Menomonee Falls High School

Menomonee Falls High School
Address
W142 N8101 Merrimac Drive
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051
United States
Coordinates 43°09′53″N 88°05′19″W / 43.16485°N 88.08859°W / 43.16485; -88.08859Coordinates: 43°09′53″N 88°05′19″W / 43.16485°N 88.08859°W / 43.16485; -88.08859
Information
Type Public
Established 1892
School district Menomonee Falls School District
Superintendent Patricia Greco[1]
Principal Bob Vitale
Grades 9–12
Number of students 1376 (2014–15)[2]
Color(s) Burgundy and Gray         
Athletics conference Greater Metro Conference
Nickname Indians
Newspaper Smoke Signals
Yearbook Chieftain
Website Menomonee Falls High School web site

Menomonee Falls High School is a four-year public high school located in the village of Menomonee Falls in Waukesha County, Wisconsin in the United States.

History

Prior to 1969 the school was known as Menomonee Falls High School. The school colors were purple and white, the mascot was the Indians, the school newspaper was known as "The Harmony" until 1961 when it became The Chieftain, and the yearbook was The Periscope. The class of 1969 was the last graduation class from Menomonee Falls High. In 1969 when a second high school was built to serve the growing population, the original high school was renamed Menomonee Falls North and the new school was known as Menomonee Falls East. The school district returned to having one high school in the 1983–84 school year, with Menomonee Falls North High School becoming Menomonee Falls North Middle School. The class of 1984 was the last class graduating from Menomonee Falls North High.

In 2010, the freshman class was added to the high school, instead of being a part of the junior high. That same year, the village voted to update and expand the facilities. Updates included a new gym, and administration and science wings totaling 71,600 square feet.

Academics

Menomonee Falls High School employs a Plan-Do-Study-Act system of data collection and use. These 45-day cycles of data help educators at the school create data reports that include progress on student behavior and assessments.[3]

Extracurricular activities

The high school mascot is the Indians, which has been associated with secondary schools in Menomonee Falls since 1892. School colors are burgundy and gray. The high school offers 26 varsity sports and 41 extracurricular activities.[4]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni are Andy Hurley of the band Fall Out Boy and Jessica Szohr, who played Vanessa Abrams in The CW's Gossip Girl. Brett Hartmann, a punter for the Houston Texans, also attended the school. J. P. Tokoto was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 58th pick in the 2015 NBA draft.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://greco.sdmf.schoolfusion.us/modules/tt/profile.phtml?profile_id=131200&sessionid=4f478ceb4e258430ddf2ac6ed6072707
  2. ↑ http://sdmf.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=153339
  3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/us/school-districts-embrace-business-model-of-data-collection.html?_r=0
  4. ↑ "District at a Glance" (PDF).
  5. ↑ http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/sports/menomonee-falls-tokoto-gets-his-nba-opportunity-with-philly-b99529019z1-311003631.html


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