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; -89.50754
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1879[1]
School districtMiddleton-Cross Plains School District
PrincipalPeg Shoemaker
Staff147.06 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,271 (2021–22)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.44[3]
Color(s)Cardinal red 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 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 best high school out of around 540 in the state of Wisconsin.[5]

Extracurricular activities[edit]

Orchestras[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

State championships[edit]

  • 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, 2023[12]
  • Soccer (girls): 2006[13]
  • Softball: 1989
  • Swimming and diving (boys): 2020, 2023, 2024
  • Swimming and diving (girls): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 [14][15]
  • Tennis (girls): 2013, 2020*[16]
  • Track and field (girls): 1997, 1998
  • Ultimate Frisbee (girls/non-binary): 2022, 2023
  • Volleyball (boys): 2023

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

National Science Bowl[edit]

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. The team has won Wisconsin's regional competition, held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and advanced to the national competition in both 2021 and 2023.

Wisconsin Regional Results[17][18]
Year Member Member Member Member Member Coach
2021 Sanjay Suresh David Jiang Trevor Chau Jonah Guse Hansen Jin Eric Johnson
2023 Harry Jin Owen Weisenberger Nihar Ballamudi Ray Feinberg – Raina Eddy
2024 Harry Jin Owen Weisenberger Ray Feinberg Li Ying Sieun Lee Raina Challe
Middleton High School

Rankings[edit]

List of Middleton High School's rankings
Year Category Title Rank
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[edit]

References[edit]

  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 Archived 2016-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  3. ^ a b c "Middleton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 Middleton High School Rankings". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ a b c Tornabene, Juliana (5 May 2021). "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.
  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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  9. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Middleton vs Marquette". www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  13. ^ "Middleton vs Homestead". www.wiaawi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  14. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  15. ^ Masson, Jon (12 November 2016). "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.
  16. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ "Science Bowl teams fare well". www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. ^ Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (2023-01-19). "HUGE shout out to our Science Bowl team". Facebook.
  19. ^ "MHS named top high school in Wisconsin | Middleton Cross Plains Area School District". mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  20. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  21. ^ "2021 Best STEM High Schools in Wisconsin". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  22. ^ "2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  23. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

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