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Marion High School is a high school in Marion, Indiana with more than 1,450 students. It is located on 750 W. 26th Street of Marion, Indiana.

The Beginning
The Marion City Council got things moving in 1957, when it passed a petition to annex a 17.2-acre area of land, located between 22nd and 26th streets, for a new school building. Construction began on the first phase of the new high school in the spring of 1961. This first part would be opened in September of 1962. It would be attended by about 920 juniors and seniors starting in the fall of 1962. The new facility, once completely finished, would eventually replace the old one, which stood at the corner of Nelson and "A" street. This would be the first year in several years that freshmen would attend the Nelson Street campus, and space was needed for the extra 578 students

Starts
When the 1962-1963 school year began at Marion High School, two campuses came into use. Both schools collectively were called "Marion High School," and the old and new campuses individually were called the "North Campus" and the "South Campus," respectively. The total student registration for the year was 2,130, with 900 attending the new South Campus. For this first year with a new campus, food would be prepared at the North Campus for both schools. The food needed at the South Campus would then be carried there in trucks. As it only housed around half of the Marion High School Students, the South Campus was definitely still unfinished. One interesting new feature at the South Campus was a system of televisions. The campus included 36 televisions, each of which could receive six stations, including a closed-circuit channel for Marion High School. The total cost for the system was $36,000. When the system was installed, Marion High School became one of the first public secondary schools in the Midwest to install a closed-circuit television system. The South Campus of Marion High School became one of the pioneers of this new technology.

Athletics
The nickname of the students and the athletic teams is the "Giants", and their teams compete in Indiana's North Central Conference. The school is best known for its great basketball teams, winning seven state championship titles, 2nd best in over 100 years of Indiana history.

These state championships include back-to-back titles in 1975 and 1976 and also a three-peat in 1985, 1986, and 1987. From 1975 to 1987 the Marion Giants dominated Indiana High School basketball with five state championships and two semi-state appearances and three Indiana Mr. Basketball award winners.

The only high school with more state championships than Marion's seven is conference rival Muncie Central with eight.

Former Marion basketball coach Bill Green holds the state record with six state championships.

Notable alumni

 * James Blackmon, Sr., high school coach and former college basketball player
 * Jay Edwards, Indiana University basketball player, NBA
 * Zach Randolph, Michigan State University basketball player, NBA player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies

Extra-Curricular Activities
- *M-Club

- *Mu-Alpha-Theta

- *National Honor Society National Honor Society is led by Mr. Ben Huntington of Marion, Indiana. To be a member of this group, you must have four requirements in which you have to show accomplishment in: scholarships, leadership, community service, and character.

Scholarship - is much more than just getting straight A's. It is a life-long love of learning. Our academic standard is a grade point average of 3.4.

Leadership - is not about being elected or appointed to an office. The office does not teach someone how to be a leader. Leadership is an attitude cultivated over time. Each small decision you make takes you one step closer. Remember the goal is not to get power, but to get your vision and your purpose across. Our leadership standard is factored by two written referrals and MHS staff response.

Community Service - Many see community service as a means to an end. Some might see it as a way to get service points while socializing, while others may view it as an unfortunate (and often inconvenient) necessity of high school life. But is that true community service?

Character - If there is any one thing that is evidenced by your daily choices it is your character. "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." For while being honest and honorable when others are watching is important, being true to yourself is tantamount. Teacher referrals is a major factor in accessing the issue of student character.

- *26th Street Innovations

- *Green Society

- *English Honor Society

- *National Art Honor Society