Marshall Fundamental Secondary School

Marshall Fundamental Secondary School
Location
990 North Allen Avenue, Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°09′47″N 118°06′45″W / 34.16316°N 118.1125°W / 34.16316; -118.1125Coordinates: 34°09′47″N 118°06′45″W / 34.16316°N 118.1125°W / 34.16316; -118.1125
Information
Type Public, Secondary
Motto Pride, Excellence, and Justice
Established 1925
School district PUSD
Principal Mark Anderson
Grades 6 to 12
Campus type school
Color(s) Red, White, and Blue             
Athletics CIF
Mascot Bald eagle
Website

Marshall Fundamental Secondary School is a secondary school located in Pasadena, California at 990 North Allen Avenue, and is part of the Pasadena Unified School District.[1]

History

Named after United States Supreme Court Justice John Marshall, ground was broken for construction in 1924, with completion of the main building in 1925. Several expansions occurred in the following decades; in the 1930's (North Building), 1960's (Cafeteria), 1970's (Bungalows - demolished in 2015), 2000's (Science Building) and 2010's (Gymnasium). Marshall was a Junior High School for nearly fifty years, from its opening until the 1973-1974 school year, when it became a Fundamental School (K-12). In 1976, grades K-6 were moved to other campuses (Longfellow, Washington), but the sixth grade level was reinstated during the 1985-1986 year.

Curriculum

Marshall has the following Advanced Placement courses.

Extracurriculars

Marshall Fundamental offers many extracurricular activities such as various clubs, sports, and music programs.

Music courses that are offered consist of orchestra, band, and choir. Each type of music course can be taken in a beginning, intermediate, or advanced class. The award-winning Marshall Fundamental Marching Band is regarded as the best music program in the Pasadena Unified School District. It has most recently won 3rd place at state championships for its division.

Some of the various clubs offered are the National Honors Society, Unidos, Key Club, Yearbook, Journalism, and Art Club. Students also have the opportunity to create their own club if approved by the Associated Student Body.

Sports

The teams are named "Marshall Eagles" and their uniforms display White, Blue, and Red. Some teams have different colors for away games.

The sports at Marshall include:

Performance

Jay Mathews, an educator and education reporter for the Washington Post, listed Marshall Fundamental as the 130th best High School as of 2007, chiefly due to its vast number of underprivileged students, high graduation rate, and 70% free and reduced lunch program. This was enough to be singled out for the cover of Newsweek, and was featured exclusively as one of America's best schools. Marshall was first posted in 2003 as 119th, but fell in the following years to 255 in 2005, and 286 in 2006. It saw a jump in the last school year, rising 156 places, back into the top 10%.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Mathews, Jay. "Newsweek, "The Role of the Principle"". Newsweek. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
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