Brillion High School

Brillion High School is a public secondary school located in Brillion, Wisconsin, approximately 20 miles south of Green Bay. Enrollment is for grades 9 through 12 with approximately 320 students.

Brillion High School
Address
W1101 Cty HR

Brillion
,
Wisconsin
54110
Coordinates
Information
School typePublic
School districtBrillion School District
PrincipalPeter Kittel
Grades9-12
Enrolment320 (2017-18)[1]
Color(s)         
Athletics conferenceEastern Wisconsin
MascotLion
Websitewww.brillion.k12.wi.us

Demographics

BHS is 91 percent white, six percent Hispanic, and all other races make up the remaining three percent. Approximately a quarter of Brillion students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.[2]

Academics

Brillion students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement classes. About a quarter of students take AP classes.[3]

In 2007, local company Ariens gave BHS $1.5 million to make a larger STEM area in the school.[4]

In March 2018, the school announced a decision to change from semester scheduling to trimester scheduling for the 2018–2019 school year.[5]

Extracurriculars

BHS has worked with Special Olympics to bring a chapter of Project Unify to the school, which helps special needs students socially.[6]

Performing arts

Brillion had a competitive show choir in the 1990s;[7] the program lived on as a noncompetitive swing choir in the 2000s and early 2010s. A 600-seat theater, the Endries Performing Arts Center, is located on the BHS campus.[8]

References
  1. "Brillion". www.wissports.net. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Brillion High in Brillion, WI: Student Body". U. S. News and World Reports. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. "Brillion High in Brillion, WI: Test Scores". U. S. News and World Reports. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. Schneider, Christian. "The 'Fab Lab': The Ariens Co. breaks new ground with Brillion High's exemplary technology and engineering program" (PDF). Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. Nordby, David. "Brillion High School switching to trimester scheduling". The Brillion News. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. "Making a Difference: Brillion High School's Project Unify". Special Olympics Wisconsin. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. "SCC: Viewing School - Brillion High School". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. "Endries Performing Arts Center". www.endriespac.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.


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