presidential candidates profiled". BBC News . March 23, 2012.
14. "VIDEOS: Cedar Rapids female officer prepares for boxing debut". The Gazette . Gazette Company. August 25, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
15. Dietz, Gil (February 27, 2006). "Former resident stirs up a racket during retirement: Wier swapped a basketball for a tennis ball". Muscatine Journal . Retrieved August 14, 2010.

External links

• Official website