Mark Morris High School

Mark Morris High School is a public high school in Longview, Washington, for grades nine through twelve. In 2013, it had an enrollment of 976 students.

Mark Morris High School
Address
1602 Mark Morris Court

,
98632

Coordinates46°08′41″N 122°56′10″W
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Motto"Roar With The Pride"
Established1957
School districtLongview Public Schools
PrincipalBrooks Cooper
Teaching staff44.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment955 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.30[1]
Color(s)Red and Columbia Blue   
NicknameMonarchs
YearbookAlmonarch
Websitemarkmorris.longviewschools.com//

A part of Longview Public Schools, the school was built in 1957 and is named for Samuel Mark Morris, the third president of the Long-Bell Lumber Company. The school has a partially open campus. Students are allowed to leave campus during lunch if they wish.

Mark Morris was recognized as one of thirteen high schools identified as a high performing school in the area of math growth during the 2013 Washington Achievement Awards at OSPI in Olympia. OSPI assesses data from state testing over the past three years and it made significant growth during that period.

Athletics

Front of the school

The Mark Morris Monarchs compete in a wide variety of sports, including American football, basketball, girls' volleyball, soccer, cross country, water polo, wrestling, swimming, baseball, golf, bowling, softball, tennis, cheerleading and track and field. Local rivals include the R.A. Long High School Lumberjacks and the Kelso Hilanders. Mark Morris plays its home football games at Longview Memorial Stadium, which is near the R.A. Long campus.

Mark Morris plays rival R.A. Long at least once a year in football in a game called the "Civil War".

The Mark Morris gymnasium is named for Ted M. Natt, former editor of the Longview paper, The Daily News.

The school has a swimming pool on campus, The Dick Mealy Memorial Pool, which other district schools and the community at large can use. The Killer Whales Swim Club for area youth and adults meets at the pool.

State championships

  • Baseball: 1973[2]
  • Boys basketball: 1978, 1985, 1987
  • Boys golf: 1998
  • Boys tennis: 1989
  • Girls basketball: 2013, 2015
  • Girls bowling: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019
  • Girls golf: 1994
  • Girls tennis: 1979, 1980
  • Volleyball: 1979, 1980

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Mark Morris High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association. Tournament History: Championship Information.
  3. "Trevor Smith UFC Bio". Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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