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Mason City Community School District Mason City Community School District (also known as Mason City Schools) is a public school district headquartered in Mason City, Iowa. It is entirely in Cerro Gordo County and serves the city and surrounding rural areas. History In December 2 ...

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Cerro Gordo County Cerro Gordo County (; ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,127. Its county seat is Mason City. The county is named for the Battle of Cerro Gordo, which took place during the Mexican–Am ...

. The school colors are black and red. Until recently, the mascot was a Mohawk (Indian Tribe figure). The current mascot is Riverhawk.

History

Mason City High School was established in 1890. A new building was erected at 22 N. Georgia Ave. in 1917. The current high school building at 1700 4th St. SE was constructed in 1966 after the 1917 building became over crowded due to the rapidly growing student population during the 1946-1964 Baby Boom. Later, the 1917 building was renovated into a public services office building, and is called Mohawk Square. The current building shares its campus with John Adams Middle School (7-8 grade), which was built in the early 1960s as a junior high school.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1008 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was: *Male - 49.6% *Female - 50.4% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.4% *Black - 3.6% *Hispanic - 7.8% *White - 84.5% *Multiracial - 2.3% 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, softball, and a recent addition of mountain biking. All which compete as the Mohawks. MCHS is a member of in the Central Iowa Metropolitan League's Iowa Division. The conference is made up of three six-team divisions. The other two divisions are called the Metro and the Central. With 810 students in four grades as of the 2018–2019 school year, MCHS is among the smaller schools in the league. In early 2020, there was some talk of switching to the seven-member Northeast Iowa Conference, where Mason City would be far and away the largest school.

State championships

*Cheerleading (6-time State Campions - 1996, 1997, 2005, 2018, 2020, 2021) *Dance (17-time State Champions - 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) *Baseball (7-time State Champions - 1935, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1956, 1972 (Spring), 1972 (Summer)) *Boys' Basketball (5-time State Champions - 1935, 1940, 1943, 1996, 1997) *Girls' Basketball (2016 State Champions) *Boys' Cross Country (2-time State Champions - 1972, 1973) *Football (1978 State Champions) *Boys' Swimming (3-time State Champions - 1975, 1979, 1991) *Girls' Swimming (3-time State Champions - 1988, 1989, 2009) *Boys' Track and Field (3-time State Champions - 1918, 1929, 1930) *Volleyball (1973 State Champions) *Wrestling (3-time State Champions - 1922, 1949, 1950)

Notable alumni

* Robert Meredith Willson, American playwright, composer, and flutist * Eddie Anderson, former NFL player and coach * Jeff Horner, college and professional basketball player *

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References

External links

School district website
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