John Marshall High School (Wisconsin)

Milwaukee Marshall High School
Milwaukee Marshall High School
Location
	4141 North 64th Street; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53216; United States
Coordinates	43°05′35″N 87°59′36″W / 43.093095°N 87.993317°W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Milwaukee School District
Principal	Barry Applewhite
Faculty	51.81 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	798 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	15.40
Color(s)
Team name	Eagles
Website	Official Website

John Marshall High School is a public high school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States). John Marshall is part of the Milwaukee Public School system. Formerly a junior-senior high school, the 7th and 8th grades were dropped in 1979 to expand the growing senior high.^[2] Recently, the school was redesigned into three divisions: Marshall Montessori IB High School, High School of Sports Education and Employment, and Foster & Williams Visual Communication Campus. As of 2009, the school merged with Samuel Morse Middle School for the Gifted and Talented to form Samuel J. Morse ● John Marshall School for the Gifted & Talented.

Incidents

In August 2021 the school announced new safety measures after several days of cars driving on sidewalks and lawns at dismissal time.^[3]

Athletics

The school's mascot is the Eagles and the colors are Columbia Blue and Scarlet. The Marshall Eagles have several sports teams including:^[4]

The boys cross country team won a state championship in 1970.^[5]

Demographics

John Marshall High School's demographics as of 2017–2018 were:^[1]

0.1% Native American/Alaska Native, 1 student
6.2% Asian, 50 students
85.0% Black, 681 students
2.6% Hispanic, 21 students
0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 0 students
4.5% White, 36 students
1.5% Two or more race, 12 students

Notable graduates

Michael J. Barber, engineer and Chief Diversity Officer of General Electric^[6]
Mandela Barnes, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, former state legislator
David Berger, Wisconsin state senator^[7]
David Cullen, Wisconsin state representative and county supervisor
Floyd Heard, Olympic sprinter^[8]
Derrick Jackson, Boston Globe columnist and 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist^[9]
Warren Kozak, writer and journalist ^[10]
Shirley Krug, Wisconsin state representative, first woman to become a Democratic Party floor leader in the Wisconsin Legislature
Mona Sutphen, lobbyist, foreign service officer and White House aide under Clinton and Obama^[11]
Mike Taylor, NBA Player
George Tillman Jr., filmmaker and television producer^[12]
Sheldon Wasserman, Wisconsin state legislator and physician

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Marshall High". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ "Marshall Alumni Association". www.marshall78.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.
^ Hughes, Elliot. "Video shows stolen car driving on Milwaukee high school lawn, weaving between students". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "Athletics", John Marshall High School
^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.
^ "The Big Picture: As GE Turns 129 Today, One Business Looks All The Way Back And Into The Future | GE News". www.ge.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "Berger, David G 1946" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Historical Society
^ "Floyd Heard" USA Track & Field
^ Sensat Waldren, Julie. "Where I’m From: Oprah, Frank Caliendo, Gene Wilder, Tony Romo. 30 celebrities remember growing up here" Milwaukee Magazine August 25, 2008 Archived December 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Kozak, Warren. "A Parent's Education: The foibles of progressive schooling prompt a search for a better alternative" Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Interest Volume 19, No. 1 (March 2010)
^ Associated Press "Illinois/Wisconsin Briefs: Sutphen to play role in administration Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine" Dubuque Telegraph Herald November 30, 2008.
^ Causey, James E. "Filmmaker focuses on black experience" Milwaukee Sentinel June 22, 1992

[NCES-1] "Marshall High". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[2] "Marshall Alumni Association". www.marshall78.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008.

[3] Hughes, Elliot. "Video shows stolen car driving on Milwaukee high school lawn, weaving between students". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[4] "Athletics", John Marshall High School

[5] 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 27.

[6] "The Big Picture: As GE Turns 129 Today, One Business Looks All The Way Back And Into The Future | GE News". www.ge.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[7] "Berger, David G 1946" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Historical Society

[8] "Floyd Heard" USA Track & Field

[9] Sensat Waldren, Julie. "Where I’m From: Oprah, Frank Caliendo, Gene Wilder, Tony Romo. 30 celebrities remember growing up here" Milwaukee Magazine August 25, 2008 Archived December 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[10] Kozak, Warren. "A Parent's Education: The foibles of progressive schooling prompt a search for a better alternative" Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Interest Volume 19, No. 1 (March 2010)

[11] Associated Press "Illinois/Wisconsin Briefs: Sutphen to play role in administration Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine" Dubuque Telegraph Herald November 30, 2008.

[12] Causey, James E. "Filmmaker focuses on black experience" Milwaukee Sentinel June 22, 1992

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