Mayo High School
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Mayo High School (MHS) is named after the Mayo Brothers, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. MHS was built in the 1960's in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota. It is located in the Rochester Independent School District #535, and is home of the Mayo Spartans, whose school colors are the bold Green & Gold. MHS has a capacity to hold slightly over 1800 students and was the largest High School in the city teaching grades 9-12 until Century High was built to help educate the boom of the rapidly expanding community.
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[edit] Architecture
In 2000, the school underwent remodeling to replace asbestos based materials found in its construction. Subsequently, the result created a school which was more environmentally conscientious in design with greater emphasis on meeting the contemporary needs for students of the 21st century as well as having a focus on being more user friendly than before. Unlike the traditional high school design, (MHS) has a circular design. It also features one of the first school-based planetariums in the nation.
[edit] Planetarium
Mayo High School is the only running school Planetarium in Rochester. Supervised by Mr. Lawrence Mascotti, the Planetarium has programs for elementary school students as well as earth science programs for Middle Schools. It even has a High School Astronomy course. It is very well known as an enjoyable experience for the younger children, with elementary classes visiting the Planetarium every week to experience the wonders of the night sky in an educational setting.[1]
[edit] Curricular and Extra Curricular
The school mascot is a spartan, so the sports teams, students, and staff are known as the Mayo Spartans. It has teams in speech, classic debate, mock trial, football, tennis, swimming, cross country, soccer, softball, baseball, rowing, basketball, golf, hockey, volleyball, track and field, science olympiad, math league.
[edit] Mayo Bands
Mayo High School also has a prominent Band Program. The Mayo Marching Band has participated in the Rosemount Marching Band Festival in both 2005 and 2006. This band will also be marching at Walt Disney World in Late March- Early April 2007.[citation needed]
During the Winter Sports Season, The Mayo Marching Band becomes the Mayo Pep Band. The members of the Pep Band are active fans of the Boys' and Girls' Basketball and Hockey teams, and play at all of these teams' home games.
Besides the Marching Band, Mayo also has an excellent Wind Ensemble program, and a Symphonic Band. In April 2006, these bands traveled to Chicago to be a part of the Heritage Music Festival. The Wind Ensemble also annually competes in the Big Nine Music Festival with other bands around the state.
It should be noted that the Mayo Band Program includes a Jazz Band Program and a Freshman Concert Band.
The entire Mayo Band Program is directed by Mrs. Rebecca Jarvis, with the support of the parents and students of the Mayo Band Boosters. Mayo Band even has a website for access by fans and students. [2]
[edit] Sports
Mayo High School has excelled in many sports and activities. The available sports are Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country,Hockey, Cheerleading, Football, Soccer, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Dance Team, Track and Field, and Volleyball. Mayo also recently won the big nine in Tennis, and girls tennis has reached state for the past several years. As well as the usual high school sports, students at Mayo participate in rowing. Even though RRC is an all-city club, students from Mayo who are in the RRC (Rochester Rowing Club) can earn varsity letters, just as in other varsity sports.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Eric Strobel -Member of Miracle on Ice gold metal hockey team
- Michael Restovich-MLB Player
- Kelly Miller-WNBA Player
- Coco Miller-WNBA Player
