Milton High School (Georgia) Explained

Milton High School
Motto:	Rep the M
City:	Milton
State:	Georgia
Zipcode:	30004
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	34.0984°N -84.3362°W
Type:	Public
Pushpin Map:	USA Georgia#USA
Established:	1921^[1]
District:	Fulton County School System
Principal:	Brian Jones^[2]
Ceeb:	110060
Grades:	9–12
Mascot:	Eddie the Eagle
Teamname:	Eagles
Website:	Milton High School
Address:	13025 Birmingham Highway
Colors:	Red, white and navy blue
Ratio:	17.60
Teaching Staff:	115.80
Enrollment:	2,038 (2022–23)

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

History

Milton High School opened in 1921 in Alpharetta, Georgia, providing grades one to eleven for 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 U.S. News & 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.^[3]

Activities

Milton High School competes in Class A, Region 5 of the Georgia High School Association.^[4]

State sports championships

• Baseball:1955, 2004, 2013^[5]
• Basketball (boys'): 2010, 2012, 2021^[6]
• Cheerleading (coed): 2017^[7]
• Cross Country (boys'): 2017^[8]
• Football: 2018, 2023^[9]
• Golf (boys'): 2012^[10]
• Golf (girls'): 2012^[11]
• Gymnastics: 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999^[12]
• Lacrosse (boys'): 2010, 2012^[13]
• Lacrosse (girls'): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021^[14]
• Soccer (girls'): 2012^[15]
• Tennis (boys'): 1985 (tied), 2003^[16]
• Tennis (girls'): 1980 (three-way tie), 1983 (tie), 1985 (three-way tie)^[17]
• Wrestling: 1978^[18]

State activity championships

• Debate: 2001, 2002, 2009^[19]
• One Act Play: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021-22^[20]

Notable alumni

• • Peyton Barber (class of 2013) – National Football League (NFL) running back Dylan Cease – Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher^[21]
• John Dewberry (class of 1981) University of Georgia (1981–1982) Georgia Tech (1982–1986) 1984 All ACC Quarterback, who’s best known for beating his former team, UGA Bulldogs, in 1984 and 1985, who founded an Atlanta based southeastern region commercial real estate development, investment, management & leasing company in 1989
• Kyle Farnsworth (class of 1994) – Major League Baseball player ^[22]
• Dexter Fowler (class of 2004) – Major League Baseball player
• McKenzie Kurtz (class of 2015) – Broadway actress
• Carl Lawson (class of 2013) – New York Jets outside linebacker
• Jordan Loyd (born 1993) - basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Bryan Nesbitt (class of 1987) – automobile designer
• Graham Pauley (class of 2019) – Major League Baseball player^[23]
• Daniel Pope (class of 1994) – former punter in the National Football League; played for Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, 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
• Michael Waldron (class of 2006) – screenwriter and producer known for his work on Rick and Morty, Loki (TV series), Heels (TV series), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Our School . Milton High School . 7 May 2020.
2. Web site: Milton High School . High Schools . Fulton County Schools . 7 May 2020.
3. Web site: History of Milton High School . Milton High School . Fulton County Schools . 16 November 2020.
4. Web site: Milton High School . 2020-2021 GHSA Member School Directory . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
5. Web site: GHSA Baseball Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
6. Web site: GHSA Boys Basketball Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
7. Web site: GHSA Cheerleading Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
8. Web site: GHSA Boys Cross Country Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
9. Web site: GHSA Football Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
10. Web site: GHSA Boys Golf Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
11. Web site: GHSA Girls Golf Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
12. Web site: GHSA Gymnastics Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
13. Web site: GHSA Boys Lacrosse Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
14. Web site: GHSA Girls Lacrosse Champions . Georgia High School Association . 27 November 2021.
15. Web site: GHSA Girls Soccer Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
16. Web site: GHSA Boys Tennis Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
17. Web site: GHSA Girls Tennis Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
18. Web site: GHSA Wrestling Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
19. Web site: GHSA Debate Champions . Georgia High School Association . 16 November 2020.
20. Web site: GHSA One Act Play Champions . Georgia High School Association . 21 August 2022.
21. Web site: Milton's Dylan Cease signs with Cubs. Appen Media Group. September 23, 2015.
22. Web site: Kyle Farnsworth. CBSSports.com. 13 December 2018.
23. Web site: Graham Pauley – Profile . pointstreak.com . October 30, 2023.
24. Web site: Daniel Pope. NFL.com. 13 December 2018.