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Marathon High School (Wisconsin)

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Phone
  
+1 715-443-2226

Address
  
204 East St, Marathon City, WI 54448, USA

District
  
Marathon City School District

Similar
  
Edgar High School, Wausau West High School, Mosinee High School, D C Everest Area Sch, Wausau East High School

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.

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Overview

  • School motto: "Our Children, Our Community, Our Future"
  • Athletic motto: "Go Big Red"
  • Student to teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • School colors: Red, black, and white
  • School mascot: Red Raider (pirate)
  • School Song: Tune of Notre Dame Victory March

    • Building

    The high school building, located at 204 East St., 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. The track later was removed and replaced in 2016.

    Extracurricular activities

  • 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 to compete in business skills.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • The Marathon Marching Red Raider Band perform in multiple parades each summer, as well as a two week period known as "band camp" where students practice their field show for the year. Marching band is student lead and has won 5 state championships.
  • Concert Choir is a class offered at the high school. Every other year there is a play production and the other years offer a "pops concert".
  • Forensics is a club at Marathon where students give oral presentations to a panel of judges.
  • Other: Concert band, jazz band, vocal jazz, ecology club, Spanish club, student council, National Honor Society, PRIDE, "Raider Review, Tech Ed Club, Skills U.S.A., and Math League.

    • Athletics

    The Red Raider Nation, as the students call themselves, has varsity sports in the WIAA division 4 small school sports for boys: football, cross country, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track and field, and golf, and for girls: volleyball, cross country, cheer leading (debunked 2014), basketball, softball, track and field, gymnastics, and golf. All teams compete in the Marawood South Conference. The school has won nineteen state championships, most recently in boys track and field (2016, 2015) boys' basketball (2011), boys' baseball (2010, 2008), and marching band (2006).

    The Red Raider Nation's biggest rival is Edgar High School, Wi.

    Most athletic events are broadcast live on WTDX WTDX, ESPN Sports Fan 100.5 radio in Rothschild, Wisconsin.

    Athletic Championships

    The Marathon Red Raider's have won many conference championships over the course of school history. The Marawood conference is a very competitive conference consisting of 12 schools divided into north and south. Marathon High School has won 107 conference championships listed below:

  • Boys Basketball: 25
  • Boys Track and Field: 24
  • Baseball: 13
  • Girls Track and Field: 13
  • Football: 8
  • Softball: 7
  • Girls Basketball: 7
  • Volleyball: 6
  • Boys Cross Country: 3
  • Wrestling: 1
  • Girls Cross Country: 0

    • References

    Marathon High School (Wisconsin) Wikipedia
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