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{{Infobox School
{{Infobox school
| name = Middleton High School
| name = Middleton High School
| image =
| image = Middleton High School - panoramio (17).jpg
| motto =
| motto =
| established = 1879<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/about-us/general/general/about-middleton-high-school |title=About Middleton High School |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=Middleton – Cross Plains Area School District |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119055050/https://mcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/about-us/general/general/about-middleton-high-school |archive-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>
| established = 1879 as Middleton High School
| type = Public secondary
| type = Public secondary
| grades = 9–12
| grades = 9–12
| accreditation = [[AdvancED]]<ref>[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=8031 Institution Summary], AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08</ref>
| accreditation = [[AdvancED]]<ref>[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=8031 Institution Summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114120056/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=8031 |date=2016-01-14 }}, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08</ref>
| address = 2100 Bristol Street
| city = [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]]
| city = [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]]
| state = [[Wisconsin]]
| state = [[Wisconsin]]
| country = USA
| zipcode = 53562
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|43.10024|-89.50754|type:edu_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|43.10024|-89.50754|type:edu_region:US-WI|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| district = [[Middleton-Cross Plains School District]]
| district = [[Middleton-Cross Plains School District]]
| principal = Dr. Stephen Plank
| principal = Peg Shoemaker
| ratio = 15.26<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 1989 <ref>https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/largest-enrollment/s/wisconsin/</ref>
| staff = 151.27 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES/>
|enrollment_as_of = 2016 school year
| enrollment = 2,309 (2022–23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=550951001107|title=Middleton High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 31, 2024|archive-date=August 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824160708/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=550951001107|url-status=live}}</ref>
| mascot = The Cardinals
| colors = Maroon and White
| nickname = Cardinals
| colors = Cardinal red and white {{color box|maroon}}{{color box|white}}
| yearbook =
| yearbook =
| newspaper = Cardinal Times Newspaper }}
| newspaper = The Cardinal Chronicle
| website = {{url|https://mcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/}}
}}


'''Middleton High School''' is a comprehensive 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, Wisconsin|Cross Plains]] areas. Middleton High School's mascot is the cardinal. Its athletic teams play at the [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association|WIAA]] Division 1 level in the [[WIAA Big Eight Conference]]. In 2014, it was named the #1 Public High School in the state by [[U.S. News & World Report]].<ref>https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/wisconsin/districts/middleton-cross-plains-area-school-district/middleton-high-21714</ref>
'''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, Wisconsin|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 [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association|WIAA]] Division 1 level in the [[WIAA Big Eight Conference]]. Middleton High School is often praised for having highly rated [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] and athletics programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Middleton High School Rankings|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/middleton-high-school-middleton-wi/rankings/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Niche|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729165612/https://www.niche.com/k12/middleton-high-school-middleton-wi/rankings/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2021, in a report by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', Middleton High School was named as the best high school in [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and it was also named best high school out of around 540 in the state of Wisconsin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Tornabene|first=Juliana|title=Middleton High School ranked #11 best high school in the state, report finds|url=https://www.nbc15.com/2021/05/05/middleton-high-school-ranked-11-best-high-school-in-the-state-report-finds/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-29|website=NBC|date=5 May 2021 |language=|archive-date=2021-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729093059/https://www.nbc15.com/2021/05/05/middleton-high-school-ranked-11-best-high-school-in-the-state-report-finds/}}</ref>
== Demographics ==
During the 2007–2008 academic year, about 95.5 percent of the students were white or non-Hispanic. African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians made up .5, 1, and 2 percent of the student population, respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/graphshell.asp?Group=Race/Ethnicity&GraphFile=GROUPS&DETAIL=YES&CompareTo=PRIORYEARS&STYP=3&ORGLEVEL=SC&FULLKEY=023549040060&DN=Middleton%2DCross+Plains&SN=Middleton+Hi | title= What is the enrollment by student group? | publisher = Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | accessdate= 2008-06-30}} {{dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

== Academics ==
Middleton High School requires 23.75 credits in core classes to graduate. More than 90% of students graduate and attend institutions of post-secondary education.{{cn|date=August 2013}}


== Extracurricular activities ==
== Extracurricular activities ==
=== Bands ===
=== Orchestras ===
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]].<ref>http://www.channel3000.com/news/education/30430252</ref>
The bands all require students to audition in order to perform in one.


