Millis High School

Millis High School
Address
245 Plain Street Millis, Massachusetts, 02054 United States
Coordinates	42°09′45″N 71°21′30″W / 42.1625°N 71.35833°W / 42.1625; -71.35833Coordinates: 42°09′45″N 71°21′30″W / 42.1625°N 71.35833°W / 42.1625; -71.35833
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Small School, Big Family"
Established	1960
Superintendent	Nancy Gustafson
Principal	Robert Mullany
Faculty	32
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	382
Campus size	16 acres
Color(s)	Maroon and Silver
Athletics conference	Tri Valley League
Accreditation(s)	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Newspaper	The Mohawk Post
Website	Millis High School

Millis High School is located in the small town of Millis, Massachusetts, near Medway and Medfield. The school building consists of both the middle school and high school (grades 5-12).^[1]

Enrollment

In 2005, the graduating class of Millis High School was 73 students, which was one of the larger classes of the past few years. The class of 2009 surpassed the class of 2005 with its student body of 75 individuals, and the current class of 2010 has exceeded the previous year. In total, the high school has around 350 students. The upcoming class of 2014 has about 130 students, which will be the largest class in recent years. It appears that a trend has developed that each year Millis classes have increased slowly due to the success of the school both academically, and athletically.

History

In 1999, Millis Middle/High School underwent a complete renovation, costing millions of dollars.

Millis came in tenth in the state in the Math portion of the MCAS in 2006, while also ranking first in the state with Boston Latin School for English MCAS scores.

In 2007, Millis was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Of Excellence award by the Federal Government under the No Child Left Behind Act.^[2] Millis High School has been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top public schools in the nation.^{[citation needed]} The award was earned under the excellent leadership of then principal Linda McCann.

Clubs and extracurriculars

Millis High School has a wide variety of school clubs or extracurricular groups. They consist of SADD (students against destructive decisions) , National Honors Society, Peer Leadership, Amnesty International, Common Ground, Benefactors, Robotics, Investment club, and many others.

Dead Poets Society

In 2007, Millis students started a group called Dead Poets Society. The group was derived from the movie “Dead Poets Society.” This club has the same concept from the movie. In the movie, a couple of the students find out about DPS (Dead Poets Society) from their English teacher. At night, they sneaked out of the college and went into a little cave in the woods. There they would recite poems that they or others had written. In this club, we write poems and present them to the class on a certain day in the school's seven day rotation period. Almost every week we pick a subject or topic to write a poem about.

The Mohawk Post

Millis High School offers a full, monthly high school newspaper, drafted and written entirely by students. The newspaper highlights local news, as well as a wide variety of topics both nation and worldwide. Currently the staff is looking into organizing the presence of the newspaper online.

Drama Club

Millis High School also offers a unique Drama club. Consisting of students under the direction of various faculty members, The Millis Drama Club hosts yearly productions of various plays, musicals and other shows.

Athletics

Millis High Schools has a wide variety of sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons.Millis Athletics Plans for a massive overhaul of the sport's fields and other sport facilities were revealed at the beginning of the 2010 school year.

Fall

Girls' volleyball

The girls' volleyball team for Millis has had great success over the past couple years. Two years ago, they made a state tournament run that came to an end in the sectional finals. The next year the team, after losing only two seniors from the year before, made another run for the state title. This time they made it to the state semifinals, only to suffer another loss. This past season, the girls had made it all the way to the state finals and won. State Champions '03 '08

Football

Football's most recent success was in 1999 when they won the Superbowl. The team also won the State title in 1980 and 1994. The team won the league multiple times in 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1999. Millis plays its Thanksgiving rivalry game every year against the Medway Mustangs, who in recent years have dominated the rivalry. In 2009 the Mohawks went 5-6 for the second straight year, an improvement from an 0-11 campaign in 2007. The captains for the Mohawks in 2009 were Johnny Duffy(QB/MLB), Andrew Bonzey(WR/DB) and Cole Tagney(OL/DL). The Mohawks made a bold move this year by the joining of Hopedale, who does not have a football team. Millis had very little numbers at the beginning of the season and the joining of Hopedale players helped immensely. Johnny Duffy ended up being the co-MVP of the tri-valley league this year while the team had a pretty good year going 5-6. So far this year the Millis-Hopedale Mohawks have a record of 2-2. Millis Football

Boys' soccer

The boys' soccer team made the state tournament back in the year 2004. A few rough seasons followed that year of success with the team going without a win for the next two seasons. In 2008, the team was finally experienced and talented enough to break out since the team was mostly seniors and juniors. The team was returning all but 1 player, and the 2007 campaign ended with an upset win over Medway and a 0-0 tie versus Westwood. Unfortunately, the season did not go as planned, and the team only could win 2 games and force 2 ties. After graduating 9 seniors, 2009 came around and the team disappointed again with only a few wins on the season. Andres Barrera and Michael Davis were named Co-MVP of the team

Girls' soccer

The girls varsity soccer team were the South Sectional Championship in the fall of 2009 and were named Division III State Champions.

Winter

Boys' Basketball

The boys' basketball team has made it to the state tournament two times in the last four years. So far in the 2009-2010 season, the team is 3-3 (3-2 divisional) with wins coming against Westwood, Ashland, and Hopkinton, and losses against Medway, Marian, and Norton. The captains are senior Andrew Bonzey, and senior Nick Hyman. The starter include the captains along with senior Scott Cooney, senior Johnny Duffy, and sophomore Jaime Davis. Head coach is Tom Ingraham and the assistant coach is Harold Baron. Millis Basketball

Ice Hockey

Students from Millis High School and Tri-County RVTHS have joined together to form the Tri-County Millis hockey team. The team plays in the Mayflower League. Home games are played at the Franklin Ice Arena in Franklin, Massachusetts. For you rookies out there that would like to learn more about ice hockey there are many sites out there explaining the rules, regulations and history of the game. Just Google it.

Girls' Basketball

Girls' basketball has had much recent success, making the state tournament for three years straight. In 2009 they became the state champions.2008-2009 MIAA Div. 4 State Champions!GIRLS BASKETBALL: MILLIS MAKES IT TO DIV. 4 SEMI-FINALS, BUT FALLS TO COHASSET... The Girls Basketball team had a great season making it all the way to the Div. 4 South Sectional Semi final, but fell 54-40 to top seeded and undefeated Cohasset.GIRLS BASKETBALL: MILLIS MAKES IT TO DIV. 4 SEMI-FINALS, BUT FALLS TO COHASSET...MOLLY BREEN '10 BECOMES MILLIS' ALL TIME LEADING SCORER Molly Breen became the all time leading scorer in Millis with 1,357 career points. In the third game of the '09-10 season, Molly scored her 1,000 career point.Coach: Dave Fallon Captains: Amy Ingraham & Deirdre Nash^[3]

Cheerleading

The Varsity Cheerleading squad is currently looking for a new coach.

Track

Millis has both boys and girls indoor and outdoor, track. Indoor track happens during the winter and then outdoor track happens in the spring. Coach Heart of the millis high school football staff has taken over the track team after the retirement of the last coach in 2009.

Spring

Baseball

The boys' baseball hasn't had too much success in recent years. In 2009, the team played a game against Natick High School at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown NY. This year in baseball the boys will make the tourny by going .500 on the season.

Boys' volleyball

The boys' volleyball team has made the state tournament the past three years. They were State Champs in 2003. The team was also Regional Champs in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

References

1. ^ GreatSchools
2. ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2009" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-13. 
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