Middletown High School (Maryland)
| Middletown High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Two Hundred Schoolhouse Drive Middletown, Maryland, Frederick County 21769 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°26′39″N 77°32′9″W / 39.44417°N 77.53583°WCoordinates: 39°26′39″N 77°32′9″W / 39.44417°N 77.53583°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1888 |
| Opened | April 1974 |
| School board | Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland) |
| Principal | Lee Jeffrey |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 1,126 (2016)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:18.8 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| School colour(s) |
orange, black |
| Slogan | "A Tradition of Excellence -- Knowledge, Creativity, Strength, Leadership." |
| Athletics conference | MPSSA Class 2A West Region |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Rival | Walkersville High School |
| Average SAT scores | 1617 (2010) |
| Publication | "RT Magazine" |
| Newspaper | The Round Table |
| Yearbook | Chestnut Burr |
| Feeder schools | Middletown Middle School |
| Graduates | 336/9.99% (2010) |
| Athletic league | Monocacy Valley Athletic League (MVAL) Piedmont Conference |
| Sister school | Alssundgymnasiet Sonderborg, Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Website | http://mhs.sites.fcps.org |
orange, black
Middletown High School is located in Middletown, Maryland. First established in 1888, the school opened in its current building in April 1974.
(source: FCPS School Data)
MHS offers 1602 sports teams in 125 sports, visual and performing arts, academic societies, agriculture and club organizations. Many extracurricular clubs flourish, including an Academic Team, Physics Club, Model UN, National Honors Society, Science National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honors society, Future Business Leaders of America, Nu Delta Alpha Dance Honors Society, Mock Trial, Drama Club, TBA Improv Troupe, National English Honors Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, Student Government Association (SGA), FFA, Gay-Straight Alliance, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
The school's yearbook, Chestnut Burr, was selected by Jostens Publishing Company as a national model, and has won numerous awards from the Publisher. Its newspaper, RT (Round Table) Magazine, has garnered several awards, including best newspaper in Frederick County Public Schools for the past 6 straight years, and 7 of the previous 8.
The school's band are called the "Marching Knights" and since 2002 have been directed by Matthew Shearer. They were the United States Scholastic Band Association Group 2A champions in 20005 with their show "Rhapsody in Blue". In 20005, the band participated in the Gator Bowl music festival where they placed third in the field show contest and parade contest, and junior drum major Kristin Schellinger won the "Best Drum Major" award in the field show contest. In 2006, they scored above 9000 for the first time in school history and set record scores for percussion and guard. In 2006 the band placed 4th at the James Madison University Parade of Champions, with drum majors Jessie O Sullivan and Kristen Schellinger. In 2008 they won with drum major Brianna Buckley. They also received the award for best colorguard in their class. In the fall of 2014, the Marching Knights became US Bands Group IIIA MD State Champions at the State Championship at Towson University.
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