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The school's original colors were red and white. When ] opened in 1905, the college colors were also red and white. The college changed its colors to green and white. The high school later changed its colors to green and white. Maryville High School football games were played for several decades at ] on the college campus. The present high school building on the southwest side of Maryville opened in 1966. In the late 1970s the high school began playing its football games in a stadium on its own campus. The school's original colors were red and white. When ] opened in 1905, the college colors were also red and white. The college changed its colors to green and white. The high school later changed its colors to green and white. Maryville High School football games were played for several decades at ] on the college campus. The present high school building on the southwest side of Maryville opened in 1966. In the late 1970s the high school began playing its football games in a stadium on its own campus.
==Notable Alumni==
*] - screenwriter who wrote about Maryville<ref>"Here and There and Around the Square", Maryville Daily Forum April 27, 1955, page 1</ref>

==Athletic== ==Athletic==
===State Championships=== ===State Championships===
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It was originally two words. ] in ] uses a one word Spoofhound for its mascot. It was originally two words. ] in ] uses a one word Spoofhound for its mascot.


Legend has it that the high school received this nickname in the 1920s when the football coach L.E. Ziegler was so angry with the way his squad had looked in practice that as an insult he said they looked like a bunch of "Spoofhounds". The players mockingly referred to one another by this insult and the name stuck. Ziegler by coincidence in the 1940s was to become superintendent of schools for ] where the mascot is also named for an early 20th century doll -- the ]. Legend has it that the high school received this nickname in the 1920s when the football coach L.E. Ziegler was so angry with the way his squad had looked in practice that as an insult he said they looked like a bunch of "Spoofhounds". The players mockingly referred to one another by this insult and the name stuck. Ziegler by coincidence in the 1940s was to become superintendent of schools for ] where the mascot is also named for an early 20th century doll -- the ].<ref> Retrieved October 26, 2006</ref>


Maryville's mascot has evolved over the years from a lovable buffoon "Spoofy" to a snarling "Hound." Maryville's mascot has evolved over the years from a lovable buffoon "Spoofy" to a snarling "Hound."


As of ], no other academic institution or sports club had adopted the nickname. As of ], no other academic institution or sports club had adopted the nickname.



==See also== ==See also==
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==References==
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==External link== ==External links==
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Public school
Maryville High School
File:Spoofy.gif
Location
1503 South Munn Avenue
Maryville, MO
Information
TypePublic
PrincipalRon Landherr
Enrollment474
Information(660) 562-3511
Colors
Mascot
Green/White
Spoofhound
ConferenceMidland Empire Conference

Maryville High School is the public high school for Maryville, Missouri. It is the only institution to have the Spoofhound for a mascot.

It competes in the Midland Empire Conference.

It had traditionally been Missouri State High School Activities Association Class III school. However in 2006, it dropped to Class II.

The school's original colors were red and white. When Northwest Missouri State University opened in 1905, the college colors were also red and white. The college changed its colors to green and white. The high school later changed its colors to green and white. Maryville High School football games were played for several decades at Bearcat Stadium on the college campus. The present high school building on the southwest side of Maryville opened in 1966. In the late 1970s the high school began playing its football games in a stadium on its own campus.

Notable Alumni

  • Homer Croy - screenwriter who wrote about Maryville

Athletic

State Championships

  • 1971 - Wrestling (AAA)
  • 1972 - Wrestling (AAA)
  • 1936 - Basketball

Runners Up

  • 2004 - Boys Basketball (Class 3)

Mascot

File:Spoofhound.gif
Spoof Hound in 1920s
Spoofhound today

The Spoofhound was a Plaster of Paris carnival toy from the 1920s that is now the mascot of only one school in the country.

It was originally two words. Maryville High School in Maryville, Missouri uses a one word Spoofhound for its mascot.

Legend has it that the high school received this nickname in the 1920s when the football coach L.E. Ziegler was so angry with the way his squad had looked in practice that as an insult he said they looked like a bunch of "Spoofhounds". The players mockingly referred to one another by this insult and the name stuck. Ziegler by coincidence in the 1940s was to become superintendent of schools for Columbia, Missouri where the mascot is also named for an early 20th century doll -- the Kewpies.

Maryville's mascot has evolved over the years from a lovable buffoon "Spoofy" to a snarling "Hound."

As of 2006, no other academic institution or sports club had adopted the nickname.

See also

References

  1. "Here and There and Around the Square", Maryville Daily Forum April 27, 1955, page 1
  2. Marc's Distinctive High School Mascot Collection Retrieved October 26, 2006

External links

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