Moorhead High School

Moorhead High School is a public high school in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1883, the school serves approximately 1,600 students in grades 9–12.

Moorhead High School
Address
2300 4th Avenue South

Moorhead
,
Minnesota
56560

United States
Coordinates
Information
School typeSecondary
Established1883
School districtMoorhead Area Public Schools
PrincipalDave Lawrence[2]
Teaching staff98.16 (FTE) (as of 2017-18)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,846 (2017–18)[4]
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio18.81 (as of 2017–18)[3]
Color(s)Orange and black
  
MascotSpuddy
NicknameSpuds
YearbookCho Kio
Websitewww.moorheadschools.org/schools/high-schools/moorhead-high-school/

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Moorhead High School include Destination Imagination, Apollo Strings, Business Professionals of America, carolers, drama, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, newspaper, pep band, Science Olympiad, speech, debate, student council, and yearbook.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams, known as the Moorhead Spuds, compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, dance team, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, cross country skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

State championship titles held by the school include:

  • Basketball, boys': 1928, 1929
  • Football: 1971, 1987 (AA)
  • Golf, boys: 2012 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)
  • Track and field, boys': 1929, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 (AA), 1987 (AA), 1993 (AA)
  • Track and field, girls': 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999 (AA), 2001 (AA)
  • Volleyball: 1988 (AA)
  • Speech: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (AA)

Notable alumni

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorhead Senior High School
  2. "Moorhead High School". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. "School Detail for Moorhead High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. "MOORHEAD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 11, 2020.



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