Milton High School is a

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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 United States Census, 2020 census. History The city was formed as a result of the 1967 merger of the villages of Milton and Milton Junction. In No ...

. Its enrollment was estimated at 1,065 students for the 2018–19 school year.

Academics

MHS offers

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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

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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

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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

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. Previously they were in the

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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 to 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, 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist (Wheelchair Basketball) * John T. Manske, Wisconsin State Representative * Scott Johnson, Wisconsin State Representative{https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2620

References

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