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Midwest City High School
Midwest City High School Children had to travel to Oklahoma City to attend school
above the eighth grade. To meet the crisis, the Sooner
Location School Board agreed to an expansion of the school sys-
213 Elm Drive tem by April 1943; members of the Sooner School Board
Midwest City, Oklahoma, 73115 were: Tom Townsend, Furman L. Fox, Cecil Fish, and Os-
United States car Rose, Superintendent of Sooner School District No.
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In May 1943, Rose organized for the upcoming school
Type Co-Educational, Public, Secondary year. The high school was held and J.E. Sutton was hired
Established 1943 June 1943 to be the first principal of the high school.
In August 1943, the school plan was organized but there
School district Mid-Del School District
was no school building. Even though the building was
Principal Daryla Combs not finished, it had 17 teachers and 413 students on the
first day and over one thousand students to enroll during
Grade Levels 9-12
the school year. Furniture was borrowed from Draugh-
Enrollment 1,606 on’s Business College; half day sessions were in operation
Color(s) for the lower grades. Mr. Rose borrowed an old school
bus from Bearan, Oklahoma, the school district he came
Athletics Football, Basketball, Baseball, from. There was no heat, and students had to wear their
Softball,etc.
coats in class during the winter. Later people loaned
Athletics Class 6A District 2 stoves to the school.
conference The first night in April 1944, a wind hit the campus
Mascot Bomber (several military huts for buildings), turning some build-
ings at a forty-five degree angle and it demolished the
Rival Del City High School entire English room. Buildings were left where the wind
Feeder schools Jarman Middle School, Monroney pushed them, foundations were put back and the school
Middle School. continued. During the school year, a new brick building
had been under construction next door to the collection
Website school website
of huts and was ready for occupancy by Spring. Students
moved to the new building on April 6, 1946; it was later
Midwest City High School is one of the two high schools
dedicated in May
in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Part of the Mid-Del School
There were fourteen students in that first senior
District, the school serves more than 1,600 students.[1]
class. Despite the weather, cold, mud, and wind storm,
the hutment (collection of huts) served its purpose. This
History was the beginning of three great high schools: Midwest
In 1941, the Midwest City–Del City area was farmland City High School, Carl Albert High School, and Del City
consisting of wheat farming, dairies, and cattle ranches. High School.
Several rural schools made up the centers of their respec- During much of the first chapter of MCHS’s existence,
tive communities. Farmers and others living on acreages it resided on McArthur Drive near Rose Field. At this lo-
traveled to Oklahoma City to purchase what could not be cation, the school grew very quickly and even survived
produced from the land. The federal government had de- an airplane crash as a small, single-engine fighter from
termined that the country would soon be in the war that Tinker crashed into the school late one evening. The
was spreading in Europe and the Far East. Construction of damaged portion was later rebuilt. Shortly thereafter
Tinker Field began and W. P. Atkinson, seeing an oppor- (late 1950s), MCHS moved to its current location. The old
tunity, purchased 160 acres (0.65 km2) of farmland with MCHS is still in use today as Jarman Middle School.
the intention of developing a new community. After several years at the current site, the school was
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. found to be inadequate for the growing population and
With the growth of Tinker Field, Midwest City increased was almost completely torn down. This allowed for the
as well. More families meant higher school enrollment. construction of several new wings. The new building no
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longer faced Elm, but instead faced Maple (the school squeezed more than 120 students into a much smaller fa-
maintains its previous address at 213 Elm). In 1957, the cility that resembled a temporary structure more than
auditorium was completed. In 1969, the new band hall anything.
