Moorhead High School is a public high school in

Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead () is a city in and county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is also home to several ...

, United States. Established in 1883, the school serves approximately 2,000 students in grades 912.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Moorhead High School include Destination Imagination, Apollo Strings, Business Professionals of America, carolers, drama, Key Club,

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, newspaper, pep band, Science Olympiad, speech, debate, student council, and yearbook.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams, known as the Moorhead Spuds, compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, dance team, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, cross country skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. State championship titles held by the school include: *Basketball, boys': 1928, 1929 *Football: 1971, 1987 (AA) *Golf, boys: 2012 (AAA), 2015 (AAA) *Track and field, boys': 1929, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 (AA), 1987 (AA), 1993 (AA) *Track and field, girls': 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999 (AA), 2001 (AA) *Volleyball: 1988 (AA) *Speech: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (AA)

Notable alumni

* Jason Blake, professional ice hockey player *

Will Borgen William Borgen (born December 19, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Early career Borgen attended Moorhead High School in Minnesota ...

, professional ice hockey player *

Ada Comstock Ada Louise Comstock (December 11, 1876 – December 12, 1973) was an American women's education pioneer. She served as the first dean of women at the University of Minnesota and later as the first full-time president of Radcliffe College. Early ...

, women's education pioneer * Brian Coyle, three-term Minneapolis City Council member * Mark Cullen, professional ice hockey player *

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champion *

Becky Gulsvig Rebecca Lynn Gulsvig (born August 25, 1982) is an American stage actress. Early life Gulsvig was born in Moorhead, Minnesota, the daughter of Patricia Kay ('' née'' Nelson) and Kristofer Gulsvig. She is of Norwegian heritage. Her mother is ...

, actress * Sydney Johnson, basketball coach,

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, member of 2010 U.S Olympic team-figure skating * Morrie Lanning, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives * Brian Lee, professional ice hockey player *

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, US Senator from Washington 1944–1981 *

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, naturalist * Arlan Stangeland, member of the United States House of Representatives 1977–1991 *

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References

External links

* Educational institutions established in 1883 Education in Fargo–Moorhead Public high schools in Minnesota Schools in Clay County, Minnesota Moorhead, Minnesota 1883 establishments in Minnesota {{Minnesota-school-stub