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Madera South High School
Address
705 W. Pecan Ave. Madera , Madera County , California 93637 United States
Information
Established	1990
School district	Madera Unified School District
Principal	Jon Steinmetz
Teaching staff	111.05 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Age	14 to 18
Number of students	2,791 (2020–21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	25.13 [1]
Color(s)	Purple and Black
Fight song	All Praise Stallion Pride
Nickname	Stallions
Rival	Madera High
Newspaper	Stallion Stampede
Website	www.madera.k12.ca.us/mshs

Madera South High School (also known as Madera South, Madera South High or MSHS) is a high school located in Madera, California and is part of the Madera Unified School District. ^[2] Previously functioning as the second campus of the town's other high school, Madera High, the school officially became Madera's second official high school in August 2006.

Courses

Similar to Madera High School, Madera South High features many "career schools"—i.e., mini-schools located within the campus, customized for whichever career a student wishes to choose from. Current career schools include:

• Agriculture
• Business/Human Services (originally two separate career schools prior to 2006)
• Humanities (performing arts, etc.)
• Health Sciences

Athletics

Madera South High School competes in the North Yosemite League of the CIF Central Section

Fall Sports:

• Cross country
• Football
• Girls Golf
• Girls Tennis
• Girls Volleyball
• Gymnastics
• Water polo
• Cheer & Dance

Winter Sports:

• Girls Basketball
• Boys Basketball
• Boys Soccer
• Girls Soccer
• Wrestling
• Cheer & Dance

Spring Sports:

• Baseball
• Boys Golf
• Softball
• Boys Tennis
• Swimming
• Track and field
• Boys Volleyball

Agriculture

The Agriculture Department is the crowning jewel of Madera South High School and it hosts the Madera FFA Chapter. The Madera FFA Chapter was founded at the same time as the National FFA Organization in 1928. Since then Madera FFA has experienced 95–96 years of excellence.

First graduating class

In 2009, Madera South graduated their first class as a high school. Even though the Class of 2009 was mixed with Madera High students their freshman year (2005–2006), the two schools were completely separated by their senior year (2008–2009)

Feeder schools

The middle schools that feed into Madera South are: Martin Luther King Jr, Middle School and Jack G. Desmond, Middle School.

The elementary schools that feed into the two middle schools are:

Jack G. Desmond Middle School, Berenda Elementary School, Nishimoto Elementary School, James Monroe Elementary School, and Pershing Elementary School.

Martin Luther King Jr, Middle School- Alpha Elementary School, Chavez Elementary School, Millview Elementary School, and Sierra Vista Elementary School. 36°56′21.55″N 120°3′59.78″W / 36.9393194°N 120.0666056°W / 36.9393194; -120.0666056

References