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Milton High School, also known as MHS, is a public four-year high school located in Milton, Florida. Milton High School was established in 1915 making it the oldest school in Santa Rosa County. The original campus was built on Canal Street in Milton, FL and held classes there until it moved to its current location on Stewart Street in 1953. The original building is now the home to the Santa Rosa County School Board offices.MHS enrolls over 1800 students, grades nine through twelve. Milton High has had several principals over its more than 100 years of existence. Most recently Don Lewis Lynn, Jr. was principal from 1999 to the 2006-07 school year, until taking an Assistant Superintendent position at the county level. Principal Michael Thorpe took over after Buddy Powell and served from 2008 to the 2014-2015 school year. Tim Short became principal in April 2015.Milton High School is currently ranked number 8 out of 67 counties, academically, in the state of FloridaMilton High's opportunities for student involvement include: Various Organized Sports Fine Arts Band Chorus Business Education Theater Aviation Academy Honor Societies Service Clubs Special Interests Navy Junior ROTCHistory of Milton High SchoolCarved over the arched doorway of the large, two-story building at 5086 Canal Street is the Latin phrase, "Sit Lux," which means "let the light shine." This building, now the Santa Rosa County School Board Office, was Milton High School from 1915-1953.On November 1, 1915, this first state-accredited high school in Santa Rosa County opened its doors for students. It was organized and financed under the leadership of County Supt John T. Diamond of Jay. Professor A.D. Keen, a graduate of Emory University, administered the school program along with a self-trained faculty. This institution was known as the Santa Rosa County High School, as it was then the county's only high school. As other communities in the county soon added grades or built new high schools, the school in Milton became known as Milton High School.