Marinette High School

Marinette High School
Address
2135 Pierce Avenue Marinette , Wisconsin 54143 United States
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Opened	1973
School district	School District of Marinette
Principal	Sarah Anderson
Staff	42.86 (FTE)[1]
Key people	Matthew Draheim, Assistant Principal Dean Furton, Activities Director
Grades	9 through 12
Enrollment	646 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.07[1]
Color(s)
Fight song	Hail to Marinette
Athletics conference	Northeast
Mascot	Marine
Rival	Menominee High School
Newspaper	The Purple Press
Yearbook	The Whipurnette
Website	Official website

Marinette High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12 in the city of Marinette, Wisconsin. It is part of the School District of Marinette, and had an estimated enrollment of 623 for the 2014–15 school year. It is the only public high school in Marinette.

Academics

MHS offers Advanced Placement classes, which six percent of the student body participates in.^[2]

Demographics

The school is 95 percent White, two percent Hispanic, one percent black, one percent Asian, and one-half percent American Indian.^[3] Just under half of the students who attend MHS are economically disadvantaged.^[4] About a third of students are proficient in English and math.^[2]

From 2000 to 2019, high school enrollment declined 39.1%.^[5]

Enrollment at Marinette High School, 2000–2019

History

On November 29, 2010, sophomore Sam Hengel held a teacher and 24 students captive for five hours at gunpoint before shooting himself.^[6] He carried two pistols and a knife into school and made students hand over their cell phones. The teacher in the room served as a mediator during the ordeal.^[7] Reports indicated that Hengel never pointed the gun at students, and that he never had any specific plan on what to do. He died the following morning from his injuries.^[8]

Athletics

Marinette High School shares a historic football rivalry with Menominee High School in neighboring Menominee, Michigan, for over a century, dating back to 1894.^[9]

Notable alumni

• Jug Girard (1927–1997), football player
• Ed Glick (1900–1976), football player
• George Ihler (born 1943), football player
• Joe Kresky (1908–1988), football player
• Charles Lavine (born 1947), Democratic member of the New York State Assembly
• Jab Murray (1892–1958), football player
• John Nygren (born 1964), Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Sammy Powers (1897–1969), football player
• Patrick Testin (born 1988), President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
• Buff Wagner (1897–1962), football player

References

1. "Marinette High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
3. "Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
4. "Overview". U.S. News & World Report. 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
5. 2000–2019 enrollment figures come from the Wisconsin DPI Program Statistics Archives, Wisconsin School Free/Reduced Eligibility Data and the Wisconsin DPI School Nutrition Program Statistics reports for school level enrollment and participation data.
6. Cullen, Dave (2010-12-02). "Understanding Sam Hengel, the Gunman at Marinette High School". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
7. "School Gunman Dies After Shooting Self". ABC News. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
8. "Marinette High School student who held classroom hostage dead". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
9. Kimmerly, Geoff (2007-10-12). "M&M rivalry conjures sweet memories". HighSchool Rivals.com. Retrieved 2007-10-14.

External links

• Official website: "About The School" page

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