Marvin Ridge High School

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Marvin Ridge High School
Location
Map
2825 Crane Road

Waxhaw, North Carolina
28173

United States
Coordinates34°58′27″N 80°47′47″W / 34.9743°N 80.7964°W / 34.9743; -80.7964
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Passport to the World"
Established2007 (17 years ago) (2007)
School districtUnion County Public Schools
CEEB code342528
PrincipalMatt Lasher
Staff82.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,759 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.23[1]
Color(s)Orange and royal blue
  
Athletics conference4A
MascotMarty the Maverick
NicknameMavericks
Team nameMarvin Ridge Mavericks
Websitewww.ucps.k12.nc.us/Domain/22

Marvin Ridge High School (commonly Marvin, Marvin Ridge, or MRHS) is a public high school in Marvin, North Carolina, USA serving students in grades 9–12. The school is part of the Union County Public School system. The school occupies a two-story building with a full auditorium and fully air-conditioned gym. Admission is based primarily on the location of students' homes and district lines. Marvin Ridge High was ranked 1st among the 300–399 cohort size for having a 99.3 percent graduation rate in North Carolina.[2] It is ranked the 275th best high school in the country in 2017 by U.S. News & World Report.

History[edit]

The school was founded in 2007[3][4] to reduce overcrowding in the neighboring Weddington High School, transferring about half of the student body to the new school.[5]

The school serves neighborhoods in the Marvin, NC and Waxhaw, NC areas. Three elementary schools, Rea View Elementary, Marvin Elementary, and Sandy Ridge Elementary, feed into the school, as does Marvin Ridge Middle School (located directly behind Marvin Ridge High School).

The school's teams are known as the Marvin Ridge Mavericks with school colors orange and royal blue.

Demographics[edit]

The school is ranked a ten out of ten on the "Great Schools" website[6] However, the diversity rates tend to be less than the state average for every ethnicity with the exception of white/caucasian. There are 80% White students, 10% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and less than 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.[7]

Academics[edit]

Marvin Ridge was named a North Carolina Honor School of Excellence with High Growth in 2009–2010. The school has a college preparatory orientation, offering a variety of Honors and Advanced Placement classes as well as the only International Baccalaureate Diploma program in the Union County schools.[4] The school offers nineteen Advanced Placement courses, five foreign languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Latin). The Distance Learning Program is also offered through the internet through Odyssey-ware.[8] EOC results for the senior class of 2010 for Marvin Ridge was above district and state averages in every subject. The school actually had a 100% passing rate in Biology, Civics and Economics, U.S. History, and English 101.[9] The school was named the Honor School of Excellence for 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 by the State Department of Education for having a 91.3% or higher average on EOC tests. Thus far the school has also met all Adequate Yearly Progress goals under the No Child Left Behind guidelines. It has the highest English II Writing Scores in 2008–2009 in Union County.

Athletics[edit]

Cross Country and track[edit]

The Marvin Ridge Cross Country and Track team has won seven State Championships since the school opened in 2007. They consist of five indoor track and two outdoor track state championships. The men's and women's indoor track team were back-to-back state champions in the 2013–2014 season and the 2014–2015 season. [citation needed]

Cheerleading[edit]

In the 2009–2010 school year the Maverick Cheerleaders won the State Championship, and again in the 2011–2012 school year.[citation needed]

Men's soccer[edit]

The MRHS Men's soccer team won three State titles in eight years[when?].[citation needed]. Its most recent championship was in 2016 against Chapel Hill High School.[10]

Women's Soccer[edit]

The school's Women's Soccer team has won the conference championship four years in a row.[when?][citation needed] [11] In 2010 the team finished their season with a perfect score of 24-0 winning the NCHSSA women's soccer title. The team only allowed 4 goals all season.[12]

Wachovia Cup[edit]

In 2008, the school won the conference Wachovia Cup. In 2009 it won the cup for 3-A schools, but placed fourth in the final standings; it had the same result in 2010. In 2011 it again won the cup for 3-A schools, but placed third in the final standings.[13]\

Swim team[edit]

Both the girls and boys teams won the NCHSAA 3A state championships in 2017.[14]

Clubs[edit]

There are over forty active clubs at Marvin Ridge.

Student council[edit]

The Marvin Ridge High School Student Council is a North Carolina Association of Student Councils (NCASC), Southern Association of Student Councils (SASC), and National Association of Student Councils (NASC) member school and has been recognized every year as a NCASC Clinton Blake Honor Council since 2009. Marvin Ridge served as the North Carolina Western District Chair School during the 2014–2015 school year and the North Carolina Communications Officer School during the 2015-2016 school year. The Student Council boosts "Maverick Pride" and school morale around the halls of Marvin Ridge High School. They host events such as talent shows, Sadie Hawkins, prom, and many more.

FBLA[edit]

The MRHS FBLA .[citation needed]

Speech and debate[edit]

In 2011 the Marvin Ridge Speech and Debate team placed as the second best Speech and Debate team in the state.[15] In 2010 there were six qualifiers for the National Forensics League[16]

Marching band[edit]

The MRHS Marching Mavericks have enjoyed great success and have traveled across the country competing in numerous competitions. The band also traveled to Ireland in the Spring of 2012 to perform in the Dublin Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

Theatre[edit]

The school's Theatre Arts program offers experience in acting, directing, playwrighting, technical theatre, and dramaturgy. The school has put on four or five productions each year[17]

The school also has an improvisational group, "Check". This improvisation troupe entered the Olympics[clarification needed] in Rock Hill on March 19, 2011, and won first place.[17]

Choir[edit]

The school's Choir performed at the Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2011.[18]

HOSA[edit]

The largest club at Marvin Ridge High School is HOSA[clarification needed] a health occupational club targeted at creating "future health professionals" who are interested in pursuing the medical field.[19]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Marvin Ridge High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Town News". South Charlotte News. Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2011. [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "New School Construction Activity" (PDF). Union County Public Schools. UCPS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
  4. ^ a b Fox, Carol. "Union County NC Schools--Marvin Ridge". Marvin Ridge High School Opens. Carolina Small Town Living. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. ^ Brent, KJ. "Marvin Ridge vs. Weddington". Rivalry. Marvin Ridge. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Marvin Ridge High School". Great Schools. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Explore Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, NC". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Marvin Ridge High- About Our School". About. Marvin Ridge UCPS. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Marvin Ridge High School". Test Rating. Education.com. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  10. ^ The Charlotte Observer (subscription required)
  11. ^ "Marvin Ridge Soccer". Coach Fumo. UCPS. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Marvin Ridge downs Cardinal Gibbons for NCHSAA 3-A women's soccer state crown". Womens Soccer. North Carolina. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Wells Fargo Cup". NCHSSA. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Marvin Ridge boys, girls sweep NCHSAA 3A swimming state championships". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  15. ^ "2011 Tarheel Forensic League State Championship". Speech and Debate. Joy of Tournaments. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Carolina West Names National Qualifiers". NFL Qualifiers. National Forensics League. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  17. ^ a b "Marvin Ridge High Theatre". Theatre. UCPS. Retrieved 7 December 2011..
  18. ^ "Marvin Ridge choir performs at Carnegie Hall". Choir performs. UCPS. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  19. ^ "Home". hosa.org.
  20. ^ K.J. Brent Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
  21. ^ Charlotte 49ers' Kyle Parker taken in 2nd round by Columbus in Major League Soccer draft. Charlotte Observer. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.
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