Public, coeducational high school in Middletown, Ohio, United States
Middletown High School is a four-yearpublic high school inMiddletown, Ohio . It is the only public high school in the Middletown City School District.
The present location of the school was established in the fall of 1969, being moved from its original location at 1415 Girard Avenue.[ 4] [ 5]
In 2016, a $96 million renovation project began on the high school, updating the building and arena, as well as adding a new middle school building adjacent to it.[ 6] Wade E. Miller Arena was completed and opened in December 2017, and the rest of the building, as well as the new middle school, officially opened in August 2018.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships [ edit ] Herb Davis (1917),NFL player[ 10] Sam T. Selby (1928), college basketball and football coach[ 11] Les Pugh (1941),NBA player[ 12] Tom Blake (1945),NFL offensive lineman[ 13] Shelby Linville (1948), basketball player who played for theKentucky Wildcats [ 14] [ 15] John M. Watson, Sr. (1954), jazz musician and actorJerry Lucas (1958),NBA Hall of Famer and Olympic Gold Medalist[ 16] [ 17] Clarence Page (1965),Pulitzer Prize winningjournalist [ 18] John Holland (1970),NFL wide receiver[ 19] Archie Aldridge (1973), basketball player who played overseas[ 15] Butch Carter (1976),NBA player and head coach[ 20] [ 15] Todd Bell (1977),NFL All-Pro safety[ 21] Sonny Gordon (1983),NFL defensive back[ 22] Cris Carter (1984),NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver[ 23] [ 24] Dave Swartzbaugh (1986),MLB pitcher[ 25] Jeff Cothran (1989),NFL fullback[ 26] Darrell Hunter (2002),NFL defensive back[ 27] [ 28] JD Vance (2003), 50thvice president of the United States [ 29] Phillip Barnett (2008), professional football wide receiver[ 30] Kayla Harrison (2008),Olympic Gold Medalist in judo, andUFC champion[ 31] Kyle Schwarber (2011),MLB All-Star outfielder for thePhiladelphia Phillies [ 32] Jalin Marshall (2013),NFL wide receiver[ 33] [ 34] Vincent Edwards (2014),NBA player[ 35] Notes and references [ edit ] ^ "District Leadership Team" .middletowncityschools.com . RetrievedApril 5, 2023 .^ "Staff Directory" . Middletown High School. RetrievedOctober 8, 2025 .^a b c "Middletown High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2025 .^ Michael D. Clark, Staff Writer."Turning a historic page on old Middletown High School" .journal-news . RetrievedApril 30, 2019 . ^ Michael D. Clark, Staff Writer."Old Middletown High School falls into rubble after time capsule opened" .journal-news . RetrievedApril 30, 2019 . ^ Michael D. Clark, Staff Writer."1st look: See the radical make-over of Middletown High School" .journal-news . RetrievedApril 30, 2019 . ^ Yappi."Yappi Sports Basketball AAA" . Archived fromthe original on January 13, 2007. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2007 . ^ "2018 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament" .ohsaa.org . RetrievedJuly 29, 2020 .^a b OHSAA."Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . RetrievedDecember 31, 2006 . ^ "Herb Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" .Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "The Lantern 28 September 1948 — Ohio State University Newspaper Archives" .osupublicationarchives.osu.edu .^ "LES PUGH" .Pro Basketball Encyclopedia .^ "Tom Blake Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" .Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Shelby Linville" .www.bigbluehistory.net .^a b c McCrabb, Rick (February 18, 2020)." .Journal-News . RetrievedAugust 6, 2023 . ^ "Jerry R. Lucas" .hoophall.com . RetrievedJuly 10, 2020 .^ ESPN Classic – Lucas had a secret weapon, his mind ^ Clarence Page (2008)."Clarence Page Bio" .The Chicago Tribune . Archived fromthe original on January 11, 2008. RetrievedDecember 12, 2008 . ^ "John Holland Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" .Pro-Football-Reference.com .^ "Butch Carter - Men's Basketball" .Indiana University Athletics .^ "Ex-Buckeye Bell dies at 47" .The Cincinnati Post E. W. Scripps Company . March 18, 2005. p. B2. Archived fromthe original on May 17, 2011.^ "Former Middletown High standout athlete, class president dies from ALS" . Hamilton (OH) Journal-News. April 29, 2023. RetrievedMay 25, 2024 – via Yahoo Sports.^ LZ Granderson (February 4, 2008)."Cris Carter has something even more special than the Hall" .ESPN.com . RetrievedAugust 7, 2013 . ^ "Top PARADE All-America High School Football Players of All Time" . Parade magazine. December 22, 2011. Archived fromthe original on September 11, 2013. RetrievedMay 28, 2013 .^ "Dave Swartzbaugh Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More" .Baseball-Reference.com .^ Stats Crew profile ^ Miami RedHawks bio Archived 2007-11-23 at theWayback Machine ^ "Darrell Hunter, 2002, Miami (OH)" .Rivals.com . RetrievedJuly 11, 2025 .^ Smyth, Julie Carr (July 26, 2024)."What's in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them" .Associated Press Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. RetrievedJuly 27, 2024 . ^ "Phillip Barnett Wide Receiver Recruiting Profile - ESPN" .ESPN.com .^ "Kayla Harrison High School" . Archived fromthe original on April 25, 2018. RetrievedAugust 13, 2016 .^ "All-Area Baseball Position Player of the Year: Kyle Schwarber" .journal-news.com . Archived fromthe original on February 7, 2015. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2015 .^ "Jalin Marshall, 2013 Athlete, Ohio State" .Rivals.com . RetrievedJuly 8, 2025 .^ Archdeacon, Tom (May 14, 2013)."No stopping multi-dimensional Marshall" .Dayton Daily News . RetrievedApril 26, 2025 . ^ Clark, Dave (March 7, 2017)."Middletown's Vincent Edwards named third-team all-Big Ten" .The Cincinnati Enquirer . RetrievedAugust 25, 2017 .