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.
=== Athletics ===


==== Baseball ====
=== 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel3000.com/news/local-news/middleton-students-head-to-london-for-new-years-celebration/156506420|title=Middleton students head to London for New Year's celebration|date=28 December 2014|website=WISC|access-date=13 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085029/http://www.channel3000.com/news/local-news/middleton-students-head-to-london-for-new-years-celebration/156506420|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2003 State champion; beat Holmen, 11-4<ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/2003/d1game7.htm</ref>
==== Cross country (boys) ====
* 1992 State champion; beat Arrowhead, 132-148
* 2017 State champion; beat Stevens Point, 76-177


Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band competition:
==== Cross country (girls) ====
* 1995 State champion; beat Fond du Lac, 63-75
* AAAA State Champions - 2024
<ref>{{cite web |date=19 October 2024 |title=2024 WSMA Score Sheet |url=https://wsmamusic.org/files/2024/10/2024-WSMA-State-MB-Championships-Recap.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170037/https://wsmamusic.org/files/2021/10/2021-State.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2021 |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=WSMA}}</ref>
* 1996 State champion; beat La Crosse Central, 79-119
* 1997 State champion; beat Waukesha West, 100-122
* 2006 State champion; beat Waukesha West, 81-104<ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf</ref>
==== Football ====
* 1983 State champion; beat Port Washington, 21-0
* 1987 State champion; beat Monroe, 7-6
==== Golf (boys) ====
* 1993 State champion; beat Onalaska, 625-642
* 1997 State champion; beat DeForest, 613-631
* 1998 State champion; beat Nicolet, 613-623
* 1999 State champion; beat Racine Case, 312-318 (shortened to 18 holes)
* 2011 State champion; beat Arrowhead, 608-618<ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/2011/d1teamresults.htm</ref>
==== Golf (girls) ====
* 2009 State champion; beat Oregon, 683-684<ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/2009/d1teamresults.htm</ref>
* 2015 State champion; beat Arrowhead, 641-642


==== Lacrosse ====
=== Athletics ===
====State championships ====
* 2003 State champion
* Baseball: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/2003/d1game7.htm|title=Holmen vs Middleton|website=www.wiaawi.org|access-date=2015-04-15|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070107/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Baseball_Spring/2003/d1game7.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2015 State champion; beat Arrowhead 10-8
* Cross country (boys): 1992, 2017, 2019
* Cross country (girls): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2020*, 2021 <ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194614/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* Football: 1983, 1987
* Golf (boys): 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/2011/d1teamresults.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-15 |archive-date=2015-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309001445/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/2011/d1teamresults.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Golf (girls): 2009, 2015, 2019, 2020*<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/2009/d1teamresults.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-04-15 |archive-date=2015-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301032849/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/2009/d1teamresults.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Lacrosse (boys): 2003, 2015, 2024
* Rugby (co-op boys): 2018
*Snowboarding (girls): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
* Soccer (boys): 2004, 2023, 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Boys_Soccer/2004/d1game7.htm|title=Middleton vs Marquette|website=www.wiaawi.org|access-date=2015-04-15|archive-date=2016-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331204723/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Boys_Soccer/2004/d1game7.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Soccer (girls): 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Soccer_Girls/2006/d1game7.htm|title=Middleton vs Homestead|website=www.wiaawi.org|access-date=2015-04-15|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113957/https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Soccer_Girls/2006/d1game7.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Softball: 1989
* Swimming and diving (boys): 2020, 2023, 2024
* Swimming and diving (girls): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024<ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116102235/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf |date=2016-11-16 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/sports/high-school/swimming/wiaa-state-girls-swimming-gabriela-pierobon-mays-middleton-claim-program/article_014715f2-84a0-5553-8c2b-4b43e6cb903b.html|title=WIAA state girls swimming: Gabriela Pierobon Mays, Middleton claim program's first championship|first=Jon|last=Masson|website=[[Wisconsin State Journal]]|date=12 November 2016 |access-date=2019-06-13|archive-date=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421115827/https://madison.com/sports/high-school/swimming/wiaa-state-girls-swimming-gabriela-pierobon-mays-middleton-claim-program/article_014715f2-84a0-5553-8c2b-4b43e6cb903b.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Tennis (girls): 2013, 2020*<ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723164624/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf |date=2014-07-23 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
* Track and field (girls): 1997, 1998
* Ultimate Frisbee (boys): 2024
* Ultimate Frisbee (girls/non-binary): 2022, 2023
* Volleyball (boys): 2023
(*Fall 2020 sports competed in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19)


