User:Jcbalding/Mayfield High School (New Mexico)

''This article is about the high school in Las Cruces, New Mexico. For the high school in Mayfield, Ohio, see Mayfield High School (Mayfield Village, Ohio). For the high school in London, see Mayfield High School (London)''

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Mayfield High School (MHS) is one of three traditional public high schools in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As of 2009-2010, the school has over 2,300 students and 130 teachers, and covers grades 9-12. The school is a part of the Las Cruces Public Schools district.

MHS is known to have strong academic and extracurricular programs, including award-winning music programs, strong foreign language classes, one of the top vocational tech programs in the state, and strong participation in Advanced Placement classes across the curriculum.

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==History == MHS was opened in 1965 after Las Cruces High School became overcrowded. It became the second high school in Las Cruces. The school was named for former Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent Thomas J. Mayfield.

The school colors were chosen in 1967 as green and gold, the Green Bay Packers' colors, who were the National Football League champions in that year. The mascot Trojan was chosen the same year largely because the University of Southern California Trojans won the NCAA football Championship.

The current block scheduling system of four ninety-minute classes per day was instituted in 1995. Students choose new classes every semester.

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Campus
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Notable Alumni

 * Darius Holland, 10-year career in the NFL, defensive lineman from University of Colorado
 * Edgar Castillo, soccer ('04) - a mexican-american professional soccer player
 * Doug Eddings, Major League Baseball umpire
 * David Moseley, Stanford University basketball player

Notable Current/Former Staff

 * Ray Birmingham, baseball coach - presently University of New Mexico head baseball coach
 * Jim Bradley, current assistant football coach - led the Trojans to numerous state football championships, was head coach at New Mexico State University

==Academics ==

MHS is a comprehensive high school offering students the opportunity to explore both academic and technical objectives. It runs a 2 x 4 block schedule. That is, the students take four, ninety-minute classes per per day for a semester.

The students choose among thirteen focus areas that include: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Arts, A/V Technology and  Communication; Business Management and Administration; Health Science;  Hospitality and Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety and Security; Manufacturing; Marketing, Sales and Service;  Science, Technology, Engineering and Math; Transportation, Distribution and Logistics. Students, parents, and faculty collaborate through advising to schedule classes that will best equip the student for college or work.

Activities
The student activities and clubs are wide and varied. Career-oriented programs include the Air Force Junior ROTC, which is the only in southern New Mexico, the Future Farmers of America and SkillsUSA. There are the music-oriented Band, Choir and Orchestra. The languages are represented with a French, German and Spanish club. Among the others are the National Honor Society, Broadcasting, Art Club, Key Club, Yearbook, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), and Theater Productions.

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Demographics
MHS racial demographics across its 2348 students show primarily hispanic and caucasian. By gender, 51% of the students are male; 49% are female. The racial breakdown shows 69% hispanic, 28% caucasian, 2% black, 1% asian, and 1% indian. The educational demographics show 11% are gifted and 25% belong to one of the four special education classifications.

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Test scores
School accountability testing indicates MHS is not meeting federal standards and shows 48.5% in reading and 67.5% in math are not proficient. There is a marked racial difference between hispanics and caucasians in reading and math non-prociency, which is 56.9% and 74.0% for hispanics and 30.5% and 53.4% for caucasians, respectively. The school's graduation rate is 61.5%.

Athletics
The MHS athletics department supports various boys and girls sports. The department is currently headed by an athletics director, who is subordinate to school district athletics director, Ernest Viramontes.

===List of Teams ===

===State Championships ===


 * Football (1971,1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007)
 * Baseball (1981)
 * Basketball, Girls (2004, 2007)
 * Golf, Boys (Team: 1986, 1989, 2006); (Individual: 1972-Matt Sugarman, 2006-Brent Jones)
 * Golf, Girls (Team: 1990, 1991)
 * Tennis, Girls (Singles: 1988-Tom Easterling, 1989-Tom Easterling, 2000-Margaret Moscato, 2005-Jenny Moscato)
 * Tennis, Girls (Doubles: 1988-Ross/Galves, 1989-Ross/Galves, 1990-Ross/Galves, 1991-Easterling/Martineau, 2003-Moscato/Moscato)
 * Tennis, Boys (Doubles: 2006-Thompson/Duran, 2007-Hooker/Tursyfill, 2009-O'Dell/Mayars)
 * Track, Boys (Team: 1987)
 * Track, Boys (Individual: 1978-Ben Lucero-High Jump, 1978-Ben Morales-Pole Vault, 1980-Ben Lucero-High Jump, 1983-H.R. McAdams-Javelin, 1984-Daniel Leffall-100m, 1984-Davie Salas-400m, 1984-800m Relay; 1987 - 1600m Relay; 1989 - Reggie Stewart-110m High Hurdles; 1990 - Darius Holland-Shot Put; 1991 - Darius Holland-Shot Put; 1998 - John Martinez-110m High Hurdles, Justin Massey-300m Hurdles; 2004 - Alaniz/Lawson/Avila/Gonzales-800m Relay; Jeremy Lawson-Triple Jump; 2008 - 1600m Relay)
 * Track, Girls (Individual: 1985 - Carolyn Unglaub-High Jump; 1990 - 400m Relay, 1600m Relay Medley; 1992 - Michelle Apodaca-100m; 2005 - Carissa McGee-400m, Astorga/Murrafo/McGee/Morris-800m Relay, Carissa McGee-High Jump; 2008 - 1600m Relay)
 * Volleyball (2004, 2008)
 * Wrestling (Team: 1979)
 * Wrestling (Individual: 2006 - Jimmy Nevarez III; 2007 - Jimmy Nevarez III; 2003 - Evan Copeland; 1995 - Amador Martinez; 1993 - Manny Herrera; 1991 - Nathan Brown; 1984 - Ray Aaltonen; 1981 - Alan Cook; 1979 - Eddie Gomez, Steve Roberts; 1976 - Don Bales; 1975 - Don Bales; 1973 - Carl Ortega; 1971 - Albert Bouranda)
 * Swimming, Boys (1967 - Robert Frank-Breast Stroke)