Kimberly High School (Wisconsin)
The Kimberly High School in Kimberly, Wisconsin is a public high school that enrolls around 1,600 students. It is the only high school in the Kimberly Area School District. The school has 102 certified teaching staff and four guidance counselors.
| Kimberly High School | |
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| Address | |
1662 E Kennedy Ave, Kimberly WI 54136 Kimberly , United States | |
| Coordinates | 44.26149°N 88.31932°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| School district | Kimberly Area School District |
| Principal | Jacqueline DePeau |
| Teaching staff | 103.41 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,563 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.11[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | Fox Valley Association |
| Mascot | Papermaker Wasp |
| Rival | Kaukauna Ghosts |
| Website | www |
Academics
AP Courses
Kimberly High School offers 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Athletics
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The Papermakers are a Division 1 school competing in the Fox Valley Association with other Fox Valley schools, as well as schools from the Wausau area. A historic rivalry exists between the Papermakers and the neighboring Kaukauna Ghosts.
State championships
| Sport | Division w/ State Championship Year | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | B-1989, D1-2007, D1-2017 | 3 |
| Basketball (B) | D2-1994, D2-1995 | 2 |
| Basketball (G) | A-1987, B-1989, D2-1996, D2-1998 | 4 |
| Cross Country (B) | D1-2015 | 1 |
| Football | D2-2007, D2-2008, D2-2013, D1-2014, D1-2015,
D1-2016, D1-2017 |
7 |
| *Hockey (G) | 2019, 2020 | 2 |
| Softball | A-1980, A-1981, B-1988, B-1989, D2-1993, D1-2007, D1-2014 | 7 |
| Track & Field (B) | B-1960, D1-2014, D1-2017, D1-2018, D1-2019 | 5 |
| *Volleyball (B) | 2019 | 1 |
| Volleyball (G) | D2-1990 | 1 |
Kimberly High School has earned 33 total Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Championship titles, the 13th most in the state.
*Hockey and Boys Volleyball only have one 'division.'
Football
Kimberly High School's football team has back-to-back WIAA Division 2 state titles (2007–2008), another WIAA Division 2 state title in 2013, and back-to-back-to-back-to-back WIAA Division 1 state titles (2014-2017). On November 16, 2018, Kimberly High School competed in the WIAA division 1 state football tournament and lost 21-24 against Muskego High School ending their 5-year streak winning the state title.[2] With 5 consecutive state titles and a 70-game winning streak, Kimberly held the longest active streak in high school football nationally [3] until August 17, 2018 when the streak was snapped in a 31-28 home loss to the Fond du Lac Cardinals. [4] In 2017, Camp Randall started a "Camp Randall 100" campaign, celebrating 100 years of the stadium. They selected 100 influential people in the stadium's history. Blair Mulholland, Kimberly running back, was named to the list, for his 464 yard, 4 touchdown game in the 2015 Wisconsin State Division 1 Football Championship.
The school's mascot is the paper wasp. The "Papermaker" wasp logo was created by Jim Nirschl, a longtime Kimberly High School art teacher, coach, and athletic director.
Boys Track and Field
Kimberly High School's Boys Track and Field team has back-to-back-to-back WIAA Division 1 state titles (2017-2019).
Girls Hockey
Kimberly High School doesn't have a girls (or boys) hockey team, but instead teams up with 15 other schools (Xavier, Appleton East/North/West, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Hortonville, Kaukauna, Little Chute, Menasha, Neenah, New London, St/ Mary Catholic, Two Rivers and Wrightstown) to form one girl's team, "Xavier Co-op".
At the 2019 WIAA state championship at the Alliant Energy Center, #1 Xavier Co-op played #4 Sun Prairie Co-op in the semifinals, with Xavier winning 3-1. In the championship game, Xavier Co-op played #3 Hudson High School (Wisconsin). The game went into double OT, with Xavier Co-op winning 6-5.
Softball
At the 2014 WIAA state championship held at the Goodman Softball Complex, Kimberly Softball defeated Westosha Central 6-5[5]. Left fielder Carleigh Johnson hit a homerun to left center, giving Kimberly the win. A notable game as it went to 15 innings, with games only going to 7. Kimberly had 27 wins and only 3 losses that season.
Following the 2014 state championship win, the Kimberly softball team had won their way to the state tournament again. However, losing in the quarterfinals, 16-2, against Watertown High School (Wisconsin).
Notable alumni
- A. J. Klein - professional football athlete
- Mike Verstegen - professional football athlete
Local/State/National Rankings
| Local | #1 of 22 best school district in the Appleton area
#1 of 7 best school district in Outagamie County |
| State | #1 of 367 best school district for athletes in Wisconsin |
| National | #7 of 10,815 best school district for athletes in the United States |
| Local | #1 of 30 best public high school in the Appleton area & Outagamie County
#1 of 30 best public high school teachers in Appleton area & Outagamie County |
| State | #2 of 598 best high school for athletes in Wisconsin |
| National | #21 of 25,705 best high school for athletes in the United States |
References
- "Kimberly High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- "WIAA state football: Kimberly did all it could to ground Muskego running game". Post-Crescent Media. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- "Homestead, Waupaca, Kimberly Win State Football Championships". Channel3000.com. November 20, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- http://www.wbay.com/content/sports/Fond-du-Lac-ends-Papermakers-70-game-win-streak-491156731.html
- "Kimberly vs Westosha Central (6/14/14)". www.wiaawi.org. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- "2020 Kimberly Area School District Rankings". Niche. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- "2020 Kimberly High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved March 30, 2020.