Linn-Mar High School
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°W |
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Type | Public secondary school |
Opened | 1959 |
School district | Linn-Mar Community School District |
Superintendent | Amy Kortemeyer |
CEEB code | 162763 |
Principal | Jeff Gustason |
Teaching staff | 130.24 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9-12[2] |
Enrollment | 2,271 (2022–23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.44[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
[edit]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
[edit]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] In 2024, a new 8 court tennis complex was opened.[9]
Sport | Year(s) |
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Basketball (boys)[10] | 1983, 2004, 2007, 2011 |
Basketball (girls)[11] | 1985, 2010 |
Football[12] | 1985, 1989, 1990 |
Golf (coed)[13] | 1983, 1997, 2006 |
Soccer (boys)[13] | 2015 |
Tennis (boys)[13] | 1988, 2015, 2018 |
Track and field (boys)[14] | 2013 |
Cross Country (boys)[15] | 2014 |
Performing arts
[edit]Linn-Mar has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "10th Street Edition" and "In Step" as well as the all-female "Hi-Style".[16] 10th Street was undefeated in its 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024 competition seasons.[17][18] The program hosts an annual competition entitled "Supernova".[19] LMHS also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual competition for that discipline.[20][21]
The school has twice been awarded the Grammy Signature School award.[22]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Jason Bohannon, ProA professional basketball player[23]
- Jordan Bohannon, basketball player for the Iowa Wolves
- Lisa Bluder, NCAA women's basketball head coach[24]
- Marcus Paige, National Basketball Association (NBA) guard[25]
- David Parry, National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle[26]
- Kiah Stokes, Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) center[27] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Cheetany
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Iowa High School Athletic Association". apps.iahsaa.org. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Linn-Mar High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Marion Rural Building Has Electric Heat". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 19, 1959. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rural High School is Named Linn-Mar". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 12, 1959. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Beating the Odds 2016: Top High Schools for Low-Income Students". Newsweek. August 11, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley Conference". Mississippi Valley Conference. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Ecker, Jim (August 20, 2011). "Linn-Mar celebrates its new $10 million stadium". Metro Sports Report. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Condon, Mike. "Linn-Mar Aquatic Center a model for new facility in Dubuque". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "New Linn-Mar tennis facility is 'really impressive'". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "All Time State Tournament Results" (PDF). Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. pp. 10–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Linn-Mar". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "2021 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School – Linn-Mar High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing Choir – 10th Street Edition 2018". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing Choir – 10th Street Edition 2022". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Supernova Invitational Competition in Motion". CBS 2 Iowa. January 14, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Kalk, Jordee (July 22, 2020). "Music teachers in eastern Iowa prepare for unusual marching band rehearsals". KCRG. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Linn-Mar Marching Band Contest". Midwest Marching. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "National Grammy Signature Schools" (PDF). Grammy in the Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Jeff (14 March 2016). "Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Shaver, Pat (February 11, 2013). "The business of basketball". Corridor Business Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ Hlas, Mike (March 22, 2014). "Marcus Paige is no Heel for leaving Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "David Parry – Football". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Hunt, Steve (July 22, 2018). "Kiah Stokes enjoying life in professional basketball". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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