MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)
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MacArthur High School (MHS) was the third high school built in Lawton, Oklahoma
. MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoods which were under development: Carriage Hills, Park Lane, Sullivan Village, and SunGate.
MacArthur High School was the first high school in the Lawton, Oklahoma area to provide desegregation busing
for the residential subdivision of Ranch Oaks during the 1970s. The Ranch Oaks housing addition was located lateral of the Lawton municipal airport on the east side of Southwest 11th street.
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, MacArthur High School Band, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps)
, Military Child Club, Multi-Cultural Awareness Club, National Honor Society
, Partners Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, Science Club, Student Council
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Lawton, Oklahoma
The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. MacArthur was built and opened for the east Lawton area in 1969. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the east Lawton area consisted of four additions or neighborhoods which were under development: Carriage Hills, Park Lane, Sullivan Village, and SunGate.
MacArthur High School was the first high school in the Lawton, Oklahoma area to provide desegregation busing
Desegregation busing
Desegregation busing in the United States is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools, or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics.In 1954, the U.S...
for the residential subdivision of Ranch Oaks during the 1970s. The Ranch Oaks housing addition was located lateral of the Lawton municipal airport on the east side of Southwest 11th street.
Athletics
The following teams have won their respective state championship:- Baseball: 1985 (4A)
- Fast pitch softball: 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A)
- Golf (boys): 2001 (5A)
- Track & Field (boys): 1982 (3A), 1983 (3A), 1984 (4A)
- Track & Field (girls): 1987 (5A)
- Wrestling: 1990 (4A)
Clubs and Organizations
MacArthur High School sponsors the following clubs and organizations for the student body: Anime Club, Book Club, Choir/Vocal Music, Crime Stoppers, Dance Team, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
, FFA (Future Farmers of America)
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
, Key Club
Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
, MacArthur High School Band, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps)
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...
, Military Child Club, Multi-Cultural Awareness Club, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Partners Club, Robotics Club, Rocket Club, Science Club, Student Council
Student council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
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