Marathon High School (Wisconsin)
Marathon High School is a public secondary school located in Marathon City, Wisconsin. It has an enrollment of roughly 250 students in grades 9 through 12. In 2007 the school was awarded the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School Program Award.[1] The building was remodeled in 2006 with an addition that incorporated a community wellness center, a gymnasium, math wing, a technology education suite, a greenhouse, an agriculture classroom, an art studio, a performing arts studio, and remodeled science laboratories.The building has gone though further renovations in 2015 with resurfacing of the gym floor and new seats in the auditorium.
Overview
- School motto: "Our Children, Our Community, Our Future"
- Student to teacher Ratio: 13.5
- School colors: Red, black, and white
- School mascot: Red Raider
- School Song: Tune of Notre Dame Victory March[2]
Extracurricular activities
- FFA has fundraisers and other programs that help students learn about agriculture: fruit sales, greenhouse sales, speaking contests, agricultural technology contests, and Food for America.
- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) promotes business skill development where students learn how to work in the business world, and to become effective employees or supervisors. The group sends students to the national competition.
- Academic Decathlon has a curriculum based on a yearly theme that they focus on and participate in local, regional, state and online national competitions. The Academics team has gone to state for 27 consecutive years (as of 2016).
- Other: Marathon High School's other extracurricular activities include: concert band, marching band, jazz band, concert choir, vocal jazz, forensics, Ecology Club, Spanish Club, student council, National Honor Society, PRIDE, Raider Review, Tech Ed Club, and Math League.
Athletics
The Red Raider Nation, as the students call themselves, has varsity sports for boys: football, cross country, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track and field, and golf, and for girls: volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, basketball, softball, track and field, gymnastics, and golf. All teams compete in the Marawood South Conference. The school has won ten state championships, most recently in boys track and field (2015) boys' basketball (2011), boys' baseball (2010, 2008), and marching band (2006). Most athletic events are broadcast live on WTDX WTDX, ESPN Sports Fan 100.5 radio in Rothschild, Wisconsin.
References
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2011". Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ↑ Article
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Coordinates: 44°55′59″N 89°50′01″W / 44.9331°N 89.8335°W