Milton-Union High School is a public
high school
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in
West Milton, Ohio
West Milton is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,630 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The first settlement at West Milton was made in 1807. West Milton was n ...
, United States. Its name is derived from the town in which it lies (West Milton), and the township which it serves (Union Township). It is the only high school in the Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools district. The school's mascot is a bulldog.
The school met all twelve indicators on the 2009-2010 Ohio Department of Education report card, earning an "Excellent" rating. On their latest scorecard, Milton-Union scored a 73.02 (2022). They rank #193 in Ohio High Schools and #15 in Dayton, Ohio Metro Area High Schools.
History
The Milton-Union Exempted Village School District was formed in 1936 when the Milton Village District and Union Township District merged. The former building was erected in 1938 and has been renovated and added to many times during its existence.
In 2008, voters approved a measure to build a new K-12 building. The old high school, elementary and junior high were demolished in 2013. The new building has been built and is currently in use.
The district is one of the few in the Dayton area to be served by only one each of elementary, junior high, and high school.
Athletics
Milton-Union competes in the newly formed (as of 2021)
Three Rivers Conference (TRC). Previously the Bulldogs were a member of the SWBL and SRC leagues. Milton-Union has been a member of three leagues in its history: the Southwestern Buckeye League (originally named the Little Western Buckeye League) from 1940 to 1981, and the
Southwestern Rivers Conference from 1982 to 2000. Milton-Union rejoined the Southwestern Buckeye League in 2001 until 2021 and then the newly formed Three Rivers Conference in 2021. West Milton High School (the predecessor of Milton-Union) never competed in a league.
Milton-Union schools spent 61-years in the Southwestern Buckeye League, 20-years in the Southwestern Rivers Conference.
State championships
* Boys'
basketball
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- 1910 (as West Milton High School)
Notable alumni
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Carl Brumbaugh
Carl Lowry Brumbaugh (September 22, 1906 – October 24, 1969) was an American college and professional football player who was a quarterback and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons in the 1930s. Brumbaugh played c ...
, quarterback for Ohio State University, University of Florida, Chicago Bears
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Charlie Green, quarterback at Wittenberg University, Ohio and the Oakland Raiders; inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame
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Mike Kelly, former University of Dayton football coach, inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame
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Bob Schul
Robert Keyser "Bob" Schul (born September 28, 1937) is a former American long-distance runner. , he is the only American to have won an Olympic gold medal in the 5000 m, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Early career
Schul, born and raised o ...
, won 1964 Olympic gold medal (Tokyo, Japan), 5000M run
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Wes Martin
Wesley Martin (born May 9, 1996) is an American football offensive guard. He played college football at Indiana and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Martin has also been a member of the New York Gi ...
, professional football guard for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.
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References
External links
District website
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High schools in Miami County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio