Morro Bay High School
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| Morro Bay High School | |
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| Location | |
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235 Atascadero Rd , | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | San Luis Coastal Unified School District |
| CEEB code | 052061 |
| Principal | Dr. Kyle Pruitt |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| 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), or Cayucos (to the north). The school, on average, consists of 800 to 900 students a year. The school is less than 1/4 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 the previous 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 hawks, owls, and falcons to patrol the school. The falconer has used the predatory birds as a deterrent in relation to the seagulls.[6] As of now, this has proved to be effective in clearing the sky's 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 |
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 | One team. | No | Yes | - |
| Stunt | Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
| Swimming | Junior Varsity and Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
| Track & Field | Junior Varsity and Varsity | Yes | Yes | - |
Wrestling
Morro Bay High School has notably hosted the Sam Boyd California Invitational Tournament, one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in California that hosts over 90 teams and over 980 wrestlers from in-state & out-of-state Nevada annually. [7][8][9][10] The wrestling team has shown to be a top contender in this event notably finishing 7 out of 90 schools in 2019.[11]
Academic reputation
Morro Bay High School is currently[when?] 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",[12] 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.[13]
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.
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ America's Best High Schools 2011.
- ^ Top Average SAT Scores.
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