| Mitchell High School | |
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| Address | |
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920 North Capital Street , 57301 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°43′07″N 98°00′59″W / 43.7186°N 98.0165°W |
| Information | |
| School district | Mitchell School District 17-2 |
| Principal | Joe Childs |
| Teaching staff | 48.01 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 858 (2022-23) [1] |
| • Grade 9 | 250 |
| • Grade 10 | 174 |
| • Grade 11 | 172 |
| • Grade 12 | 205 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.68 [1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Fight song | On For Mitchell |
| Athletics conference | Eastern South Dakota Conference |
| Mascot | Cornelius the Kernel |
| Nickname | Kernels |
| Rival | Huron Tigers |
| Feeder schools | Mitchell Middle School |
| Website | Mitchell High School |
Mitchell High School is a public high school located in Mitchell, South Dakota. It serves students in grades 9 through 12, and is the only high school in the Mitchell School District.
History
High school classes were held in the Central School until 1909, when a new Mitchell High School was built. [2]
By the 2010s, there was an alternative school, Second Chance HS, for at-risk students that provided a small, more customized learning environment. [3]
Demographics
The location and nature of Mitchell High School is rural. [3] The student body of Mitchell High School is 85 percent white, five percent Native American, five percent Hispanic, one percent African-American, one percent Asian, and three percent of students identify as a part of two or more races. [4]
Athletics
The school athletic teams are the Mitchell Kernels; the moniker was adopted in the 1930s. [5] The school mascot is called Cornelius. [3] Both are references to the Mitchell Corn Palace. [3]
Kernel athletic teams compete in the Eastern South Dakota Conference. [6]
| Sport | Years |
|---|---|
| Boys basketball [7] | 1932, 1935, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1964, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2024 |
| Football [8] | 2016 |
| Girls tennis [9] | 2019 |
Performing arts
In February 2017, MHS opened the largest high school auditorium in the state of South Dakota. [10]
MHS has a competitive show choir, "Friend de Coup". [11] FDC won a national-level competition in 2000 and won the state competition sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities Association all three years the contest was held (2016–18). [12] [13] The school also hosts an annual competition. [14]
Other activities
The school student newspaper, The Kernel, was cut due to budgetary pressures in 2017, but remained in publication as a club activity in association with the local regular newspaper The Daily Republic. [15]
Notable alumni
- George McGovern, graduated 1940, U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic Party presidential nominee [16]
- Mike Miller, graduated 1998, former professional basketball player, [17] coach for the Houston High School, Rookie of the Year, and 2x champion
References
- ^ a b c "Mitchell High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Back in Time". Mitchell Carnegie. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Inside the High School Classroom". The Science Teacher. September 2019. pp. 56ff – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ "Mitchell High School - Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Cormelius' roots go back 50 years". Mitchell Republic. March 9, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Sabato, Nick (August 5, 2020). "Mitchell to propose limited fan attendance for fall sports". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "SDHSAA State Championships - Boys basketball". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Wek, Nate (November 12, 2016). "2016 11AA Championship: Mitchell Wins First State Title". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell earns first team title, Krajewski wins top flight singles at Class A State GIrls' Tennis Tournament". Dakota News Now. October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of Mitchell (S.D.) district performing arts center delayed". American School & University. January 17, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Mitchell High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "SCNF Past Results". FAME. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Traxler, Marcus (February 16, 2019). "Show stopped: Format issues lead SD to abandon state show choir competition". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell hosts annual Show Choir Classic". Mitchell Republic. March 17, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Fostering the future: The Daily Republic revives local high school newspaper". Editor & Publisher. January 2017. p. 14 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ Charles Moritz (ed.), Current Biography Yearbook 1967, H. W. Wilson Company, 1968, p. 265.
- ^ Matt Zimmer, "Sports Heroes: Mike Miller", Argus Leader, September 28, 2016.
External links
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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| Mitchell High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
| |
920 North Capital Street , 57301 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°43′07″N 98°00′59″W / 43.7186°N 98.0165°W |
| Information | |
| School district | Mitchell School District 17-2 |
| Principal | Joe Childs |
| Teaching staff | 48.01 (FTE) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 858 (2022-23) [1] |
| • Grade 9 | 250 |
| • Grade 10 | 174 |
| • Grade 11 | 172 |
| • Grade 12 | 205 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.68 [1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Fight song | On For Mitchell |
| Athletics conference | Eastern South Dakota Conference |
| Mascot | Cornelius the Kernel |
| Nickname | Kernels |
| Rival | Huron Tigers |
| Feeder schools | Mitchell Middle School |
| Website | Mitchell High School |
Mitchell High School is a public high school located in Mitchell, South Dakota. It serves students in grades 9 through 12, and is the only high school in the Mitchell School District.
History
High school classes were held in the Central School until 1909, when a new Mitchell High School was built. [2]
By the 2010s, there was an alternative school, Second Chance HS, for at-risk students that provided a small, more customized learning environment. [3]
Demographics
The location and nature of Mitchell High School is rural. [3] The student body of Mitchell High School is 85 percent white, five percent Native American, five percent Hispanic, one percent African-American, one percent Asian, and three percent of students identify as a part of two or more races. [4]
Athletics
The school athletic teams are the Mitchell Kernels; the moniker was adopted in the 1930s. [5] The school mascot is called Cornelius. [3] Both are references to the Mitchell Corn Palace. [3]
Kernel athletic teams compete in the Eastern South Dakota Conference. [6]
| Sport | Years |
|---|---|
| Boys basketball [7] | 1932, 1935, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1964, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2024 |
| Football [8] | 2016 |
| Girls tennis [9] | 2019 |
Performing arts
In February 2017, MHS opened the largest high school auditorium in the state of South Dakota. [10]
MHS has a competitive show choir, "Friend de Coup". [11] FDC won a national-level competition in 2000 and won the state competition sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities Association all three years the contest was held (2016–18). [12] [13] The school also hosts an annual competition. [14]
Other activities
The school student newspaper, The Kernel, was cut due to budgetary pressures in 2017, but remained in publication as a club activity in association with the local regular newspaper The Daily Republic. [15]
Notable alumni
- George McGovern, graduated 1940, U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic Party presidential nominee [16]
- Mike Miller, graduated 1998, former professional basketball player, [17] coach for the Houston High School, Rookie of the Year, and 2x champion
References
- ^ a b c "Mitchell High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Back in Time". Mitchell Carnegie. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Inside the High School Classroom". The Science Teacher. September 2019. pp. 56ff – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ "Mitchell High School - Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Cormelius' roots go back 50 years". Mitchell Republic. March 9, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Sabato, Nick (August 5, 2020). "Mitchell to propose limited fan attendance for fall sports". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "SDHSAA State Championships - Boys basketball". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Wek, Nate (November 12, 2016). "2016 11AA Championship: Mitchell Wins First State Title". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell earns first team title, Krajewski wins top flight singles at Class A State GIrls' Tennis Tournament". Dakota News Now. October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of Mitchell (S.D.) district performing arts center delayed". American School & University. January 17, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Mitchell High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "SCNF Past Results". FAME. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Traxler, Marcus (February 16, 2019). "Show stopped: Format issues lead SD to abandon state show choir competition". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Mitchell hosts annual Show Choir Classic". Mitchell Republic. March 17, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Fostering the future: The Daily Republic revives local high school newspaper". Editor & Publisher. January 2017. p. 14 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ Charles Moritz (ed.), Current Biography Yearbook 1967, H. W. Wilson Company, 1968, p. 265.
- ^ Matt Zimmer, "Sports Heroes: Mike Miller", Argus Leader, September 28, 2016.
External links
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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