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| city = [[Morro Bay]]
| city = [[Morro Bay]]
| state = [[California]]
| state = [[California]]
| country = United States
| established = 1956
| established = 1956
| district = [[San Luis Coastal Unified School District]]
| district = [[San Luis Coastal Unified School District]]
| principal = Mr.Scott Schalde
| principal = Scott Schalde
| grades = 9-12
| grades = 9–12
| enrollment = 841 (2019-20)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=93428&Miles=20&ID=063480005875|title=Morro Bay High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 23, 2021}}</ref>
| enrollment = 795 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=93428&Miles=20&ID=063480005875|title=Morro Bay High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref>
| ratio = 20.85<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 17.66<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 41.10 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 45.01 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| schedule = All Classes Daily
| schedule = All Classes Daily
| school_colors = {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}} Black, White, & Blue
| school_colors = {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}} Black, White, & Blue
| team_name = Pirates
| team_name = Pirates
| rival = [[San Luis Obispo High School]]
| rival =
| newspaper = https://mbspyglass.org
| newspaper = The Spyglass<ref>https://mbspyglass.org The Spyglass</ref>
| website = https://mbhs.slcusd.org/
| website = https://mbhs.slcusd.org/
}}
}}


'''Morro Bay High School''' is a four-year [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[high school]] located in the city of [[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]] along the coast of [[San Luis Obispo County]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morro Bay High School|url=https://mbhs.slcusd.org/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=mbhs.slcusd.org}}</ref>
'''Morro Bay High School''' is a four-year [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[high school]] located in the city of [[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]] along the coast of [[San Luis Obispo County]], [[California]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morro Bay High School|url=https://mbhs.slcusd.org/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=mbhs.slcusd.org}}</ref>


Students of the school are typically residents of Morro Bay, [[Los Osos, California|Los Osos]] (to the south), and [[Cayucos, California|Cayucos]] (to the north). On average, enrollment ranges from 800 to 900 students a year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morro Bay High School (2021-22 Ranking) {{!}} Morro Bay, CA|url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/morro-bay-high-school-profile|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Public School Review|language=en}}</ref> The school is roughly 60 meters from the beach (.04 mile) and 228 meters (.14 mile) from the Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Student Information - SLO County {{!}} AmeriStudent|url=https://concierge.studentroomstay.com/high-school-international-students-slo-county/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=StudentRoomStay Concierge|language=en-US}}</ref>
Students of the school are typically residents of Morro Bay, [[Los Osos, California|Los Osos]] (to the south), and [[Cayucos, California|Cayucos]] (to the north). On average, enrollment ranges from 800 to 900 students a year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morro Bay High School (2021-22 Ranking) {{!}} Morro Bay, CA|url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/morro-bay-high-school-profile|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Public School Review|language=en}}</ref> The school is roughly 60 meters from the beach (.04 mile) and 228 meters (.14 mile) from the Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Student Information - SLO County {{!}} AmeriStudent|url=https://concierge.studentroomstay.com/high-school-international-students-slo-county/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=StudentRoomStay Concierge|language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Morro Bay High School was first conceived in 1956 when the city voted [[Municipal bond|bonds]] for its construction, winning by a ratio of four to one. The school was completed in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyinslocounty.org/Timeline%20for%20Morro%20Bay.htm|title=HISTORY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Site created and maintained by Lynne Landwehr|website=historyinslocounty.org|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://historicalmorrobay.org/a-timeline/|title=A Timeline – Historical Society of Morro Bay|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> Initially, the school had served 5 grades throughout the late 60s: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, & 11th Grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Morro-Bay-High-School/254546|title=1961 Morro Bay High School Yearbook|last=|first=|date=1969|website=classmates.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Morro-Bay-High-School/17345|title=1966 Morro Bay High School Yearbook|last=|first=|date=1966|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Around the late to early 70s the school later followed the common structure of an [[High school (North America)#A 'Typical' American high school|"American four-year high school]]".
Morro Bay High School was first conceived in 1956 when the city voted [[Municipal bond|bonds]] for its construction, winning by a ratio of four to one. The school was completed in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyinslocounty.org/Timeline%20for%20Morro%20Bay.htm|title=HISTORY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Site created and maintained by Lynne Landwehr|website=historyinslocounty.org|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://historicalmorrobay.org/a-timeline/|title=A Timeline – Historical Society of Morro Bay|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> Initially, the school had served 5 grades throughout the late 60s: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, and 11th Grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Morro-Bay-High-School/254546|title=1961 Morro Bay High School Yearbook|last=|first=|date=1969|website=classmates.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Morro-Bay-High-School/17345|title=1966 Morro Bay High School Yearbook|last=|first=|date=1966|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Around the late to early 70s the school later followed the common structure of an [[High school (North America)#A 'Typical' American high school|"American four-year high school]]".