==== Soccer (boys) ====
=== 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.
* 2004 State champion; beat Milwaukee Marquette, 1-0<ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Boys_Soccer/2004/d1game7.htm</ref>
==== Soccer (girls) ====
* 2006 State champion; beat Homestead, 0-0 (5-3 shootout)<ref>https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Soccer_Girls/2006/d1game7.htm</ref>
==== Softball ====
* 1989 State champion; beat Oshkosh West, 8-7
==== Swimming & Diving (girls) ====
* 2016 State champion; beat Verona/Mount Horeb, 265-215.5<ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf</ref><ref>http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/high-school/swimming/wiaa-state-girls-swimming-gabriela-pierobon-mays-middleton-claim-program/article_014715f2-84a0-5553-8c2b-4b43e6cb903b.html</ref>


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.
==== Tennis (girls) ====
{| class="wikitable"
* 2013 State champion; beat Eau Claire Memorial, 5-2 <ref>http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf</ref>
|+Wisconsin Regional Results<ref>{{Cite web |title=Science Bowl teams fare well |url=https://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/article/437480 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District |date=2023-01-19 |title=HUGE shout out to our Science Bowl team |url=https://www.facebook.com/mcpmhs/posts/pfbid0Frp1D7NwTfVYndkaG6GNL443otpKMUPLJJ4fbKBfp1BGDCGgmPoVPMoZ76A92GT3l |website=Facebook}}</ref>
==== Track & field (girls) ====
!Year
* 1997 State champion; beat Milwaukee Tech, 41-35
!Member
* 1998 State champion; beat Milwaukee Tech, 42-38
!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
|}
[[File:Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin) - panoramio.jpg|thumb|274x274px|Middleton High School]]


==== Snowboard (girls) ====
== Rankings ==
{| class="wikitable"
* 2017 State champion; beat Ashland 118-140
|+List of Middleton High School's rankings
!Year
!Category
!Title
!Rank
|-
|2014
|Best Public High School in Wisconsin<ref>{{Cite web |title=MHS named top high school in Wisconsin {{!}} Middleton Cross Plains Area School District |url=https://mcpasd.k12.wi.us/news/mhs-named-top-high-school-wisconsin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729165622/https://mcpasd.k12.wi.us/news/mhs-named-top-high-school-wisconsin |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=mcpasd.k12.wi.us}}</ref>
|''[[Niche (company)|Niche]]''
|1
|-
|2014
|Best High School in Wisconsin
| rowspan="3" |''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''
|1
|-
|2021
|Best High School in Dane County<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Tornabene |first=Juliana |date=5 May 2021 |title=Middleton High School ranked #11 best high school in the state, report finds |url=https://www.nbc15.com/2021/05/05/middleton-high-school-ranked-11-best-high-school-in-the-state-report-finds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729093059/https://www.nbc15.com/2021/05/05/middleton-high-school-ranked-11-best-high-school-in-the-state-report-finds/ |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=NBC |language=}}</ref>
|1
|-
|2021
|Best High School in Wisconsin<ref name=":02" />
|11
|-
|2021
|Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County<ref>{{Cite news |title=2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools-for-sports/c/dane-county-wi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729165614/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools-for-sports/c/dane-county-wi/ |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |''[[Niche (company)|Niche]]''
|1
|-
|2021
|Best Schools for [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] in Wisconsin<ref>{{Cite news |title=2021 Best STEM High Schools in Wisconsin |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-schools-for-stem/s/wisconsin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729165611/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-schools-for-stem/s/wisconsin/ |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>
|2
|-
|2021
|Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area<ref>{{Cite news |title=2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/m/madison-area/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729165613/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/m/madison-area/ |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>
|1
|-
|2021
|Best High Schools for Athletes in America<ref>{{Cite news |title=2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools-for-sports/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729165648/https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools-for-sports/ |archive-date=2021-07-29 |access-date=2021-07-29 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>
|98
|-
|2024
|Best High Schools for STEM in Wisconsin<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2024 Middleton High School Rankings |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/middleton-high-school-middleton-wi/rankings/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Niche |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|2
|-
|2024
|Best College Prep Public High Schools in Wisconsin<ref name=":1" />
|3
|-
|2024
|Best Public High Schools in Wisconsin<ref name=":1" />
|5
|-
|2024
|Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area<ref name=":1" />
|1
|}


