Madera South High School Explained

Madera South High School
Streetaddress:705 W. Pecan Ave.
Zipcode:93637
Country:United States
Principal:Jon Steinmetz
Teaching Staff:111.05 (FTE)
Lower Age:14
Upper Age:18
Grades:9–12
Fight Song:All Praise Stallion Pride
Rival:Madera High
Nickname:Stallions
School Colors:Purple and Black
Newspaper:Stallion Stampede
Established:1990
Students:2,791 (2020–21)[1]
Ratio:25.13

Madera South High School (also known as Madera South, Madera South High or MSHS) is a high school located in Madera, California and is part of the Madera Unified School District.[2] Previously functioning as the second campus of the town's other high school, Madera High, the school officially became Madera's second official high school in August 2006.

Courses

Similar to Madera High School, Madera South High features many "career schools"—i.e., mini-schools located within the campus, customized for whichever career a student wishes to choose from. Current career schools include:

Athletics

Madera South High School competes in the North Yosemite League of the CIF Central Section

Fall Sports:

Winter Sports:

Spring Sports:

Agriculture

The Agriculture Department hosts the Madera FFA Chapter. The Madera FFA Chapter was founded at the same time as the National FFA Organization in 1928.

First graduating class

In 2009, Madera South graduated their first class as a high school. Even though the Class of 2009 was mixed with Madera High students their freshman year (2005–2006), the two schools were completely separated by their senior year (2008–2009)

Feeder schools

The middle school(s) that feed into Madera South are: Martin Luther King Jr, Middle School.

The elementary schools that feed into Martin Luther King Jr, Middle School are: Alpha Elementary School, Chavez Elementary School, Eastin-Arcola Elementary School, La Vina Elementary School, Millview Elementary School, Parkwood Elementary School, Virginia Lee Rose Elementary School, and Sierra Vista Elementary School.[3] 36.9393°N -120.0666°W

References

  1. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Madera South High . nces.ed.gov . 1 November 2022 . EN.
  2. Web site: Madera South High - School Directory Details (CA Dept of Education). www.cde.ca.gov. en. 2018-05-17.
  3. Web site: Madera Unified School District Feeder System 2020-21 . Madera Unified School District . 2021 . 2024-05-13 .