Milton-Union High School
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Milton-Union High School is a public high school
in West Milton, Ohio
. The schools name is derived from the town in which the school lies (West Milton), and the township of which it serves (Union Township). It is the only high school in the Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools district. Their mascot is a bulldog.
The school met all twelve indicators on the 2009-2010 Ohio Department of Education report card, earning an 'Excellent' rating.
Voters recently approved a measure to build a new K-12 building. The old high school will be demolished.
The district is also one of the few in the Dayton area to be served by only one each an elementary, junior high, and high school.
(S.W.B.L.) in the Buckeye division as of the 2010-2011 school year. Prior the Bulldogs were a member of the Southwestern Division of the S.W.B.L. Milton-Union has been a member of two leagues in its history, The Southwestern Buckeye League (originally named the Little Western Buckeye League) from 1940–1981 and the Southwestern Rivers Conference from 1982-2000. Milton-Union rejoined the Southwestern Buckeye League in 2001. West Milton High School (predecessor to Milton-Union) never competed in a league.
The Bulldogs hold the most S.W.B.L. football titles with seventeen: 1948, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2006, 2007. They also hold a title in the Southwestern Rivers Conference in 1982. All titles were won as Milton-Union High School. Milton-Union has competed in the OHSAA Football Playoffs in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 making it to the Region 14 championship game in 2006.
Milton-Union was named the second winningest high school football program in the Miami Valley for the decade of the 1970s by the Dayton Daily News
and Journal Herald.
Girls Sports/Division:
OHSAA Enrollment Figures (11-13):
High school
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in West Milton, Ohio
West Milton, Ohio
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. The schools name is derived from the town in which the school lies (West Milton), and the township of which it serves (Union Township). It is the only high school in the Milton-Union Exempted Village Schools district. Their mascot is a bulldog.
The school met all twelve indicators on the 2009-2010 Ohio Department of Education report card, earning an 'Excellent' rating.
History
The Milton-Union Exempted Village School District was formed in 1936 when the Milton Village District and Union Township District merged. The present building was erected in 1938 and has been renovated and added to many times during its existence.Voters recently approved a measure to build a new K-12 building. The old high school will be demolished.
The district is also one of the few in the Dayton area to be served by only one each an elementary, junior high, and high school.
Athletics
Milton-Union competes in the Southwestern Buckeye League(S.W.B.L.) in the Buckeye division as of the 2010-2011 school year. Prior the Bulldogs were a member of the Southwestern Division of the S.W.B.L. Milton-Union has been a member of two leagues in its history, The Southwestern Buckeye League (originally named the Little Western Buckeye League) from 1940–1981 and the Southwestern Rivers Conference from 1982-2000. Milton-Union rejoined the Southwestern Buckeye League in 2001. West Milton High School (predecessor to Milton-Union) never competed in a league.
The Bulldogs hold the most S.W.B.L. football titles with seventeen: 1948, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2006, 2007. They also hold a title in the Southwestern Rivers Conference in 1982. All titles were won as Milton-Union High School. Milton-Union has competed in the OHSAA Football Playoffs in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 making it to the Region 14 championship game in 2006.
Milton-Union was named the second winningest high school football program in the Miami Valley for the decade of the 1970s by the Dayton Daily News
Dayton Daily News
The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. In the 2010 Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition that takes place every year, DaytonDailyNews.com was named "the best large-newspaper web site in Ohio".-History:On August 15,...
and Journal Herald.
OHSAA Divisional Breakdowns
Boys Sports/OHSAA Division:- Golf, II
- Cross Country, II
- Football, IV
- Basketball, III
- Track & Field, II
- Soccer, II
- Wrestling, III
- Baseball, II
- Tennis, II
Girls Sports/Division:
- Soccer, II
- Volleyball, III
- Tennis, II
- Golf, I
- Cross Country, II
- Track and Field, II
- Basketball, III
- Cheerleading, N/A
- Softball III
OHSAA Enrollment Figures (11-13):
- Boys: 220 AA
- Girls: 202 AA
State championships
- Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
– 1910 (as West Milton High School) - Color GuardColor guardIn the military of the United States and other militaries, the color guard carries the National Color and other flags appropriate to its position in the chain of command. Typically these include a unit flag and a departmental flag...
- 2008
Notable alumni
- Bob SchulBob SchulBob Schul is a former American long distance runner. , he is the only American to have won the Olympic gold medal in the 5000 m, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.-Early career:...
,won 1964 Olympic Gold Medal (Tokyo, Japan), 5000M Run - Mike Kelly, former University of Dayton football coach
- Carl BrumbaughCarl BrumbaughCarl Lowry Brumbaugh was an American college and professional football player who was a quarterback and halfback in the National Football League for nine seasons in the 1930s...
, quarterback for Ohio State University, University of Florida, Chicago Bears - Charlie Green, quarterback at Miami University, Ohio and the Oakland Raiders. Inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame.