Mill River Union High School
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Mill River Union High School, commonly known as Mill River or MRU, is a public junior-senior high school in Clarendon
, Vermont
. and is part of the Rutland South Supervisory Union. RSSU includes the towns of Clarendon
, Wallingford, Shrewsbury
, Ira
, Middletown Springs
, Tinmouth
, Danby
and Mount Holly
.
The current principal is Andy Pomeroy and the middle school director is Katherine Fogg
The boys basketball team now participates in Division II, while the girls team participates in Division III.
In 2008, both the boys and girls soccer team won all of their games.
by Gilbert & Sullivan. The fall show was an adaptation of Roald Dahl
's The Twits
. The 2009-2010 season included Splendor in the Grass, Discourse on Dissent, and The Witches. The Middle school did a performance of Alice in Wonderland.
Clarendon, Vermont
Clarendon is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,571 at the 2010 census. Clarendon spans U.S. Route 7 and is split by the highway, the Cold River and Mill River, Otter Creek, and the Green Mountains into the villages of Clarendon, West Clarendon, East Clarendon,...
, Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. and is part of the Rutland South Supervisory Union. RSSU includes the towns of Clarendon
Clarendon, Vermont
Clarendon is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,571 at the 2010 census. Clarendon spans U.S. Route 7 and is split by the highway, the Cold River and Mill River, Otter Creek, and the Green Mountains into the villages of Clarendon, West Clarendon, East Clarendon,...
, Wallingford, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury, Vermont
Shrewsbury is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the Earl of Shrewsbury. The population was 1,056 at the 2010 census.Shrewsbury is the home of former U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords...
, Ira
Ira, Vermont
Ira is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 432 at the 2010 census. It was named for Ira Allen, brother of Ethan Allen, who fought with the Green Mountain Boys of the Revolutionary War.-Geography:...
, Middletown Springs
Middletown Springs, Vermont
Middletown Springs is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 745 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.9 square miles , all land....
, Tinmouth
Tinmouth, Vermont
Tinmouth is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 613 at the 2010 census.-History:Tinmouth was established in 1761 in a region that came to be known as the New Hampshire Grants. At the first U.S. census, the town had a population of 935...
, Danby
Danby, Vermont
Danby is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,311 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.22%, is water.-Geology:...
and Mount Holly
Mount Holly, Vermont
Mount Holly is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.77%, is water.-Demographics:...
.
The current principal is Andy Pomeroy and the middle school director is Katherine Fogg
Athletics
Mill River competes in Division II in Vermont in all sports except football, girls soccer and girls basketball, where they compete in Division III. It competes in the local Marble Valley League (MVL).- The girl's soccer team was ranked #1 in the state in 2004 and 2005.
- The football team won the state championship in 1994
The boys basketball team now participates in Division II, while the girls team participates in Division III.
In 2008, both the boys and girls soccer team won all of their games.
Drama
Mill River's theater company is Stage 40. This is run by a student board of directors. Each season it performs three shows, and helps the middle school (Stage 20) run a spring play. The 2007-2008 season included The Pirates of PenzanceThe Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences...
by Gilbert & Sullivan. The fall show was an adaptation of Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...
's The Twits
The Twits
The Twits is a humorous children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was written in 1979, and first published in 1980....
. The 2009-2010 season included Splendor in the Grass, Discourse on Dissent, and The Witches. The Middle school did a performance of Alice in Wonderland.