Moore High School is a four-year comprehensive

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located in Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb south of

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. The school is led by one head principal and five class principals. Moore High School opened i
1920
and serves grades 9-12. The school is the only high school that serves the east side of Moore. Academically, Moore offers a program in which 11th or 12th-grade students may apply to take morning or afternoon courses as offered at

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. Twenty-seven

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courses are offered by MHS in several topics including AP Music Theory, AP Studio Art, and AP Psychology.

2013 Tornado

The path of the

2013 Moore tornado On the afternoon of May 20, 2013, a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado ravaged through Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas, with peak winds estimated at , killing 24 people (plus two indirect fatalities) and injuring 212 others. The tor ...

barely missed the school, and students were kept inside the school gym, as well as other areas of the school, as the tornado approached around 15 minutes before school was dismissed.

Demographics

*Male - 49% *Female - 51% *Native American/Alaskan - 5% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 2% *Black - 8% *Hispanic - 14% *White - 49% *Multiracial - 22% 41% of students are from low income familie

Notable alumni

* Tom Cole (class of 1967): current

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from Oklahoma; former Oklahoma Secretary of State and state senator * Mike Hinckley (class of 2001):

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selected in the third round of the

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and debuted in

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with the

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in 2008 *

Corey Ivy Corey Terrell Ivy (born March 21, 1977) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Oklahoma. Ivy was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy ...

(class of 1995):

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who played for the

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and in the NFL and UFL from 2001 to 2010 * Jesse Jane (born Cindy Taylor) (class of 1998): pornographic actress who starred in the music video for " Step Up" by

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(class of 1979): country singer *

Randy Wayne Randy Wayne Frederick (born August 7, 1981) is an Americans, American actor. Life and career Wayne was born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma. He attended Moore High School (Oklahoma), Moore High School and Campbellsville University. He appeared ...

(class of 1999): TV and film actor *

Jay Villemarette Jay Villemarette (pronounced ) is the owner, founder and president of both Skulls Unlimited International, Inc. and Skeletons: Museum of Osteology, SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology. Early life His interest in skulls began in 1972 at 7 years of ag ...

: owner, founder, and president of

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and Skeletons: Museum of Osteology

References

External links

Official website
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