Millbrook High School (North Carolina) Explained

Millbrook High School
Address:2201 Spring Forest Road
Zipcode:27615
Country:United States
Ceeb:342620
Principal:Brian Saunders
Schedule:A/B Block, 8 classes
Hours In Day:Monday–Friday
7:25 A.M–2:20 P.M
Mascot:Wiley the Wildcat
Team Name:Wildcats
Newspaper:Cat Talk
Yearbook:The Laurel
Colors:Navy and white
Staff:127.97
Ratio:18.92
Enrollment:2,421 (2022–23)[1]
Website:https://www.wcpss.net/millbrookhs
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA

Millbrook Magnet High School, commonly known as Millbrook High School (MHS), is a public magnet high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is one of thirty-two high schools in the Wake County Public School System. In 2006, Millbrook finished the renovation of its campus which includes a new three-level building, a courtyard for students, and a larger cafeteria making MHS one of the largest and up to date facilities in the area. In 2009, Millbrook High School was granted International Baccalaureate status by the North Carolina Board of Education.[2] The school was named a Magnet School of Excellence by Magnet Schools of America in 2020 and 2024 for its innovative curriculum, strong community building, and success in removing barriers to student success.[3]

History

Principals:

Academics

IB Programme

Millbrook is an International Baccalaureate world school. The program is a two-stage academic course that brings together highly motivated and engaged students and teachers in classrooms that dig deep into content critical thinking, and the impact of perspective on student understanding.

Middle Years Programme

All Millbrook students are automatically enrolled in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) at the start of their freshman year. It was created to prepare students for the academic rigor of the IB Diploma Programme, but students may receive benefits regardless of their intentions to continue in the IB curriculum.[15] The most notable aspect of the program is the Personal Project which students complete in their sophomore year English class. This year-long assignment invites students to explore an area of personal interest, document their progress, and present their final product to an audience of teachers and peers.[16]

Diploma Programme

The IB Diploma Programme is a voluntary course of study that educates students with interdisciplinary practices and prepares them for the rigor and self-discipline of higher education. [17] The curriculum includes the extended essay, a 4000-word student-directed research project on a subject of their choice.[18] Those interested in participating in the IB Diploma Programme are encouraged to start taking a second language class as soon as possible for the program.[19]

IB Courses Offered

AP Courses Offered

Schedules

Millbrook operates on A/B day schedule, where, unlike traditional semester-long classes, students alternate between a set of four 90-minute long classes one day, and another four the next. This divides an eight-period day over two school days. Due to the modified schedule, all finals are taken at the end of year school year, instead of in the middle like traditional semester courses.

Athletics

Millbrook's athletics department houses 40 athletic teams[20] including varsity, junior varsity, and freshman levels, who all compete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The school is classified into 4A, the highest division, due to their large population. Its historical rival is Jesse O. Sanderson High School.

Sports Teams[21]

Club Sports

State Champion Years[22]

Arts

Choir

The current choir director is Mr. Eddie Adams, who has been teaching at Millbrook High School for more than a decade.[23] Several different choir classes are offered and many of the higher level groups are award-winning.[24] These are the current choir classes being offered:

Band

Millbrook offers 3 types of band classes: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Percussion Ensemble.

Extracurriculars offered

Theater

The Theater department offers students numerous course levels in Academic, Honors, and IB Levels. The courses are offered as follows:

  1. Theatre Beginning (Honors)
  2. Theatre Intermediate (Honors)
  3. Theatre Proficient (Honors) / IB Theatre I (HL & SL)
  4. Theatre Advanced (Honors) / IB Theatre II (HL & SL)

Throughout the year, students get prompts to act out, while practicing memorization and projection skills. Proficient and Advanced get to perform class plays in the middle of each school year. This is an evening event that parents, friends, and other students can attend.

Tech Theatre

Tech Theatre offers different level courses as well, but they learn technological skills behind performances on the stage, such as lighting and sound. Tech Theatre also helps to prepare for Millbrook's Fall Play and Spring Musical. The courses offered are as follows:

Dance

Millbrook offers up to 4 courses for Dance. Each year, the classes perform in a winter and spring concert. The courses are offered as follows:

  1. Dance Beginning (Honors)
  2. Dance Intermediate (Honors)
  3. Dance Advanced (Honors)
  4. Dance Proficient (Honors) [Also called Company]

Dance Team

A small group of students who try out each year to perform in football games, pep rallies, basketball games. Occasionally perform at other athletic games if they are asked to. Starting in the 2025 season, Dance Team is expected to compete in various competitions. They have special jerseys that they wear for each performance, and exclusively do routines in the style of hip hop for athletic events, but are well versed in all genres of dance. Dance Team also does cheers in the bleachers alongside Marching Band and Winter Guard at Football games.

