McDowell High School (Marion, North Carolina)

McDowell High School is a public high school located in the Western North Carolina town of Marion. The school has approximately 1,700–1,800 students.[3] It is one of three high schools in McDowell County. The school was built in 1971, and has its own student-run newspaper, the Iliad, and literary magazine, The Muses (formerly known as the Aurora). McDowell High's yearbook finishes the trilogy of MHS publications, and is dubbed The Odyssey. Also there is now a T.V. show on YouTube entitled "MHS Titan News".

For the high school in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, see McDowell High School.
McDowell High School
Address
600 McDowell High Dr

Marion
,
North Carolina
28752

United States
Coordinates35°42′01″N 82°02′24″W
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Pathway to World Class Opportunities and Excellence"
Established1971 (1971)
CEEB code342485
PrincipalEdwin H. Spivey III[1]
Staff96.45 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,436 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.89[2]
Color(s)Royal blue, silver, scarlet
   
Team nameTitans
Websitewww.mhs.mcdowell.k12.nc.us

Alma mater

The first official performance of the McDowell High "Alma Mater" was on November 11, 1976, during a McDowell High School Band Concert. The first live performance of the McDowell High "Alma Mater" took place during a football game in the fall of 1976. The words were composed by Mrs. Alice Ostrom, a noted North Carolina poet, and Angela Israel, a student of Captain Ostrom. The musical score was composed by Capt. Ralph K. Ostrom, Ret. In addition to having served as band director at Marion High, Captain Ostrom studied with the United States Army Band and was director of the Tenth Division Band Training School.[4]

Athletics
View of McDowell High from the football stadium in 2009

McDowell County is an area that values athletics, and its citizens show large support for their "Fightin' Titans." McDowell High School is well known throughout the state of North Carolina for its consistent success in both men's and women's basketball. In the 2006–07 season, the Men's squad advanced to the final four in the state. The women's team won the NC 4A State Championship in the 1990–91 season, and were runners up in 2003–04.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "McDowell High grad and former teacher Edwin Spivey named new MHS principal". The McDowell News. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. "McDowell High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. Hollifield, Landdis (8 June 2015). "Administrators, teachers discuss middle school transition". The McDowell News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. "McDowell High". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  5. Jarrett, Keith (18 October 2014). "An October to remember for Greg Holland". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. Crasnick, Jerry (22 July 2013). "Greg Holland ready to star". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. "Dwayne Ledford". The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. "MHS to induct sixth Hall of Fame class". The McDowell News. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. Fowlkes, Ben (12 February 2014). "Olympics paved McMann's road to title shot". USA Today. Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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  11. Hammann, Joshua (14 October 2008). "Melendez adds a new country to Globetrotters' resume". ESPN.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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