=== Health Hazards ===
=== Health hazards ===
Being located right next to the ocean, the quad has faced multiple problems regarding [[seagulls]]. Problems such as noise pollution, defecation in the quad/outside areas, and misplaced trash have been common complaints in the last decade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbspyglass.org/2018/12/18/feathered-friends-or-feathered-fiends/|title=Feathered Friends or Feathered Fiends?|last=audreyjmcclish|date=2018-12-18|website=Morro Bay Spyglass|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> According to faculty, the school had been power washed two times before 2016. Since 2017, the school has hired a "[[Falconry|birdman]]" to use predatory birds ([[Falconry|hawks, owls, and falcons]]) to patrol the school, acting as a deterrent to the seagulls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MorroBayHS/status/940405884965961728|title=Whoot Hoot! One of our seagull deterant &#91;sic&#93; team!pic.twitter.com/sZR6M65vFA|last=HS|first=Morro Bay|date=2017-12-11|website=@MorroBayHS|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> As of now, this has proved to be effective in clearing the sky of seagulls and keeping the ground clean.
Being located right next to the ocean, the quad has faced multiple problems regarding [[seagulls]]. Problems such as noise pollution, defecation in the quad and outside areas, and misplaced trash have been common complaints in the last decade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbspyglass.org/2018/12/18/feathered-friends-or-feathered-fiends/|title=Feathered Friends or Feathered Fiends?|last=audreyjmcclish|date=2018-12-18|website=Morro Bay Spyglass|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> According to faculty, the school had been power washed two times before 2016. Since 2017, the school has hired a "[[Falconry|birdman]]" to use predatory birds ([[Falconry|hawks, owls, and falcons]]) to patrol the school, acting as a deterrent to the seagulls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MorroBayHS/status/940405884965961728|title=Whoot Hoot! One of our seagull deterant &#91;sic&#93; team!pic.twitter.com/sZR6M65vFA|last=HS|first=Morro Bay|date=2017-12-11|website=@MorroBayHS|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> As of now,{{when?|date=May 2022}} this has proved to be effective in clearing the sky of seagulls and keeping the ground clean.{{cn|date=May 2022}}


=== Measure D ===
=== Measure D ===
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=== Football Controversy ===
On October 24th, David Kelly, who was a football coach, received backlash from the community & school administration after calling one of his football players "a homosexual".<ref name="calcoastnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://calcoastnews.com/2018/11/why-was-morro-bay-high-schools-football-coach-really-fired/|title=Why was Morro Bay High School's football coach really fired?|date=2018-11-01|website=Cal Coast News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> According to principal Dr. Kyle Pruitt, he was fired as head coach on the grounds of using "unacceptable verbal interaction that was insensitive to the LGBTQ community between a coach/teacher and a student-athlete on our campus".<ref name="Rainbolt">{{Cite web|url=https://mbspyglass.org/2018/11/14/editorial-students-respond-to-mr-kelley-controversy/|title=Editorial: Students Respond to Mr. Kelley Controversy|last=Rainbolt|first=Adam|date=2018-11-14|website=Morro Bay Spyglass|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> However, the position of school officials for the firing remains unclear.<ref name="calcoastnews.com"/> Though he is banned from coaching football, he currently still attains his position as a history teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article220872135.html|title=Morro Bay football coach fired over LGBTQ comments|last=Wilson|first=Nick|date=October 30, 2018|website=SLO Tribune|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> This event had seen a reaction from the football team, local LGBT groups, the school community, and administration.

'''Key Accounts & Disputes'''

Primary accounts of the incident can be attributed to the football players themselves, who that had confirmed him saying these words. According to Rocky Brebes, after "one junior varsity player kept sitting in the locker room and smiling at the head coach," Kelly got mad at the player, telling him "to stop looking at him like a homosexual and to get the hell to practice."<ref name="calcoastnews.com"/> After this occurrence, it escalated quickly as the junior then ran out of the locker room, where many students from an athletics class witnessed him screaming & cursing at Kelly from a distance for over five minutes.

