Kettle Moraine High School

Kettle Moraine High School
Location
Wales, Wisconsin
USA
Coordinates 43°00′34″N 88°22′40″W / 43.00945°N 88.3777°W / 43.00945; -88.3777Coordinates: 43°00′34″N 88°22′40″W / 43.00945°N 88.3777°W / 43.00945; -88.3777
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established 1965
School district Kettle Moraine School District
Principal Jeffrey A. Walters
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,167 (2014-15)[1]
Color(s) Navy Blue and Lightning Gold
Nickname Lasers
Website https://www.kmsd.edu/hs

Kettle Moraine High School (KMHS) is a secondary school located in Wales, Wisconsin. It serves students from Delafield, Dousman, Eagle, Genesee, North Prairie, Ottawa, Sullivan, Summit, and Wales. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA CASI).[2] Kettle Moraine was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education. [3]

Charter schools

The Kettle Moraine High School campus contains three charter schools in addition to the regular school, nicknamed "Legacy". Charter school students may participate in any extracurricular activities, including sports, open to Legacy students.

KM Global, founded in 2011, uses seminars, field trips, and internships to teach a global perspective and leadership.[4] Global blends elements of traditional high school with that of cyber schools.

KM Perform, founded in 2011, teaches music, art, creative writing, and theater through workshops and seminars while students take math and science classes online or through Legacy.[5]

The High School of Health Sciences (HSHS, HS2), founded in 2014, partners with Prohealth Care, Aurora Medical Center-Summit, and Medical College of Wisconsin to teach about biology and healthcare through hands-on experience.[6]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

KM hosted the regional DECA competition on January 10, 2009.[7]

Other clubs include: Academic Decathlon, Aikido Club, Best Buddies, Campaigners, Caretakers for the Environment, Chess Club, Chamber Singers, Chinese Club, Diversity Club, Drama Club, FRC Robotics team, French Club, Gay/Straight Alliance, German Club, Global Action, Intramural Sports, Interact, Lacrosse Club, Laser Jazz, Marching Band, Math team, Meditation Club, Mock Trial team, Model UN, Ping Pong Club, Spanish Club, SMART Team, and The Voice (the school newspaper).

Athletics

Kettle Moraine supports 15 boys' and 12 girls' interscholastic athletic programs in the Classic 8 Conference.[8]

Kettle Moraine won the WIAA state team championships in boys' cross country (1970), baseball-summer (1988), football (1988), girls' basketball (1999), boys' track (2008), and boys' lacrosse (2016, 2017).[9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Kettle Moraine High". Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  3. ↑ "About KMHS". Kettle Moraine School District.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  6. ↑ http://www.kmsd.edu/HSHealthSciences.cfm?subpage=1830343%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  7. ↑ "Greendale High School- Panther Spotlight". Greendale School District. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Kettle Moraine High School Profile, Fall 2007" (PDF). Kettle Moraine School District.
  9. ↑ Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, by sport, State Results Archive, State Tournament Records, http://www.wiaawi.org/
  10. 1 2 "Kettle Moraine High School Hall of Fame 2004 Inductees". Kettle Moraine School District.
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