Milton High School (Georgia)

Milton High School is a high school in Milton, northwest Fulton County, Georgia, United States.

Milton High School
Address
13025 Birmingham Highway Milton , Georgia 30004 United States
Coordinates	34°05′54″N 84°20′10″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Rep the M
Established	1921[1]
School district	Fulton County School System
CEEB code	110060
NCES School ID	130228001005[2]
Principal	Brian Jones[3]
Teaching staff	126.40 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9–12[2]
Enrollment	2,376 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	18.73[2]
Color(s)	Red, white and navy blue
Mascot	Eddie the Eagle
Team name	Eagles
Website	Milton High School
Milton High School front lawn

History

Milton High School opened in 1921 in Alpharetta, Georgia, providing grades one to eleven to all of Milton County. In the 1950s an elementary school was built, with Milton High School then providing only grades eight through twelve. In the 1980s the school became Fulton County's first comprehensive high school. The school was named a School of Excellence in the 1997–98 school year by the Georgia Department of Education, and an outstanding high school the following year by the US News and World Report. A new campus, using the academy model, was opened in Milton in 2005, starting with freshmen only the first year. Milton High school no longer offers grade eight.[4]

Activities

Milton High School competes in Class AAAAAAA, Region 5 of the Georgia High School Association.[5]

State sports championships

• Baseball:1955, 2004, 2013[6]
• Basketball (boys'): 2010, 2012[7]
• Cheerleading (coed): 2017[8]
• Cross Country (boys'): 2017[9]
• Football: 2018[10]
• Golf (boys'): 2012[11]
• Golf (girls'): 2012[12]
• Gymnastics: 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999[13]
• Lacrosse (boys'): 2010, 2012[14]
• Lacrosse (girls'): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019[15]
• Soccer (girls'): 2012[16]
• Tennis (boys'): 1985 (tied), 2003[17]
• Tennis (girls'): 1980 (three-way tie), 1983 (tie), 1985 (three-way tie)[18]
• Wrestling: 1978[19]

State activity championships

• Debate: 2001, 2002, 2009[20]
• One Act Play: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017[21]

Notable alumni

• Peyton Barber – National Football League (NFL) running back
• Dylan Cease – Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher[22]
• John Dewberry – Georgia Tech quarterback and Atlanta real estate developer
• Kyle Farnsworth (class of 1994) – Major League Baseball player [23]
• Dexter Fowler (class of 2004) – Major League Baseball player
• Carl Lawson (class of 2013) – Cincinnati Bengals Outside Linebacker
• Bryan Nesbitt (class of 1987) – automobile designer
• Daniel Pope (class of 1994) – former punter in the National Football League; played for Kansas City Chiefs in 1999, Cincinnati Bengals in 2000, New York Jets in 2001, with his longest NFL punt being 64 yards[24]
• Danyelle Sargent (class of 1995) – Fox News sports reporter
• Bobby Scales (class of 1995) – Major League Baseball player
• Shannon Scott (class of 2011) – Ohio State / Toronto Raptors basketball
• Sarah Charles Lewis (class of 2024) - Winnie Foster in the musical Tuck Everlasting

References

1. "About Our School". Milton High School. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Milton High School (130228001005)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
3. "Milton High School". High Schools. Fulton County Schools. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
4. "History of Milton High School". Milton High School. Fulton County Schools. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
5. "Milton High School". 2020-2021 GHSA Member School Directory. Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
6. "GHSA Baseball Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
7. "GHSA Boys Basketball Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
8. "GHSA Cheerleading Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
9. "GHSA Boys Cross Country Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
10. "GHSA Football Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
11. "GHSA Boys Golf Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
12. "GHSA Girls Golf Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
13. "GHSA Gymnastics Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
14. "GHSA Boys Lacrosse Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
15. "GHSA Girls Lacrosse Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
16. "GHSA Girls Soccer Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
17. "GHSA Boys Tennis Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
18. "GHSA Girls Tennis Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
19. "GHSA Wrestling Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
20. "GHSA Debate Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
21. "GHSA One Act Play Champions". Georgia High School Association. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
22. "Milton's Dylan Cease signs with Cubs". Appen Media Group. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
23. "Kyle Farnsworth, ,". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
24. "Daniel Pope". NFL.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.