Milton High School is a high school in

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History

Milton High School opened in 1921 in

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, Georgia, providing grades one to eleven for all of Milton County. In the 1950s, an elementary school was built, with Milton High School then providing only grades eight through twelve. In the 1980s the school became Fulton County's first comprehensive high school. The school was named a School of Excellence in the 1997–98 school year by the

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, and an outstanding high school the following year by the '' U.S. News & World Report''. A new campus, using the academy model, was opened in Milton in 2005, starting with freshmen only the first year. Milton High School no longer offers grade eight.

Activities

Milton High School competes in Class AAAAAAA, Region 5 of the

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State sports championships

*Baseball:1955, 2004, 2013 *Basketball (boys'): 2010, 2012, 2021 *Cheerleading (coed): 2017 *Cross Country (boys'): 2017 *Football: 2018 *Golf (boys'): 2012 *Golf (girls'): 2012 *Gymnastics: 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999 *Lacrosse (boys'): 2010, 2012 *Lacrosse (girls'): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 *Soccer (girls'): 2012 *Tennis (boys'): 1985 (tied), 2003 *Tennis (girls'): 1980 (three-way tie), 1983 (tie), 1985 (three-way tie) *Wrestling: 1978

State activity championships

*Debate: 2001, 2002, 2009 *One Act Play: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021-22

Notable alumni

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* John Dewberry – Georgia Tech quarterback and Atlanta real estate developer *

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(class of 2004) – Major League Baseball player * Carl Lawson (class of 2013) –

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(class of 1987) – automobile designer * Daniel Pope (class of 1994) – former punter in the

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in 1999,

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in 2000,

in 2001, with his longest NFL punt being 64 yards *

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(class of 1995) –

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sports reporter * Bobby Scales (class of 1995) – Major League Baseball player *

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(class of 2006) - American screenwriter and producer known for his work on

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, and

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References

{{authority control Public high schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Educational institutions established in 1921 Schools in Fulton County, Georgia 1921 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)