Morro Bay High School
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| Morro Bay High School | |
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| Location | |
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235 Atascadero Rd , | |
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| Established | 1956 |
| School district | San Luis Coastal Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Kyle Pruitt |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Schedule | All Classes Daily |
| Color(s) | Black, White, & Blue |
| Team name | Pirates |
| Rival | San Luis Obispo High School |
| Website | https://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.
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. The school is roughly 60 meters from the beach (.04 mile) and 228 meters (.14 mile) from the Pacific Ocean.
History
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.[1][2] Initially, the school had served 5 grades throughout the late 60s: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, & 11th Grade.[3][4] Around the late to early 70s the school later followed the common structure of an "American four-year high school".
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.[5] 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.[6] As of now, this has proved to be effective in clearing the sky of seagull's and keeping the ground clean.
Demographics
The major groups that encompass the racial makeup of the school can be summarized as White, followed by Hispanics and Filipino-Americans. On the latter end, Asians and African-Americans.
| Class | White | Hispanic | Filipino | Black | Asian | Other | Percentage by Race per Class (Major Groups) | Other Races by Percentage | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 192 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | (84.5% White, 8.37% Hispanic, 5.28% Filipino) | (Black .88%, Asian .44%, Indian .44%) | 227 |
| 2011 | 159 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | (71.3% White, 21.07% Hispanic, 2.69% Filipino) | (Black 1.79%, Asian 1.35%, Indian 1.35%) | 223 |
| 2018 | 136 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 3 | (67.0% White, 17.24% Hispanic, 9.36% Filipino) | (Black 1.48%, Asian 4.43%, Indian 1.48%) | 203 |
| 2019 | 145 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | N/A | (74.7% White, 13.40% Hispanic, 5.67% Filipino) | (Black 3.10%, Asian 3.10%, Indian 2.06%) | 194 |
| 2020 | 117 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 7 | N/A | (65.4% White, 21.8% Hispanic, 6.15% Filipino) | (Black 2.79%, Asian 3.91%, Indian 0.56%) | 179 |
| 2021 | 155 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | (70.8% White, 18.26% Hispanic, 7.31% Filipino) | (Black 1.37%, Asian 1.37%, Hawaiian 0.45%) | 219 |
In 2019, total minority enrollment was 35%, and 31% of students are considered to be economically disadvantaged.[7]
Clubs
- Art Club
- AVID
- Biobuilders (BioTech)
- FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
- FFA (Future Farmers of America)
- FNL (Friday Night Live)
- Environmental Club
- Interact
- Kindness Club
- MBHS Kayaking Club
- MBHS Theatre Arts
- Mock Trial
- Music History Club
- Power Lifting Club
- S.A.G.A
- Society of Women Engineers
- Students for Social Justice
- Surf
- Swing Dancing Club
- Tabletop RPG Club
- Underwater Robotics
- VEX Robotics Club
Sports
| Sports | Teams | Boys | Girls | Notable Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | Junior Varsity and Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
| Football | Junior Varsity and Varsity (girls accepted) | Yes | Coed | - |
| 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 | - |
| Soccer | Junior Varsity and Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
| Wrestling | Junior Varsity and Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
| 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 & Field | Junior Varsity and Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
Sports Leagues
Until the Summer of 2018, Morro Bay High School along with nearby schools such as Nipomo, Templeton, Atascadero, Mission Prep, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, St. Joseph, Pioneer Valley, Righetti, Santa Maria, Orcutt Academy, and Paso Robles had formerly been a part of the Southern Section, a highly competitive region with around 600 schools that stretched from south of Los Angeles to northern San Luis Obispo County.[8][9]
Since Fall of 2018, the school has been apart of a much smaller central division consisting of around 102 schools. The Leagues differ between sports as they compete in specific leagues based on a "competitive equity model". The Mountain League is made up of teams based on success of recent years, whereas the Ocean League is made up of less successful sports programs. [9]
Cross Country
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.[10] The course was currently changed to remove a portion that goes through an area that is near a snowy plover preservation.
Recent Changes
Preceding the shift to a 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 Central Section compared to the Southern Section.
Notable Achievements
Morro Bay had notably been historically dominant in league before 2014 winning over 40 league titles in the now dissolved Los Padres League, going to CIF 27+ times in the highly competitive Southern Section.
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 CIF & state prior to the 2000s more so than Palo Alto.[11]
Once in 1995, the school lost to McFarland, getting second.[12] Throughout the late 80s, 90s, and 2000s both schools had consistently met at the state competition (division III).
The school has went to CIF State XC in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, and 2013.
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. [13][14][15][16] The wrestling team has shown to be a top contender in this event notably finishing 7 out of 90 schools in 2019.[17]
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 of 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",[18] It was previously ranked the 432nd best High School in the 2011 Newsweek article titled "America's Best High Schools",[18] 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.[19]
In 2006, Morro Bay High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.com.
References
- ^ "HISTORY IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Site created and maintained by Lynne Landwehr". www.historyinslocounty.org. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 11 (help) - ^ "A Timeline – Historical Society of Morro Bay". Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "1961 Morro Bay High School Yearbook". classmates.com. 1969.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "1966 Morro Bay High School Yearbook". 1966.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ audreyjmcclish (2018-12-18). "Feathered Friends or Feathered Fiends?". Morro Bay Spyglass. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ HS, Morro Bay (2017-12-11). "Whoot Hoot! One of our seagull deterant team!pic.twitter.com/sZR6M65vFA". @MorroBayHS. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Morro Bay High High School Ranking". https://www.usnews.com/. 2019.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Johnson, Peter (October 31, 2017). "Central Coast high schools ready to launch new athletic leagues, depart Southern Section". Santa Maria Sun.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Morro Bay HS Cross Country Course, retrieved 2020-01-22
- ^ "McFarland, USA", Wikipedia, 2020-01-17, retrieved 2020-01-22
- ^ "1995 CIF State Cross Country Championships - Cross Country Meet". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "66th annual Sam Boyd C.I.T. kicks off on Friday". KSBY. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament: Championship Finals". KSBY. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "2018 CIT Wrestling Tournament Jan 19-20 at Morro Bay High School". forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "2017 C.I.T. Wrestling Tournament @ Morro Bay HS Jan 20-21". forum.thecaliforniawrestler.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Rainbolt, Adam (2019-01-25). "MBHS Wrestlers Earn 7th Place at CIT, Multiple Students Place". Morro Bay Spyglass. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ a b America's Best High Schools 2011.
- ^ Top Average SAT Scores.
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