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Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Enrollment is around 950 students, in grades 9 through 12.
| Whitefish Bay High School | |
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| Address | |
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1200 East Fairmount Avenue , 53217-6099 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43°06′27″N 87°53′45″W / 43.107520°N 87.895880°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| School district | Whitefish Bay School District |
| Superintendent | Jamie Foeckler |
| Principal | Amy Levek |
| Staff | 60.86 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 906 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.89[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | North Shore Conference |
| Nickname | Blue Dukes |
| Newspaper | Tower Times |
| Yearbook | Tower |
| Website | WFBHS website |
The school newspaper, the Tower Times, and the school yearbook, The Tower, both refer to the school building's five-story tower and facade that rise over the main entrance. The central original building and tower, completed in 1932, were designed by Herbert W. Tullgren, a prominent Milwaukee architect.
The school colors are blue and grey. The school's mascot is the "Blue Duke". Whitefish Bay is a member of the North Shore Conference for athletic competition.
Activities
editStudent extracurricular activities include student government, forensics (individual events), debate, drama, and sports. A student activity fair is held in September to publicize clubs and activities.
Music
editWhitefish Bay High School offers choir, orchestra and band programs to its students in all grades. The orchestra has biennial overseas concerts/trips and the band has an annual stateside trip for seniors.
Athletics
editThe school sports program offers the following sports:
- Boys: football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, basketball, track and field, tennis, baseball, swimming and diving, golf, and wrestling
- Girls: cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, basketball, track and field, tennis, softball, swimming and diving, golf, gymnastics, and wrestling
WFBHS won state championships in boys' cross country in 1955, 1957, 1961 and 1962.[2]
Notable alumni
edit- Nick Bellore - NFL football player[3][4]
- Craig Counsell - Manager of the Chicago Cubs Baseball Team
- Richard W. Conway — industrial engineer, computer scientist, and emeritus in the Grad School of Management (Cornell)
- Brad Courtney - politician
- Randy Dean - NFL player, handball player at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Robert Dean - handball player at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Bernardine Rae Dohrn - co-founder of the Weather Underground
- Joel Ehrendreich - diplomat
- Matthea Harvey - poet
- Daniel Hirsh - actor and filmmaker
- Jeffrey Hunter - actor
- Kristen Johnston - actress
- Dennis Kois - museum director[5]
- Niels Mueller - screenwriter, director, producer[6]
- Samuel Page - actor
- Mike Schneck - NFL player
- Donald K. Stitt - chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
- Meredith Tax - writer and political activist
- Chip Zien - actor
References
edit- ^ a b c "Whitefish Bay High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019.
- ^ McGuinn, Bob. "Whitefish Bay's Bellore awaits the draft". Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "49ers sign LB Nick Bellore". ninersnation.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ (21 July 2001). Ex-local man named to Smithsonian post, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 3, 2010
- ^ (28 September 2010). New TV drama gives Whitefish Bay writer-director a new outlet, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved October 15, 2018