Midland High School (Illinois)
| Midland High School | |
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| Address | |
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1830 Illinois State Route 17 Varna, Illinois, Marshall County 61375 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°01′37″N 89°17′28″W / 41.02700°N 89.2911°WCoordinates: 41°01′37″N 89°17′28″W / 41.02700°N 89.2911°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| School district | Midland Community Unit School District |
| Principal | Mr. Jermey Gauwitz |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 274 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Dark Green, Silver, Black |
| Athletics conference | Tri-County |
| Mascot | Timberwolves |
| Website | Midland School District |
Midland High School (MHS), also known as Varna Midland, is a public four-year high school located at 1830 Illinois State Route 17 outside of Varna, Illinois, a village in Marshall County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. MHS serves the communities of Varna, Lacon, and Sparland. The campus is located 30 miles northeast of Peoria, Illinois, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community.
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Midland High School offers academics in all of the major fields of study (Math, Science, English, and Literature) as well as other, more diverse areas of academia.
Students are offered multiple levels of mathematics classes. These classes include Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Advanced Math, Advanced Placement Calculus, and Physics.
The science department has at least one newly upgraded science lab/lecture classroom, featuring a Smart Board and high-tech lab tables. Courses include: Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Advanced Placement Biology.
Midland's English/Literature department offers classes which include English I, English II, English II, English IV, and Advanced Placement English Composition.
Students are offered a variety of history courses as well. These classes include: Geography, World History, American History (required to graduate), and Advanced Placement European History.
The agriculture department of Midland High School partners with Midland's FFA group to compete in FFA competitions and bring home awards based on the students' broad and detailed understanding of the agricultural world around them. Classes are subject to change from year to year, please contact the school counselor for more details.
Midland offers one foreign language through the school: Spanish. The department offers four levels of the language course as well as a Spanish Club for extracurricular learning.
This school offers two full computer labs (one used as a classroom setting), a half lab in the media center, and laptops available for classroom teachers to check out for specific classes. The technology classes are the Newspaper and Yearbook classes (called "Technology Applications" in the class catalog). Art classes are also offered: An art lab room is available for use in the Drawing, Painting, and 3D and Digital Design courses and the room includes a dark room for photography development in the Photography I and II courses.
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