Mustang High School, often shortened to MHS, is a public school located in Mustang, Oklahoma, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Mustang Public Schools public school district and serves around 6,800 students. One of the only schools in the state to receive a wellness center to ensure the safety of their students.
| Mustang High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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801 S Snyder Dr Mustang, Oklahoma 73064 | |
| Information | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1902[4] |
| School district | Mustang Public Schools |
| NCES District ID | 4021000[1] |
| Authority | OSDE |
| CEEB code | 372500 |
| NCES School ID | 402100001046 [2] |
| Principal | Dr. Kathy Knowles |
| Faculty | 179.53 (on an FTE basis) [2] |
| Enrollment | 3,756 (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.92 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, black, and white |
| Athletics | Basketball, baseball, cross country, football, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, track |
| Athletics conference | OSSAA Class 6A |
| Mascot | Morsey |
| Nickname | Broncos |
| Team name | Mustang Broncos |
| Rivals | Yukon High School "Millers" |
| USNWR ranking | 11,885 [3] |
| Website | mhs.mustangps.org |
The complex contains a large band room, an auditorium, a performing arts center, and three gymnasiums.
The district (of which, this is the sole comprehensive high school) covers Mustang and parts of Oklahoma City.[5] The district extends into portions of OKC in Cleveland County and Oklahoma County.[6][7]
Sports
editMustang offers baseball, softball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, cheer, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, football, boys' golf, girls' golf, pom, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, swimming, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, boys' track, girls' track, volleyball, and wrestling.[8]
Runner Gabe Simonsen broke the state record for Oklahoma in the two-mile run with a time of 8:56.07 in 2021[9]
The school has a nationally competitive marching-band program formerly known as the Nightriders. Due to controversy in 2020, the band was renamed, now the Mustang Marching Band. They placed 17th nationally in 2021 with their show titled "Shark World."[citation needed]
Mustang is a 6A school. [10]
Notable alumni
edit- Dennis Byrd - former NFL defensive lineman
- Kendall Cross - Olympic freestyle wrestler, gold medalist at 1996 Summer Olympics
- Josh Cooper - former NFL wide receiver
- Dax Fulton - professional baseball player[11]
- Shane Hamman - Olympic weightlifter
- Josh Heskew former Nebraska Cornhuskers football, National Champion also played for Oklahoma Wranglers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Mustang". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "MUSTANG HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Mustang High School". US News & World Report. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "About Us - Mustang Public Schools".
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Canadian County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 8 (9/13). Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Text list
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cleveland County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Text list
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oklahoma County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-28. - Text list
- ^ "MPS Course Guides - Course Maps".
- ^ "Oklahoma high school track: Mustang's Gabe Simonsen breaks 2-mile state record".
- ^ http://mustangps.org
- ^ Sardis, Nick. "OU baseball: Mustang's Dax Fulton switches commitment from Vanderbilt to Sooners". The Oklahoman.
External links
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