Linn-Mar High School
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Linn-Mar High School | |
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3111 North 10th Street , 52302 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°03′11″N 91°35′53″W / 42.053°N 91.598°WCoordinates: 42°03′11″N 91°35′53″W / 42.053°N 91.598°W |
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Type | Public secondary school |
Opened | 1959 |
School district | Linn-Mar Community School District |
Superintendent | Shannon Bisgard |
CEEB code | 162763 |
Principal | Jeff Gustason |
Teaching staff | 123.72 (on a FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9-12[2] |
Enrollment | 2,182 (2018–19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.64[2] |
Colour(s) | Red and black[1] |
Athletics conference | Mississippi Valley Conference[1] |
Nickname | Lions[1] |
Newspaper | Life |
Yearbook | Medallion |
Website | www |
Linn-Mar High School is a public high school, part of the Linn-Mar Community School District. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is located in Marion, Iowa.
History
Linn-Mar High School opened in the fall of 1959. It was built at a cost of $243,325 and housed 177 students when it opened.[3] The school board had a naming contest for the school; a then-eighth grade student won $25 for submitting Linn-Mar, judged the best of 75 entries.[4]
In 2016, Newsweek named Linn-Mar to its list of best high schools for low-income students.[5]
Athletics
LMHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Lions and compete in the Mississippi Valley Conference.[6] A new 6,000-seat athletics stadium opened in 2011,[7] and a new aquatic facility opened in 2013.[8]
Sport | Year(s) |
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Basketball (boys)[9] | 1983, 2004, 2007, 2011 |
Basketball (girls)[10] | 1985, 2010 |
Football[11] | 1985, 2004, 2007, 2011 |
Golf (coed)[12] | 1983, 1997, 2006 |
Soccer (boys)[12] | 2015 |
Tennis (boys)[12] | 1988, 2015, 2018 |
Track and field (boys)[13] | 2013 |
Performing arts
Linn-Mar has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "10th Street Edition" and "In Step" as well as the all-female "Hi-Style".[14] 10th Street was undefeated in its 2018 competition season.[15] The program hosts an annual competition entitled "Supernova".[16] LMHS also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual competition for that discipline.[17][18]
The school has twice been awarded the Grammy Signature School award.[19]
Notable alumni
- Jason Bohannon, ProA professional basketball player[20]
- Lisa Bluder, NCAA women's basketball head coach[21]
- Marcus Paige, National Basketball Association (NBA) guard[22]
- David Parry, National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle[23]
- Kiah Stokes, Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) center[24]
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