John Marshall High School (Wisconsin)

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Milwaukee Marshall High School
Location
Map
4141 North 64th Street

Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
53216

United States
Coordinates43°05′35″N 87°59′36″W / 43.093095°N 87.993317°W / 43.093095; -87.993317
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtMilwaukee School District
PrincipalBarry Applewhite
Faculty53.50 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment865[1] (2018-2019)
Student to teacher ratio16.17[1]
Color(s)     
Team nameEagles
WebsiteOfficial Website

John Marshall High School is a public high school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States). John Marshall is part of the Milwaukee Public School system. Formerly a junior-senior high school, the 7th and 8th grades were dropped in 1979 to expand the growing senior high.[2] Recently, the school was redesigned into three divisions: Marshall Montessori IB High School, High School of Sports Education and Employment, and Foster & Williams Visual Communication Campus. As of 2009, the school merged with Samuel Morse Middle School for the Gifted and Talented to form Samuel J. Morse ● John Marshall School for the Gifted & Talented.

Incidents[edit]

In August 2021 the school announced new safety measures after several days of cars driving on sidewalks and lawns at dismissal time.[3]

Athletics[edit]

The school's mascot is the Eagles and the colors are Columbia Blue and Scarlet. The Marshall Eagles have several sports teams including:[4]

The boys cross country team won a state championship in 1970.[5]

Demographics[edit]

John Marshall High School's demographics as of 2017–2018 were:[1]

  • 0.1% Native American/Alaska Native, 1 student
  • 6.2% Asian, 50 students
  • 85.0% Black, 681 students
  • 2.6% Hispanic, 21 students
  • 0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0 students
  • 4.5% White, 36 students
  • 1.5% Two or more race, 12 students

Notable graduates[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Marshall High". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Marshall Alumni Association". www.marshall78.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14.
  3. ^ https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/08/19/video-shows-stolen-car-driving-milwaukee-marshall-high-school-lawn/8196774002/
  4. ^ "Athletics", John Marshall High School
  5. ^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
  6. ^ "Berger, David G 1946" Wisconsin Historical Society
  7. ^ "Floyd Heard" USA Track & Field
  8. ^ Sensat Waldren, Julie. "Where I’m From: Oprah, Frank Caliendo, Gene Wilder, Tony Romo. 30 celebrities remember growing up here" Milwaukee Magazine August 25, 2008 Archived December 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Kozak, Warren. "A Parent's Education: The foibles of progressive schooling prompt a search for a better alternative" Wisconsin Interest Volume 19, No. 1 (March 2010)
  10. ^ Associated Press "Illinois/Wisconsin Briefs: Sutphen to play role in administration Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine" Dubuque Telegraph Herald November 30, 2008.
  11. ^ Causey, James E. "Filmmaker focuses on black experience" Milwaukee Sentinel June 22, 1992
  12. ^ "The Big Picture: As GE Turns 129 Today, One Business Looks All The Way Back And Into The Future | GE News". www.ge.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
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