Milford High School (Ohio)
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Milford High School is a public high school
in Milford, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the Milford Exempted Village School District and the largest of the district's 8 school buildings.
five times, in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006, and 2011. In 2008, the band had the honor of winning the Kentucky Governor's Cup at a competition in Campbell County, Kentucky. The band is the first band from Ohio to have won this award since they did in 1977. Also, the band placed first in Music Bowl I in 1979. Currently, the band has over 140 members and counting. The band's most recent show, This is Us, was composed of original songs by Andrew and Wayne Markworth and clinched a fifth Semi-Finals appearance for Milford. The Milford High School Band has a large, well-qualified staff including.
Drum Majors - Quinn Cartheuser & Ashleigh Baker
§-Denotes a Semi-Finals Appearance
±-Denotes the awarding of the Governor's Cup
Unlike many other schools, Milford High School lacks a string program and an Orchestra
.
World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. In addition, they won gold at the Mid-South WGI Colorguard regional in Nashville, Tennessee.
. The original building was later used as a middle school, grades 5–6, and then when Milford underwent an expansion of its elementary schools so they could cater to K–6, the building became a storage site for the district. The building remains a Milford landmark.
Life Book tablet computer running Windows 7. In addition a new main entrance was built complete with new front offices and administration areas. These additions include a nurse office, principal offices, a new school store, and a main waiting area. Lastly, the old cafeteria has been renovated into new science labs.
On August 29, 2009, Principal Dr. Raymond Bauer died suddenly from a heart attack while exercising in his home.
As of the 2010–11 school year, Milford High School offers twelve Advanced Placement Courses.
AP Biology
AP Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Environmental Science
AP Government and Politics: United States
AP Physics
AP Spanish Language
AP Statistics
AP United States History
AP Psychology
The Milford Exempted Village School District is Excellent as rated by the Ohio Department of Education.
The district currently has about 6547 students in grades Preschool through 12th grade. Click to download the August 28 enrollment count. There are nine schools in the district including:
Currently, Milford Senior High School is under construction which will end in December 2010. After the loss of their principal, Dr. Ray Bauer, they decided to make a memorial in the commons to remember how he influenced the students daily.
The cost per pupil has become an important statistic for the community to compare Milford to other schools. The following information details the costs per pupil for area schools and the state average for the 2007–2008 school year*:
Girls Cross Country
Boys Cross Country
Football
Marching Band
Boys Golf
Girls Golf
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Boys and Girls Water Pollo
Winter Sports
Cheerleading
Academic Team
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys and Girls Bowling
Chess
Dance
Boys and Girls Diving
Boys and Girls Swimming
Wrestling
Spring Sports
Baseball
Softball
Boys Tennis
Boys Track
Girls Track
Boys Volleyball
(NJCL).
. The Eagles belong to the Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC) Buckeye Division. Their rival team is the nearby Loveland Tigers, who also belong in the Buckeye Division of the FAVC.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Milford, Ohio
Milford, Ohio
Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River in the southwestern part of the state. It is a part of Greater Cincinnati. Milford, an abbreviated form of mill ford, was so named because it was the first safe ford across the Little Miami...
. It is the only high school in the Milford Exempted Village School District and the largest of the district's 8 school buildings.
Band Program
Milford is well known for its strong overall band program. The Milford Band Program has a long history of excellence and prestige. It is one of the largest and most successful groups in Milford High School.Marching Band
The Milford High School Marching Band, directed by Brian Brown, Paul Schrameck, and John Espy, is an award winning and nationally renowned marching band. The band is frequently ranked among the top bands in Ohio. The band is a fourteen time BOA regional finalist ,has made semi-finals at Bands of America Grand National ChampionshipsBands of America
Bands of America , a division of Music for All, Inc., is an organization that promotes and organizes marching band competitions for high school students. Competitions include both Regional and Super Regional Championships as well as the Grand National Championships...
five times, in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006, and 2011. In 2008, the band had the honor of winning the Kentucky Governor's Cup at a competition in Campbell County, Kentucky. The band is the first band from Ohio to have won this award since they did in 1977. Also, the band placed first in Music Bowl I in 1979. Currently, the band has over 140 members and counting. The band's most recent show, This is Us, was composed of original songs by Andrew and Wayne Markworth and clinched a fifth Semi-Finals appearance for Milford. The Milford High School Band has a large, well-qualified staff including.
