Midwest City High School is one of two

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s in Midwest City, Oklahoma, United States. The school is part of the

Mid-Del School District The Mid-Del School District is a school district based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It serves all of Midwest City and Del City, as well as a portion of Oklahoma City. As of 2007, the school district served more than 14,500 K-12 studen ...

, and serves more than 1,600 students.Midwest City High School
Education.com (accessed June 9, 2010).

History

Extracurricular activities

Band

The Midwest City High School Band (also known as the Pride of Midwest City) is a 120-135 member band under the direction of Head Band Director John Davis and Assistant Band Director Mark Hensley. The marching band consists of three drum majors, a complete percussion sideline ensemble, a full field band, and a full drumline. In 2012, a new band room was added on to help hold two separate bands and ensembles during different time periods, and to help with the number of students in the program. During this period, the band received what is now the current band uniforms, along with more funding towards the band program itself. After the football season is over, the band switches from marching season into what is known as "Concert Season." Each year, the band becomes divided into two bands: the Symphonic Band and the Wind Ensemble. Each competes in the OSSAA state concert band contest held in April of each year. Both bands also perform in the Winter (Christmas) Concert in December, and in the Spring Concert in May of each year. The students in band at the feeder schools Monroney Middle School and Jarmen Middle School, along with some transfer students from different schools and districts, helped make the school's band program over the years, especially when Mid-Del made Jr. High schools into Middle Schools and moved ninth grade to high school, adding on to the number of students in the band program starting in 2007. This program also contains two jazz ensembles, "The Beginning Jazz Band," and the more collegiate "The Advance Jazz Band," both under the direction of Mark Hensley, who has directed the Ensembles since he began working at Midwest City High School in 2002.

Athletics

Baseball

* Spring Ball State Champs - 5A 1988

Basketball

*Girls' 5A State Champs - 1992 *Girls' 6A State Champs - 2010, 2016 *Boys' 6A State Champs - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007

Wrestling

* National Champions - 1981, 1990, 1991 * Team State Championships - 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2007, 2008 * Dual State Championships - 1990, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2006 The Bomber wrestling program consists of over 90 individual state champions and an impressive 59 Oklahoma High School wrestling All-State athletes.

Track and field

* Boys' Team State Champs ** 2A 1965 ** 5A 1998 ** 6A 2006, 2007 * Girls' Team State Champs ** 6A 1999, 2000, 2008

Football

* State Championships 1890, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996 Swimming''

Air Force JROTC

Midwest City High School's

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JROTC unit started in 1993, with the unit number OK931. The

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(normally known as

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; however, the name was taken by the flag girls) present the colors at most of the football and basketball games, along with other events, such as a

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game during their relocation to Oklahoma City. The current SASI is retired Lt. Col. Mike Penning, who replaced retired Col. Cross. The current ASI is retired Master Sergeant Alex Means.

DECA

Notable alumni

* Ryan Budde, professional baseball player, Circuit * Kelly Cook, professional football player * Ted Cox, Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox * Cale Gundy, running backs' football coach, University of Oklahoma *

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, head football coach, Oklahoma State University *

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, professional baseball player; manager of the Houston Astros * Darnell Jackson, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers *

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, professional baseball player, San Diego Padres *

Bill Krisher William Irwin Krisher (born September 18, 1935) is a former American football guard who was an All-American at Oklahoma in 1956 and 1957. Krisher played two seasons in the American Football League (AFL), from 1960 to 1961, for the Dallas Te ...

, Pittsburgh Steelers * Aaron McConnell, football player *

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, NBA player

References

External links

Official website

Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association
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