Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)

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Middleton High School
Address
Map
2100 Bristol Street

Middleton
,
Wisconsin
53562

United States
Coordinates43°06′01″N 89°30′27″W / 43.10024°N 89.50754°W / 43.10024; -89.50754Coordinates: 43°06′01″N 89°30′27″W / 43.10024°N 89.50754°W / 43.10024; -89.50754
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1879[1]
School districtMiddleton-Cross Plains School District
PrincipalPeg Shoemaker
Staff133.52 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,108 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.79[3]
Color(s)Maroon and white   
NicknameCardinals
AccreditationAdvancED[2]
NewspaperThe Cardinal Chronicle
Websitemcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/

Middleton High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Middleton, Wisconsin. It was established in 1879. Part of the Middleton-Cross Plains School District, the school serves more than 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 from the Middleton and Cross Plains areas. Middleton High School's mascot is the cardinal. The school colors are white and maroon. Its athletic teams play at the WIAA Division 1 level in the WIAA Big Eight Conference. Middleton High School is often praised for having highly rated STEM and athletics programs.[4]

In 2021, in a report by U.S. News & World Report, Middleton High School was named as the best high school in Dane County and it was also named 11th best high school out of around 540 in the state of Wisconsin.[5]

Extracurricular activities

Orchestras

Middleton High School has four school orchestras, the Cardinal Orchestra for freshmen, the Sinfonia Orchestra for sophomores and juniors, the MHS Philomusica Orchestra playing music from many different musical genres from outside the world of regular orchestra music, and the Symphony Orchestra with winds, brass, and percussionists selected from the Wind Ensemble for the full orchestra experience.

Bands

Middleton High School has three school bands, the cardinal band for freshman, the concert band for sophomores and juniors, and the wind ensemble for seniors and juniors by audition. The MHS marching band was invited to perform in London in the 2011 and 2015 New Year's Day Parade.[6]

At the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band competition in 2021, the Middleton High School Cardinal Marching Band show named “Imaginarium” took 2nd in class AAAA, and 4th overall. For Middleton High School this is the highest they have ever scored at 83.388, and the highest they have ever placed.[7]

Athletics

State championships

  • Baseball: 2003[8]
  • Cross country (boys): 1992, 2017, 2019
  • Cross country (girls): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2020*, 2021 [9]
  • Football: 1983, 1987
  • Golf (boys): 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011[10]
  • Golf (girls): 2009, 2015, 2019, 2020*[11]
  • Lacrosse (boys): 2003, 2015
  • Rugby (co-op boys): 2018
  • Snowboarding (girls): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Soccer (boys): 2004[12]
  • Soccer (girls): 2006[13]
  • Softball: 1989
  • Swimming and diving (boys): 2020
  • Swimming and diving (girls): 2016, 2017, 2018[14][15]
  • Tennis (girls): 2013, 2020*[16]
  • Track and field (girls): 1997, 1998

(*Fall 2020 sports competed in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19)

National Science Bowl

Science bowl is an academic competition ran through the Department of Energy (DOE). This club was founded by David Jiang.

Middleton High School has qualified for the national competition in the year of 2021 after winning their state competition. The team that year consisted of David Jiang, Hansen Jin, Jonah Guse, Sanjay Suresh, and Trevor Chau. The team that year was coached by Erik Johnson, a science teacher at Middleton High School, and Bruce Koeller, a retired middle-school science teacher and plant pathologist.[17]

Middleton High School

Rankings

List of Middleton High School's rankings
Year Category Title Rank
2014 Best Public High School in Wisconsin[18] Niche 1
2014 Best High School in Wisconsin U.S. News & World Report 1
2021 Best High School in Dane County[5] 1
2021 Best High School in Wisconsin[5] 11
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County[19] Niche 1
2021 Best Schools for STEM in Wisconsin[20] 2
2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area[21] 1
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America[22] 98

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "About Middleton High School". Middleton - Cross Plains Area School District. Archived from the original on 19 Jan 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  3. ^ a b c "Middleton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2021 Middleton High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ a b c Tornabene, Juliana. "Middleton High School ranked #11 best high school in the state, report finds". NBC. Retrieved 2021-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Middleton students head to London for New Year's celebration". WISC. 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "2021 WSMA Score Sheet" (PDF). 17 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Holmen vs Middleton". www.wiaawi.org.
  9. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/2011/d1teamresults.htm
  11. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/2009/d1teamresults.htm
  12. ^ "Middleton vs Marquette". www.wiaawi.org.
  13. ^ "Middleton vs Homestead". www.wiaawi.org.
  14. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  15. ^ Masson, Jon. "WIAA state girls swimming: Gabriela Pierobon Mays, Middleton claim program's first championship". Wisconsin State Journal.
  16. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ "NSB 2021 Competition | U.S. DOE Office of Science(SC)". 26 April 2022.
  18. ^ "MHS named top high school in Wisconsin | Middleton Cross Plains Area School District". mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  19. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  20. ^ "2021 Best STEM High Schools in Wisconsin". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  21. ^ "2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  22. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

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