Logan High School (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

Logan High School is a public high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin operated by the School District of La Crosse. Located on the city's north side, the 240,000 square foot school is situated on a 32-acre site in the La Crosse River Valley. La Crosse Logan consistently scores among the top high schools in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and is nationally recognized for its student academic achievements and college readiness scores.[2]

Logan High School
Address
1500 Ranger Drive

La Crosse
,
Wisconsin
54603

United States
Coordinates43.84481°N 91.23414°W / 43.84481; -91.23414
Information
TypePublic 4-year
Motto"Onward Logan"
Established1928
PrincipalWalter Gnewikow, Jr.
Faculty64.25 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment764 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.89[1]
Color(s)          Red and White
Athletics conferenceMississippi Valley Conference
MascotRanger
RivalLa Crosse Central High School
Websitewww.lacrosseschools.org/logan-high

History

In August 1979, construction of the new Logan Senior High School was completed on the north side of La Crosse. Prior to this, classes were held at what is now Logan Middle School. The new school was a three-year high school during the 1979-80 school year. It became a four-year high school (grades 9-12) in 1980 with the reorganization of the district and creation of middle schools. Two classroom wings for the math, social studies and world language departments were later added. A multi-purpose addition was finished in the fall of 1997, which provides music and athletic practice and performance facilities.[3] Today, Logan High is a two-story building of about 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2) situated on a 32-acre (130,000 m2) site in the La Crosse River Valley on the city's north side. Students from La Crosse's north side, partial south side, Campbell, Medary, and some open enrollment attendees from surrounding municipalities are served by the school.

In 2005, principal Scott Mihalovic won the La Crosse Tribune Person of the Year award stating, "Scott Mihalovic, who as principal at Logan High School provided steady leadership during a challenging period at the school."[4]

President Bush delivers remarks on Education Accountability at Logan High School in 2002.

Statistics
  • 843 Students grades 9-12
  • 66 teachers, 16 teacher asst. — 15 Departments (more than 50% have master's degrees)
  • Average class size: 24.5
  • Core classes: 28
  • AP courses: 21
  • Electives: 20
  • Free & reduced lunch: 44.83%[5]
  • School Mascot: "La Crosse Logan Rangers"[6]

Student demographics

Extracurricular activities
  • Academic Decathlon
  • Cisco Networking Academy
  • Chinese, French, German, and Spanish language courses
  • DECA
  • Delta Epsilon Phi, Honor Society in German
  • EStart for School-Age Parents
  • FBLA, "Future Business Leaders of America"
  • FCCLA, "Family, Career and Community Leaders of America"
  • Forensics
  • Go Green Team
  • High Quiz Bowl and NAQT
  • Logan High School Concert Band
  • LEAP — Alternative Program
  • Marketing Coop Job, Apprenticeship
  • National Honor Society
  • Project Lead the Way
  • Project Respect
  • Ranger Renaissance
  • School Within a School
  • Youth Apprenticeship
  • Theater

Athletics
Logan Rangers Football Field

Sport programs include basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, track and field, wrestling, cross country, swimming, tennis, power lifting, soccer, football, fall dance team, winter dance team, cheer leading, golf, gymnastics, hockey, and ski teams.[8]


The Rangers hold an intense city rivalry with La Crosse Central High School. The rivalry is most notable for its Battle for the Ark in football, but it encompasses all sports.


The Green Bay Packers donated $200,000 for Logan to upgrade its football field to synthetic turf.[9]

State championships
  • Baseball, 1971
  • Baseball Division 1, 2001[10]
  • Softball Division 2, 2015[11]

Performing arts

Logan fields two competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender Class Act and the single-gender Classy Ladies.[12] Class Act is a successful program, winning Grand Champion at the Brodhead High School competition in 2018.[13] LHS also hosts an annual show choir competition, the Logan Showcase, which occurs on the second weekend of February each year. The 2018 competition made waves within the show choir community for a close and controversial battle for the win between nearby schools La Crosse Central, Onalaska and Holmen, in which one set of scores gave Central the top spot but Holmen ended up prevailing based on judges' rankings.[14]

Sister schools

Recognition

In 2014 US News & World Report ranked Logan 29th among Wisconsin's high schools, earning a silver medal. The ranking mentioned the school's AP participation rate of 30%.[16] In 2015, Logan High School was not ranked among the top 59 high schools in the state by US News & World Report.[17][18]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni
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See also

Notes
  1. "Logan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "Logan High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. http://www.sdlax.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi%5B%5D
  4. http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/01/01/news/00lead.txt
  5. https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/school-nutrition/xls/fr-all-school-data-2017.xlsx
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.news8000.com/schools/logan-high-school-awarded-200000-packers-program-grant/35983624
  10. http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/statechampsbyschool.htm
  11. http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/sports/high-school/softball/2015/06/13/softball-waupun-falls-la-crosse-logan-state-championship/71184046/
  12. "Viewing School - Logan High School". showchoir.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  13. Erickson, Randy. "La Crosse Logan wins big ahead of Saturday's show choir finale in Holmen". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  14. "Logan Showcase 2018". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2013-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/wisconsin/districts/la-crosse-school-district/logan-high-21664
  17. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/wisconsin
  18. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/wisconsin/rankings?schooltypepublic=y&int=c0b4c1&schooltypemagnet=y&state=WI&schooltypecharter=y&page=15
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