'''Reactions from Local LGBT Groups'''

According to major local media outlet [[KSBY]], upon hearing of the situation, local LGBT groups have taken it upon themselves to claim the situation as "marginalizing toward certain groups". According to KSBY, "GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast) and 13 other nonprofits" have asked "to suspend Kelley from teaching."<ref name="ksby.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/2018/11/06/local-groups-ask-for-punishment-of-former-morro-bay-football-coach-after-lgbtq-slur|title=Local groups ask for punishment of former Morro Bay football coach after LGBTQ slur|date=2018-11-06|website=KSBY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> The President of the GALA Ryan Duclos has also made unverified claims that "GALA has received phone calls from students who tell similar stories" relating to "uncomfortable comments about gay people on multiple occasions" from Kelly. Furthermore, people on the GALA Facebook page has reportedly made similarly structured & unverified claims.<ref name="ksby.com"/>

'''Reaction from the football team'''

Many of the players of the football team had instigated that the situation was one taken advantage of by the school, in simple terms a [https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/ploy ploy]. Known for having performed poorly in football the past three years, the football team assumed that the losing record of Morro Bay as of recently played a "factor" in his firing.<ref name="Rainbolt"/> This is known as the Morro Bay varsity team had finished the 2018 season 1-9 over and 0-5 (win/loss) in Ocean League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksby.com/news/2018/10/31/morro-bay-high-school-head-football-coach-fired|title=Morro Bay High School teacher fired as head football coach|date=2018-10-31|website=KSBY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> Students on the football team, being primary witnesses to the situation, have believed that the performance of the football team under Coach Kelly had played apart of his firing. Despite the principal labeling the situation as one that was "[[hate speech]]", it is known that the school officials had not clearly defined their actually position of why they had fired him. In response to the school's administration, many of the players have voiced their support of the coach with player Rocky Brebes stating "I love Coach Kelley, and so does every single person on our varsity team." Expressing the football team's relation to the coach Bebes empathized, "He was more than a coach to us. He became family, and he always had our back. Whenever we were hungry, he would always get us food. If we ever needed clothes, he would always find us some clothes. Whenever we needed help in school because of bad grades or any of that, he would always find us support."<ref name=":3" /> Furthermore, Jim Pugh, the father of one of his players expressed sympathy, saying, “He is human and made a mistake. He is suffering, as are his boys. He was being disrespected by a young man who thinks telling an adult to f*** off is acceptable. He is a good man who has nurtured and loved all of those boys.”<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/calif-coach-fired-for-hateful-lgbtq-speech-defended-by-players|title=California HS coach fired for hateful LGBTQ speech defended by players|date=2018-11-02|website=USA TODAY High School Sports|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

'''Reactions from the school's LGBT community'''

Despite claims by the local LGBT community within the region calling for the completely removal of Kelly's teaching position, according to the school's primary news outlet, comments from the school's very own LGBT group are more moderate in their reaction. According to a school reporter Adam Rainbolt, out of the six anonymous members of the then-existing LGBT community (members of the SAGA club), two have reported to not know about this event, two "were somewhat unclear about what had occurred", whereas the remaining two had voiced some distaste but sympathy despite his actions. Albeit, one noted “what he said was offensive to a lot of people” while the other shared "they think that a coach should be supportive of everyone", in response to the situation having said that, to an extent, the actions of the school were “harsh”. One of them had also stated, "it was surprising because I know him as such a calm, caring person for his students and his team, but I know he has acted out of anger in the past."<ref name="Rainbolt"/>


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
In 2019, total minority enrollment was 35%, and 31% of students are considered to be economically disadvantaged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/san-luis-coastal-unified/morro-bay-high-3331|title=Morro Bay High High School Ranking|last=|first=|date=2019|website=usnews.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
In 2019, total minority enrollment was 35%, and 31% of students are considered to be economically disadvantaged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/san-luis-coastal-unified/morro-bay-high-3331|title=Morro Bay High High School Ranking|last=|first=|date=2019|website=usnews.com/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


