Midd-West High School

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Midd-West High School
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Location
Midd-West High School
540 East Main Street

Middleburg
,
Snyder County
,
Pennsylvania
17842-1295

United States
Coordinates 40°47′17″N77°02′10″W / 40.788°N 77.036°W / 40.788; -77.036
Information
TypePublic
School district Midd-West School District
PrincipalDane Aucker
Faculty60 teachers 2012 [1]
Grades8th-12th
Number of pupils795 students (2013), [2] 621 pupils (9th-12th) 2010 [3]
LanguageEnglish
Website www.mwsd.cc/o/mwhs

Midd-West High School is a small, rural high school located at 540 E Main Street, Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by Midd-West School District. In 2013, Midd-West High School's enrollment was 795 students in grades 8th through 12th. [2] Students may choose to attend the SUN Area Technical Institute in New Berlin, Pennsylvania for training in the building trades, allied health services, automotive repairs, culinary arts as well as computer technology. Fees for attendance are paid by Midd-West School District. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

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The building was dedicated and opened on September 19-20, 1925, by then Pennsylvania Govenor Gifford Pinchot. On September 19, 2025, the High school celebrated its 100 anniversary with an event never before undertaken by the district: a pep rally and gathering of all district school. State senator Lynda Schlegel Culver, State representative David Rowe, and state treasurer Stacy Garrity all came out to help the school celebrate.

Extracurriculars

The Midd-West School District offers students a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. [4] [5]

Sports

MWSD's mascot is the mustang. School colors are Carolina blue and dull silver. Just before the merger of the two high schools, high school students were asked to vote on a new mascot and school colors to replace the old West Snyder HS Mounties (colors: red and white) and Middleburg HS Middies (colors: blue and gold). The district funds:

Midd-West School District is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference. Midd-West School District participates under the rules and guidelines of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference is a voluntary association of 25 PIAA High Schools within the central Pennsylvania region. [8]

References

  1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Midd-West High School, 2012
  2. 1 2 Pennsylvania Department of Education, Midd-West High School Fast Facts, 2013
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of Education, Enrollment by LEA and School, 2011
  4. ↑ "Disclosure of Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities". Pennsylvania Department of Education. 2013.
  5. ↑ Midd-West School Administration, General Fund Budget 2013-14, June 2013
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2012
  7. ↑ "PIAA Directory 2017". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference School list". 2012.
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