Milton High School is a
public
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high school
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located in
Milton, Wisconsin
Milton is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,716 at the 2020 census.
History
The city was formed as a result of the 1967 merger of the villages of Milton and Milton Junction. In November of that year, ballot ...
. Its enrollment was estimated at 1,065 students for the 2018-19 school year.
Academics
MHS offers
Advanced Placement
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classes. About a third of the student body takes at least one AP class throughout their tenure at MHS.
Demographics
92 percent of Milton students are white, four percent Hispanic, two percent Asian and one percent black, while one percent of students identify as two or more races.
Activities
MHS has three
show choir
A show choir (originally known as a "swing choir") is a musical ensemble that combines choral singing with choreographed dance, often with an overarching theme. It is most relevant in the Midwestern United States and was popularized by the America ...
s: the mixed-gender Choralation, the freshman Revolution, and the single-gender Octave Above. Choralation and Octave Above have found success in their respective divisions, with Choralation winning a competition at
Monona Grove High School
Monona Grove High School (MGHS) is a school in Monona, Wisconsin, United States. Mitchal McGrath is the principal. The school was first established in 1955 to serve students from the city of Monona and the village and town of Cottage Grove and ...
in 2018. The show choirs also host their own competition, Milton Rock the Rock (formerly known as the Choralation Invitational), which takes place the third weekend of January.
Athletics
Milton is in the
Badger Conference The Badger Conference is a high school athletic conference comprising 16 high schools in south-central Wisconsin. Established in 1951, the Badger Conference is a member of the WIAA.
Member schools
Badger West Conference
Northwest Division
* B ...
. Previously they were in the
Southern Lakes Conference
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, but in 2010 moved to the Badger Conference because of a regional realignment of schools to better represent student enrollment.
Milton has enjoyed success in several sports. Its wrestling program has qualified for the state team championships nine times, most recently in 2010. The team won the tournament in 2002, defeating reigning champion Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 25-21. The team also won 22 consecutive conference championships from 1994-2015. Its football program has also realized some success, winning Division 3 titles in 1986 and 1989.
The school mascot is the Red Hawk.
Notable alumni
*
John Boie
John Boie (born February 11, 1991) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Boie represented ...
, 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist (Wheelchair Basketball)
*
John T. Manske, Wisconsin State Representative
References
External links
Principal's MessageGreat Schools, Inc
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Public high schools in Wisconsin
Schools in Rock County, Wisconsin