== Clubs ==
== Clubs ==
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* Art Club
* Art Club
* AVID
* AVID
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* Interact
* Interact
* Kindness Club
* Kindness Club
* MBHS Kayaking Club
* MBHS Theatre Arts
* MBHS Theatre Arts
* Mock Trial
* Mock Trial
* Music History Club
* Music History Club
* Power Lifting Club
* S.A.G.A (Sexuality and Gender Acceptance)
* S.A.G.A (Sexuality and Gender Acceptance)
* Society of Women Engineers
* Students for Social Justice
* Surf
* Surf
* Swing Dancing Club
* Tabletop RPG Club
* Tabletop RPG Club
* Underwater Robotics
* Underwater Robotics
* VEX Robotics Club
* VEX Robotics Club
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Note: these are the clubs as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbhs.slcusd.org/activities-clubs.php|title=Clubs|website=mbhs.slcusd.org|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>
Note: these are the clubs as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbhs.slcusd.org/activities-clubs.php|title=Clubs|website=mbhs.slcusd.org|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>
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!Boys
!Boys
!Girls
!Girls
!Notable Varsity Achievements and/or Section Championships Won<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://cifss.org/history/record-book/ |title=CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book |publisher=CIF Southern Section |year=2021 |publication-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2021 |title=History - California Interscholastic Federation Central Section |url=https://www.cifcs.org/sports/fball/history |website=CIF Central Section}}</ref>
!Notable Achievements
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|Cross Country
|Cross Country
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|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
| (B) CIF SS Champions: 1993, 1994, 1995 (Division IV-AA)
| -
(G) CIF SS Champions: 1982, 1983, 1985 (Div. 1-A), 1994 (Div. IV-AA)
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|Football
|Football
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|Yes
|Yes
|Coed
|Coed
| CIF SS Champions: 1995 (Div. XI)
| -
CIF CS Champions: 2021 (Div. VI)
|-
|-
|Golf
|Golf
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|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
| (B) CIF SS Champions: 1976 (1-A Division)
| -
(G) CIF SS Champions: 1991, 1992, 1999 (Div. IV-AA)
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|-
|Soccer
|Soccer
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|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
| (B) CIF SS Champions: 1989 (Small School Division), 1995 (co/Div. V)
| -
|-
|-
|Wrestling
|Wrestling
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|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
| (B) CIF SS Champions: 2009 (Div. VI)
| -
|-
|-
|Baseball
|Baseball
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|-
|Track & Field
|Track and Field
|Junior Varsity and Varsity
|Junior Varsity and Varsity
|Yes
|Yes
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Note: These are the sports running currently as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MIwnpXoAu7h2XkYp95j8LxPHqOH1P7McjPhc7NdcPHw/edit?usp=embed_facebook|title=MORRO BAY HIGH SCHOOL 2018/2019 ATHLETIC TEAMS BY GRADE AND GENDER|website=Google Docs|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>
Note: These are the sports running currently as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MIwnpXoAu7h2XkYp95j8LxPHqOH1P7McjPhc7NdcPHw/edit?usp=embed_facebook|title=MORRO BAY HIGH SCHOOL 2018/2019 ATHLETIC TEAMS BY GRADE AND GENDER|website=Google Docs|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>


===Sports Leagues===
===Sports leagues===
Since 2018, Morro Bay High School has competed in the [[Central Coast Athletic Association]] (CCAA), a conference affiliated with the [[CIF Central Section]]. The CCAA places each team by sport and gender into one of its two constituent leagues — the upper Mountain League and the lower Ocean League — based on performance.<ref name=":0" /> Until the 2017–18 school year, MBHS and neighboring Central Coast schools were part of the [[CIF Southern Section]], a highly competitive grouping whose footprint included around 600 schools stretching from south of Los Angeles to northern San Luis Obispo County.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/high-school/article213214449.html |title=SLO County schools will compete in Central Section this fall. The new leagues look like this |last=Gibson |first=Travis |date=June 20, 2018 |website=The Tribune |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santamariasun.com/sports-lead/16745/central-coast-high-schools-ready-to-launch-new-athletic-leagues-depart-southern-section/ |title=Central Coast high schools ready to launch new athletic leagues, depart Southern Section |last=Johnson |first=Peter |date=October 31, 2017 |website=Santa Maria Sun |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= }}</ref>
Since 2018, Morro Bay High School has competed in the [[Central Coast Athletic Association]] (CCAA), a conference affiliated with the [[CIF Central Section]]. The CCAA places each team by sport and gender into one of its two constituent leagues — the upper Mountain League and the lower Ocean League — based on performance.<ref name=":0" /> Until the 2017–18 school year, MBHS and neighboring Central Coast schools were part of the [[CIF Southern Section]], a highly competitive grouping whose footprint included around 600 schools stretching from south of Los Angeles to northern San Luis Obispo County.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/high-school/article213214449.html |title=SLO County schools will compete in Central Section this fall. The new leagues look like this |last=Gibson |first=Travis |date=June 20, 2018 |website=The Tribune |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santamariasun.com/sports-lead/16745/central-coast-high-schools-ready-to-launch-new-athletic-leagues-depart-southern-section/ |title=Central Coast high schools ready to launch new athletic leagues, depart Southern Section |last=Johnson |first=Peter |date=October 31, 2017 |website=Santa Maria Sun |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= }}</ref>

