Minot High School Explained

Minot High School
District:	Minot Public Schools
Established:	1887, 1918, 1974 (current)
Type:	Public
Grades:	9 - 12
Head Name:	Principals
Address:	1100 11th Ave. SW
City:	Minot
State:	North Dakota
Country:	U.S.
Enrollment:	2,018 (2022–23)^[1] ^[2]
Colors:	Maroon, gold
Mascot:	Magicians
Rival:	Minot North (2024)
Yearbook:	Searchlight
Athletics:	NDHSAA Class A (Football: Class AAA)
Conference:	Western Dakota (WDC)
Feeders:	Middle schools: Jim Hill, Central
Free Label:	Elevation
Free Text:	1640feet AMSL
Website:	Minot High School

Minot High School (MHS) is a public high school in Minot, North Dakota, and serves the majority of the city. A second public high school, Minot North, opened in August 2024 with students from the northern portion of the city and Minot Air Force Base, 13miles north.

Previously, MHS was divided between two main campuses: Magic City (1974, grades 11–12) and Central (1918, grades 9–10). Its enrollment was among the largest in the state, drawing from the entire city and the air base. Magic City is now Minot High School (9–12) and Central is the district's fourth middle school. MHS also includes an alternative campus: Souris River Campus.

Athletics

The boys' athletic teams are known as the "Magicians" or "Magi", while the girls' teams are called the "Majettes". The school's mascot is a magician and the varsity teams compete against the largest high schools in the state in Class A (Class AAA for football, see North Dakota High School Activities Association).

Minot is known as the "Magic City" because of its rapid development in 1886, after the arrival of the Great Northern railroad.

State championships

Boys

Football, Class 'A'

^[3] 1910, 1935, 1941, 1980, 2023

Basketball, Class 'A'

1916, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022

Hockey

^[4] 1992 (first West team to win), 2015

Wrestling, Class 'A'

1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1993, 2017

Swimming: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Soccer

1989, 2006

Track and field, Class 'A'

1942, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984 co-champions, 1985, 2001, 2002

Baseball, Class 'A': 1999, 2005 (first awarded in 1994)

Girls

Basketball: Class 'A'

1978, 2022

Soccer: Class 'A'

2021, 2022

Swimming: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
Track and field, Class 'A'

1966 (one class), 1972, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Notable alumni

- Ryan Bollinger, baseball pitcher^[5]
Gary Cederstrom, retired Major League Baseball umpire
Jerry Gaetz, North Dakota state senator
David C. Jones, U.S. Air Force general, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Herro Mustafa, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria

External links

Magic City Campus (grades 11 - 12)
Central Campus (grades 9 - 10)
Souris River Campus - website

Notes and References

Web site: MAGIC CITY CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. September 1, 2024.
Web site: CENTRAL CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. September 1, 2024.
Web site: Football Champions. North Dakota High School Activities Association. March 1, 2015.
Web site: Champions - Boys' Hockey. North Dakota High School Activities Association. March 1, 2015.
Web site: Minot's Bollinger signs with Phillies. Jamestown Sun. August 4, 2009. May 23, 2018.