Whitefish Bay High School

Whitefish Bay High School
Address
1200 East Fairmount Avenue
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 53217
United States
Coordinates 43°06′27″N 87°53′45″W / 43.107520°N 87.895880°W / 43.107520; -87.895880Coordinates: 43°06′27″N 87°53′45″W / 43.107520°N 87.895880°W / 43.107520; -87.895880
Information
Type Public secondary
School district Whitefish Bay School District
Superintendent John Thomsen
Principal Amy Levek
Grades 9–12
Color(s) Blue and grey
Mascot Blue Duke
Newspaper Tower Times
Yearbook The Tower
Website WFBHS website

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.

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

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

Notable alumni

  • Nick Bellore - NFL football playerMcGuinn, Bob. "Whitefish Bay's Bellore awaits the draft". Retrieved 2013-09-02. </ref>[1][2]
  • Craig Counsell - Major League Baseball player[3]
  • Randy Dean - former NFL player
  • Bernardine Rae Dohrn - co-founder of the Weather Underground
  • Jeffrey Hunter - actor
  • Kristen Johnston - actress
  • Dennis Kois - museum director[4]
  • Samuel Page - actor
  • Mike Schneck - NFL player
  • Donald K. Stitt - chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
  • Chip Zien - actor

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/nick-bellore/d49d87ef-bebf-4adf-9955-9494617867eb/
  2. ↑ http://www.ninersnation.com/2015/4/3/8341367/49ers-sign-lb-nick-bellore-to-2-year-contract
  3. ↑ http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/302412841.html
  4. ↑ (21 July 2001). Ex-local man named to Smithsonian post, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Retrieved December 3, 2010
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