Linn-Mar High School
Address
Map
3111 North 10th Street

Marion
,
Iowa
52302

United States
Coordinates42°03′11″N 91°35′53″W / 42.053°N 91.598°W / 42.053; -91.598
Information
TypePublic secondary school
Opened1959; 65 years ago (1959)
School districtLinn-Mar Community School District
SuperintendentShannon Bisgard
CEEB code162763
PrincipalJeff Gustason
Teaching staff124.68 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12[2]
Enrollment2,226 (2019-20)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.85[2]
Colour(s)Red and black[1]   
Athletics conferenceMississippi Valley Conference[1]
NicknameLions[1]
NewspaperLife
YearbookMedallion
Websitewww.linnmar.k12.ia.us

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

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

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]

State Championships
Sport Year(s)
Basketball (boys)[9] 1983, 2004, 2007, 2011
Basketball (girls)[10] 1985, 2010
Football[11] 1985, 1989, 1990
Golf (coed)[12] 1983, 1997, 2006
Soccer (boys)[12] 2015
Tennis (boys)[12] 1988, 2015, 2018
Track and field (boys)[13] 2013
Cross Country (boys)[14] 2014

Performing arts

Linn-Mar has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "10th Street Edition" and "In Step" as well as the all-female "Hi-Style".[15] 10th Street was undefeated in its 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024 competition seasons.[16][17] The program hosts an annual competition entitled "Supernova".[18] LMHS also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual competition for that discipline.[19][20]

The school has twice been awarded the Grammy Signature School award.[21]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iowa High School Athletic Association". apps.iahsaa.org. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Linn-Mar High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marion Rural Building Has Electric Heat". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 19, 1959. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rural High School is Named Linn-Mar". Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 12, 1959. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Beating the Odds 2016: Top High Schools for Low-Income Students". Newsweek. August 11, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Valley Conference". Mississippi Valley Conference. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  7. ^ Ecker, Jim (August 20, 2011). "Linn-Mar celebrates its new $10 million stadium". Metro Sports Report. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Condon, Mike. "Linn-Mar Aquatic Center a model for new facility in Dubuque". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 State Tournament Stat Book Basketball" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Record Book Football 2020 Complete Edition" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  12. ^ a b c "Linn-Mar". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  13. ^ "2020 IHSAA Track & Field Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  14. ^ "2021 IHSAA Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  15. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Linn-Mar High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "SCC: Viewing Choir - 10th Street Edition 2018". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  17. ^ "SCC: Viewing Choir - 10th Street Edition 2022". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  18. ^ "Supernova Invitational Competition in Motion". CBS 2 Iowa. January 14, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  19. ^ Kalk, Jordee (July 22, 2020). "Music teachers in eastern Iowa prepare for unusual marching band rehearsals". KCRG. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  20. ^ "Linn-Mar Marching Band Contest". Midwest Marching. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  21. ^ "National Grammy Signature Schools" (PDF). Grammy in the Schools. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  22. ^ Johnson, Jeff (14 March 2016). "Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  23. ^ Shaver, Pat (February 11, 2013). "The business of basketball". Corridor Business Journal. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  24. ^ Hlas, Mike (March 22, 2014). "Marcus Paige is no Heel for leaving Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  25. ^ "David Parry - Football". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  26. ^ Hunt, Steve (July 22, 2018). "Kiah Stokes enjoying life in professional basketball". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

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