{{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Midway High School | image = Midway Red M Blue Trim.jpg | type = Public | schooltype = high school | district = Midway ISD | grades = 9-12 | principal = Alison Smith | enrollment = 2,730 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4830640&ID=483064003463|title=MIDWAY H S|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 10, 2024}}</ref> | colors = Red, white, and blue<br>{{Color box|red}} {{Color box|white}} {{Color box|blue}} | athletic_conference = UIL Class 6A | mascot = Panther | ratio = 15.50<ref name=NCES/> | staff = 176.13 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | address = 8200 Mars Drive | city = Waco | state = Texas | zipcode = 76712-6575 | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|31.484008|-97.199053|type:edu|display=inline,title}} | website = [http://www.midwayisd.org/site/default.aspx?domainid=77 Midway High School] }} '''Midway High School''' is a public high school located in the city of Waco, Texas, USA and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is part of the Midway Independent School District, which serves the Waco, Texas area. Although the school is located in southwestern Waco, most students live in the suburbs of Woodway and Hewitt. The school was formerly located in Hewitt until the fall of 2003, when the current high school was built a half-mile away. The previous building is now Midway Middle School.
* Named #1 Best Public High School in McLennan County in 2018 by <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/c/mclennan-county-tx/|title = 2022 Best Public High Schools in McLennan County| work=Niche }}</ref> * Rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency in 2016 and 2015 * Students rank in the top 25% for student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness
==Demographics== The ethnic breakdown of Midway ISD is approximately 57% White/ Anglo, 23.4% Hispanic, 11.9% African American, 4.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian/ Alaska Native, 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and 2/6% two or more ethnicities.
==Athletics==
The Midway Panthers and Pantherettes compete in these sports:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools - The Athletics Department .com |url=http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Waco-Midway/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126115856/http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/Waco-Midway/ |archive-date=2025-01-26 |website=The Athletics Department.com}}</ref>
*Baseball *Basketball *Cross Country *Football *Golf *Marching Band *Powerlifting *Soccer *Softball *Swimming *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball *Water polo (club) *Cheerleading
===State titles=== *Baseball - <ref>{{Cite web |title=UIL Baseball State Champions |url=http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/baseball.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521213214/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/baseball.php |archive-date=2016-05-21 |website=UIL Centennial Celebration}}</ref> **2003(4A), 2025(6A/D1) *Girls Basketball - <ref>[http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-girls UIL Girls Basketball Archives]</ref> **1955(B), 1969(2A), 1973(2A), 1975(3A), 1976(3A), 1994(4A), 2009(4A) *Girls Cross Country - <ref>{{Cite web |title=UIL Girls Cross Country State Champions |url=http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/cross-country-girls.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610013121/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/cross-country-girls.php |archive-date=2016-06-10 |website=UIL Centennial Celebration}}</ref> **1982 (4A) *Boys Soccer - <ref>{{Cite web |title=UIL Boys Soccer State Champions |url=http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/soccer-boys.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419213528/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/soccer-boys.php |archive-date=2016-04-19 |website=UIL Centennial Celebration}}</ref> **2002(4A) *Softball - <ref>{{Cite web |title=UIL Softball State Champions |url=http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/softball.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703023734/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/softball.php |archive-date=2016-07-03 |website=UIL Centennial Celebration}}</ref> **1998(4A), 2010(4A), 2025(6A/D1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wacotrib.com/sports/high-school/softball/article_37a8b40c-42eb-4bfb-a3e0-81ef6a702988.html#tracking-source=home-top-story|title=Sweet emotion: Midway's year-long mission reaches championship summit|first=Chad|last=Conine|date=June 2, 2025|website=Waco Tribune-Herald}}</ref> *Tennis **Girls Singles - 2011 (4A) **Boys Doubles - 1982(4A), 1987(4A) <ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=UIL State Tennis Records |url=http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/tennis/boys_champions.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527221636/http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/tennis/boys_champions.html |archive-date=2019-05-27 |website=University Interscholastic League}}</ref> **Boys Singles - 1992(4A) <ref name=autogenerated1 /> **Mixed Doubles - 2010(4A) *Girls Track - <ref>[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/track-field-team.php?boys_girls=Girls UIL Girls Track Archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202749/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/track-field-team.php?boys_girls=Girls |date=2016-03-03 }}</ref> **1975(3A) *Volleyball - <ref>[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/volleyball.php UIL Volleyball Archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221163034/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/volleyball.php |date=2015-12-21 }}</ref> **2007(4A)
==Notable programs== Midway added a robotics program in 2010 and an astronomy club in 2011. The Midway ISD Education Foundation <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.midwayisd.org/foundation | title=Community Involvement / Education Foundation }}</ref> provided a portable, inflatable planetarium for these clubs as well as FFA and agricultural studies.
