Milton High School (Wisconsin)

Milton High School
Location
114 W. High Street Milton, Wisconsin United States
Coordinates	42°46′29″N 88°57′14″W
Information
Type	Public
School district	Milton School District
Principal	Jeremy Bilhorn
Faculty	63.09 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,053 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.69[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	WIAA Badger South Conference(formerly Southern Lakes Conference)
Sports	Tennis, Swim, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Wrestling, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Track, Gymnastics, Golf
Mascot	Rocky the Red Hawk
Team name	Red Hawks[2]
Rival	Janesville Craig
Newspaper	MHS Today
Yearbook	Talon
Website	Milton High School

Milton High School is a public high school located in Milton, Wisconsin. Its enrollment was estimated at 1,065 students for the 2018–19 school year.

Academics

MHS offers Advanced Placement classes. About a third of the student body takes at least one AP class throughout their tenure at MHS.^[3]

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.^[4]

Activities

MHS has three show choirs: the mixed-gender Choralation, the freshman Revolution, and the single-gender Octave Above.^[5] Choralation and Octave Above have found success in their respective divisions, with Choralation winning a competition at Monona Grove High School in 2018.^[6] 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.^[7]

Athletics

Milton is in the Badger Conference.^[8] Previously they were in the Southern Lakes Conference, 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.^[9] Its football program has also realized some success, winning Division 3 titles in 1986 and 1989.^[10]

The school mascot is the Red Hawk.^[11]

Notable alumni

• John Boie, 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist (Wheelchair Basketball)^[12]
• John T. Manske, Wisconsin State Representative^[13]

References

1. "Milton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024. Students: 1,053 (2022–2023)
2. "Milton High School Facts and Figures". Milton High School. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
3. "Milton High in Milton, WI: Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
4. "Milton High in Milton, WI: Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. "SCC: Viewing School – Milton High School". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
6. "SCC: Monona Grove Silver Stage Invitational 2018". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
7. Kanable, Rebecca. "Milton Rock the Rock invitational is this weekend". Milton Courier. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
8. "Badger Conference". Badger Conference. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
9. "Milton Monster Wrestling". The Active Network. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
10. "Team Champs" (PDF). wiaawi.org. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
11. "Milton". www.wissports.net. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
12. "John Boie – Wheelchair Basketball Team USA". Archived from the original on September 9, 2021.
13. "Manske, John T. 1952". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-12-17.

External links

• Principal's Message
• Great Schools, Inc