Mayo High School
Encyclopedia
Mayo High School is an American high school
named after the brothers William James Mayo
and Charles Horace Mayo
, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic
. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota
. A public school, it is part of the Rochester Independent School District #535. Mayo High School has a capacity to hold approximately 1800 students and was the largest high school in the city until Century High School
was built to help educate the boom of the rapidly expanding community. The current principal of Mayo High School is Mr. Tom Olson.
and 59% in math. The state over all averaged 65% in reading and 30% in math that year. Mayo scored 92% in writing
on the Basic Skills Test in 2006, dropping from 94% in 2005.
s in the nation. In 2000, the school underwent remodeling to replace asbestos
based materials found in its original construction. Mayo's remodel was subsequently more environmentally conscientious in design, along with greater emphasis on meeting the contemporary needs for students of the 21st century as well as a focus on being more accessible than before. With the new construction, Mayo High School has now lost its totally circular design and now looks more like "Mickey Mouse
", with 2 extensions (ears) separately extending from the main circular structure (head). Another name that is more common with students and teachers is the Concrete Doughnut. The extensions have been built to better fit the school's needs, including new, better-equipped classrooms and a new cafeteria.
in Rochester, MN. Supervised by Lawrence Mascotti, the Planetarium has programs for elementary school students as well as earth science programs for Middle Schools. The Planetarium is also used for a Mayo class taught by Mr. Mascotti. The planetarium has recently been enhanced with a new, digitally based system which not only allows student to view the night sky, but also offers three-dimensional views of the earth, mars and other planets, as well as the galaxy itself.
is a Spartan warrior. The sports teams, students, and staff are known as the Mayo Spartans. The school colors are green and gold. It has teams in speech
, chess
, classic debate, mock trial
, football
, tennis
, swimming
, cross country
, soccer, lacrosse
, softball
, baseball
, rowing
, basketball
, golf
, hockey
, volleyball
, track and field
, Science Olympiad
, First Robotics Team, Math League
, and Knowledge Bowl
. Students may also letter in city-wide athletics such as crew with the Rochester Rowing Club and figure-skating with the Rochester Figure Skating Club.
The Mayo Band Program is directed by Mr. Richard Dahlin.
, usually at the largest class level. The sports available are boys baseball
, boys and girls basketball
, boys and girls cross country
, boys and girls hockey
, girls cheerleading
, boys football
, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls golf
, girls softball
, boys and girls swimming
, girls dance team, boys and girls track and field
, boys wrestling
, and girls volleyball
. There is also a table tennis club that was started by student Eric "Rusty" Rustad.
Mayo boasts a particularly strong tennis program and are perennial favorites to win the Big Nine conference championship. In 2010, the Mayo Boys Tennis Team lost the Big Nine Championship to Century. The girls and boys tennis teams have also each reached the state tournament for the past several years. The boys tennis team has gone to the state tournament for the past 8 years (2003-2010). In 2007, the boys tennis team won the team state championship, giving Mayo its first ever boys state championship in any sport. In 2008, the tennis duo of Amrik Donkena and Will Tremaine won the State Doubles Title. In 2010, the boys team were able to bring home a third place state championship win. In 2011, the boys team won first place in the state class AA championship . In addition to the usual high school sports, students at Mayo also participate in crew
. Even though the Rochester Rowing Club (RRC) is an all-city club, students from Mayo who are in the club can earn Mayo varsity letters, just as in other varsity sports.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
named after the brothers William James Mayo
William James Mayo
William James Mayo, M.D. was a physician in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s...
and Charles Horace Mayo
Charles Horace Mayo
-External links:*...
, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of...
. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...
. A public school, it is part of the Rochester Independent School District #535. Mayo High School has a capacity to hold approximately 1800 students and was the largest high school in the city until Century High School
Century High School (Rochester, Minnesota)
Century High School is a public American high school located in Rochester, Minnesota. A member of Independent School District #535, Century opened in 1997. It is one of three public high schools in Rochester. The school mascot is the Panther, and school colors are navy blue and silver...
was built to help educate the boom of the rapidly expanding community. The current principal of Mayo High School is Mr. Tom Olson.
Statistics
There are 1,819 students attending Mayo High School, taught by 91 teachers. The student to teacher ratio is 20:1. The grade size generally decreases by 25-30 students between 9th grade and 12th grade. The boy to girl student ratio is 51:49.Test scores
On the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA-II), a Minnesota standards-based test, in 2006, Mayo scored 81% in readingReading (process)
Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the intention of constructing or deriving meaning . It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas...
and 59% in math. The state over all averaged 65% in reading and 30% in math that year. Mayo scored 92% in writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
on the Basic Skills Test in 2006, dropping from 94% in 2005.
