Midd-West High School

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.

Midd-West High School
Address
540 East Main Street

Middleburg
,
Snyder County
,
Pennsylvania
17842-1295

United States
Coordinates40.788°N 77.036°W / 40.788; -77.036
Information
TypePublic
School districtMidd-West School District
PrincipalDane Aucker
Faculty60 teachers 2012[1]
Grades8th-12th
Number of pupils795 students (2013),[2] 621 pupils (9th-12th) 2010[3]
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.mwsd.cc/o/mwhs

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:

  • According to PIAA directory July 2012 [7][8]

Note: The football program was a co-operative program with East Juniata High School, and plays under the East Juniata flag (Colors: Red & gray, nicknamel: Tigers), even though their field is in Beaver Springs on Midd-West property. The school board paid $24,000 a year for the students to be able to play PIAA football.[9] In 2017, the agreement was ended by East Juniata.

Midd-West School District is a member of the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference for all athletics, except for football, which is in the All-American Football Conference (as the East Juniata Tigers). 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.[10]

References
  1. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - Midd-West High School, 2012
  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. "M-W grid drive at 40% of goal". The Daily Item. May 11, 2014.
  7. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2012
  8. "PIAA Directory 2017". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2017.
  9. Tricia Pursell (June 30, 2011), East Juniata football program not included
  10. "Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference School list". 2012.
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