Millis High School

Millis High School is a public high school in Millis, Massachusetts, United States. The school building consists of both the middle school and high school (grades 6–12).[2]

Millis High School
Address
245 Plain Street

Millis
,
Massachusetts
02054

United States
Coordinates42°09′45″N 71°21′30″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Open enrollment[1]
Motto"Small school, big family"
Established1960
SuperintendentNancy Gustafson
PrincipalRobert Mullaney
Faculty32
Grades9–12
Enrollment333 (2020-21)
Campus size16 acres
Color(s)Maroon & Silver    
Athletics conferenceTri Valley League
NicknameMohawks
AccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
NewspaperThe Mohawk Post
Websitemillisps.org

Enrollment

Millis High School is a public academic institution accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges with an enrollment of 333 students in grades 9-12 in the 2020-2021 school year.[3] The graduating class size ranges from 70-110 students per year.

History

On April 14, 1973, Aerosmith played a concert there.[4]

Millis High School was ranked on the 2020 U.S. News and World Report America’s Best High Schools list in the top 7% of schools in the United States, 55th of Boston/Metro Area High schools, and 73rd amongst Massachusetts High Schools.[5]

In 1999, Millis Middle/High School underwent a complete renovation.[6]

Millis came in tenth in the state in the Math portion of the MCAS in 2006, while also ranking first in the state with Boston Latin School for English MCAS scores.[7]

In 2007, Millis was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Of Excellence award by the Federal Government under the No Child Left Behind Act.[8]

Athletics

Girls volleyball

The girls' volleyball team for Millis has had some success over the past couple years. Div. III State Champs '03, South Sectional Champs '03, Eastern Mass Champs '03, Central Sectional Champs '07, Div. III State Champs '08, Central Sectional Champs '08, Central Sectional Champs '10, Central Sectional Champs '11.

Boys volleyball

The boys' volleyball were state champions in 2003.

Football

The Millis High School football team won the State Championship in 1980, 1994, 1999, 2016 and 2017. Cody Harding was the star of the 2011 team. He was undoubtedly the best player on both sides of the pig skin.

Boys soccer

The boys' soccer team went to the state tournament in 1995 and 1998.

Girls soccer

The girls varsity soccer team were the South Sectional Championship in the fall of 2009 and were named Division III State Champions.

Boys ice hockey

Students from Millis High School and Hopedale High School have joined together to form the Hopedale/Millis hockey team. The team plays in the Central Mass. Russell Conference. Home games are played at the Blackstone Valley IcePlex in Hopedale, Massachusetts.

Girls ice hockey

Girls in grades 7–12 at Millis combine with other high school students from Medway, Ashland, and Holliston and play on the Medway/Ashland girls hockey team. They have been a team for 3 years and have qualified for the MIAA Division 1 state tournament each year.

Girls basketball

Girls basketball qualified for the MIAA tournament every year since 2002. In the 2008–09 season they became the Division 4 State Champions. They repeated as Division 4 State Champions in 2014–15.

Accomplishments:

  • State Champions: 2009, 2014, 2015

Boys basketball

The boys basketball team in 2011–2012 had a record of 4–7. They qualified for MIAA Division 4 state tournament, won their preliminary against C.A.S.H and went on to beat Holbrook, the top seed in their division with a score of 49-42. They lost their second-round game to Cathedral.

Cheerleading

The Varsity Cheerleading squad combined with Hopedale in 2012. Tri-Valley League Champs '77, '80.

Track

Millis has both boys and girls indoor and outdoor, track. Indoor track is during the winter and outdoor track is in the spring. In the 2009–10 winter track season, a Millis high jumper won five state championships. State Champs '80.

Baseball

Tri-Valley League Champs '73, '81, Eastern Mass South Sectional Champs '73, '87..

Softball

In the 2012 season the team qualified for state tournament, winning their preliminary round game against Old Colony Regional Voc. Tech. Tri-Valley League Champs '71, '81. Eastern South Sectional Champs '04.

References
  1. http://www.doe.mass.edu/finance/schoolchoice/choice-status.pdf
  2. GreatSchools
  3. "2020-21 School Profile". Millis High School. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. "Setlist Aerosmith Millis High School". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. "Millis High School in Millis, MA - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News and World Report. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. staff, Joe O'Connell/Daily News. "Wicked Local Millis". millis.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  7. "2006 MCAS Results - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  8. "Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 2003 Through 2009" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
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