Middletown High School | |
Streetaddress: | 200 Schoolhouse Drive |
City: | Middletown |
County: | Frederick |
State: | Maryland |
Zipcode: | 21769 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 39.4464°N -77.5344°W |
Established: | 1888 |
Superintendent: | Cheryl Dyson |
Principal: | Bernard Quesada |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Enrollment: | 1,135 (2018-19)[1] |
Slogan: | "A Tradition of Knowledge, Creativity, Strength, Leadership." |
Conference: | MPSSA Class 2A West Region |
Mascot: | Knights |
Publication: | RT Magazine |
Newspaper: | The Round Table |
Yearbook: | Chestnut Burr |
Campus Type: | Rural |
Free Label: | Athletic league |
Free Text: | Monocacy Valley Athletic League (MVAL) Piedmont Conference |
School Colours: | Orange, Black |
Feeders: | Middletown ElementaryMiddletown Primary Myersville ElementaryWolfsville ElementaryMiddletown Middle |
Homepage: | https://education.fcps.org/mhs/ |
Middletown High School is a high school located in Middletown, Maryland, United States. First established in 1888, the school opened in its current building in April 1974.
MHS offers 162 sports teams in 125 sports, visual and performing arts, academic societies, agriculture and club organizations. Many extracurricular clubs, 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 band are called the "Marching Knights" and since 2002 have been directed by Matthew Shearer. In 2006 the band placed 4th at the James Madison University Parade of Champions. 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.
The school's colors are orange and black, and athletic teams are known as the “Knights.”
Maryland (MPSSAA) State Titles | ||
Boys Track and Field | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004[1][2] | |
Boys Cross Country | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984[3] | |
Girls Cross Country | 1981, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | |
Girls Soccer | 1990, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
Girls Field hockey | 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991 | |
Boys Soccer | 1973, 1980, 1993, 2015, 2016 | |
Girls Basketball | 1978, 1989, 1993, 2006[4] | |
Football | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019 | |
Golf | 1996, 2009, 2017 | |
Girls Track and Field | 2000, 2007, 2008 | |
Girls Indoor Track | 2008, 2009 | |
Boys Indoor Track | 2003, 2007 | |
Girls Swimming | 2008 | |
Baseball | 2017[5] |
In 2003 MHS implemented the county's first APEX (Advanced Placement Experience) program for a select group of Freshmen. Students in the program commit to taking a minimum of six AP courses in high school, beginning in the sophomore year. Because of the school's emphasis on AP courses the number of students taking AP exams in the past two years has nearly doubled. MHS was also the county's first high school to establish a Freshman Academy to maximize student achievement during the often-difficult transition from Middle to High School. As of the 2006-2007 School Year, The Advisement Programme was terminated for reasons unknown to the general public at MHS.