was constructed. During the mid-1970s there was a fire
in the auditorium that caused significant damage, but the Previous Band Directors
building was repaired. During the 1970s, the Fieldhouse • Howard White
was also constructed. Later more wings were added to ac- • Jack Clark
commodate a larger student population. In 1978, there • J.B. Rounds
was a flood in the band room that caused damage to • Lyle Work 1954-1957
much of the music library. • Jack Irwin 1957-1959
In the mid 1990s, the entire school’s facade was given • E. Paul Enix 1959-1977
a facelift as most of the brick was covered with stucco • Guy Burkhardt 1977-1978
and painted. At that time, the auditorium was remodeled • Pat Burney 1978-1982
yet again to create "the premier performance hall in • John Davis 1982-1999
eastern Oklahoma County". At this time, the administra- • Charles Bartrug 2000-2001
tion building was also relocated to the MCHS grounds, • A.L. Hullum 2001-2002
facing 15th street. • John Davis 2002–Present
During the Winter Break of the 1998-99 school year, a
flood inside the auditorium caused significant damage to Previous Assistant Directors
the electronic equipment. These problems were patched, • Mike DeWoody 1970-1972
but were not correctly repaired until the summer of 2006 • Steve Rimicci 1972-1975
when the electronic equipment was replaced with top- • Guy Burkhardt 1976-1977
level equipment. • Joe Lake 1977-1978
In the 2007-08 school year, freshmen were moved in- • John Davis 1979-1982
to the high schools. To accommodate the students, an- • Bill Pearson 1982-1994
other wing was added to the building. The building cur- • Belinda Watson (Miller) 1994-2000
rently has five wings, as well as several disconnected fa- • John Strange 2000-2001
cilities (such as the band room, fieldhouse, locker rooms, • David Bellows 2001-2002
etc). • Mark Hensley 2002–Present
During the summer of 2009, a strong windstorm tore
parts of the roof off the commons area of the high school. Athletics
This allowed rain to flood the commons and library.
Baseball
Head Coach: Craig Troxell
Extracurricular activities Assistant Coach: Bryce Maddux
Spring Ball State Champs 5A 1988
Band
The MCHS Bomber Band has spanned the time from the Basketball
inception of MCHS. Throughout the years, the MCHS Girl’s Basketball
Band has earned countless awards, plaques, and trophies. Head Coach: Art Bode
While the band has varied in size from year to year, its 5A State Champs 1992
enthusiasm and support for the school has never dimin- 6A State Champs 2010
ished. The students are as motivated and energetic as Boys basketball
ever. The band has been named State Champs during the Head Coach: Dewayne Bradley
concert season in the past during the time at which a 6A State Champs 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007
state champion was named. Between the Marching Band,
Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band, the MCHS Band has Wrestling
earned more than 100 "Superior" awards as well as many Midwest City Bomber Wrestling is known throughout the
"Sweepstakes" awards. The Jazz Band was also consis- state and across the nation. It alone holds one of the na-
tently in the top 3 while directed by Bill Pearson and tions top high school wrestling traditions to this date.
Belinda Miller. National Champions 1981, 1990, 1991
The band moved into its current band hall during Team State Championships 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976,
the 1970s. It is the same structure as located at Del City 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995,
High School. An ongoing remodeling project recently re- 2007, 2008
placed light fixtures, tiling, and carpeting throughout the Dual State Championships 1990, 1991, 1995, 2001,
band hall. Before moving to its current facility, the band 2006
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The Bomber wrestling program also consists of over 1964; Head Coach, South All-State Game, 1967; Oklahoma
90 individual state champions and an impressive 59 Okla- Coaches, Coach of the Year, 1970; Outstanding Educator
homa High School wrestling All-State athletes. of America, 1974; National District Athletic Director of
Head Coach: Cory Wilson Asst. Coach: Brian McCalip the Year, 1975; Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of
and Mark Morgan Fame inductee, 1978; MCHS Wall of Fame inductee, 1995;
Oklahoma Chapter National Football Foundation and Col-
Track and field lege Hall of Fame, Contribution to Amateur Football
Boys Team State Champs 2A 1965 5A 1998 6A 2006, 2007 Award, 1996; and Chickasha High School Hall of Fame
Girls Team State Champs 6A 1999, 2000, 2008 inductee, 2004. In 2001, the Midwest City stadium was
named “Jim Darnell Stadium” at Rose Field. He is recog-
Football nized as a coaching legend in the State of Oklahoma High
In the early 1940s, Midwest City was a city on the rise. School football community.
