Type Public, Coeducational Superintendent Mike Penca Principal Dan Long Phone +1 641-421-4436 Mascot Mo the Hawk | Established 1890 School code 967 Teaching staff 61.15 (FTE) Color Black | |
Address 1700 4th St SE, Mason City, IA 50401, USA District Mason City Community School District Similar Mason City Special Education, Newman Catholic High Sch, Clear Lake High School, North Iowa Area Communi, Central Springs High Sch | ||
Mason City High School is a public high school in the Mason City Community School District. It is within the city of Mason City, Iowa. It is located in Cerro Gordo County. The school colors are black and red. Until recently, the mascot was a Mohawk (Indian Tribe figure). The current mascot is Mo the Hawk, an anthropomorphic bird, though some Mohawk imagery is still used.
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Background
Originally, Mason City High School was built as at 22 N. Georgia. Mason City High School was established in 1890. MCHS was later relocated to 1700 4th St. SE, because they needed a bigger campus as a higher enrollment needed it. Mason City High School is one of two high schools in Mason City, the other being the private Newman Catholic High School.
Mason City High School shares its campus with John Adams Middle School (7-8 grade)
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1008 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:
40.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Athletics
MCHS's programs include football, volleyball, cross country, football, cheerleading, girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, wrestling, dance team, basketball cheerleading, girls’ track, boys’ track, girls’ golf, boys’ golf, baseball, boys' tennis, girls' tennis, boys' swimming, girls' swimming, boys' hockey, girls' hockey, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, and softball, all which compete as the Mohawks. MCHS is a participant in the CIML Northern Conference.