Windows adjacent to the North Entrance let light into the orchestra and band classrooms, which did not have windows in the old building. Beyond the greeters' station, the North Entrance provides easy access to the Performing Arts Center (PAC), art gallery and music classrooms.

Tour the music and performance rooms in the new high school. Start in the band room and work your way to orchestra, choir, the PAC entrance and the Blackbox Theater.

The main hallway at MHS cuts through the center of the building, connecting the North and South sides. Pass by music, performing arts, and art classrooms as you follow the hallway from the North Entrance to the South Commons. Swipe left for the Cardinal Cafe, a prominent element of the South Commons.

The new ceramics classroom is located in the old orchestra room but redone to suit the class’s needs, equipped with a kiln and lots of table space. The classroom also has a large skylight.

The inside of the new South End has an airy feel with high ceilings and natural light from exterior windows, which shines through the windowed walls of several classrooms. The open concept extends to the social stairs, which connect seating in the South Commons to the second floor. The South side of the building also bridges the new building with the remaining three-story stack from before construction.

MHS’s long-awaited dark room is finally here! Photography students can improve the quality of their photos and experiment with different types of photography with this new resource. Students can also take advantage of the equipment to enhance their learning in the photography classes offered at MHS.

MHS has added two dance studios to the second floor of its new building. Each studio has a wall lined with mirrors, large floor-to-ceiling windows, and smooth hardwood floors. The MHS Dance team, which placed third at State last year, is now able to split their practices between the dance studios and the field house.

The new athletic hallway features a massive wall mural filled with pictures of Middleton High School students in their numerous athletic endeavors. For both Middleton students and teams from other schools, the hallway provides easy entrance to locker rooms, weight rooms, gyms and other amenities.

The locker rooms and athletic office are greatly improved from the old building.

The new high school was built with collaboration in mind, and as a result collaboration spaces are abundant throughout the new building. Small group and individual work spots provide students with the opportunity to work together, socialize, or study on their own. The areas garner a surprising amount of use in the mornings before the first class starts and during class time when teachers can use the extra tables as breakout space for quiet work time or group projects. The new building also includes additional layers of protection in classroom pods, such as this collaboration space, in case of emergencies.

The North LMC’s floor-to-ceiling windows are an impressive facade from the street and create a loft-like feel within the building. This library, which opened for the 2021-2022 school year, is the main library at MHS, and it includes printers, study spaces and a classroom. Many students spend time in the North LMC before school and during lunch.