Visual Arts

Millbrook High Schools offers many course levels for both visual arts and sculpture/ceramics. Typically, students progress in each course every year, and move up to the next class level. The course levels are as follows:

  1. Visual Arts Beginning (Honors) / Sculpture/Ceramics VAS Beginning (Honors)
  2. Visual Arts Intermediate (Honors) / Sculpture/Ceramics VAS Intermediate (Honors)
  3. Visual Arts Proficient (Honors) / Sculpture/Ceramics VAS Proficient (Honors)
  4. Visual Arts Advanced (Honors) [AP Art] / Sculpture/Ceramics VAS Advanced (Honors)

Clubs & Organizations

Student Led

  1. Art Club
  2. Best Buds
  3. Black Student Union
  4. Chinese Club
  5. Crochet Club
  6. Culture Club
  7. Gear Cats
  8. Key Club
  9. K-Pop Club
  10. Latin Club
  11. Millbrook Pride Dance Team
  12. Multimedia Gaming
  13. Muslim Student Alliance
  14. Pickleball Club
  15. Psychology Club
  16. Service Club
  17. Science Olympiad
  18. Women's Health Outreach Advocates

Organizations

  1. FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America)
  2. Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  3. Future Farmers of America (FFA)
  4. Millbrook Executive Board (MEB)

Honor Societies

  1. National Achievers Society
  2. National Art Honors Society
  3. Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society)
  4. National English Society
  5. French Honors Society
  6. National Latin Honors Society
  7. Music Honor Society
  8. Science National Honors Society
  9. Spanish Honors Society

Demographics

As of the 2023-2024 school year:[25]

2413 total students

155 certified teachers

Notable alumni

NameClass YearNotability
Robert L. Barker1951North Carolina Senator
George A. Fisher Jr.1960Former United States Army officer
Dean Debnam1972President and CEO, Public Policy Polling[26]
Everett Lindsay1988?NFL offensive lineman
Paul Shuey1988MLB pitcher
Bucky Brooks1989Former NFL player who is a sportswriter covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated
Craig Keith1989NFL tight end[27]
David Merritt1989Former NFL player and current NFL coach
Evan Brown2005Professional soccer player[28]
Martha Nichols2005American choreographer and dancer
Ferrety Sousa2008Professional soccer player[29]
Keith Marshall2012NFL running back
Brian Miller2013MLB outfielder
Rickey Thompson2014American actor, comedian, and internet personality[30]
James Smith-Williams2015NFL defensive lineman[31]
Chris Clemons2015NBA player[32]
Larry Rountree III2017NFL running back for the Los Angeles Chargers
Tyler Snead2018?CFL wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Millbrook High. National Center for Education Statistics. July 4, 2024.
  2. Web site: Millbrook High School . International Baccalaureate® . en.
  3. Web site: America . Magnet Schools of . Magnet Schools of America Recognizes 45 Nationally Certified Schools . 2023-02-28 . Magnet Schools of America.
  4. Book: The Laurel, 1956-1957.
  5. Book: The Laurel, 1958-1966.
  6. Book: The Laurel, 1967-1969.
  7. Book: The Laurel, 1970-1977.
  8. Book: The Laurel, 1978-1981.
  9. Book: The Laurel, 1982-1986.
  10. Book: The Laurel, 1987-1988.
  11. Book: The Laurel, 1989-1993.
  12. Book: The Laurel, 1995-2003.
  13. Book: The Laurel, 2004-2022.
  14. Book: The Laurel, 2022-2023.
  15. Web site: Various Authors . Middle Years Programme . March 12, 2024 . International Baccalaureate Organization.
  16. Web site: Various Authors . Personal Project . March 18, 2024 . International Baccalaureate Organization.
  17. Web site: Various Authors . Diploma Programme (DP) . May 17, 2024 . International Baccalaureate Organization.
  18. Web site: Various Authors . Extended Essay . May 17, 2024 . International Baccalaureate Organization.
  19. Web site: Various Authors . Learning a Language . May 17, 2024 . International Baccalaureate Organization.
  20. Web site: on . Nas Support . About the Wildcat Club . 2023-02-28 . Millbrook Magnet High School . 4 May 2022 . en-US.
  21. Web site: Millbrook Magnet High School . 2023-02-28 . Millbrook Magnet High School . en-US.
  22. NCHSAA Banners
  23. Web site: Various Authors . Faculty Directory . May 17, 2024 . Millbrook Magnet High School.
  24. Book: The Laurel, 2010-2023.
  25. Principal Brian Saunders
  26. [Public Policy Polling]
  27. Web site: CRAIG KEITH . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319165312/http://www.profootballarchives.com/keit00200.html . March 19, 2015 . March 19, 2015 . profootballarchives.com.
  28. https://godeacs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2554 Evan Brown - Men's Soccer - Wake Forest University Athletics
  29. https://www.maxpreps.com/news/yBY1q2fZEd6SyQAcxJTdpg/north-carolina--ncca-all-star-rosters-announced.htm North Carolina: NCCA All-Star Rosters Announced - MaxPreps
  30. Web site: Anderson . Summer . Where are they now? . 2019-06-27 . Cat Talk.
  31. Web site: September 3, 2019 . Senior Spotlight: James Smith-Williams . August 1, 2020 . NC State Wolfpack football.
  32. Web site: By . Former Millbrook star Chris Clemons withdraws from NBA draft, heads back to Campbell . 2019-06-27 . newsobserver . en.

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