With the development of Tinker Air Force Base, Midwest COACH DICK EVANS After taking over the Bomber
City was making a name for itself. It was growing so fast Football program in late 1977, Dick Evans knew that he
that the city leaders decided that it was time to devel- had heavy shoes to fill and tradition to build on. As a for-
op a high school for the city and neighboring students. mer player and all stater for Coach Darnell, Evans pride
One late night, as a plane was taking off from Tinker Air and joy was on Friday nights during the fall. Under his
Base, the plane crashed and killed all twelve people on command, Coach had many All Americans including two
board. The plane crashed into a field not far from the brothers in Mike and Cale Gundy. In 1985, Coach Evans
air base. A few years later, the school district decided to and former Bomber quarterback Mike Gundy played all
build Midwest City’s football stadium there. To this day, the way to the state championship against powerhouse
the “Ghost of Rose Field” haunts the stadium at night and Muskogee. The Bombers were losing to the Roughers
is said to be one of the many reasons Jim Darnell Stadi- from up north with less than a minute to play. Though,
um is one of the hardest places to play in the state of with Mike Gundy, who went on to play for Pat Jones
Oklahoma. This all began in 1945 under Midwest City’s and the Cowboys of Oklahoma State, leading the way, the
first official coach Fred Barlow. The Midwest City football Bombers claimed victory going almost 100 yards in 45
program consists of a tradition that is second to none. seconds to win the 1985 State Championship. His 1988
It includes over 90 All-Staters, five state championships, campaign with the Bombers may best be remembered as
thirteen state championship appearances, and 45 con- the Cinderella story of high school football. The bombers
secutive winning seasons. In addition, the MCHS football were led by standout quarterback Cale Gundy, who went
team was named as the first undefeated 6A football na- on to play at the University of Oklahoma, who entered
tional champion. At Midwest City High, it’s often stated: the playoffs with a 6-4 record. As Mike did, Cale led his
"Winning, it’s not pressure, it’s a way of life". Some call team to a 9-4 record and the 1988 State Championship
it tradition and some call it spirit, but the Midwest City with three huge playoff upset victories- pronouncing
community calls it "Bomber Magic". that Bomber Magic continues. At the end of the 1991 sea-
COACH JIM DARNELL Since its first season under son, Coach Evans retired his coaching record with the
coach Fred Barlow in 1945, Midwest City has had only Bombers. In 13 years, Coach Evans only lost 33 times with
11 coaches in over 60 years. From 1955-1977 legendary over 133 victories at hand. Evans left the program-inspir-
coach Jim Darnell led the football program. Coach Jim ing many lives of both young men and women.
Darnell grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chick- COACH DENNIS HUGGINS In the middle of the 91
asha High in 1947, where he played football, basketball school year, board members decided to name Bomber as-
and track. He attended Cameron College, graduating sistant coach Dennis Huggins the new Sheriff in town.
from Central State College in 1952. He graduated from For Huggins things started off slow but continued to
the University of Oklahoma in 1956, with a master’s in build on what Evans left for the program. Soon the
secondary administration. He began his coaching and Bombers were the ones being-hunted. During the 1994
teaching career at Altus High School. In 1953, he became season Huggins led the Bombers to the state’s first ever
Midwest City High School’s assistant football coach and 6A Championship. They accomplished that while at the
teacher. Within two years, he became the head coach same time having an undefeated season. By virtue of
and athletic director. As the head coach for the Bombers their finishing 14-0 ESPN pronounced the Midwest City
he compiled a record of 186 wins, 50 losses and 10 ties. Bombers the 5th best high school football program in
His teams won nine conference championships, eight dis- the nation. The following year they repeated as State
trict titles, a state championship in 1960 and three state Champs defeating Blankenship and the Tulsa Union Red-
second-place finishes in 1967, 1969 and 1971. He never skins. Soon, both coach Huggins and the Bombers of Mid-
had a losing season. He was named Coach of the Year, west City were facing national exposure in the so called
Mid-Land Conference in 1955; Head Coach of the Oil new fad-the national high school football championship.
Bowl, 1960; Coach of the Year, Mid-State Conference in After their dominating performance in 1995, polls were
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ready to give the Bombers a national number one rank- west City High School. The bond issue passed with a 79%
ing and the Mythical high school national championship. approval rating. The field will be open for the 2010 foot-
At the end ESPN claimed the Bombers at number two in ball season.[3]
the nation while others had them at one. Huggins soon
retired from all coaching in the early spring of 1996. All Bombers Football Winnings
in all, Coach Huggins left Midwest City Football in style • 1 "Mythical" National Championship (1995)
and a place known as a tradition of winning. • 5 State Championships (1960, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1995)
COACH STEVE HUFF For many years, the Midwest Ci- • 8 State Finalist (1952, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1979, 1980,
ty football program was out of swagger. The win and 1982, 1996)
loss column made any alumni and fan scratch their ask- • 17 District Championships (1967, 1970, 1978, 1979,
ing what has happened to their program? In 2006, the 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995,
community received their answer. In late 2006, the Mid- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
west City football head coaching position went national. • 26 Conference Championships (1952, 1954, 1955,
After almost 23 resumes were looked at Steve Huff was 1960, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1978,
hired to lead the Bombers back to its dominant self. Com- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2001,
ing from A&M Consolidated High School in College Sta- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
tion, Texas, Coach Huff had to take on the task of soon • 44 Oklahoma High School Playoffs Berths (1951, 1952,
to be program with lost tradition. Steve Huff comes to 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969,
Midwest City looking to win his first ever state title as a 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980,1981, 1982,
head coach for football. In his first season at Midwest Ci- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,
ty he brought the Bombers back to the playoffs after a 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
four year absence. He finished his first year at Midwest 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
City 6-5. In 2009, Midwest City and Head Coach Steve • 90 Oklahoma High School Football All-Staters.
