| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 5 - 12 |
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| County |
Midland County, MI |
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| Total Students |
1821 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
54% /
46% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
93 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 5 - 1 students | | Grade 8 - 7 students | | Grade 9 - 464 students | | Grade 10 - 479 students | | Grade 11 - 442 students | | Grade 12 - 428 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:20 |
1:20 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
1% |
| % Asian |
2% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
4% |
| % Black |
3% |
17% |
| % White |
93% |
75% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
11% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Midland Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
21 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
9,533 students |
1,866 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$94,994,000 |
$16,392,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$94,514,000 |
$17,260,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,965 |
$8,785 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,914 |
$9,250 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Midland High School is a three-story public high school located in Midland, Michigan. It is the older of two high schools in the Midland Public School district, and a member of the Saginaw Valley High School Association.
- History
- 1872 - Union High School opens its doors.
- 1907 - The Union High School building was destroyed in a fire as the result of a boiler explosion.
- 1908 - $11,000 USD is donated by the Dow Chemical Company to help rebuild the high school. The name changes to Midland High School with the opening of the new building, which was closed and demolished in 1957 after being used as an elementary school and intermediate school. The site of the former building is now known as Grove Park.
- 1937 - The third building and location of Midland's High School is built (still in use, currently Central Middle School)
- 1955 - Construction of the current facility is completed on what was the old Midland Airfield.
- 1956 - Students begin the 1956-57 school year in the new building.
- 1997 - Ninth grade moves from intermediate schools to high schools.
- 2005 - Construction is started on two additions to the building - a new gymnasium and music wing.
- 2006 - Construction on the new gymnasium and music wing is completed.
- 2007 - A new front entrance on Eastlawn Drive and a new pick-up/drop-off area to improve traffic flow and modernize the building's appearance is constructed. Midland High School celebrates its 50th anniversary in their present building and becomes an International Baccalaureate school.
- IB Diploma
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Both High Schools in Midland participate in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, the most widely recognized pre-university educational program. The challenging academic regimen is especially useful for students planning to study abroad and college admissions officers view the IB Diploma very favorably.
- Activities
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Midland High School provides its students with a wide array of extracurricular activities. Among them:
- The school newspaper, the Focus (which recently won its 18th straight Spartan award from the state of Michigan, and even more recently won the national pacemaker award, which honors the best 26 High School papers in the nation.
- Business Professionals of America (several national champion teams)
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) Club
- DECA
- National Honor Society
- Band, Orchestra, and Choir MHS Band website
- Drama (three productions a year, including a musical and competition piece)
- Forensics
- Model United Nations
- Student Council
- Programming Club
- Teenage Republicans Club
- Young Democrats Club
- Anime Club
- Athletics
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Football: Midland High boasts an excellent football program. The Chemics have posted consecutive winning seasons for the past 32 years (since 1976). Midland High has also earned six consecutive playoff berths, and 20 overall since 1983. The annual Midland High vs. Herbert Henry Dow High School game is considered one of the biggest high school football games in the state of Michigan, generally drawing around 10,000 spectators. The Chemics have two state championships (1957 and 1968), and have made it to the state championship game three times since then (1990, 1993, 2007).
- Wrestling: The Chemic wrestling team has won three straight district championships and the school's very first regional championship in 2009 . In the first round of the 2008 regional the Chemics were matched up with Davison and lost, a reversal of the 2007 football regional with MHS beating Davison. The 2009 wrestling regional was again a match up between MHS and Davison. The Chemics win was in turn a reversal of the 2008 football regional with Davison beating the Chemics. The Chemic wrestlers lost 51-12 to Holt High School in the quarterfinal matchup on March 6, 2009 putting an end to their season.
- Midland Community Stadium, located on the west end of the MHS campus, was renovated in 2004 with AstroTurf XPe and is the home field of the Chemics' football, track & field and soccer teams. The stadium is also shared with Herbert Henry Dow High School as their home field.
- **Recently cut as a sport due to district budget cuts along with various freshman teams.
| 2007 Regular Football Season | 2007 Playoffs |
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- School Fight Song
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Written by Larry Smith
- (Sung to the tune of "The Rangers")
- We'll all stick together
Old MCHS* in all kinds of weather;
We're friends, not foes
With luck it goes
We'll fight for the right with all our might;
We'll not show white feather.
Our team has the old pep;
We're marching onward step by step.
The blue and gold will have no fear,
We're always ready to cheer and cheer
For dear old Midland High. - *MCHS is short for Midland Community High School, a previous name for the school.
- Chemic Traditions
- Spirit Week - Every year the four classes of students (Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors) hold a competition for possession of the Spirit Week Megaphone. The competition is held the week of the Midland versus Herbert Henry Dow High School football game. Activities include Spirit Days, float decorating, hall decorating, Yell Night, and an obstacle course during the annual "Beat Dow High" assembly.
- Homecoming Ceremony - Prior to Homecoming, a student must be nominated to be put on the ballot. The top students from each grade are then put on a ballot. Two representatives, one male and one female, are chosen from each class, along with one overall king and queen. The winning representatives are announced ahead of time, but are officially introduced to the school during the coronation ceremony held in the old gym.
- Black Out - The newest tradition at Midland High is that anyone in the student section at the football games will wear all black. This is called the "Black Hole". It started in 2007 during the Homecoming Game against Flint Southwestern.
- Student/Staff Basketball Game - The game is open to any senior and any teacher of Midland High. There is now a Dunk Contest at half time during which any students who can dunk are able to show off their skills.
- Hoops for Haiti - A bracket-style basketball tournament where all proceeds will go to the Caribbean nation of Haiti.
- Magazine Drive - This school-wide fundraiser is held annually at the beginning of the school year. Through prizes and an assembly, students are encouraged to sell a quota of 3 magazine subscriptions. The money goes toward various school activities, and the top 10 selling students receive prizes such as a video game system, a mini-fridge, a bike, and gift certificates. The top daily seller of each classroom wins free doughnuts. The class with the most subscriptions sold at the end of the drive wins another prize.
- Cinco de Mayo Massacre - A bracket-style dodgeball tournament held every year near the 5th of May, starting with 16 eight-person teams and ending with one final champion team.
- Rhapsody Rendezvous - A fall talent show held at the Midland Center for the Arts auditorium. Seniors can audition to be MCs, and there are various student and staff acts and performances.
- Viva Variety - A spring talent show open to all students.
- Chemic Music Fest - A showcase of various rock bands and acoustic acts from Midland High.
- Classes start at 7:40 a.m., and run to 2:25 p.m. for the 6th hour or 3:25 p.m. for extra 7th hour.
- Notable alumni
- Howard Mudd, (born 1942) 3-time Pro Bowl offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers; currently Indianapolis Colts assistant coach.
- Cathy Guisewite, (born 1950) cartoonist who created the comic strip, Cathy in 1976.
- Brandon Link, (born 1963) sports handicapper and inspiration for the movie, Two for the Money.
- External links
- Midland High School website
- Focus Online, school paper
- Midland Public Schools: Midland High School
- Drama Club site
- MHS Band website
- MHS Band Youtube channel (over 15 videos)
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (48642) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
31,304 people |
9,669,191 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
43% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$48,994
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$43,870 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.8 rooms |
5.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
38 years old |
46 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
76% / 24% |
70% / 30% |
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