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=== Cross Country ===
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Morro Bay hosts a Cross Country Invitational in September yearly, attended by over 30 schools with an attendance of around 900 runners overall. The course is currently 2.7 miles which goes through the school and nearby beach, 1 mile of the 2.7 mile course going through soft sand. The event also features a shorter 2 mile course.<ref>{{Citation|title=Morro Bay HS Cross Country Course|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE635xt4tu0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/QE635xt4tu0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The course was currently changed to remove a portion that goes through an area that is near a snowy plover preservation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/view/mbxc/mb-invite|title=Morro Bay Cross Country - MB Invite|website=sites.google.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>

==== Recent Changes ====
Preceding the shift to a [[CIF Central Section|Central Section]], the varsity team was required to get top in League in order to proceed in Southern League. After League, it was required to get through both Prelims and Finals, where it was required to finish 6th or above out of 12 in order to get to state. Now all teams in the league can get to Finals which has been reduced to one CIF Finals match (finish 6th or above out of 12) in order to proceed to state. This has been done due to the smaller nature of the [[CIF Central Section|Central Section]] compared to the [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]].

==== Notable Achievements ====
Morro Bay had notably been historically dominant in league between the 1980s and early 2010s, winning over 20 league titles in the now dissolved Los Padres League, going to CIF 25+ times in the highly competitive Southern Section, and going to state over 20 times.

Morro Bay High School has been referenced in the 2015 American sports drama film ''[[McFarland, USA]]'' in a scene in which Palo Alto, McFarland, and another school compete. Contrary to popular belief, Morro Bay was a historical rival to McFarland in Cross Country in state prior to the 2000s more so than Palo Alto, having met McFarland at state over 15 times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LL5j8nf94FbkPWZy9376BUbRNG3-ghaMIYPBJzEi1RY/view?usp=embed_facebook|title=Morro Bay State Competitions|website=Google Docs|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>

In 1993, Morro Bay lost to McFarland by 2 points. In 1994, Morro Bay tied with McFarland for first but lost due to a tie breaker decided by the 6th runner. Then lost first place again the next year for state to McFarland, getting second.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/8243/results/354251|title=1994 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/31416/results/354289|title=1995 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> Throughout the late 80s, 90s, and 2000s both schools had consistently met at the state competition placing above or below each other (division VI).


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=== Cross country ===
The school, in the [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]], has gone to CIF State XC in 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/view/mbxc/history|title=Morro Bay Cross Country - History|website=sites.google.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/30735/results/354259|title=1991 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/30741/results/355179|title=1992 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/30771/results/354241|title=1993 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/30727/results/354281|title=1990 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/8243/results/354251|title=1994 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/31416/results/354289|title=1995 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/89759/results/355197|title=1997 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/3687/results/354208|title=1998 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet|website=Athletic.net|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
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Morro Bay hosts a Cross Country Invitational in September yearly, attended by over 30 schools with an attendance of around 900 runners overall. The course is currently 2.7 miles which goes through the school and nearby beach, 1 mile of the 2.7 mile course going through soft sand. The event also features a shorter 2 mile course.<ref>{{Citation|title=Morro Bay HS Cross Country Course|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE635xt4tu0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/QE635xt4tu0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


