Middletown Area High School Explained

Middletown Area High School
Streetaddress:1155 North Union Street,
City:Middletown
Zipcode:17057
Coordinates:40.2115°N -76.7378°W
District:Middletown Area School District
Principal:David Frey
Faculty:52 (2011)[1]
Type:Public
Grades:9-12
Language:English
Mascot:Blue Raider
Colors:Blue and Gold
Enrollment:653 (2015–16)[2]
Feeders:Middletown Area Middle School
Homepage:http://www.raiderweb.org/

Middletown Area High School is a small, suburban, public high school in Middletown, Pennsylvania. It is the only high school operated by Middletown Area School District. Middletown Area High School serves: the boroughs of Middletown and Royalton and Lower Swatara Township in Dauphin County. In the 2015–2016 school year, enrollment was 653 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[2]

Extracurriculars

Middletown Area High School offers students a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.[3] The district mascot is a Blue Raider and the colors are blue and gold. The school's marching band is the Blue Wave Marching Band.

Sports

In 2001, the boys soccer team won the Class AA State title. In 2016, the football team set a new record of wins in a season. The team went 14-1, with their only loss to Beaver Falls in the Class AAA State Championship game.[4] The 2017 team would tie that record, only falling to Quaker Valley in the Class AAA State Championship.The District funds 17 varsity sports:

Boys:
Girls:

According to PIAA directory January 2017[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Common Core of Data Middletown Area High School . National Center for Education Statistics . 2011.
  2. Web site: Middletown Area HS. National Center for Education Statistics. January 14, 2019.
  3. Web site: Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities . Pennsylvania Department of Education . 2013.
  4. Web site: Epler. Eric. Middletown denied its first PIAA football title, falls to WPIAL champ Beaver Falls in Class 3A title game. PennLive. 7 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Middletown Area High School. PIAA. PIAA. 7 January 2017.