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Line 19: \| ratio = 21.23<ref name=NCES/> \| slogan = \| conference = 3A4A \| mascot = Marty the Maverick \| nickname = Mavericks Line 31: \| homepage = {{URL\|https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/Domain/22}} }} '''Marvin Ridge High School''' (commonly Marvin, Marvin Ridge, or MRHS) is a [[state school\|public]] [[high school]] in [[~~Waxhaw~~Marvin, North Carolina]], USA serving students in grades 9–12~~. Founded in 2007 by Nick Zanino~~. The school is part of the [[Union County, North Carolina\|Union County]] Public School system. The school occupies a two-story building with a full auditorium and fully air-conditioned gym. Admission is based primarily on the location of students' homes and district lines. Marvin Ridge High was ranked 1st among the 300–399 cohort size for having a 99.3 percent graduation rate in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Town News\|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/09/2747444/town-news.html\|work=South Charlotte News\|publisher=Charlotte Observer\|accessdate=7 December 2011}} {{dead link\|date=January 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is ranked the 275th best high school in the country in 2017 by U.S. News & World Report. ==History== Line 41: ==Demographics== The school is ranked a ten out of ten on the "Great Schools" website<ref name=GS>{{cite web\|title=Marvin Ridge High School\|url=http://www.greatschools.org/north-carolina/waxhaw/3421-Marvin-Ridge-High-School/#from..HeaderLink\|publisher=Great Schools\|accessdate=7 December 2011}}</ref> However, the diversity rates tend to be less than the state average for every ethnicity with the exception of white/caucasian. There are 80% White students, 10% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and less than 1% American Indian or Alaskan Native.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.greatschools.org/north-carolina/waxhaw/3421-Marvin-Ridge-High-School/~~#Students~~\|title=Explore Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, NC\|website=GreatSchools.org\|accessdate=1 August 2023}}</ref> ==Academics== Marvin Ridge was named a North Carolina Honor School of Excellence with High Growth in 2009–2010. The school has a college preparatory orientation, offering a variety of Honors and Advanced Placement classes as well as the only [[International Baccalaureate Diploma]] program in the Union County schools.<ref name=CTSL2011 /> The school offers nineteen Advanced Placement courses, five foreign languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Latin). The Distance Learning Program is also offered through the internet through Odyssey-ware.<ref name=MRH>{{cite web\|title=Marvin Ridge High- About Our School\|url=http://mrhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/php/school_info.php\|work=About\|publisher=Marvin Ridge UCPS\|accessdate=7 December 2011}}</ref> EOC results for the senior class of 2010 for Marvin Ridge was above district and state averages in every subject. The school actually had a 100% passing rate in Biology, Civics and Economics, U.S. History, and English 101.<ref name=test>{{cite web\|title=Marvin Ridge High School\|url=http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/north-carolina/waxhaw/marvin-ridge-high/#test-scores\|work=Test Rating\|publisher=Education.com\|accessdate=7 December 2011}}</ref> The school was named the Honor School of Excellence for 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 by the State Department of Education for having a 91.3% or higher average on EOC tests. Thus far the school has also met all Adequate Yearly Progress goals under the [[No Child Left Behind]] guidelines. It has the highest English II Writing Scores in 2008–2009 in Union County. ==Athletics== Marvin Ridge has won the following [[North Carolina High School Athletic Association]] (NCHSAA) state championships. ~~===Cross Country and track===~~ The Marvin Ridge Cross Country and Track team has won seven State Championships since the school opened in 2007. They consist of five indoor track and two outdoor track state championships. The men's and women's indoor track team were back-to-back state champions in the 2013–2014 season and the 2014–2015 season. {{citation needed\|date=November 2016}} {\| class="wikitable" ~~===Cheerleading===~~ \|+NCHSAA State Championships ~~In the 2009–2010 school year the Maverick Cheerleaders won the State Championship, and again in the 2011–2012 school year.{{citation needed\|date=November 2016}}~~ !Sport !Year(s) ~~===Men's soccer===~~ \|- The MRHS Men's soccer team won three State titles in eight years{{when\|date=November 2016}}.{{citation needed\|date=November 2016}}. Its most recent championship was in 2016 against Chapel Hill High School.<ref>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article115957258.html {{Bare URL inline\|date=January 2022}}</ref> \|Baseball<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/State-Champions-2024.pdf State-Champions-2024]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2015 (3A), 2016 (3A) ~~===Women's Soccer===~~ \|- The school's Women's Soccer team has won the conference championship four years in a row.{{when\|date=November 2016}}{{citation needed\|date=November 2016}} <ref name="Marvin Ridge Soccer">{{cite web\|title=Marvin Ridge Soccer \|url=http://mrhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/athletics_teams/soccer_men.php \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929144312/http://mrhs.ucps.k12.nc.us/athletics_teams/soccer_men.