===Wrestling===
===Wrestling===
Morro Bay High School has notably hosted the Sam Boyd California Invitational Tournament, one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in California, hosting over 90 teams and over 980 wrestlers from California & out-of-state Nevada annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksby.com/sports/66th-annual-sam-boyd-c-i-t-kicks-off-on-friday|title=66th annual Sam Boyd C.I.T. kicks off on Friday|date=2020-01-17|website=KSBY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksby.com/sports/2019/01/19/c-i-t-wrestling-tournament-championship-finals|title=C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament: Championship Finals|date=2019-01-20|website=KSBY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com/index.php?topic=92430.0|title=2018 CIT Wrestling Tournament Jan 19-20 at Morro Bay High School|website=forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com/index.php?topic=87279.0|title=2017 C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament @ Morro Bay HS Jan 20-21|website=forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> The wrestling team has shown to be a top contender in this event notably finishing 7 out of 90 schools in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbspyglass.org/2019/01/25/mbhs-wrestlers-earn-7th-place-at-cit-multiple-students-place/|title=MBHS Wrestlers Earn 7th Place at CIT, Multiple Students Place|last=Rainbolt|first=Adam|date=2019-01-25|website=Morro Bay Spyglass|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>
Morro Bay High School has notably hosted the Sam Boyd California Invitational Tournament, one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in California, hosting over 90 teams and over 980 wrestlers from California and out-of-state Nevada annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksby.com/sports/66th-annual-sam-boyd-c-i-t-kicks-off-on-friday|title=66th annual Sam Boyd C.I.T. kicks off on Friday|date=2020-01-17|website=KSBY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksby.com/sports/2019/01/19/c-i-t-wrestling-tournament-championship-finals|title=C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament: Championship Finals|date=2019-01-20|website=KSBY|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com/index.php?topic=92430.0|title=2018 CIT Wrestling Tournament Jan 19-20 at Morro Bay High School|website=forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com/index.php?topic=87279.0|title=2017 C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament @ Morro Bay HS Jan 20-21|website=forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> The wrestling team has shown to be a top contender in this event notably finishing 7th out of 90 schools in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mbspyglass.org/2019/01/25/mbhs-wrestlers-earn-7th-place-at-cit-multiple-students-place/|title=MBHS Wrestlers Earn 7th Place at CIT, Multiple Students Place|last=Rainbolt|first=Adam|date=2019-01-25|website=Morro Bay Spyglass|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>


==Academic reputation==
==Academic reputation==
Morro Bay High School as of 2019 is ranked the 649th out of 2,494 high schools in California (4,424th nationally) by ''U.S News's'' metric. In October 2017, it was ranked the 475th best high school in California (2,432nd nationally) by ''Newsweek''. It was previously ranked the 432nd best High School in the 2011 ''Newsweek'' article titled "America's Best High Schools",<ref name=":1" /> It was previously ranked the 432nd best High School in the 2011 ''Newsweek'' article titled "America's Best High Schools",<ref name=":1">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html America's Best High Schools 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016060407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html |date=2011-10-16 }}.</ref> and was reported to have the highest average SAT score (2245 out of 2400) amongst these schools. The ''LA Times'', however, reported that the average SAT score at the school was 1649.<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/schools/sat-scores/ranking/page/1/ Top Average SAT Scores].</ref>
Morro Bay High School as of 2019 is ranked the 649th out of 2,494 high schools in California (4,424th nationally) by ''U.S News's'' metric. In October 2017, it was ranked the 475th best high school in California (2,432nd nationally) by ''Newsweek''. It was previously ranked the 432nd best High School in the 2011 ''Newsweek'' article titled "America's Best High Schools",<ref name=":1">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html America's Best High Schools 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016060407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html |date=2011-10-16 }}.</ref> and was reported to have the highest average SAT score (2245 out of 2400) amongst these schools. The ''LA Times'', however, reported that the average SAT score at the school was 1649.<ref>[http://projects.latimes.com/schools/sat-scores/ranking/page/1/ Top Average SAT Scores].</ref>


In 2006, Morro Bay High School was named a [[National Blue Ribbon School]] by the U.S. Department of Education.
In 2006, Morro Bay High School was named a [[National Blue Ribbon School]] by the U.S. Department of Education.{{cn|date=May 2022}}


In 2005 and 2009 and 2013, Morro Bay High School was accredited as a California Distinguished School by [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]].
In 2005 and 2009 and 2013, Morro Bay High School was accredited as a California Distinguished School by [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]].


