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Mariposa County High School

Public school in Mariposa, California, United States of America

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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

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
- Section Champions
  - 2015-16^[9]^[10]
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]

Logan Mankins, former NFL offensive lineman
George Radanovich, politician
Cody Wichmann, former NFL offensive lineman
Russell Wong, actor
Carolyn Yarnell, composer

References

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