huff continued the tradition of winning. The team fin- • First ever National 6A Undefeated State Champion
ished 10-2, losing in the quarter-finals to heavy power- (1994)
house Broken Arrow. Although, there is no doubt that • Back to Back Undefeated State Champions
the community knows that Midwest City Football is back (1994–1995)
as they won their third straight district title and con- • 45 Consecutive Winning Seasons (1955–1999)
ference championship. Coach Huff’s record is 40-9(0.816) • A Winning Percentage of 0.756/1.000 (737 games
in fours years as the Bombers head football coach. His totaled) (544 wins - 176 losses - 17 ties)
accomplishments includes four straight playoff seasons,
two semi-final appearances, in 2008 had a number one Football Coaches
ranking through week 13, three District 6A-2 Champion- • 1944 Jack Furr
ships, three Conference Championships and was the 2008 • 1945-1946 Fred Barlow 3-10-2
6A All State Head football Coach. Coach Huff will be en- • 1947-1948 Jack Huffman 8-8-1
tering his fifth season in 2010. • 1949-1954 Jack Spahn 47-14-2 (4)
• 1955-1977 Jim Darnell 183-51-12 (1) 1 State
Midwest City vs. Del City Championship
Every year, Midwest City plays Del City in the Sooner • 1978-1991 Dick Evans 144-33 (2) 2 State
Road rivalry during "Beat Del City Week." Although Del Championships
City won the first meeting between these football pow- • 1992-1995 Dennis Huggins 45-7 (5) 2 State
ers, Midwest City has largely dominated the series since Championships *National Champions*
its inception in the 1950s. On September 1, 2007, Midwest • 1996-1999 Brian Vaverka 27-20
City played at Del City, continuing the winning streak • 2000-2004 Ricky Oliver 31-19
against their bitter rivals, defeating the Eagles 34-14 in • 2005-2006 Jesse Wall 6-4
front of a nearly sold out crowd. With the win, Midwest • 2006-2011 Steve Huff 61-11 (3)
City recorded its 501st win in team history. In 2009, Del • 2012- TBD
City finally broke the 7 year losing streak, beating the
Bombers for the first time since 2002[2] by a score of
27-15. The last time the two teams met in the playoffs, Del
Air Force JRotc
City prevailed. Midwest City High School’s Air Force Jrotc unit started in
1993, giving it the unit number OK931. The honor guard
2010 Field Turf (Normally known as color guard. however, the name was
taken by the flag girls) present the colors at most of the
Early in 2009, the Midwest City-Del City School Board
football and basketball games, along with other events,
held a bond to detail and build a new turf field for Mid-
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Dawn Boland. The chapter is always well represented at
state competition and has produced two state officers in
the last 5 years. The chapter also operates the popular
student store and sells Otis Spunkmeyer cookies as a
fundraiser.
References
[1] Midwest City High School,
http://www.education.com/ Education.com]
(accessed June 9, 2010).
[2] http://www.newsok.com/nick-warehime-a-
wizard-for-del-city/article/
3399408?custom_click=lead_story_title
Lt. Col. Penning with cadets. [3] Track and Field Updates for Carl Albert, Del City
and Midwest City High Schools, accessed May 12,
such as a New Orleans Hornets game during their reloca- 2010.
tion to Oklahoma City.
The current SASI is retired Lt.Col. Mike Penning, he
replaced retired Col. Cross. The current ASI is retired
External links
Chief Master Sergeant Tim Egan. • Official Website
• Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association
Coordinates: 35°27′10″N 97°23′59″W / 35.452802°N
DECA 97.399596°W / 35.452802; -97.399596
MCHS has a very successful chapter of DECA, the high
school marketing organization headed up by advisor
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