Drum Majors - Quinn Cartheuser & Ashleigh Baker
- Director - Brian Brown
- Assistant Director - John Espy
- Assistant Director - Paul Schrameck
- Percussion Instructor - John Espy
- Color Guard Director - Drew Steinbrecher
- Drill Writer - Brian Brown
- Visual Coordinator - Kyle Haas
- Music Writer - Andrew Markworth, Wayne Markworth
- Music Writer (Battery) - Nick Angelis
- Front Ensemble Technician - Rob Knueven
- Battery Technician - Chris Kabbes
- Field Commander Instructor - Kirstie Rheinheimer
Recent Marching Band Shows
| Year | Show Title |
|---|---|
| 1990 | The Broadway Show |
| 1991 | The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber |
| 1992 | Beauty and the Beast |
| 1993 | The Gospel Show-"Celebration" |
| 1994 | Far and Away |
| 1995 | Forrest Gump |
| 1996 | The Latin Show § |
| 1997 | Dragonheart |
| 1998 | American Visions |
| 1999 | Visions of Flight § |
| 2000 | Salvation is Created |
| 2001 | Shades of 3 |
| 2002 | Egyptology 101: Music from the Mummy |
| 2003 | Leonardo DaVinci: Inventor-Artist-Scientist |
| 2004 | Concierto in F § |
| 2005 | Wordplay |
| 2006 | Joyful Noises § |
| 2007 | Queen Symphony |
| 2008 | Sferes ± |
| 2009 | Soaring |
| 2010 | Reverberations |
| 2011 | This is Us § |
§-Denotes a Semi-Finals Appearance
±-Denotes the awarding of the Governor's Cup
2011 Results
| Competition | Prelims | Finals | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County KMEA Competition | 1st Place Class AAAAA
|
Reserve Grand Champion
|
N/A |
| Bands of America Mason Regional | 4th Place Class AAA | 9th Place Overall | 69.10 |
| Bands of America Akron Regional | 5th Place Class AAA | 8th Place Overall | 68.05 |
| Centerville MSBA Invitational | 1st Place Open Class
|
4th Place Overall | 82.50 |
- KMEA - Kentucky Music Educator's Association
- MSBA - Mid-States Band Association
Grand National Championships
| Prelims | Semi-Finals | Finals |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd Overall - 81.15 | 30th Overall - 76.60 | Did not compete |
Concert Band Program
Milford High School boasts a rich and successful Concert Band Program. Although smaller than other schools, the Concert Band system at Milford is strong and organized. Students start out in 6th Grade Band and in Junior High there is a 7th and an 8th Grade Band (All directed by Mr. Paul Schrameck). The 8th Grade Band annually competes at the OMEA District XIV Concert band contest and has earned a Superior Rating almost every year. In High School there are the Concert Band (Directed by Mr. John Espy), for Freshman, and the school's top band, The Symphonic Band (Directed by Mr. Brian Brown). Students place in the Symphonic Band based on audition, those not in Symphonic Band are in the Concert Band. The Concert band plays High School Class B pieces and has received Superior at the OMEA High School Concert Band Competition in recent years. The Symphonic band, which plays Class A and AA pieces, has also enjoyed success, having earned Superior for many years running. In addition to these bands, the school offers a Jazz Band as an extra curricular activity, a percussion ensemble, and a Pep Band. In 2010, twenty-three Milford High School band students were selected for the District XIV Honor Band, this encompassed almost a third of the ensemble.Unlike many other schools, Milford High School lacks a string program and an Orchestra
Orchestra
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.
Winter Guard
In addition to a strong band program, the Milford High School Winter Guard has enjoyed recent success. Directed by Drew Steinbrecher, the guard has improved greatly in recent years. The guard program in Milford consists of an Elementary, Jr. High, and High School Junior Varsity and Varsity Guard. The varsity guard's 2011 show, "Jar of Hearts", recently won bronze in Scholastic A class at WGIWinter Guard International
Spawning from the organization Drum Corps International , Winter Guard International was founded in 1977. WGI is a visual performing arts organization that hosts regional and national competitions for color guard and indoor percussion ensembles. Contests are held in the U.S...
World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. In addition, they won gold at the Mid-South WGI Colorguard regional in Nashville, Tennessee.
History
Milford was originally called The Main Street School. This location housed all grades and was a state-of-the-art building when completed before World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The original building was later used as a middle school, grades 5–6, and then when Milford underwent an expansion of its elementary schools so they could cater to K–6, the building became a storage site for the district. The building remains a Milford landmark.
Racial Integration
At a time when most schools were strictly segregated throughout the country, Milford High School was open to all children in the area regardless of race in 1917. Students posed in front of the school for class photos in 1917.Senior high school era
During the 1970s and 1980s, the high school enrolled grades 10–12, and the adjacent Milford Junior High School campus enrolled grades 8 and 9.Recent history
The High School has recently undergone expansion and renovations. The project took 18 months and cost Milford School District over $33,000,000. The new expansion includes a state-of-the-art wing set aside for only the ninth grade. In addition, a new cafeteria has been built and a new music wing. Every room in the new music room has a projector and a tower with $10,000 worth of equipment inside. In the ninth grade community, each room has a DVD player, a clock, and a speaker worn around the teacher's neck. Each ninth grade teacher was also given a FujitsuFujitsu
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Life Book tablet computer running Windows 7. In addition a new main entrance was built complete with new front offices and administration areas. These additions include a nurse office, principal offices, a new school store, and a main waiting area. Lastly, the old cafeteria has been renovated into new science labs.
