ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Principal: Ms. Lacey Peckham
Assistant Principal for Instruction: Ms. Laura Megronigle
Assistant Principal: Ms. Candice McCaskill, A-Di
Assistant Principal: Mr. Aaron Baer, Do-La
Assistant Principal: Mr. James Cucurullo, Le-Ri
Assistant Principal: Mr. Katona Thomas-Briggs, Ro-Z
STUDENT SERVICES STAFF
Dean of Students: Ms. Tara Gillespie
Guidance Technician: Ms. Donna Mercado
Counselor for A-Di: Mr. David Ruggiero
Counselor for Do-La: Ms. Annette Trammel
Counselor for Le-Ri: Ms. Tiffanie Jerman
Counselor for Ro-Z: Ms. Jodi Scoggins
Career Development Coordinator: Ms. Wendy House
SAP Counselor: Mr. Brentt Coley
SCHOOL FACTS
Middle Creek High School opened in the fall of 2002 and is one of 28 high schools in the Wake County Public School System, which has been recognized as one of the most progressive school systems in the country. Currently, MCHS is on a traditional calendar and provides educational opportunities for students in the southwestern area of Wake County. Our school offers a comprehensive curriculum on a 4×4 block schedule. Middle Creek cooperates with the North Carolina Virtual Public School to provide dual enrollment opportunities for students who take elective courses not offered on the high school campus. We are also located four miles from Wake Technical Community College, enhancing opportunities for dual enrollment for college credit. Additionally, Middle Creek offers two Career Academies, the Digital Media Academy and the Engineering and Design Academy, in addition to the AP Capstone Program.
Middle Creek High School is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and is classified as a 4-A high school. The Mustangs compete in men and women’s: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track, tennis, lacrosse, and swimming. Other sports include baseball, cheerleading, football, gymnastics, softball, volleyball, stunt, and wrestling. Middle Creek also offers students in the Fine and Performing Arts, holding a fall play and spring musical each year in addition to many wonderful arts performances and showcases.
The students of Class of 2020 earned over $6.9 million in scholarships. The most recent testing data for Middle Creek High School shows an SAT average of 1160 and an ACT composite of 20.1. Of the Class of 2020, 64% attended a 4 year college or university, 28% attended a 2 year or community college, and 8% joined the armed services or entered the workforce.
Due to COVID-19, students were given the option of reporting their final grades as a numeric average or as a PC-19/WC-19 for the Spring of 2020.
CLASS RANK AND HONORS
The student transcript reports both the weighted and unweighted cumulative grade point average. Class rank is based on the weighted cumulative grade point average. Beginning in 2018-19, the WCPSS began designating the following senior honors in lieu of naming a Valedictorian or Salutatorian: • Students with a 3.75 – 3.99 weighted grade point average shall receive the distinction of cum laude.
- Students with a 4.0 – 4.249 weighted grade point average shall receive the distinction of magna cum laude.
• Students with a 4.25 or higher weighted grade point average shall receive the distinction of summa cum laude.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSES
MCHS offers AP Seminar, AP Research, Studio Art (2D), Music Theory, Biology, Calculus AB and BC Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Human Geography, Physics, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, US Govt. and Politics, and US History. In 2020, 75% of students taking AP exams scored 3+.
SELECTED FEATURES
Silver Medal High School by US News & World Report 2020 ▪ Top 6% of High Schools in America by Newsweek 2012 ▪ Student Services Department recognized as a model program by the American School Counselor Association (RAMP) ▪ 2017 accreditation by AdvancED