Whitefish Bay High School
Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Enrollment is 1005 students, in grades 9 through 12.
| Whitefish Bay High School | |
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| Address | |
1200 East Fairmount Avenue , 53217 United States | |
| Coordinates | 43.107520°N 87.895880°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| School district | Whitefish Bay School District |
| Superintendent | John Thomsen |
| Principal | Amy Levek |
| Staff | 59.14 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 947 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.01[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | 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 school colors are blue and grey. The school's mascot is the "Blue Duke". Whitefish Bay is a member of the North Shore Sports Conference.
Activities
Student 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
Whitefish 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
The school sports program offers the following sports:
- Boys: football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, hockey, basketball, track and field, tennis, baseball, swimming and diving, golf, wrestling, and gymnastics
- Girls: football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, hockey, basketball, track and field, tennis, softball, swimming and diving, golf, gymnastics, and wrestling
WBHS won state championships in boys' cross country in 1955, 1957, 1961 and 1962.[2]
Notable alumni
- Nick Bellore - NFL football player[3][4]
- Craig Counsell - Major League Baseball player and manager[5]
- 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
- Daniel Hirsh - actor and filmmaker
- Jeffrey Hunter - actor
- Kristen Johnston - actress
- Dennis Kois - museum director[6]
- Niels Mueller - screenwriter, director, producer[7]
- Samuel Page - actor
- Mike Schneck - NFL player
- Donald K. Stitt - chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
- Chip Zien - actor
References
- "Whitefish Bay High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- 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.
- Tom Haudricourt (May 4, 2015). "Brewers give Craig Counsell three-year deal as manager". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 23, 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