The graduation rate at the school is 95% according to [https://www.usnews.com/ USnews.com].
The graduation rate at the school is 95% according to USnews.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/ USnews.com]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://mbhs.slcusd.org/ Morro Bay High School official website]
*{{Official|http://mbhs.slcusd.org/}}


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Morro Bay High School
Location
Map
235 Atascadero Rd

Morro Bay
,
California

United States
Information
Established1956
School districtSan Luis Coastal Unified School District
PrincipalScott Schalde
Teaching staff45.01 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment795 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.66[1]
ScheduleAll Classes Daily
Color(s)      Black, White, & Blue
Team namePirates
NewspaperThe Spyglass[2]
Websitehttps://mbhs.slcusd.org/

Morro Bay High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Morro Bay along the coast of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.[3]

Students of the school are typically residents of Morro Bay, Los Osos (to the south), and Cayucos (to the north). On average, enrollment ranges from 800 to 900 students a year.[4] The school is roughly 60 meters from the beach (.04 mile) and 228 meters (.14 mile) from the Pacific Ocean.[5]

History

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Morro Bay High School was first conceived in 1956 when the city voted bonds for its construction, winning by a ratio of four to one. The school was completed in 1959.[6][7] Initially, the school had served 5 grades throughout the late 60s: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, and 11th Grade.[8][9] Around the late to early 70s the school later followed the common structure of an "American four-year high school".

Health hazards

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Being located right next to the ocean, the quad has faced multiple problems regarding seagulls. Problems such as noise pollution, defecation in the quad and outside areas, and misplaced trash have been common complaints in the last decade.[10] According to faculty, the school had been power washed two times before 2016. Since 2017, the school has hired a "birdman" to use predatory birds (hawks, owls, and falcons) to patrol the school, acting as a deterrent to the seagulls.[11] As of now,[when?] this has proved to be effective in clearing the sky of seagulls and keeping the ground clean.[citation needed]

Measure D

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In 2014 a $177 million bond was passed to renovate infrastructure of schools in SLCUSD.[12][13] Since 2016, the school has gone through heavy construction with renovations such as renovation of the auto shop,[14] a new pool,[15] student services building (new office), all-weather track,[16] STEAM complex (J Wing Renovation),[17] and New Band and Agriculture Shop Classroom.[18][19] Current renovations have added up to around $12 million. The school anticipates $33 more million worth of construction, with a remodeled cafeteria/multipurpose room,[20] renovation to the quad,[21] renovation of the classrooms,[22] and restoration of the old gym.[23]

Demographics

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In 2019, total minority enrollment was 35%, and 31% of students are considered to be economically disadvantaged.[24]

Clubs

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  • Art Club
  • AVID
  • Biobuilders (BioTech)
  • Dungeons and Dragons club
  • FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
  • FFA (Future Farmers of America)
  • FNL (Friday Night Live)
  • Environmental Club
  • Interact
  • Kindness Club
  • MBHS Theatre Arts
  • Mock Trial
  • Music History Club
  • S.A.G.A (Sexuality and Gender Acceptance)
  • Surf
  • Tabletop RPG Club
  • Underwater Robotics
  • VEX Robotics Club

Note: these are the clubs as of 2020[25]

Sports

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Sports Teams Boys Girls Notable Varsity Achievements and/or Section Championships Won[26][27]
Cross Country Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes (B) CIF SS Champions: 1993, 1994, 1995 (Division IV-AA)

(G) CIF SS Champions: 1982, 1983, 1985 (Div. 1-A), 1994 (Div. IV-AA)

Football Junior Varsity and Varsity (girls accepted) Yes Coed CIF SS Champions: 1995 (Div. XI)

CIF CS Champions: 2021 (Div. VI)

Golf Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes -
Tennis Junior Varsity and Varsity (no boys JV) Yes Yes -
Volleyball Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity. Yes Yes -
Water Polo Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes -
Basketball Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes (B) CIF SS Champions: 1976 (1-A Division)

(G) CIF SS Champions: 1991, 1992, 1999 (Div. IV-AA)

Soccer Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes (B) CIF SS Champions: 1989 (Small School Division), 1995 (co/Div. V)
Wrestling Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes (B) CIF SS Champions: 2009 (Div. VI)
Baseball Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes No -
Softball Junior Varsity and Varsity No Yes -
Stunt Varsity Yes Yes -
Swimming Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes -
Track and Field Junior Varsity and Varsity Yes Yes -

Note: These are the sports running currently as of 2020[28]

Sports leagues

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Since 2018, Morro Bay High School has competed in the Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA), a conference affiliated with the CIF Central Section. The CCAA places each team by sport and gender into one of its two constituent leagues — the upper Mountain League and the lower Ocean League — based on performance.[29] Until the 2017–18 school year, MBHS and neighboring Central Coast schools were part of the CIF Southern Section, a highly competitive grouping whose footprint included around 600 schools stretching from south of Los Angeles to northern San Luis Obispo County.[29][30]

