Moses Lake High School

Moses Lake High School is a public high school in Moses Lake, Washington serving 2,375 students in grades 9–12.
The current principal is Sheila Kries.

Demographics

42% of those who attend the high school are white, while 51.4% are Hispanic. 1.4% are black, 1.2% are Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% are American Indian or Alaska native, and 3.6% are of two or more races.

Clubs and organizations

Source:

Anime Club
AFJROTC
AVID
Band
Choir
Culinary
Drama Club
FFA
Floral
GSA
History of Fashion Through Film
Jewelry Club
Key Club
Knowledge Bowl
Link Crew
Math Club
MECHA Club
Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
National Honor Society
ORCA Bowl
Photography Club
Promise for Tomorrow
Science Olympiad
Skills USA
Table Top Club
Thespian Troupe
Youth Action Team

Sports

Male:
* Football
* Cross Country
* Basketball
* Swim & Dive
* Wrestling
* Baseball
* Golf
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track
Female:
* Softball; Slow Pitch
* Swim & Dive
* Volleyball
* Cross Country
* Cheer
* Drill
* Basketball
* Bowling
* Wrestling
* Softball; Fast Pitch
* Golf
* Tennis
* Track
Unified:
* Basketball
* Soccer

Rankings

This school has an 85% graduation rate, an increase of 7.5% in the past 5 years. 63.5% of teachers hold a master's degree or higher have an average of 16.5 years of teaching experience.

History

Moses Lake High School Started in 1924. The First Graduate was Ed Hull. The original name of MLHS in 1924 was Neppel School. Classes were held in a four-room building at the site of the present-day Rite-Aid
In 1946 a new larger building was built. The first Principal was Ray Darnall. He served from 1946 to 1948. In 1948 Darnall worked as a basketball coach.
In 1947 Vern Taylor was killed during a construction accident.

Ray Darnall 1946-1948
Osmond Darling 1948-1951
Robert C Smith 1951-1955
Winifield Fountain 1955-1957
John Lothespich 1957-1961
Delbert Milholland 1961-1971
Frank Kelly 1971-1973
Marr Marchbank 1973-1975
Lee Hutsell 1975-1979
Thomas Oxwang 1979-1981
Larry Smith 1981-2000
Dave Balcom 2000-2009
Dr. Joshua Meek 2009-2015
Mark Harris 2015-2017
Jake Long Fall 2017-Spring 2019
Triscia Hochstatter Fall 2019–Spring 2022
Sheila Kries Fall 2022–Present

1959: New campus

In the Spring of 1959, Moses Lake High School moved locations. That building is currently Frontier Middle School.
The New Location had 7 different buildings.
The Hallways were arranged A, B, C, D, E, F and G. The J building was added in 1962–63.
The Principals who served during the era was

John Lothespich
Delbert Millholand
Marr Marchbank
Frank Kelly
Lee Hutsell
Tom Oxwang
Larry Smith

1995–1997: Modernization

In 1995 the high school was modernized with the following:

Connecting the nine detached buildings
Removal of lockers
Adding two new gyms.

2022: Rebranding

April 2021, Washington Legislature passed House Bill 1356 prohibiting the inappropriate use of Native American names, symbols, or images as public school mascots, logos, or team names without tribal consent. In February, 2022, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation revoked the use of the 'Chiefs' mascot for Moses Lake High School in addition to the 'Braves' at Columbia Middle School and the 'Warriors' at Frontier Middle School in Moses Lake. Moses Lake High School began the rebranding process in 2022. With student, staff, and community involvement, the 'Mavericks' was selected as the new mascot.