Middleton High School (Idaho)

Middleton High School is a four-year public secondary school in Middleton, Idaho,^[1] the only traditional high school in Middleton School District #134.

Middleton Fire of 2007

On the morning of February 1, 2007, the school caught fire as a result of the boiler exploding.^[4] 70% of the school was ruined, with the damages assessed at 10 million dollars. The 42-year-old school was full of trophies, plaques, memorabilia, and photographs.

The band room alone contained $200,000 in instruments, including the associated middle school's instruments.

Construction complete

Construction on Middleton High was completed in July 2008. The school reopened with seventeen teaching stations, a reduction of two classrooms, with the money saved used for improvements to the library, music room, and band room and upgrades throughout the building.^[5]

Future high school

Projected enrollment growth indicates a need for a new high school as soon as possible. The construction of a new high school would also provide the district with room for growth at all grade levels until two new elementary schools can be built. The School Board plans to then use the current high school building as a middle school and the current middle school for overflow middle school classes and temporary housing of 5th-grade classes until the new elementary schools are built.

The district located a 60-acre (240,000 m²) site for the new high school on the southeast corner of Willis and Emmett Roads and purchased it at $10,000 per acre. Hopes were that the district would have the necessary bonding capacity to proceed by fall 2008.^[6]

Bands

Middleton has three bands: Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Marching Band. The Jazz Band plays various jazz works and Rock/Pop songs. The Concert Band plays classical music pieces and performs for Halloween and Christmas concerts, then a Festival Concert in the spring, and also performs at all Home Girls/Boys Basketball Games under the Pep Band. The Marching Band was formed in 2004 and has played music from Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, Grease, and Rise From The Ashes. The 2008 show was titled Chicago On Broadway, and the 2009 show was Fantasmic. In the fire of 2007, all of the music that had been collected for many years and all the instruments were destroyed.

Athletics

Middleton competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Southern Idaho Conference.

State titles

Boys

• Soccer (1): fall (3A) 2005 ^[7] (introduced in 2000)
• Basketball (1): (A-3, now 2A) 1965^[8]
• Golf (7): (B) 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993 ^[9] (introduced in 1956)

Girls

• Volleyball (1): fall (3A) 2005 ^[7] (introduced in 1976)
• Basketball (4): (4A) 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 ^[10] (introduced in 1976)
• Softball (2): (3A) 2004, 2005 ^[11] (introduced in 1997)
• Track (1): (3A) 2006 ^[12] (introduced in 1971)
• Golf (1): (4A) 2009 ^[9] (introduced in 1987)

References

External links

• Official website
• Middleton School District #134
• Viking Bands Website

Coordinates: 43°42′18″N 116°37′48″W / 43.705°N 116.630°W / 43.705; -116.630