Type Public School district Huron Valley Schools CEEB code 232595 Mascot Bruce Maverick Number of students 1,424 | Established 1861 Superintendent Jim Baker NCES School ID 261899005574 Phone +1 248-684-8091 Colors White, Red | |
Address 2380 S Milford Rd, Highland, MI 48357, USA Profiles | ||
Milford High School, a grade 9-12 high school in the Huron Valley School District, is located in Highland Township in Oakland County, Michigan, near Highland. The school was founded in 1861. After over a century in Milford, the school moved to its present location in Highland Township in 1956. The new high school would survive the 1976 opening of Lakeland High School and has been renovated and expanded several times since. The athletic teams were originally called the Trojans when the school was located in downtown Milford, Michigan. Later the teams were renamed to the Redskins. Ultimately, the mascot was changed to the Mavericks during the 2002-2003 school year. The new athletic team name—the Mavericks—was adopted after a school-wide vote.
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The school colors are officially cardinal red and white; however, other colors have been featured prominently in athletic uniforms over the years, including maroon, gold, silver and black.
During the late 1980s and through the 1990s Milford excelled in a variety of sports. This trend started when the baseball team finished as state runners up in 1989. In 1989/90 the men's basketball team had an undefeated regular season, and finished 23-1 (That team also featured 5 starters with a GPA above 3.75). The 1990s also produced several All-State Cross Country and Track athletes, along with Milford's first Class A state championship in Equestrian.
Extracurricular activities
The football team is in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West Division (KLAA). Milford lost in the elite 8 of the MSHAA Division 1 Football playoffs to Rockford High School 21-14 in 2006. Milford has consistently been a Track & Field and Cross Country powerhouse. Consistently producing the area's top distance runners. Recently the boys Milford High School Cross Country Team has also won five division 1 state championships (2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013). Milford was named cross country team of the decade (2000-2009). In 2014 the Girls Volleyball Team won the district title after defeating District host Hartland in five sets. The team went on to the regional semifinals, losing to rival Lakeland in five sets.
The surrounding area's growth has allowed Milford (and sister school Lakeland) to expand the athletics programs further in recent years. After adding a large field house and pool complex, Milford now has a competitive swim and dive team. Milford offers Varsity Sports letters in a very wide range of sports including: Baseball, Football, Basketball, Softball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Wrestling, Volleyball (Women's), Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Ski, Lacrosse, Equestrian, Swim and Dive and returning for the 2014-15 season after a hiatus of one year Hockey.
The school's business oriented club, DECA, is also very successful with many of its students reaching national competitions. Recently, Milford placed four students in the top 20 internationally at the International Competition in 2009. The H.O.T. (Heroes of Tomorrow) robotics team, with the extensive help of General Motors engineers, finished first at the 2005, 2009, and 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship Event. This team is a combination team between students from Milford and Lakeland High School, the other main high school within Huron Valley.
The Vocal Music Program at Milford High School began in the 1960s under the direction of James Cutty. He created the vocal ensemble know known as Center Stage. As the program grew in popularity, an all-female advanced group names Choraleers formed. The program expanded again in 2006 under Maryann Lambrecht with the regrowth of Concert Choir and the addition of Men's Ensemble. The Vocal Music program produces many different shows every year, with the POPS performance in Spring, and an end of the year performance of each Choir in May/June.
Milford High School's theatre company puts on three shows every year starting with a Musical in the Fall, a Drama in the Winter, and a student led production in the Spring. The current director is Megan Weeks.
Kevin McKenna serves as Milford High School's current Principal as of Fall 2011.
Notable alumni
Harlem Shake incident
In February 2013, thirty students were suspended for a period of three to five days for creating a video based on the song "Harlem Shake" and a second video and posting both to the video service YouTube.