MacArthur High School (MHS) was the third high school built in

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. A part of

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(LPS), MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoods which were under development: Carriage Hills, Park Lane, Sullivan Village, and SunGate. MacArthur High School was the first high school in the Lawton, Oklahoma area to provide

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for the residential subdivision of Ranch Oaks during the 1970s. The Ranch Oaks housing addition was located lateral of the Lawton municipal airport on the east side of Southwest 11th street. The attendance boundary includes the LPS portion of Medicine Park and the

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school district.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The following teams have won their respective state championship: *Baseball: 1985 (4A) *Fast pitch softball: 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A) *Golf (boys): 2001 (5A) *Track & Field (boys): 1982 (3A), 1983 (3A), 1984 (4A) *Track & Field (girls): 1987 (5A) *Wrestling: 1990 (4A), 2017 Dual State (5A), 2017 (5A) *Football: 2014 (5A) Records * Girls 400 Meter Relay State Meet Record: 1987 (5A) * Boys 400 Meter Relay State Meet Record: 1983 (3A)

Clubs and Organizations

MacArthur High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: Archery, Anime Club, Book Club, Choir/Vocal Music, Crime Stoppers, Dance Team, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), FFA (Future Farmers of America),

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, MacArthur High School Band, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps), Military Child Club, Multi-Cultural Awareness Club,

National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the oldest, largest, and most widely recognized cocurricular student organizations in American high schools, with 1.4 million members. The purpose of the NHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to ...

, Partners Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, Science Club, Speech, Theatre and Debate,

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, ''The Braveheart'' Newspaper, ''The Highlander'' Yearbook Staff.

Notable alumni

* Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007 *

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, Former NFL player''2011 NCAA Football Records Book''
Award Winners
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External links

Official MacArthur High School WebsiteLawton Public SchoolsOklahoma State Department of Education

References

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