Mariposa County High School

Mariposa County High School is a public high school located in Mariposa, CA. The school is part of the Mariposa County Unified School District.

Mariposa County High School
MCHS Auditorium
Address
5074 Old Hwy N

Mariposa
,
California
95338

United States of America
Coordinates37.4888°N 119.9636°W / 37.4888; -119.9636
Information
School typePublic
Founded1914
School boardMariposa County Unified School District
NCES District ID0623940
NCES School ID03602
PrincipalCeleste Azevedo
Staff29.15 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment476 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.33[1]
Colour(s)  Green   Gold
Athletics conferenceCIF Sac-Joaquin Section
MascotGrizzly
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
WebsiteMCHS

History

Founded in 1914, Mariposa County High School was conceived after an election was held to figure out if the county should have a high school. The election was won with the majority of 666 beating those 608 votes against the school.[2]

The school celebrated its 100th birthday in 2014.[3][4]

Statistics

Demographics

2016-17[5] 510 students

White Latino Asian African American American Indian Two or More Races
69.8% 16.1% 1.2% 0.8% 3.3% 6.5%

Standardized Testing
SAT Scores for 2014-15[6]
Average Reading Score Average Math Score Average Writing Score
Mariposa High 534 550 513
Statewide 489 500 484
SAT Scores for 2015-16[7]
Average Reading Score Average Math Score Average Writing Score
Mariposa High 493 524 466
Statewide 484 494 477

Student Activities

Athletics

The school is part of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section in the Southern League along with seven other schools.[8]

  • Boys' Basketball
  • Girls' Basketball
    • Section Champions
      • 1979-80
  • Baseball
    • Section Champions
      • 2007-08
      • 2009-10
      • 2011-12
      • 2015-16 [11]
  • Softball
    • Section Champions
      • 1978-79
      • 1983-84
      • 2011-12
      • 2013-14
      • 2014-15[12]
      • 2015-16[13]
  • Football
    • Section Champions
      • 1995-96
      • 2019-20
  • Track
  • Girls' Track
  • Volleyball
    • Section Champions
      • 1980-81
  • Boys' Soccer
    • Section Champions
      • 2008-09
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Golf
    • Section Champions
      • 2015-16
  • Tennis
  • Wrestling
    • Section Champions
      • 2012-13
      • 2015-16 [14]

Clubs[15]
  • Art Club
  • Dance Club
  • Drama Club[16]
  • FFA
  • French Club
  • Frisbee Club
  • Natural Helpers
  • Poetry Club
  • Rotary Interact Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Big Chad Esports Team

Notable alumni[17]

References
  1. "Mariposa County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. Rowland, Dorothy (1918). "History of the High School". Mariposa Gazette. No. 36.
  3. Miracle, Veronica. "Mariposa County High School celebrates 100th birthday".
  4. Yawger, Doane (2014). "Mariposa high school celebrates 100 years with homecoming". The Modesto Bee.
  5. "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade - Mariposa County High School (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  6. "SAT Report 2014-15".
  7. "SAT Report (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  8. "Divisions & Leagues". CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  9. "CIF Sac-Joaquin Section" (PDF). CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  10. Jansen, Shawn (2016). "Year in Review: Mariposa's magical night was one of many highlights". Merced Sun-Star.
  11. Burns, James. "Ripon Christian falls to Southern League rival Mariposa in D-VI final". The Modesto Bee.
  12. Staff Report (2015). "2015 High School Softball State Champions". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  13. Lynch, Sean. "Big inning propels Mariposa to Sac-Joaquin Section softball three-peat". Merced Sun-Star. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  14. Agostini, Ron. "Central Valley earns first blue banner at Sac-Joaquin Section team wrestling". The Modesto Bee. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  15. "Clubs of MCHS". Mariposa County High School.
  16. "Grizzly Cinema".
  17. "Daily Bulletin - Friday, October 24, 2014". Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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