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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)
Middleton High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Middleton, Wisconsin. It was established in 1879. Part of the Middleton-Cross Plains School District, the school serves more than 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 from the Middleton and Cross Plains areas. Middleton High School's mascot is the cardinal. The school colors are white and cardinal red. Its athletic teams play at the WIAA Division 1 level in the WIAA Big Eight Conference. Middleton High School is often praised for having highly rated STEM and athletics programs.

In 2021, in a report by U.S. News & World Report, Middleton High School was named as the best high school in Dane County and it was also named best high school out of around 540 in the state of Wisconsin.

Extracurricular activities

Orchestras

Middleton High School has four school orchestras, the Cardinal Orchestra for freshmen, the Sinfonia Orchestra for sophomores and juniors, the MHS Philomusica Orchestra playing music from many different musical genres from outside the world of regular orchestra music, and the Symphony Orchestra with winds, brass, and percussionists selected from the Wind Ensemble for the full orchestra experience.

Bands

Middleton High School has four school bands: Cardinal Band for freshmen and Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, or Chamber Winds for sophomores, juniors and seniors by audition. The MHS marching band was invited to perform in London in the 2011 and 2015 New Year's Day Parade.

At the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Marching Band competition in 2021, the Middleton High School Cardinal Marching Band show named “Imaginarium” took 2nd in class AAAA, and 4th overall. For Middleton High School this is the highest they have ever scored at 83.388, and the highest they have ever placed.

Athletics

State championships

  • Baseball: 2003
  • Cross country (boys): 1992, 2017, 2019
  • Cross country (girls): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2020*, 2021
  • Football: 1983, 1987
  • Golf (boys): 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011
  • Golf (girls): 2009, 2015, 2019, 2020*
  • Lacrosse (boys): 2003, 2015, 2024
  • Rugby (co-op boys): 2018
  • Snowboarding (girls): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Soccer (boys): 2004, 2023
  • Soccer (girls): 2006
  • Softball: 1989
  • Swimming and diving (boys): 2020, 2023, 2024
  • Swimming and diving (girls): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
  • Tennis (girls): 2013, 2020*
  • Track and field (girls): 1997, 1998
  • Ultimate Frisbee (boys): 2024
  • Ultimate Frisbee (girls/non-binary): 2022, 2023
  • Volleyball (boys): 2023

(*Fall 2020 sports competed in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19)

National Science Bowl

Middleton High School competes in the National Science Bowl, an academic competition ran by the United States Department of Energy. The team was founded by a member of the Class of 2021, David Jiang.

In recent years, Middleton High School's Science Bowl team has achieved notable success. The team has won Wisconsin's regional competition, held at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and advanced to the national competition in both 2021 and 2023.

Wisconsin Regional Results
Year Member Member Member Member Member Coach
2021 Sanjay Suresh David Jiang Trevor Chau Jonah Guse Hansen Jin Eric Johnson
2023 Harry Jin Owen Weisenberger Nihar Ballamudi Ray Feinberg – Raina Eddy
2024 Harry Jin Owen Weisenberger Ray Feinberg Li Ying Sieun Lee Raina Challe
Middleton High School

Rankings

List of Middleton High School's rankings
Year Category Title Rank
2014 Best Public High School in Wisconsin Niche 1
2014 Best High School in Wisconsin U.S. News & World Report 1
2021 Best High School in Dane County 1
2021 Best High School in Wisconsin 11
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County Niche 1
2021 Best Schools for STEM in Wisconsin 2
2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area 1
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America 98

Notable alumni