Moorhead High School

Moorhead High School is a public high school in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States.^[6] Established in 1883, the school serves approximately 2,000 students in grades 9–12.^[7] The school has a student-teacher ratio of 18.81.^[8] The school was previously home to local legend, Jack Stensgard.

Moorhead High School
Location
2300 4th Avenue South Moorhead , Minnesota 56560 United States
Coordinates	46.8722222°N 96.7436111°W / 46.8722222; -96.7436111[1]
Information
School type	Secondary
Established	1883
School district	Moorhead Area Public Schools
Principal	Josh Haag[3]
Teaching staff	113.33 (FTE)[4]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,017 (2023–2024)[5]
Average class size	30
Student to teacher ratio	17.80[4]
Color(s)	Orange and black
Mascot	Spuddy
Nickname	Spuds
Yearbook	Cho Kio
Website	www.moorheadschools.org/schools/high-schools/moorhead-high-school/

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities at Moorhead High School include Destination Imagination, Apollo Strings, Business Professionals of America, carolers, drama, Key Club, Knowledge Bowl, newspaper, pep band, Science Olympiad, speech, debate, student council, and yearbook.^[9]

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^{[citation needed]}
• Football: 1971, 1987 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Golf, boys: 2012 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)^{[citation needed]}
• Track and field, boys': 1929, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 (AA), 1987 (AA), 1993 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Track and field, girls': 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999 (AA), 2001 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Volleyball: 1988 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Speech: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 (AA)^{[citation needed]}
• Hockey, boys': 2025 (AA)

Notable alumni

• Jason Blake, professional ice hockey player
• Will Borgen, professional ice hockey player
• Ada Comstock, women's education pioneer
• Brian Coyle, three-term Minneapolis City Council member
• Mark Cullen, professional ice hockey player
• Matt Cullen, professional ice hockey player, three-time Stanley Cup champion
• Becky Gulsvig, actress
• Sydney Johnson, basketball coach, Princeton, Fairfield University
• Mark Ladwig, member of 2010 U.S. Olympic team-figure skating
• Morrie Lanning, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Ben Lien, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Brian Lee, professional ice hockey player
• Warren Magnuson, US Senator from Washington 1944–1981
• Olaus Murie, naturalist
• Arlan Stangeland, member of the United States House of Representatives 1977–1991
• Chris VandeVelde, professional ice hockey player