== Notable alumni ==
=== All Student Organizations<ref>{{Cite web|title = Student Organizations {{!}} Middleton High School|url = http://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/student-organizations|website = www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us|accessdate = 2015-10-15}}</ref> ===
*[[Casey Cramer]], Professional Football Player
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Jill Karofsky]], Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice
* Amer. Singing Club
*[[Jon Erpenbach]], Wisconsin State Senator
* Anime-Manga
*[[Nick Toon]], Professional Football Player
* Archery Club
*[[Ryan Groy]], Professional Football Player
* Art Club
*[[Josh Lambo]], Professional Soccer & Football Player
* Astronomy Club
* Badminton Club
* Best Buddies
* Black Student Union
* Book Club
* Broadway Club
* Car Club
* Cardinal Chef Club
* Chamber Singers
* Chinese Club
* Current Events Club
* DECA
* Debate
* Drama Club
* Ecology Club
* Engineering Club
* Envirothon Club
* FBLA
* Fashion Impressions
* FCCLA
* Fishing Club
* Forensics
* Future Problem Solvers
* Girls Learn International
* Global Outreach
* HOSA
* Jazz
* Jules
* Kahoot Club
* Key Club
* Magic Gathering Club
* Math Team
* MHS Productions
* Mock Trial
* Model United Nations
* National Honor Society
* Nerdfighter's Club
* Philomusica
* Philosophy Club
* Photography Club
* Ping Pong
* SAGE
* STEPS
* Science Olympiad
* Software Programming Club
* Stage Crew
* Student Council
* Triathlon Club
* Ultimate Frisbee
* UNICEF Club
* Water Polo Club
* Winter's Club
* Yearbook
* Yoga Club
{{div col end}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/ Middleton High School official website]
*{{Official website|http://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/}}


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Latest revision as of 23:39, 16 November 2024

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
Staff151.27 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,309 (2022–23)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.26[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

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Orchestras

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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

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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]

Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band competition:

  • AAAA State Champions - 2024

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Athletics

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State championships

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  • 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, 2024
  • Rugby (co-op boys): 2018
  • Snowboarding (girls): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Soccer (boys): 2004, 2023, 2024[12]
  • Soccer (girls): 2006[13]
  • Softball: 1989
  • Swimming and diving (boys): 2020, 2023, 2024
  • Swimming and diving (girls): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024[14][15]
  • Tennis (girls): 2013, 2020*[16]
  • Track and field (girls): 1997, 1998
  • Ultimate Frisbee (boys): 2024
  • Ultimate Frisbee (girls/non-binary): 2022, 2023
  • Volleyball (boys): 2023

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

National Science Bowl

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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
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Rankings

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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[20] 1
2021 Best High School in Wisconsin[20] 11
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County[21] Niche 1
2021 Best Schools for STEM in Wisconsin[22] 2
2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area[23] 1
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America[24] 98
2024 Best High Schools for STEM in Wisconsin[25] Niche 2
2024 Best College Prep Public High Schools in Wisconsin[25] 3
2024 Best Public High Schools in Wisconsin[25] 5
2024 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area[25] 1

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "About Middleton High School". Middleton – Cross Plains Area School District. Archived from the original on 19 January 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 May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 Middleton High School Rankings". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ 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. ^ "2024 WSMA Score Sheet" (PDF). WSMA. 19 October 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  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. ^ a b 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.
  21. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  22. ^ "2021 Best STEM High Schools in Wisconsin". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  23. ^ "2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  24. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America". Niche. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  25. ^ a b c d "2024 Middleton High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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