Wauwatosa West High School

Wauwatosa West High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States. West opened in 1960/1961 as a sister-school to Wauwatosa East High School; together they are part of the Wauwatosa School District.

Wauwatosa West High School
Address
11400 West Center Street[1]

Wauwatosa
,
Wisconsin
53226

United States
Coordinates43.0683°N 88.05544°W / 43.0683; -88.05544
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1960
School districtWauwatosa School District
NCES School ID5515990[1]
PrincipalEbony Grice [2]
Faculty72.24 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,191 (as of 2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.49[1]
Color(s)Green & White
Athletics conferenceGreater Metro
NicknameTrojan
NewspaperWest Side Stories
YearbookOlympian
WebsiteSchool website

History

Overcrowding of the city's only high school led the city to build a new high school on the west side of the newly enlarged city. Built in 1960 at 11100 West Center Street and opened in 1961, it was called Wauwatosa West High School. The original high school was renamed Wauwatosa East. Because the Longfellow and Hawthorne Junior High Schools were also overcrowded, another school was built in 1969 just west of this building at 11400 West Center Street. When the new building opened, it became Wauwatosa West High School, and the previous building became Whitman Junior High School.[3] Originally scheduled for completion in 1970, a fire damaged part of the building during construction, delaying its opening until 1971.[4]

In 1993, an associate principal was shot and killed by a 21-year-old former student.[5][6][7][8]

Enrollment

As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,152 students and 68.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 16.9:1. There were 169 students (14.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 29 (2.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school won the Wisconsin State Boys Volleyball Championship in 1964, defeating Antigo High School in a pool of 70 participating schools.[9]

The boys' swimming team won the 1971 state championship, defeating runner-up Waukesha High School in a field of 77 participating schools.[10]

The city on June 4, 2002 gave Wauwatosa West the go-ahead to begin construction on a $1.5 million upgrade of its athletic facilities.[11]

Fine arts

Student musicians and thespians participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including band, orchestra, and theater.[12]

The band department's performing groups include marching band, pep band, concert band, and jazz band.[13] The band traveled to Hawaii in April 2015, visiting and performing at the Pearl Harbor Memorial.[14]

The symphony orchestra and concert orchestra perform throughout the year, including a holiday "Kinderkonzert" for children in the community.[15]

The theater department, known as the Trojan Players, puts on two major productions each year.[16]

Notable alumni

References
  1. School data for East High, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 20, 2020.
  2. casey, evan (July 11, 2020). "The Wauwatosa School District has hired its first Black high school principal. Meet Ebony Grice". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa Historical Society: Arcadia Publishing. 2004. p. 68. ISBN 9781439631300.
  4. Romano, Rick (October 5, 2011). "Trojans turn 50". Wauwatosa Now. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  5. "Police Arrest Former Student In High School Shooting". The Chicago Tribune. December 2, 1993.
  6. Jon D. Hull (December 20, 1993). "Have We Gone Mad?". Time. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  7. "Breitlow called "gentle giant"". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 2, 1993. p. 1.
  8. "One in many shootings". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  9. "WIAA State Boys Volleyball Champions (thru 2014)" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  10. "Boys Swimming & Diving Team Champions (updated thru 2015)" (PDF). Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  11. "Tosa gives thumbs up to school upgrade". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 5, 2002. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  12. "West High School: Extracurricular". Wauwatosa West High School. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  13. "Tosa West Bands". Wauwatosa West Bands.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  14. "CBS 58 - Tosa West band preparing for patriotic concert "larger than ours"". WDJT-TV. June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  15. "Tosa West Orchestra". Tosa West Orchestra.org. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  16. "Trojan Players". Trojan Players.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  17. Mott, Jim; Spencer, Doug (ed.) Wisconsin Football 1984, University of Wisconsin. Accessed November 26, 2019. "Scott Bergold... Wauwatosa (West)"
  18. "Kirby, Michael G. 1952", Wisconsin Historical Society. Accessed November 25, 2019. "Graduate Wauwatosa West High School"
  19. "John La Fave". Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  20. "Steve Sisolak, first Democrat elected Nevada governor since 1994, recalls his roots in Wauwatosa". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  21. Andrew Stadler, George Washington Colonials men's soccer. Accessed November 26, 2019. "High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Wauwatosa West"
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