Gibraltar Secondary School
Gibraltar Secondary School is a public high school in the unincorporated community of Fish Creek, Town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] It serves grades 7-12 and is a part of the Gibraltar Area Schools.
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3924 HWY 42 , 54212 | |
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School type | Public, High school |
Motto | Engaging Minds, Empowering Learning, Achieving Excellence |
Established | 1917 |
School district | Gibraltar Area School District |
Superintendent | Tina Van Meer |
Principal | Gereon Methner |
Grades | 7-12 |
Gender | Mixed |
Student to teacher ratio | 11:1 |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Mascot | Viking |
Newspaper | The Viking Voice |
Website | www |
It used to be known as Gibraltar High School and served grades 9 through 12.[2]
History
The school was founded in 1917, when the townspeople decided to establish the first high school in the county outside Sturgeon Bay.[3]
Overview
Gibraltar Secondary School is part of the Gibraltar Area School District,[1] and draws students from Gills Rock, Ellison Bay, Sister Bay, Ephraim, Fish Creek, Egg Harbor, and Baileys Harbor.[2] The student-teacher ratio is 11:1.[1]
Student body
Of the 198 students in 2011, 52% were female, and 5% were minorities.[1]
From 2000–2019, high school enrollment (grades 9-12) declined 17.6%. Enrollment of students younger than high school declined 21.3%.[4] The drop in middle school enrollment between the school years starting in 2013 and 2014 reflects the enrollment for grade 6 being taken from the middle school and added to the elementary school starting in 2014. This also boosted the elementary school enrollment during the same period.
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Curriculum
The school offers Advanced Placement courses; 49% of the students are enrolled in at least one of these courses.[1]
Sports
The school's mascot is the Viking, the school colors are blue and gold,[5] and teams compete in the Packerland Conference.
In 1940, the Gibraltar High School boys' basketball team won the peninsula championship.[6] In 1971, the school's ski team finished second in the state competition.[7]
References
- "Gibraltar High in FISH CREEK, WI | Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- "Gibraltar Area Schools". Gasd.new.rschooltoday.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- Hjalmar Rued Holand (1917). History of Door County, Wisconsin, the county beautiful. Chicago: S. J. Clarke. p. 360. OCLC 12898939.
- 2000-2019 enrollment figures come from the Wisconsin DPI Program Statistics Archives, Wisconsin School Free/Reduced Eligibility Data and the Wisconsin DPI School Nutrition Program Statistics reports for school level enrollment and participation data.
- "Gibraltar High School (Fish Creek, WI) Football Home". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- "Two High School Boys Drown at Fish Creek". The Milwaukee Sentinel. June 11, 1941. p. 6.
- "Sturgeon Bay Wins High School Skiing". The Milwaukee Journal. March 2, 1971. p. 14.