Cross country

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Morro Bay hosts a Cross Country Invitational in September yearly, attended by over 30 schools with an attendance of around 900 runners overall. The course is currently 2.7 miles which goes through the school and nearby beach, 1 mile of the 2.7 mile course going through soft sand. The event also features a shorter 2 mile course.[31]

Wrestling

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Morro Bay High School has notably hosted the Sam Boyd California Invitational Tournament, one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in California, hosting over 90 teams and over 980 wrestlers from California and out-of-state Nevada annually.[32][33][34][35] The wrestling team has shown to be a top contender in this event notably finishing 7th out of 90 schools in 2019.[36]

Academic reputation

[edit]

Morro Bay High School as of 2019 is ranked the 649th out of 2,494 high schools in California (4,424th nationally) by U.S News's metric. In October 2017, it was ranked the 475th best high school in California (2,432nd nationally) by Newsweek. It was previously ranked the 432nd best High School in the 2011 Newsweek article titled "America's Best High Schools",[37] and was reported to have the highest average SAT score (2245 out of 2400) amongst these schools. The LA Times, however, reported that the average SAT score at the school was 1649.[38]

In 2006, Morro Bay High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.[citation needed]

In 2005 and 2009 and 2013, Morro Bay High School was accredited as a California Distinguished School by WASC.

The graduation rate at the school is 95% according to USnews.[39]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Morro Bay High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ https://mbspyglass.org The Spyglass
  3. ^ "Morro Bay High School". mbhs.slcusd.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. ^ "Morro Bay High School (2021-22 Ranking) | Morro Bay, CA". Public School Review. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ "International Student Information - SLO County | AmeriStudent". StudentRoomStay Concierge. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ "HISTORY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Site created and maintained by Lynne Landwehr". historyinslocounty.org. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. ^ "A Timeline – Historical Society of Morro Bay". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  8. ^ "1961 Morro Bay High School Yearbook". classmates.com. 1969.
  9. ^ "1966 Morro Bay High School Yearbook". 1966.
  10. ^ audreyjmcclish (2018-12-18). "Feathered Friends or Feathered Fiends?". Morro Bay Spyglass. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  11. ^ HS, Morro Bay (2017-12-11). "Whoot Hoot! One of our seagull deterant [sic] team!pic.twitter.com/sZR6M65vFA". @MorroBayHS. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  12. ^ "Measure-D". measured.slcusd.org. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  13. ^ Cooley, Ryah. "Out with the old: Long awaited Measure D renovations begin for SLO and Morro Bay high schools". New Times San Luis Obispo. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  14. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-project-details.php?id=5. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  18. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-project-details.php?id=12. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-school-details.php?id=13. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-project-details.php?id=10. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-project-details.php?id=13. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-project-details.php?id=9. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ measured.slcusd.org https://measured.slcusd.org/measure-d-project-details.php?id=11. Retrieved 2020-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ "Morro Bay High High School Ranking". usnews.com/. 2019.
  25. ^ "Clubs". mbhs.slcusd.org. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  26. ^ CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book. CIF Southern Section (published July 21, 2021). 2021.
  27. ^ "History - California Interscholastic Federation Central Section". CIF Central Section. 2021.
  28. ^ "MORRO BAY HIGH SCHOOL 2018/2019 ATHLETIC TEAMS BY GRADE AND GENDER". Google Docs. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  29. ^ a b Gibson, Travis (June 20, 2018). "SLO County schools will compete in Central Section this fall. The new leagues look like this". The Tribune.
  30. ^ Johnson, Peter (October 31, 2017). "Central Coast high schools ready to launch new athletic leagues, depart Southern Section". Santa Maria Sun.
  31. ^ Morro Bay HS Cross Country Course, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2020-01-22
  32. ^ "66th annual Sam Boyd C.I.T. kicks off on Friday". KSBY. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  33. ^ "C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament: Championship Finals". KSBY. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  34. ^ "2018 CIT Wrestling Tournament Jan 19-20 at Morro Bay High School". forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  35. ^ "2017 C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament @ Morro Bay HS Jan 20-21". forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  36. ^ Rainbolt, Adam (2019-01-25). "MBHS Wrestlers Earn 7th Place at CIT, Multiple Students Place". Morro Bay Spyglass. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  37. ^ America's Best High Schools 2011 Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  38. ^ Top Average SAT Scores.
  39. ^ USnews.com
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