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MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)

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Established
  
1969

Authority
  
OSDE

Faculty
  
70

District
  
Lawton School District

Colors
  
Black, Green, Gold

Locale
  
Suburban

Principal
  
Rod Elam

Phone
  
+1 580-355-5230

Mascot
  
Scottish Highlander

MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)

Type
  
Co-Educational, Public, Secondary

Address
  
4400 E Gore Blvd, Lawton, OK 73501, USA

Similar
  
Lawton Senior High Sch, Lawton Public Schools, Tomlinson Middle School, Acts Program

MacArthur High School (MHS) was the third high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma. MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoods which were under development: Carriage Hills, Park Lane, Sullivan Village, and SunGate.

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MacArthur High School was the first high school in the Lawton, Oklahoma area to provide desegregation busing for the residential subdivision of Ranch Oaks during the 1970s. The Ranch Oaks housing addition was located lateral of the Lawton municipal airport on the east side of Southwest 11th street.

Athletics

The following teams have won their respective state championship:

  • Baseball girls can play: 1985 (4A)
  • Fast pitch softball: 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A)
  • Golf (boys): 2001 (5A)
  • Track & Field (boys): 1982 (3A), 1983 (3A), 1984 (4A)
  • Track & Field (girls): 1987 (5A)
  • Wrestling: 1990 (4A)
  • Football: 2014 (5A)
  • Records

  • Girls 400 Meter Relay State Meet Record: 1987 (5A)
  • Boys 400 Meter Relay State Meet Record: 1983 (3A)
  • Clubs and Organizations

    MacArthur High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: Anime Club, Book Club, Choir/Vocal Music, Crime Stoppers, Dance Team, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), FFA (Future Farmers of America), Key Club, MacArthur High School Band, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps), Military Child Club, Multi-Cultural Awareness Club, National Honor Society, Partners Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, Science Club, Student Council, The Braveheart Newspaper, The Highlander Yearbook Staff.

    References

    MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma) Wikipedia