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About MHS

MHS
 
Mission Statement:
"Marshall Public Schools develops the potential of each learner for success in a changing world."
 

School

Marshall High School serves 770 students in grades 9-12.  Students enter the high school from Marshall Middle School, three parochial K-8 schools, and tuition-in from two K-8 schools in neighboring districts.  Marshall Public Schools serves 2200 students K-12 in these buildings:  Kindergarten and grades 1-2 at Park Side School, grades 3-4 at West Side Elementary, and grades 5-8 at Marshall Middle School.

 

Community

Marshall is a town of approximately 12,000 people in southwest Minnesota.  It is home to two multi-national companies and Southwest Minnesota State University. 

 

Administration
Brian Jones - High School Principal
Jeremy Williams - Assistant Principal & 504
Bruce Remme - Activities Director
Klint Willert - Superintendent
 
Curriculum

A comprehensive curriculum of over 150 courses is available to students.  It includes:  math, computer science, world languages, advanced placement courses, concurrent enrollment (college in the school), on-line learning, remedial and special education courses, language arts, physical education, health, social studies, science, business education, English language learners, technology education, agriculture, family and consumer science, art, and music. 

 

Block Schedule (4x4)

The MHS school day is divided into four-90 minute class periods known as “blocks”.  Students must be enrolled full-time as there are no study halls.  Some students may have a “skinny” class where the block is divided into two-45 minutes classes.  The MHS school year consists of four quarters, each nine weeks long.  Credit is awarded at the end of each semester.  Students earn 1 credit in a semester or 18 week courses.  Courses that are 1 quarter or 9 weeks in length are worth .5 credits.  Skinny courses are worth .5 credits for the semester.  Students can earn 8 credits total each year.  The first semester ends on December 23, 2010, and the second semester ends on May 19, 2011.  Graduation will take place on May 20, 2011.
 

Class Rank

Class rank is computed at the end of each semester and is based on the student grades in all credit classes for grades 9-12.  All students are included in class ranking.  More than one student may have the same class rank.

 

GPA is determined by dividing the total number of grade points by the number of credits taken.

 

Grading
 System

 

 

A = 4

B = 3

C = 2

D = 1

F = 0

Advanced Placement and concurrent enrollment

 

A = 4.5

B  = 3.5

C  = 2.5

D  = 1.5

F  =  0

 

The grading system is used with a 4 point GPA computed cumulatively on a semester basis.  “Plus” grades equal .33 more than the letter grade, except A+, which is not used.  “Minus” grades equal .33 less than the quarter letter grade. 

 

 An ‘I’ (Incomplete) can be given to students who, for extenuating circumstances, were not able to complete work prior to the end of the marking period.  The student has two weeks to have the incomplete grade changed to another letter grade; otherwise it automatically is changed to an ‘F’.

 

Weighted grades are given for Advanced Placement classes.  Grades in these courses are weighted an extra .5 when calculating GPA.