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| As of April 9th 2008, eight of this schools students were arrested for luring a fellow student, into a classmates house, then violently beating her while videotaping the whole affair in over 30 minutes of footage. | |||
| The incident allegedly involves six teenage girls who were on the cheerleading team, and two boys. The girls involved took turns beating the victim and video taping the incident while the two boys stood watch. | |||
| The eight involved in the attack have been put under arrest and charged with felony battery and false imprisonment. Three of them have also been charged with kidnapping. The apparent motive was revenge for comments the victim made on Myspace prior to the attack. | |||
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Public school in Mulberry, Florida, United States| Mulberry High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Mulberry, Florida United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | ....where today meets tomorrow's goals |
| Established | 1914 |
| School district | Polk County Public Schools |
| Principal | George Hatch |
| Enrollment | 965 |
| Color(s) | Gray, royal blue, white |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Information | +1-863-701-1104 |
| Address | One Panther Place (Northeast Fourth Circle) Mulberry, FL 33860 |
| Website | schools.polk-fl.net/MHS/ |
Mulberry High School (also referred to as Mulberry Senior High School) is a four-year public high school located in Mulberry, Florida, serving the city and surrounding areas. Its enrollment is 965 students from ninth through twelfth grades.
History
Mulberry's then-only public school began high school classes in 1907. In 1914, a separate high school was constructed; it was a two-story brick building with six classrooms and an auditorium, costing approximately $12,500.
In 1921, the first edition of the MHS yearbook was published, titled The Mulberry Tree in honor of the city's famed mulberry tree.
In 1922, land was donated for the construction of a new high school, on the east side of what is now Northeast First Avenue; construction was completed in 1924. Also in 1924, MHS began inter-school football play.
During the Great Depression, many schools cut their terms or lost their accreditation, and the state of Florida ran out of money, but MHS was able to stay open thanks to taxes paid by area phosphate firms.
In 1955, the current school was constructed on 65 acres of land given by Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation and International Minerals and Chemical Corporation ; the old high school was converted to an elementary school, Purcell.
School in the News
As of April 9th 2008, eight of this schools students were arrested for luring a fellow student, into a classmates house, then violently beating her while videotaping the whole affair in over 30 minutes of footage.
The incident allegedly involves six teenage girls who were on the cheerleading team, and two boys. The girls involved took turns beating the victim and video taping the incident while the two boys stood watch.
The eight involved in the attack have been put under arrest and charged with felony battery and false imprisonment. Three of them have also been charged with kidnapping. The apparent motive was revenge for comments the victim made on Myspace prior to the attack.
Notable alumni
- John Vincent Atanasoff, 1920 graduate, inventor of the electronic digital computer
- Graduated after two years; in 1985, the school's computer center was named for him.
- Dedrick Dodge (1965-), safety for eight NFL seasons, from 1991-1998.
- Bob Murphy, 1962 graduate professional golfer and sportscaster,
- Shane Underwood, beloved former MHS Football captain and 1992 graduate.
References
- School Board of Polk County, Florida. "Mulberry Senior General Info". Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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Fisher, James Arthur Fisher (1974). "The History of Mulberry and Frontier Florida: A Model for the Teaching of Local History". Xerox University Microfilms.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Huddle, James A. Controlled Modular Scheduling with Complete Flexibility. Bartow, Florida: Polk County Schools.
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Purcell Elementary School. "School Improvement Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-09-07.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - School Board of Polk County, Florida, Department of Community Relations. "1985 Polk County Schools Hall of Fame Inductees". Retrieved 2006-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Scalable Computing Laboratory (Iowa State University and United States Department of Energy). "Biographies". Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "The Way It Was". The Ledger. 2005-10-15. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
- Dedrick Dodge, database Football. Accessed December 8, 2007.
- "Polk Celebrities". The Ledger. 2006-03-20. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
External links
- Official site
- MHS–related news at The Ledger newspaper (Lakeland, Florida)
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