Type Public Principal Michael Young Phone +1 863-701-1104 | Established 1914 Enrollment 1131 Mascot Panther | |
Motto Where today meets tomorrow's goals Number of students 9th through 12th grades Address 1 Panther Pl, Mulberry, FL 33860, USA Similar Mulberry Middle School, George Jenkins High Sch, Bartow High School, Polk State College ‑ Lakeland, Highlands Grove Elementa | ||
Mulberry High School (also referred to as Mulberry Senior High School) is a four-year public high school located in Mulberry, Florida, serving the city and surrounding areas. Its enrollment is 1131 students.
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History
Mulberry's then-only public school began high school classes in 1907. In 1914, a separate high school was constructed; it was a two-story brick building with six classrooms and an auditorium, costing approximately $12,500.
In 1921, the first edition of the MHS yearbook was published, titled The Mulberry Tree in honor of the city's famed mulberry tree.
In 1922, land was donated for the construction of a new high school, on the east side of what is now Northeast First Avenue; construction was completed in 1924. Also in 1924, MHS began inter-school football play.
During the Great Depression, many schools cut their terms or lost their accreditation, and the state of Florida ran out of money, but MHS was able to stay open thanks to taxes paid by area phosphate firms.
In 1955, the current school was constructed on 65 acres (260,000 m2) of land given by Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation and International Minerals and Chemical Corporation; the old high school was converted to an elementary school, Purcell.