Milton Area High School is a rural/suburban public

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located at 700 Mahoning Street, Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Milton Area School District. In 2013, the Milton Area High School reported an enrollment of 669 pupils in grades 9th through 12th. The High School employed 53 teachers. Per the

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100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal

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Act. The total minority enrollment is 11 percent. The school is not a

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school.

Milton School in Cambodia

Spearheaded by Michael Conn (a history teacher at Milton High School), the members of Team Cambodia, a group dedicated to raising money to build a school in the Kampong Cham province of Cambodia, and the majority of the student body raised over $30,000. The school is completed and is now in service. Students and faculty members of the Milton School District recently completed a trip to Cambodia to check in and report back to the community on the success of the endeavor.

Extracurriculars

Milton Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Athletics

Milton High School participates in various sports through the

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and is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference since 2008–2009 school year. The district funds: ;Boys: *

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- AAA *

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- AAA *

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- AAAA * Cross country - AA *

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- AAA *

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- AA *

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

- AA *

Tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

- AA *

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- AA *

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- AA ;Girls: *Basketball - AA *Bowling - AAAA *Cheer - AAAA added 2014 *Cross country - AA *

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- AA *Golf - AA *Soccer - A *

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- AA *Tennis - AA *Track and field - AA According to PIAA directory July 2015

Alumni

* Frances R. Jones, state legislator

References

{{authority control Education in Union County, Pennsylvania Schools in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Susquehanna Valley Public high schools in Pennsylvania