Morgan City High School Explained

Morgan City High School
Streetaddress:	2400 Tiger Drive
City:	Morgan City
State:	Louisiana
Zipcode:	70380
Country:	United States
Principal:	Lacie Quintanilla
District:	St. Mary Parish School Board
Ratio:	15.70
Staff:	48.23 (FTE)
Type:	Public
Enrollment:	757 (2017-18)^[1]
Campus:	(Urban/Country)-->
Colors:	Green and White
Mascot:	Tiger
Nickname:	Tigers

Morgan City High School is a public secondary school located in Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. It is operated by the St. Mary Parish School Board.

The school colors are green and white. The school opened in 1911 and celebrated its centennial year in 2011.^[2] MCHS was rated as a Bronze Medal School in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report "Best High Schools" rankings.^[3]

Athletics

Morgan City High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Football championships

• (4) State Championships: 1913, 1922, 1923, 1957^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Baseball championship

• (1) State Championships: 1973^[8]

Cross country championship

• (1) State Championships: 1974^[9]

Softball championships

• (1) State Championship: 1984^[10]

Notable alumni

• Eddie Dyer (1899-1964), baseball player and manager
• Urban Henry (1935-1979), football player
• Shawn Long, basketball player
• Merlin O'Neill, US Coast Guard Admiral and tenth Commandant of the Coast Guard
• M. David Stirling, lawyer and politician
• Vernon Norwood, track and field athlete

External links

• Morgan City High School website
• Accreditation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morgan City High School. National Center for Education Statistics. November 30, 2019.
2. News: Six High School Graduates Receive Their Diplomas. New Orleans Daily Picayune. May 20, 1911. 16, col. 5.
3. Web site: Morgan City High School. U.S. News & World Report. 21 May 2015.
4. News: Morgan City Keeps Title. New Orleans Daily Picayune. November 30, 1913. 10, col. 3.
5. News: Morgan City's Eleven Beat Jesuits-Easton Hi. New Orleans Item. December 11, 1922. 14, col. 1.
6. News: Jesuits Play Morgan City Today At Heinemann Park. New Orleans Times-Picayune. November 16, 1923. 19, col. 1.
7. News: Morgan City and Tallulah Capture State Grid Titles. Baton Rouge State-Times. December 21, 1957. 21, col. 7.
8. News: Superb Performances Led Morgan City Win. Baton Rouge Advocate. May 14, 1973. 6-C, col. 1.
9. News: Cubs, Grizzlies Nab State Titles. Baton Rouge State-Times. December 7, 1974. 4-B, col. 2.
10. Web site: Louisiana High School State Softball Championship Games. 14-0 Productions. 21 May 2015.