The first Marshalltown High School was located north of downtown Marshalltown on Grant Street before moving to the present Miller Middle School. In 1965, the present Marshalltown High School building opened and has experienced minor additions including a library, weightroom, auditorium and classroom wings. The Marshalltown High School athletics facilities include both outdoor and indoor sports accommodations. The outdoor facilities include baseball, football, soccer and softball fields, as well as a track. The indoor facilities include a swimming pool, and a gymnasium, known as the "Roundhouse", which has accommodations for basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and track. All areas are served by concessions, restrooms, parking and men's and women's locker rooms. The Roundhouse was renovated in 2015 to include additional sports lockerrooms and the wooden bleachers were replaced with ADA-approved plastic bleachers. The MHS swimming pool area was also renovated to include windows to be able to view from the hallway and additional pool deck space.
Activities
Students at Marshalltown High School have a wide array of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to choose from, including athletics, National Honor Society, Key Club, music, speech, drama, foreign language clubs, color guard and cheer.
Athletics
Marshalltown High School sports teams are known as the Clinton sports teams are known as the Bobcats; their uniforms display the school's colors of blue and red. The school fields athletic teams in 21 sportsincluding:
Summer: Baseball and softball
*Baseball
Fall: Football, volleyball, girls' swimming, girls' cross country
Jeff Clement, is a retired MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He formerly played for the Seattle Mariners. He played both 1st base and catcher, however he enjoyed little success at the professional level.
Ina May Gaskin, the only midwife for whom an obstetric maneuver is named, graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1958.
African American educational innovator Laurence C. Jones graduated in 1903.
Eagle Scout Darwin Judge, 1974 graduate of Marshalltown High School & United States Marine Corps MSG was KIA April 29, 1975 being one of the last two Americans killed in Vietnam.
Coach Adolph Rupp began his coaching career with the Marshalltown wrestling team, leading them to a state championship during the 1925–26 school year.
Jean Seberg, actress who starred in 34 films in Hollywood and in Europe, including Saint Joan, Bonjour Tristesse, Breathless, Lilith, Moment to Moment, A Fine Madness, Paint Your Wagon, Airport, Macho Callahan, and Gang War in Naples.
