Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)

Middleton High School
Location
Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	We\ High School have fundamental convictions, values and beliefs.
Established	1879 as Middleton High School
School district	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Principal	Denise Hermann, PhD
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	Approx.2,000; 1,900[1] (2009 actual)
Color(s)	Cardinal and White
Mascot	The Cardinals
Newspaper	Cardinal Times Newspaper

Middleton High School is a comprehensive public secondary school in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Established in 1879, it is located in the city of Middleton, Wisconsin. The school serves more than 2,000 students in grades 9-12 from the Middleton and Cross Plains areas. Middleton High School's mascot is the Cardinals. Their athletic teams play at the WIAA Division 1 level, and are part of the WIAA Big Eight Conference. Middleton also has an alternative high school (Middleton Alternative Senior High, or MASH). As of September 2006, the principal is Dr. Denise Hermann.

Philosophy

"Middleton High School is a learning community that fosters intellectual growth and habits of commitment, reflection, wellness and wonderment, developing citizens who make a living, a life and a difference."^[2]

Academics

Middleton High School requires at least 23.25 credits in core classes to graduate. Many students graduate and move on to college or college level programs.

Ethnic Groups

During the 2007-2008 academic year, about 89 percent of the students were White, non-Hispanic. African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians made up 3.6, 3.7, and 3.5 percent of the student population, respectively.^[3]

ACT information

The average ACT score was 24.4 for the 2006-2007 academic year.^[4]

• Middleton's ACT (examination) school code: 501-320

No Child Left Behind Annual Progress

Middleton High School is currently not identified as "in need of improvement" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.^[5]

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Athletics

State championships (Team):
Baseball (2003)
Boys Cross Country (1992)
Football (1983, 1987)
Boys Golf (1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011)
Girls Golf (2009)
Lacrosse (2003)
Boys Soccer (2004)
Girls Cross Country (1995, 1996, 2006)
Girls Soccer (2006)
Softball (1989)
Girls Track and Field (1997, 1998)

State championships (Individual)
Girls' golf (Individual Champion - 2006)
Girls' tennis (doubles champions - 1982)
Wrestling (Individual Champion -Sean Nelson (2002) Ben Brummel (2009))

State runners-up
Baseball (1968, 1977, 1995)
Boys Basketball (1998)
Boys Golf (2007)
Lacrosse (2004 , 2005)
Boys Soccer (2000)
Boys Hockey (2011)
Boys Swimming and Diving (2000)
Boys Tennis (2000, 2007, 2009)
Boys Volleyball (1995)
Girls Basketball (1993, 2003, 2011)
Girls Cross Country (2003)
Girls Golf (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Gymnastics (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
Girls Swimming and Diving (2004, 2005, 2006)

References

1. ^ Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Archived 12 February 2011 at WebCite
2. ^ Middleton High School website Archived 12 February 2011 at WebCite
3. ^ "What is the enrollment by student group?". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 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. Retrieved 2008-06-30. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "How did students perform on college admissions and placement tests?". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. http://data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/graphshell.asp?fullkey=023549040060&DN=Middleton%2DCross+Plains&SN=Middleton+Hi&TYPECODE=3&CTY=13&ORGLEVEL=SC&GRAPHFILE=ACT. Retrieved 2008-06-30. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Adequate Yearly Progress Review Summary". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/sifi/ayp_summary.asp?year=2007&districtcd=3549&schoolcd=0060. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 

External links

• Middleton High School official website