Mandan High School

Mandan High School
Location
Mandan, North Dakota
USA
Information
Type Public
Motto Where the Best Begin!
Principal Mark Andresen
Staff 127
Grades 9–12
Number of students 1,059
Color(s)          Black and white
Nickname Braves
District Mandan Public School District

Mandan High School is a public high school located in Mandan, North Dakota. It is the only high school within the Mandan Public School system, serving grades 9–12. In 2007 the Mandan Public School District renovated the high school. Mandan is the 6th-largest school district in the state of North Dakota. Mandan High School has an 88% graduation rate. Enrollment for the 2009–2010 school year was 1,056 students. The graduating class for the 2009–2010 school year was 229 students. On April 1, 2010, Mandan High School was recognized for maintaining 100 years of continuous accreditation from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI).[1]

Mission statement

The mission of Mandan High School is to develop responsible citizens by providing quality educational experiences in a positive and safe learning environment.

Mandan High School promotes:

Responsibility
Excellence
Safety
Pride
Education
Community
Tolerance

School song

Here’s to Mandan, Here’s to Mandan –

Let us boost our dear old High!

Raise the song both loud and long –

And let it reach up to the sky.

Loyal classmates, loyal classmates,

We depend on each of you:

Prove to our old High that

we are one and all true blue!

Let’s give a rah! rah! rah! rah!

Mandan High is on the floor today.

Let’s give a rah! rah! rah! rah!

Team! And cheer them on in every way.

Let’s give a rah! rah! rah! rah!

Black and White, don’t let our colors fall!

For we are with you every freshman, sophomore,

junior and senior - - - - One and All! :)

Academics

Progress reports

The Mandan Public School calendar is divided into four 9-week quarters. Report cards are distributed at parent-teacher conferences or the week after the grading period ends.

Test scores

Mandan students score higher on the ACT than at the state and national levels. Mandan Public School students also score higher on the North Dakota State Assessment than students across the state.

Below are the most recent ACT Test results for Mandan High School, North Dakota and the USA.
School Score
Mandan High School student average 22.0
North Dakota high school student average 21.6
USA high school student average 21.1
Below are the most recent North Dakota State Assessment results comparing North Dakota statewide results and Mandan High School results for the 11th grade.
Reading Assessment scores
Year North Dakota Mandan
2006 72 70
2007 65 73
2008 68 74
2009 63 72
Math Assessment Scores
Year North Dakota Mandan
2006 57 57
2007 55 55
2008 56 59
2009 55 63
Science Assessment Scores
Year North Dakota Mandan
2006 62 67
2007 59 60
2008 61 69
2009 59 69

Athletics

The Mandan Braves bus.

Team information

The official school/team colors are black and white, although red has been adopted by some as an alternate or accent color. All of the athletic teams are named the Mandan Braves. Currently, the logo associated with the Braves is a side profile view headshot of a Native American wearing a headdress.

Championships

National championships

Mandan High School was awarded the 1983 National Cross Country Championship through the XC Legacy series published through Milesplit.us in an effort to begin filling in the national rankings from 1980–1988. The Harrier Magazine, operated by Marc Bloom formerly of Runners World Magazine, began keeping official rankings in 1989. On 1983: "Culminating a remarkable season Mandan capped it's [sic] 21st consecutive meet win streak with a State Championship". [2]

References

  1. Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  2. 1983 Cross Country National Championship article

External links

Coordinates: 46°50′00″N 100°54′10″W / 46.83333°N 100.90278°W / 46.83333; -100.90278

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