Morse High School (San Diego, California)

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Samuel F.B. Morse High School
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Address
6905 Skyline Drive
San Diego, California 92114
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Information
Established 1962
Principal Harry Shelton
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2206[1]
Campus Urban
Color(s)             Navy Blue, Gold, & White
Mascot Tiger
Newspaper The Morse Code
Yearbook The Morse Key
Website Morse High School
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Morse High School

Samuel F. B. Morse High School, also called Morse High School or simply Morse, is an urban public high school located in southeastern San Diego in the neighborhood of Skyline Hills serving grades 9-12 in the American K-12 education system. Named after inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse, it first opened its doors in 1962. Morse has produced several notable athletes among its alumni and has sent its graduates to numerous colleges and universities throughout the United States.[1]

Morse High School, the most populous of all high schools in the San Diego Unified School District, serves the communities of Alta Vista, Bay Terraces, Encanto, Jamacha-Lomita, Paradise Hills, and Skyline in Southeast San Diego.[2] As of 2006-2007, demographics from the California Department of Education show that 35% of the students are Filipino, followed by Hispanic-Latino (34%), Black (21%), and non-Hispanic White (4.0%).[3] Nearly 70% of the student body is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.[4]

Academic Performance Index place the school in schoolwide API of 640 (growth) in 2007 from 648 (base) in 2006 where 800 is the targeted California state goal.[5] As of 2006, Morse High School has an API Statewide Rank of 3 out of 10, and an API Similar Schools Rank of 6 out of 10.[6]

Amid criticism of the school's declining performance after its administrative shake-up in 2002,[7] then-superintendent Carl Cohn brought in Todd Irving, a Co-Principal from East Palo Alto High School,[8] as Co-Principal to assist Principal Rocio Weiss for the 2006-2007 school year.[9] Following Rocio Weiss's departure as Co-Principal in 2008, Todd Irving retained his role as Principal of Morse High School. The current principal (2012) is Harry Shelton.[10]

When Gompers High School was converted to a grade 6-12 charter school in 2007,[11] Morse High School and the rebuilt Lincoln High School are the only remaining public senior high schools in Southeast San Diego.[12][13]

Programs

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Athletics

Morse offers a full range of athletic teams. These teams compete against other schools in the district and in the surrounding area. Tryouts for the teams usually take place the previous semester. Morse High School is one of very few high schools to have produced two Olympic Gold Medalists (Arnie Robinson and Monique Henderson).

Fall & Winter Sports Spring Sports Military & Pep Squads

Fall
Football
Field Hockey
Girls & Boys Cross Country
Girls Volleyball
Soccer
Girls Golf
Girls Tennis
Boys Water Polo
Winter
Girls & Boys Basketball
Girls Water Polo
Girls & Boys Soccer
Wrestling

Academic League
Boys Tennis
Football
Boys Volleyball
Girls & Boys Swimming
Boys Golf
Boys Baseball
Girls Softball
Track & Field
Badminton
LingLing

Cheer
Letterettes
Twirl Flags
Drill Team
Tigerettes
Step Team
Tall Flags
All-Male
All-Female
Co-Ed Dance/Drill
JROTC
Color Guard
Drum Corps
Armed Drill Team
Unarmed Drill Team

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References

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External links

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