Architecture
Unusual for a high school building, Mayo has a circular design. It also features one of the first school-based planetariumPlanetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
s in the nation. In 2000, the school underwent remodeling to replace asbestos
Asbestos
Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals used commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their eponymous, asbestiform habit: long, thin fibrous crystals...
based materials found in its original construction. Mayo's remodel was subsequently more environmentally conscientious in design, along with greater emphasis on meeting the contemporary needs for students of the 21st century as well as a focus on being more accessible than before. With the new construction, Mayo High School has now lost its totally circular design and now looks more like "Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
", with 2 extensions (ears) separately extending from the main circular structure (head). Another name that is more common with students and teachers is the Concrete Doughnut. The extensions have been built to better fit the school's needs, including new, better-equipped classrooms and a new cafeteria.
Planetarium
Mayo High School has the only running school PlanetariumPlanetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
in Rochester, MN. Supervised by Lawrence Mascotti, the Planetarium has programs for elementary school students as well as earth science programs for Middle Schools. The Planetarium is also used for a Mayo class taught by Mr. Mascotti. The planetarium has recently been enhanced with a new, digitally based system which not only allows student to view the night sky, but also offers three-dimensional views of the earth, mars and other planets, as well as the galaxy itself.
Curricular and extra curricular
The school mascotMascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is a Spartan warrior. The sports teams, students, and staff are known as the Mayo Spartans. The school colors are green and gold. It has teams in speech
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, classic debate, mock trial
Mock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, soccer, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad
Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
, First Robotics Team, Math League
Math League
Math League is a mathematics competition for elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States. The Math League was founded in 1977 by two high school mathematics teachers, Steven R. Conrad and Daniel Flegler. Math Leagues, Inc...
, and Knowledge Bowl
Knowledge Bowl
Knowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary academic competition involving teams of four to six students trying to answer questions in a written round and several oral rounds. No team is eliminated in this event, and every team participates in every round...
. Students may also letter in city-wide athletics such as crew with the Rochester Rowing Club and figure-skating with the Rochester Figure Skating Club.
Music
Mayo has a choir directed by Mrs. Jennifer Humke and an orchestra that is directed by Mrs. Kerstin Suby.The Mayo Band Program is directed by Mr. Richard Dahlin.
Sports
Mayo High School participates in many sports, competing in the Big 9 conference within the Minnesota State High School LeagueMinnesota State High School League
The Minnesota State High School League is a voluntary, non-profit association for the support and governance of interscholastic activities at high schools in Minnesota, United States. The association supports interscholastic athletics and fine arts programs for member schools...
, usually at the largest class level. The sports available are boys baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, boys and girls basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, boys and girls cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, boys and girls hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, girls cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
, boys football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, girls softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, boys and girls swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, girls dance team, boys and girls track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, boys wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, and girls volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. There is also a table tennis club that was started by student Eric "Rusty" Rustad.
Mayo boasts a particularly strong tennis program and are perennial favorites to win the Big Nine conference championship. In 2010, the Mayo Boys Tennis Team lost the Big Nine Championship to Century. The girls and boys tennis teams have also each reached the state tournament for the past several years. The boys tennis team has gone to the state tournament for the past 8 years (2003-2010). In 2007, the boys tennis team won the team state championship, giving Mayo its first ever boys state championship in any sport. In 2008, the tennis duo of Amrik Donkena and Will Tremaine won the State Doubles Title. In 2010, the boys team were able to bring home a third place state championship win. In 2011, the boys team won first place in the state class AA championship . In addition to the usual high school sports, students at Mayo also participate in crew
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
. Even though the Rochester Rowing Club (RRC) is an all-city club, students from Mayo who are in the club can earn Mayo varsity letters, just as in other varsity sports.
Notable alumni
- Eric StrobelEric StrobelEric Martin Strobel is a retired American ice hockey forward who was a member of the Miracle on Ice 1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.-Amateur career:...
- Member of Miracle on IceMiracle on IceThe "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22...
, gold medalist at the 1980 Winter Olympics1980 Winter OlympicsThe 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in hockey - Michael RestovichMichael RestovichMichael Jerome Restovich is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder.-High school career:...
- MLB Player - Kelly MillerKelly Miller (basketball player)-External links:***...
- WNBA Player - Coco MillerCoco Miller-External links:**...
- WNBA Player - Lea ThompsonLea ThompsonLea Katherine Thompson is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Lorraine Baines McFly, Marty McFly's mother, in the Back to the Future trilogy...
- Actress, most notable for her starring role in the Back to the FutureBack to the FutureBack to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
Movies as Lorraine McFly - Matt Herold - Perennial SACC Fantasy League 3rd place winner.