Millbrook High School
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Millbrook High School is a public high school
located in Raleigh, North Carolina
. The school is part of the Wake County Public School System
. It is located near East Millbrook Middle School. MHS recently finished its renovation of its campus which includes a new three-level building, a new courtyard for students, and a larger cafeteria making MHS one of the largest and up to date facilities in the WCPSS system. Millbrook has a monthly newspaper named Cat Talk, named after its mascot, the wildcat
. Performing arts
include marching band
, drama
, choir
, dance
, technical theater, and an orchestra
. Millbrook's biggest rivals include Sanderson
, Broughton
and Wakefield
. In 2009, Millbrook High School was granted International Baccalaureate status by the North Carolina Board of Education. The changes will be implemented with the incoming class in the 2011-2012 school year.
The school is the alma mater of North Carolina Senator Robert L. Barker
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. The school is part of the Wake County Public School System
Wake County Public School System
The Wake County Public School System is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 143,289 students enrolled in 163 schools as of the 2010/11 academic year, it is the largest public school district in North Carolina and the 17th largest district in the United States.-...
. It is located near East Millbrook Middle School. MHS recently finished its renovation of its campus which includes a new three-level building, a new courtyard for students, and a larger cafeteria making MHS one of the largest and up to date facilities in the WCPSS system. Millbrook has a monthly newspaper named Cat Talk, named after its mascot, the wildcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
. Performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
include marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
, drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, technical theater, and an orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
. Millbrook's biggest rivals include Sanderson
Sanderson High School
Sanderson's sports team play under the Sparta identity. The school's motto is "Sumus Spartani. Sumus Optimi." which is Latin for "We are the Spartans. We are the best." Their athletic director is Tony Lewis, also the head football coach...
, Broughton
Needham B. Broughton High School
Needham Bryant Broughton High School, or simply Broughton High School, is one of the flagship schools of the Wake County Public School System. It is located at 723 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Broughton was named after the Raleigh aristocrat, Needham B. Broughton, who...
and Wakefield
Wakefield High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wakefield High School, is a Wake County public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school is situated next to Wakefield Elementary and Wakefield Middle schools.-Schedule:...
. In 2009, Millbrook High School was granted International Baccalaureate status by the North Carolina Board of Education. The changes will be implemented with the incoming class in the 2011-2012 school year.
The school is the alma mater of North Carolina Senator Robert L. Barker
Robert L. Barker
Robert L. Barker was a North Carolina State Senator representing Wake, Harnett and Lee Counties. Barker was born in Harnett County and grew up in Raleigh, attending Millbrook High School...
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