On August 29, 2009, Principal Dr. Raymond Bauer died suddenly from a heart attack while exercising in his home.
Academics
The Milford District achieved the rating of Excellent with Distinction in 2011. The high school offers several programs, including a Project Lead the Way series of STEM courses.As of the 2010–11 school year, Milford High School offers twelve Advanced Placement Courses.
AP Biology
AP Calculus
AP Calculus
Advanced Placement Calculus is used to indicate one of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC....
AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Language and Composition
Advanced Placement English Language and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program....
AP English Literature and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The Course:This course is designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an...
AP Environmental Science
AP Environmental Science
Advanced Placement Environmental Science is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students interested in the environmental and natural sciences...
AP Government and Politics: United States
AP Physics
AP Physics
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AP Spanish Language
AP Spanish Language
Advanced Placement Spanish Language is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
AP Statistics
AP Statistics
Advanced Placement Statistics is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program...
AP United States History
AP United States History
Advanced Placement United States History is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program...
AP Psychology
AP Psychology
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The Milford Exempted Village School District is Excellent as rated by the Ohio Department of Education.
The district currently has about 6547 students in grades Preschool through 12th grade. Click to download the August 28 enrollment count. There are nine schools in the district including:
- Milford High School—1917 students (Capacity, 1,365)—includes vocational students
- Milford Junior High—920 students (Capacity, 650)
- McCormick Elementary—540 students (Capacity, 600)
- Meadowview Elementary—675 students (Capacity, 600)
- Mulberry Elementary—620 students (Capacity, 600)
- Pattison Elementary—715 students (Capacity, 600)
- Seipelt Elementary—403 students (Capacity, 356)
- Smith Elementary—565 students (Capacity, 407)
- Milford Preschool—192 students
Currently, Milford Senior High School is under construction which will end in December 2010. After the loss of their principal, Dr. Ray Bauer, they decided to make a memorial in the commons to remember how he influenced the students daily.
The cost per pupil has become an important statistic for the community to compare Milford to other schools. The following information details the costs per pupil for area schools and the state average for the 2007–2008 school year*:
- Sycamore—$13,159
- Mariemont—$12,152
- Winton Woods—$11,022
- Wyoming—$10,734
- Madeira—$10,689
- Forest Hills—$10,097
- STATE AVG.—$9,939
- Finneytown—$9,924
- Mason—$9,815
- Loveland—$9,322
- Lakota—$9,129
- Milford—$8,938
- Oak Hills—$8,713
- West Clermont—$8,528
- Fairfield—$8,191
- The 2007–08 cost per pupil is the most recent statistic available from the Ohio Department of Education based on the 07–08 Local Report Card.
Sports
Fall SportsGirls Cross Country
Boys Cross Country
Football
Marching Band
Boys Golf
Girls Golf
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Boys and Girls Water Pollo
Winter Sports
Cheerleading
Academic Team
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys and Girls Bowling
Chess
Dance
Boys and Girls Diving
Boys and Girls Swimming
Wrestling
Spring Sports
Baseball
Softball
Boys Tennis
Boys Track
Girls Track
Boys Volleyball
Clubs and activities
The clubs include Spanish Club, Drama, Robotics Club, Chess Club, Key Club, Hi-Y, Yearbook(Academic), Reflector(Academic), DECA(Academic) and JROTC(Academic). MHS has many sports and activities including, but not limited to: Golf, Soccer, National Honor Society, Student Council and Marching Band. The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical LeagueNational Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...
(NJCL).
Milford Eagles
The Milford Eagles are the various teams for Milford High School in Milford, OhioMilford, Ohio
Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River in the southwestern part of the state. It is a part of Greater Cincinnati. Milford, an abbreviated form of mill ford, was so named because it was the first safe ford across the Little Miami...
. The Eagles belong to the Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC) Buckeye Division. Their rival team is the nearby Loveland Tigers, who also belong in the Buckeye Division of the FAVC.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
– 1989
- Boys Water Polo - 2006, 2008*
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- *Water Polo is not an OHSAA sanctioned sport
Notable alumni
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player - Barry BonnellBarry BonnellRobert Barry Bonnell , is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball.He was a star athlete at Milford High School near Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played both varsity baseball and basketball on championship teams...
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Former - Napoleon McCallumNapoleon McCallumNapoleon Ardel McCallum is a former professional American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1986 and from 1990 to 1994. McCallum went to Milford High School near Cincinnati, Ohio and played college football for the U.S. Naval Academy.-U.S. Naval Academy:McCallum...
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Former - Zach StriefZach StriefZachary David Strief is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He lived in Milford, Ohio where he played for his varsity football team, the Milford Eagles...
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