The speech and debate teams have been nationally competitive since the 1980s-90s, and have consistently qualified for the National Forensic League tournament. The clubs have won the following state championships: * Lincoln-Douglas Debate (1995) * Policy debate (1993, 1995, 1996, 2000) * Informative speaking (1993) * Persuasive speaking (1964, 1965, 1993)
The orchestra program received international recognition in 2012 at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Ill. They were named a national finalist for the American Prize in Orchestra Performance, placing second.
The school has Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) established in the early 1980s.
==Lone Star Cup== In 2012, Midway ranked in the top 10 of UIL's Lone Star Cup Class 4A rankings for the fifth year in a row, before moving to 5A in the 2012–13 school year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uiltexas.org/press-releases/detail/2010-11-uil-lone-star-cup-winners-announced|title=2010-11 UIL Lone Star Cup Winners Announced — University Interscholastic League (UIL)|first=University Interscholastic|last=League|website=www.uiltexas.org}}</ref> The Texas Lone Star Cup is awarded based on a school district's combined academic and athletic achievements.
In addition to strong athletics and academics, Midway was named "One of the Best Communities for Music Education" by the NAMM Foundation four straight years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The NAMM Foundation: Record Number of Programs Earn Distinction As "A Best Community for Music Education" | The NAMM Foundation |url=http://www.nammfoundation.org/press-room/namm-foundation-record-number-programs-earn-distinction-best-community-music-education |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622062255/http://www.nammfoundation.org/press-room/namm-foundation-record-number-programs-earn-distinction-best-community-music-education |archivedate=June 22, 2012 |website=www.nammfoundation.org}}</ref>
==Midway High on television== Midway was the setting of the 2006 teen drama reality series ''Texas Cheer Moms'' on The Learning Channel.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Texas Cheer Moms: Sneak Peek! : TLC | url=http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/texas-cheer-moms-sneak-peek.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121060312/http://tlc.discovery.com:80/videos/texas-cheer-moms-sneak-peek.html | access-date=2025-07-06 | archive-date=2009-01-21}}</ref>
==Notable alumni== *Andy Hawkins (class of 1978) — baseball pitcher, MLB *Shawn Achor (class of 1996) — author *Brian Barkley — baseball pitcher, MLB *Christian Davis – football player, SMU Mustangs *Ahmad Dixon (class of 2010) – football player, Baylor Bears, NFL *Zach Duke (class of 2001) — baseball pitcher, MLB *Casey Fossum (class of 96) — baseball pitcher, MLB *Ryan Harlan — decathlete *KT Leveston (class of 2018) — football player, NFL *Tanner Mordecai (class of 2018) — football player, Wisconsin Badgers, San Francisco 49ers *Tre Tomlinson — football player, TCU Horned Frogs, LA Rams *Kramer Robertson — baseball shortstop, MLB *JoJo Ward — football player *Aaron Wilkerson (class of 2007) — baseball pitcher, MLB
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== External links == * [http://www.midwayisd.org/ Midway ISD website] * [http://pnn.midwayisd.org Panther Nation News site] {{Waco, Texas}} {{McLennan County, Texas Schools}} {{authority control}}
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