Linn-Mar High School

Linn-Mar High School is a public high school, part of the Linn-Mar Community School District. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is located in Marion, Iowa.

Linn-Mar High School
Address
3111 North 10th Street

Marion
,
Iowa
52302

United States
Coordinates42°03′11″N 91°35′53″W
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Opened1959 (1959)
School districtLinn-Mar Community School District
SuperintendentShannon Bisgard
CEEB code162763
PrincipalJeff Gustason
Teaching staff124.68 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment2,226 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.85[1]
Colour(s)Red and black[2]   
Athletics conferenceMississippi Valley Conference[2]
NicknameLions[2]
NewspaperLife
YearbookMedallion
Websitewww.linnmar.k12.ia.us

History

Linn-Mar High School opened in the fall of 1959. It was built at a cost of $243,325 and housed 177 students when it opened.[3] The school board had a naming contest for the school; a then-eighth grade student won $25 for submitting Linn-Mar, judged the best of 75 entries.[4]

In 2016, Newsweek named Linn-Mar to its list of best high schools for low-income students.[5]

Athletics

LMHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Lions and compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference.[6] A new 6,000-seat athletics stadium opened in 2011,[7] and a new aquatic facility opened in 2013.[8]

State Championships
Sport Year(s)
Basketball (boys)[9] 1983, 2004, 2007, 2011
Basketball (girls)[10] 1985, 2010
Football[11] 1985, 1989, 1990
Golf (coed)[12] 1983, 1997, 2006
Soccer (boys)[12] 2015
Tennis (boys)[12] 1988, 2015, 2018
Track and field (boys)[13] 2013
Cross Country (boys)[14] 2014

Performing arts

Linn-Mar has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "10th Street Edition" and "In Step" as well as the all-female "Hi-Style".[15] 10th Street was undefeated in its 2018, 2022, and 2023 competition seasons.[16][17] The program hosts an annual competition entitled "Supernova".[18] LMHS also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual competition for that discipline.[19][20]

The school has twice been awarded the Grammy Signature School award.[21]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Linn-Mar High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. "Iowa High School Athletic Association". apps.iahsaa.org. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Marion Rural Building Has Electric Heat". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 19, 1959. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rural High School is Named Linn-Mar". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 12, 1959. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. "Beating the Odds 2016: Top High Schools for Low-Income Students". Newsweek. August 11, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. "Mississippi Valley Conference". Mississippi Valley Conference. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  7. Ecker, Jim (August 20, 2011). "Linn-Mar celebrates its new $10 million stadium". Metro Sports Report. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. Condon, Mike. "Linn-Mar Aquatic Center a model for new facility in Dubuque". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  10. "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  11. "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  12. "Linn-Mar". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  13. "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  14. "2021 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  15. "SCC: Viewing School - Linn-Mar High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  16. "SCC: Viewing Choir - 10th Street Edition 2018". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. "SCC: Viewing Choir - 10th Street Edition 2022". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  18. "Supernova Invitational Competition in Motion". CBS 2 Iowa. January 14, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  19. Kalk, Jordee (July 22, 2020). "Music teachers in eastern Iowa prepare for unusual marching band rehearsals". KCRG. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  20. "Linn-Mar Marching Band Contest". Midwest Marching. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  21. "National Grammy Signature Schools" (PDF). Grammy in the Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  22. Johnson, Jeff (14 March 2016). "Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  23. Shaver, Pat (February 11, 2013). "The business of basketball". Corridor Business Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  24. Hlas, Mike (March 22, 2014). "Marcus Paige is no Heel for leaving Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  25. "David Parry - Football". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  26. Hunt, Steve (July 22, 2018). "Kiah Stokes enjoying life in professional basketball". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2020.



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