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 September 2008 \|work=Coach Fumo \|publisher=UCPS \|accessdate=7 December 2011 }}</ref> In 2010 the team finished their season with a perfect score of 24-0 winning the NCHSSA women's soccer title. The team only allowed 4 goals all season.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Marvin Ridge downs Cardinal Gibbons for NCHSAA 3-A women's soccer state crown\|url=http://www.ihigh.com/NC/article_28904.html\|work=Womens Soccer\|publisher=North Carolina\|accessdate=7 December 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916202730/http://www.ihigh.com/NC/article_28904.html\|archivedate=16 September 2011}}</ref> \|Cheerleading<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cheer-Invitational-Division-Winners-and-Champions-thru-2022.pdf Cheer-Invitational-Division-Winners-and-Champions-thru-2022]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2008 (Super Large Varsity), 2011 (Super Large Varsity), 2013 (Medium Varsity), 2020-21 (Super Varsity), 2022 (Medium Varsity) ~~===Wachovia Cup===~~ \|- In 2008, the school won the conference Wachovia Cup. In 2009 it won the cup for 3-A schools, but placed fourth in the final standings; it had the same result in 2010. In 2011 it again won the cup for 3-A schools, but placed third in the final standings.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Wells Fargo Cup\|url=http://www.nchsaa.org/pages/58//\|publisher=NCHSSA\|accessdate=7 December 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007160553/http://www.nchsaa.org/pages/58//#\|archive-date=2011-10-07\|url-status=dead}}</ref>\ \|Boys Cross Country<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Team-and-Individual-State-Champions-Listing.pdf Team-and-Individual-State-Champions-Listing]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2023 (4A) ~~===Swim team===~~ \|- Both the girls and boys teams won the NCHSAA 3A state championships in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/preps-blog/article132244384.html\|title=Marvin Ridge boys, girls sweep NCHSAA 3A swimming state championships\|newspaper=charlotteobserver\|access-date=2017-02-20\|language=en}}</ref> \|Boys Golf<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MENS-GOLF-STATE-CHAMPIONS-AND-RECORDS-1.pdf Mens-Golf-State-Champions-And-Records]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2017 (3A) \|- \|Boys Soccer<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MSoc-State-Champs-02272023.pdf MSoc-State-Champs]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2009 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2016 (3A) \|- \|Girls Soccer<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FULL-WOMENS-SOCCER-STATE-RECORD-BOOK-Post-2024.pdf full-womens-soccer-state-record-book-post-2024]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2010 (3A), 2024 (4A) \|- \|Boys Lacrosse<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mens-lacrosse-state-champions.pdf mens-lacrosse-state-champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2016 (1A/2A/3A), 2021 (1A/2A/3A) \|- \|Boys Swimming & Diving<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-SD-Mens-Team-State-Champions.pdf 2024-SD-Mens-Team-State-Champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2024 (4A) \|- \|Girls Swimming & Diving<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-SD-Womens-Team-State-Champions.pdf 2024-SD-Womens-Team-State-Champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A) \|- \|Boys Tennis<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dual-Team-Champions.pdf Dual-Team-Champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2021 (3A), 2022 (4A) \|- \|Girls Tennis<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Dual-team-state-champs.pdf Dual-team-state-champs]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2021 (4A) \|- \|Boys Indoor Track & Field<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Champs-and-MVPs-Indoor-Track-Field-State-Records.pdf Champs-and-MVPs-Indoor-Track-Field-State-Records]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2017 (3A) \|- \|Girls Indoor Track & Field<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Champs-and-MVPs-Indoor-Track-Field-State-Records.pdf Champs-and-MVPs-Indoor-Track-Field-State-Records]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2014 (3A), 2015 (3A) \|- \|Boys Outdoor Track & Field<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mens-Team-Champions-2024.pdf Mens-Team-Champions-2024]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2009 (3A), 2015 (3A) \|- \|Volleyball<ref>[https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Volleyball-State-Championship-Results.pdf Volleyball-State-Champions]. ''NCHSAA''. Retrieved August 13, 2024.</ref> \|2018 (3A) \|} ==Clubs== Line 73 ⟶ 108: ===FBLA=== The MRHS [[FBLA-PBL\|FBLA]] ~~chapter~~ ~~is the largest chapter in North Carolina with over two hundred members annually~~.{{citation needed\|date=September 2021}} ===Speech and debate=== Line 93 ⟶ 128: ==Notable alumni== * [[K. J. Brent]] ~~(c/o 2011)~~, former [[National Football League\|NFL]] wide receiver<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrenK.00.htm K.J. Brent Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.</ref> * [[Kyle Parker (soccer)\|Kyle Parker]] ~~(c/o 2012)~~, professional [[Association football\|soccer]] player<ref>[https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/other-sports/article54880095.html Charlotte 49ers' Kyle Parker taken in 2nd round by Columbus in Major League Soccer draft]. ''Charlotte Observer''. Retrieved Aug 31, 2020.</ref> * [[Vinnie Sunseri]], former NFL safety and current NFL coach; attended through Junior year