Mingus Union High School
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Mingus Union High School is a high school in Cottonwood, Arizona
. It also is the only school in the Mingus Union High School District.
, Clarkdale
and Cottonwood
. In 1950, Jerome and Clarkdale consolidated into "Mingus High School", and in 1958, Cottonwood High School was added, creating the new Mingus Union High School.
Citizens pushed to create a new high school district instead of consolidating both the Jerome-Clarkdale and Cottonwood school districts completely. This happened in 1957 and 1958. The school district briefly took the "Union High School District" name, but this was changed to the present Mingus Union before the district became official.
The high school was located in Clarkdale until 1960. From then until the start of the 1972 school year, it was housed in Jerome's school buildings. It then moved to Cottonwood.
Cottonwood, Arizona
Cottonwood is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,171.-Geography:Cottonwood is located at ....
. It also is the only school in the Mingus Union High School District.
History
There were once three separate high schools in the Verde Valley of Arizona — JeromeJerome High School (Arizona)
Jerome High School was the high school for the town of Jerome, Arizona. The mascot was the Muckers. It opened in 1906 and closed in 1951, when it was consolidated along with Clarkdale High School into Mingus High School...
, Clarkdale
Clarkdale High School
Clarkdale High School was the high school for the town of Clarkdale, Arizona. It opened in 1915 and closed in 1950, when it was consolidated along with Jerome High School into Mingus High School. In 1958, when Cottonwood High School was added, that school became known as Mingus Union High School,...
and Cottonwood
Cottonwood High School (Arizona)
Cottonwood High School was the high school in the town of Cottonwood, Arizona. It was open from 1947 to 1958, when it was consolidated into the Clarkdale-Jerome high school as Mingus Union High School. The mascot was the Red Devils. Since 1972, Mingus Union High School has been located in Cottonwood....
. In 1950, Jerome and Clarkdale consolidated into "Mingus High School", and in 1958, Cottonwood High School was added, creating the new Mingus Union High School.
Citizens pushed to create a new high school district instead of consolidating both the Jerome-Clarkdale and Cottonwood school districts completely. This happened in 1957 and 1958. The school district briefly took the "Union High School District" name, but this was changed to the present Mingus Union before the district became official.
The high school was located in Clarkdale until 1960. From then until the start of the 1972 school year, it was housed in Jerome's school buildings. It then moved to Cottonwood.