Moorpark High School
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| Moorpark High School | |
|---|---|
Public | |
| Motto | "All for One, One for All" |
| Established | 1919 |
| Principal | Zaid Bakoo |
| Teaching staff | 80.52 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,832 (2020-21)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.75[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Coastal Canyon League |
| Nickname | Musketeers |
| Website | mhs-moorpark-ca |
Moorpark High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the Mountain Meadows neighborhood of
Mesa Verde Middle School.[6]
History
The school was established in 1919 as Moorpark Memorial Union High School.[7][8] The campus was originally located at 280 Casey Road (through the end of the 1987–1988 school year before being relocated to its current campus at 4500 Tierra Rejada Road). "Memorial" was included in the school name as a remembrance of servicemen lost during the First World War.[8]
Moorpark High School has been noted for its performance in
Academic Decathlon, winning the national championship four times with the latest in 2009.[9]
Notable alumni
- Kelli Berglund, actress
- Greg Estandia, Jacksonville Jaguars/Cleveland Browns tight end
- Sunny Hale (1968–2017), polo player for the Outback Polo Team; and first woman to win the U.S. Open.[10][11]
- Chad Hansen, New York Jets wide receiver
- Drake London, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver
- Jonah Monheim, college football offensive lineman for the USC Trojans[12]
- Israeli-American baseball player for the Israel National Baseball Team
- Dennis Pitta, Baltimore Ravens tight end
- Dillon Price (a.k.a. "Attach"), Call of Duty World Champion 2015
- Grant Rohach, former American football quarterback[13]
- Chastin West, Detroit Lions wide receiver
References
- ^ a b c "Moorpark High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Student Accountability Report Card". California Dept of Education SARC Online. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade – Moorpark High (CA Dept of Education)". data1.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California's K-12 School". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Directory of Schools". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Moorpark Unified School Sites". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "History of Moorpark Unified School District". www.mrpk.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Moorpark History". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Mehta, Seema (26 April 2009). "Moorpark wins 4th Academic Decathlon championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Moorpark Polo Players Advance in N.Y." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Shapiro, T. Rees. "Sunny Hale, top-ranked polo player of peerless style and audacious speed, dies at 48". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Appelbaum, Eliav (20 November 2009). "Football is a family affair at Moorpark High". Moorpark Acorn. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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