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Mariposa County High School

Coordinates: 37°29′20″N 119°57′49″W / 37.4888°N 119.9636°W / 37.4888; -119.9636
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Mariposa County High School
MCHS Auditorium
Address
Map
5074 Old Hwy N

,
95338

Coordinates37°29′20″N 119°57′49″W / 37.4888°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
Staff26.29 (FTE)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment448 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.04[1]
Colour(s)  Green   Gold
Athletics conferenceCIF Sac-Joaquin Section
MascotGrizzly
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
WebsiteMCHS

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

History

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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

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Demographics

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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

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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

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Athletics

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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]

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  • 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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mariposa County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  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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