Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)
Middleton High School | |
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Address | |
2100 Bristol Street , 53562 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°06′01″N 89°30′27″W / 43.10024°N 89.50754°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1879[1] |
School district | Middleton-Cross Plains School District |
Principal | Peg Shoemaker |
Staff | 133.52 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,108 (2017–18)[3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.79[3] |
Color(s) | Cardinal red and white |
Nickname | Cardinals |
Accreditation | AdvancED[2] |
Newspaper | The Cardinal Chronicle |
Website | mcpasd |
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 cardinal red. 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 four school bands: Cardinal Band for freshmen and Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, or Chamber Winds for sophomores, juniors and seniors 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, 2023
- 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
Middleton High School competes in the National Science Bowl, an academic competition ran by the United States Department of Energy. The team was founded by a member of the Class of 2021, David Jiang.
In recent years, Middleton High School's Science Bowl team has achieved notable success. After winning the Wisconsin regional competition held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the team has advanced to the national competition in both 2021 and 2023.
Year | Place | Member | Member | Member | Member | Member | Coach |
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2021 | 1st | Sanjay Suresh | David Jiang | Trevor Chau | Jonah Guse | Hansen Jin | Eric Johnson |
2023 | 1st | Harry Jin | Owen Weisenberger | Nihar Ballamudi | Ray Feinberg | – | Raina Eddy |
Year | Place |
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2021 | 18th |
2023 | – |
Rankings
Year | Category | Title | Rank |
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2014 | Best Public High School in Wisconsin[19] | 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[20] | Niche | 1 |
2021 | Best Schools for STEM in Wisconsin[21] | 2 | |
2021 | Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area[22] | 1 | |
2021 | Best High Schools for Athletes in America[23] | 98 |
Notable alumni
- Casey Cramer, Professional Football Player
- Jill Karofsky, Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice
- Jon Erpenbach, Wisconsin State Senator
- Nick Toon, Professional Football Player
- Ryan Groy, Professional Football Player
References
- ^ "About Middleton High School". Middleton – Cross Plains Area School District. Archived from the original on 19 Jan 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Institution Summary Archived 2016-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
- ^ a b c "Middleton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Middleton High School Rankings". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ a b c Tornabene, Juliana. "Middleton High School ranked #11 best high school in the state, report finds". NBC. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 WSMA Score Sheet" (PDF). 17 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Holmen vs Middleton". www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Middleton vs Marquette". www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ "Middleton vs Homestead". www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Masson, Jon. "WIAA state girls swimming: Gabriela Pierobon Mays, Middleton claim program's first championship". Wisconsin State Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Science Bowl teams fare well". www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (2023-01-19). "HUGE shout out to our Science Bowl team". Facebook.
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- ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "2021 Best STEM High Schools in Wisconsin". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.