Midwest City High School is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The name Midwest City confuses some people because Midwest City is not in the Mid-West, nor is it on the west side of Oklahoma City. The name actually has its roots with Tinker Air Force Base. Tinker AFB was once named Midwest Air Depot so when Midwest City was founded the name seemed appropriate since those affiliated with the base would be living in the town. That same name helps to identify why the east and west borders of the "original mile" are Air Depot Blvd. and Midwest Blvd. This "original mile" is a one-square mile area that was pre-planned by the city founders. The roads were all designed in curves that prevented speeding and the design included civic and commercial areas as well. This area held the first homes in Midwest City and the design even earned the city the award for "America'a Model City." Midwest Air Depot was later renamed "Tinker Air Force Base" after a former general of the base, Gen. Clarence Tinker. You can learn more about Midwest City at the Midwest City Chamber of Commerce website. Midwest City was founded to help meet the need for housing for Tinker Air Force Base. The "orginal mile" helped to meet that need with housing that could be built quickly and affordably. With the new population, a school was needed to educate the children. The first school was opened in 1944 and was a combination of all grades.

In 1947 director Jack Clark managed to recruit 55 students to be in band out of a school that had only 90 seniors. When MCHS eventually moved to its current site the old building turned in to Jarman Jr. High and is still there to this day. However, Jarman has had its share of accidents. Late one night, an airplane having difficulty landing at Tinker AFB crashed into the school causing a great deal of it to burn down. The school was repaired and life went on. MCHS has triumphed over its challenges through the years. MCHS students have dealt with downed airplanes from Tinker, many tornadoes over the years (including the May 3rd, 1999 tornado), the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19th, 1995, and like every other American, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. With the spirit of all Americans, the life of MCHS and its students goes on and both triumph over tragedy. MCHS still has much history to tell though.

The current school does not resemble the old building at all. The school was renovated and basically torn down to the ground. MCHS faced 15th street for much of its life at its present location. What were the front doors of the school are now the front doors of the old gymnasium's foyer. The foyer now houses the MCHS Museum. The school now faces Maple Drive and the Mid-Del Technology Center, turning the school in the opposite direction. Over the years, new wings, a new fieldhouse named after the first principal of MCHS, J.E. Sutton, and a new band facility named after a former band director, E. Paul Enix, were constructed. Construction was completed until 1981 with the addition of "A" hall. In 1994 the school was given a face lift covering most of the brick faces of the building with stucco and improving the overall appearance of the school. The lastest addition to the building was the "west wing" completed in 2009, was built when the district moved the freshmen up to the high schools. The school now consists of 5 wings, A, B, C, D, west wing, a commons area connecting each hall to a central location, offices, a library, the old gym, J.E. Sutton Fieldhouse, E. Paul Enix Band Building, Performing Arts Center and a Wrestling Building. The sough end of the campus facing 15th street now houses the Mid-Del Schools Administration Building adding a prestigious look to the campus.

The MCHS band room has had quite a life of its own. Starting at the Jarman site, the band room started as a permanent structure at that campus. While at jarman, the band had its performances in the "Gymnatorium." This multifunctional room has since been turned into a practice gym for the Jarman students. The band left this room when the high school moved. This oldest band room was eventually removed and is no longer on the school grounds. When the school moved to its current location, the band was moved into a temporary barracks on what is now the tennis courts. This building was very small and barely fit the 115 member band in it. In 1969, the school decided to construct new band rooms for all 3 high schools.