Waukesha West High School
Location
Map
3301 Saylesville Road

Waukesha
,
Wisconsin
53189

United States
Coordinates 42°58′04″N 88°16′45″W / 42.96778°N 88.2793°W / 42.96778; -88.2793
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1993
School district Waukesha School District
Principal Taheréh DeLeón
Teaching staff 65.60 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,192 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 18.17[1]
Campus Small city/Rural[1]
Colors Royal blue and white
   [2]
Slogan Win the day
Mascot Wolverines
Website sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WestHS

Waukesha West High School is one of three public high schools located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The high school was established in 1993.

History

On December 3, 2021, almost two weeks after the Waukesha Christmas parade attack, the principal received an email about a specific threat to students during the lunch period. After consultation with the Waukesha Police Department, the school put in place a "staggered evacuation" of the building.[3]

Extra-curricular activities

Academic Decathlon

Waukesha West's Academic Decathlon team won the state competition and advanced to the national competition every year between 2002 and 2012.[4][5] The school placed third or better at the national competition every year between 2002 and 2009, and finished fourth in 2010. The team was the highest-scoring Division II school each year during that time (except for 2006, when they were classified as Division I). The school has also been the national runner-up three times, finishing second to Moorpark in 2003, 2008, and 2009.[6]

At the 2008 National Championship, Moorpark and Waukesha West achieved the two highest team scores ever recorded at any Academic Decathlon competition.[7]

Notably, Waukesha West is the only school in the United States outside of California and Texas to have ever won the USAD National competition, which it did in 2002.[8][9]

Athletics

The school's seven state championships in women's cross country are the most in state history.[10]

State championships

  • Football – 2004, 2010
  • Gymnastics- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008[11]
  • Men's cross country- 1999[12]
  • Women's cross country- 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005[10]
  • Women's track and field- 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006,[13] 2018[14]
  • AAAA Marching Band- 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2016[15]
  • Boys soccer- 2024

Notable alumni

  • Jarred Kelenic, MLB baseball player, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves
  • Dani Rhodes, former soccer player, forward
  • Joe Schobert, NFL football player
  • Dan Solwold, wrestler, ring name Austin Aries
  • Erik Sowinski, middle-distance runner

References

  1. ^ a b c d "West High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Waukesha West High School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Threat to Waukesha West students, officials conduct 'staggered evacuation'". FOX6 News Milwaukee. December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Waukesha West makes it 8 straight at Academic Decathlon". www.jsonline.com.
  5. ^ "Waukesha West Academic Decathlon Preparing for National Competition". Waukesha, WI Patch. April 21, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Waukesha West Makes it 7 Straight". www.jsonline.com.
  7. ^ "Moorpark High makes history in National Academic Decathlon championship win » Ventura County Star". www.vcstar.com.
  8. ^ "Waukesha West High School". AcaDec Scores. February 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Waukesha West Wins National Academic Decathlon" (PDF). www.congress.gov.
  10. ^ a b 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. pp. 5, 31–32.
  11. ^ "Gymnastics State Records" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org.
  12. ^ "1999 Cross Country Results". www.wiaawi.org.
  13. ^ "Track Results: State Records" (PDF). www.wiaawi.org.
  14. ^ Stewart, Mark. "Waukesha West girls deliver late, win Division 1 state track title". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Waukesha West MarchingBand". waukeshawestbands.org.