Milton High School (Massachusetts)
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Milton High School is a public high school in Milton
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...

, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, educating grades 9 through 12 with over a thousand students enrolled. Famous alumni include the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 pitcher Rich Hill, and Hannah Molloy, professional banker and friend of Melissa Craven (Crave). She currently lives in New York City, not in Milton.

History

Milton High School was located in the "1909 Building" from 1909 until the spring of 2004. The school moved into its new building in the fall of 2004 after the building was converted from the Charles S. Pierce Middle School. The fieldhouse and turf for a playing field were built with money received from Copeland Family Foundation of Milton.

Sports

The athletic teams compete in the Bay State League. The Wildcats boys basketball team won State Championships in 1988, 1996 and 2009. Boys lacrosse won the state championship in 2000. In 2007 and 2008 the girls ice hockey team came in second in the state in division 2. In 1986 & 1991 girls field hockey won the MIAA division 2 championship. In 2009, the Boys Basketball team won the MIAA Division 2 State Championship beating Woburn in a thriller at TD Garden in Boston and finally Hoosac Valley at Worcester's DCU Center.

Fall Varsity Sports in Milton for the 2009-2010 include Cheerleading, Cross Country (Girls/Boys), Field Hockey, Football, Golf (Coed), Soccer (Girls/Boys), Volleyball (Co-ed). Winter Varsity Sports include Basketball (Girls/Boys), Cheerleading, Ice Hockey(Girls/Boys), Indoor Track and Field (Girls/Boys), Ski Team (Girls/Boys), Wrestling. Spring Varsity Sports include Baseball, Lacrosse(Girls/Boys), Outdoor Track, and Field (Girls/Boys), Softball, Tennis (Girls/Boys).

Clubs and Organizations

  • Amnesty International
    Amnesty International
    Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...

  • Art Club
  • Asian Culture Club
  • Best Buddies
  • Book Club
  • Boys After-school Singers(Do-Re-Migos)
  • Caribbean-Cape Verdean Club
  • Century Club
  • Dance Team
  • Debate Team
  • Drama Club
  • Echo literary and artistic student publication
  • Environmental Club
  • Film Club
  • Future Business Leaders Club
  • Gay/Straight Alliance
  • Girls After-school Singers
  • Gospel Choir
  • harry potter club
  • Irish American Club
  • Key Club
  • Latin Club
  • LifeSmarts
  • National Honor Society
    National Honor Society
    The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

  • Outdoors Club
  • The Observer Newspaper
  • Peer Educating Club
  • Peer Mediators
  • Ping Pong Club
  • Photography Club
  • Poetry Club
  • Recycling Club
  • Sewing Club
  • Step Squad
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions SADD
  • Students of African Descent SOAD
  • Student Government
  • French, Spanish and Latin Clubs
  • Tomorrow’s Teachers
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Yearbook
  • Ultimate Disc Club

2006 MCAS Results (Grade 10)

Subject Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement Failing
Reading 25% 57% 14% 4%
Math 10% 43% 42% 5%

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