La Follette High School
| Madison La Follette High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Madison, Wisconsin USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1963 |
| Oversight | Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) |
| Principal | Sean Storch |
| Faculty | ~110 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,700 (2014-2015) |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Gray |
| Mascot | Lance the Lancer |
| Rival | Madison East high school |
| Accreditation | AdvancED[1] |
| Yearbook | The Statesman |
| Website | http://lafolletteweb.madison.k12.wi.us |
La Follette High School is a public school located in Madison, Wisconsin, on the city's South East Side with its attendance boundaries including parts of the City of Madison, City of Fitchburg, Town of Blooming Grove, and Town of Burke, teaching students in grades 9-12. It is a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. One of five Madison public high schools, it is commonly known as "La Follette". The school is named after former lawmaker and 1924 presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr..
La Follette is one of a small number of schools in the state using the block system. Each class is an hour and a half, with four classes per day. Most classes are completed in one semester. A new set of four classes begins in the spring semester for a total of eight classes per year per student. Students seem to prefer the four block schedule to traditional high school schedules because they feel the day goes by faster and homework is more manageable. It also gives teachers more time with students.
On September 28, 2010, the school was visited by President Barack Obama during an unannounced stop.[2]
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Academics
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Arboretum
La Follette High School has one of the few on-grounds arboretums in the state. It was designed to have three ecosystems, including prairie, woodland, and pond.
Extra-curricular activities
The Science Olympiad Team at La Follette High School participates in statewide competitions (stub)
The Mathletes participate in statewide competitions (stub)
The La Follette Quiz Bowl team, founded in 1978, won the Wisconsin State Tournament twice, in both the Fall and Spring. The team was eligible for Nationals in Chicago (stub, need more info)
In April 2012, Kasey Gallagher-Schmitz was elected to become the Wisconsin HOSA State President. He was the second student from La Follette to serve on the state's Executive Council, and the first president from La Follette High School.
Athletics
La Follette athletics include baseball, fast-pitch softball, track and field, hockey, swimming, wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, cheerleading, poms, cross country, football, soccer, volleyball, golf, and tennis.
Club sports at La Follette include lacrosse and rugby.
Lafollette Lancers Athletics State Championships and accomplishments
- -1967 Football State Champions (United Press International Coaches Poll-Large Schools)
- -1969 WIAA Boys Track and Field State Champions
- -1977 WIAA Class A Boys Basketball State Champions
- -1982 WIAA Class A Boys Basketball State Champions
- -1987 WIAA Boys Volleyball State Champions
- -1989 WIAA Boys Volleyball State Champions
- -1993 WIAA Division 1 Wrestling Individual State Champion, Chad Powell
- -1992 WIAA Division 1 Jazz Dance Team State Champions
- -1994 WIAA Division 1 Jazz Dance Team State Champions
- -2002 WIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Champions
- -2002 WIAA Division 1 Boys State Track and Field State Champions
- -2003 WIAA Division 1 Boys State Golf Champions
- -2003 WIAA Division I Boys Tennis Individual State Champion, Pete Amundson
- -2006 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country State Champions
- -2007 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country State Champions
- -2010 WIAA Division 1 State Baseball Runner Ups
- -2010 Girls Volleyball State Qualifiers
- -2011 Competition Cheer State Champions
- -2011 Girls Fast Pitch Softball State Qualifiers
- -2011 WIAA Boys Golf Individual Sectional Champion, Jacob Feuerstein
- -2011 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country Individual State Champion, Chandler Diffee
- -2011 WIAA Division 1 Girls Discus Individual State Champion, KeKe Burks
- -2012 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country Runner Up State Champions
2006 and 2007 Cross Country State Champions.
Composed of Andy Buchanan, Garrett Eklof, Hayden Lamb, Alex Brill, John Prusynski, Trevor Scharnke and Brently Bohn, the Lancer Distance Crew set the state record for largest margin of victory in 2007. The team was, and still is, led by Head Coach Brady Nichols.
Summit Credit Union
In the winter of 2010-2011, a branch of Summit Credit Union was opened within La Follette High School. The branch is staffed by interns from the La Follette career internship class. The branch is open only during the lunch hour.
Notable Alumni
- Jeff Nygaard, 1990; An Olympic volleyball player, who participated on an America beach volleyball team with partner Dain Blanton in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jeff was also a member of the United States Men's Olympic National Indoor team in 1996 and 2000.
- Craig Smith, class of 2008; current NHL player on Nashville Predators and former University of Wisconsin hockey player.
- Jim Anchower, class of 1988; Past writer for the Onion newspaper.
References
- ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
- ↑ P092810PS-0738 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Archived 12 February 2011 at WebCite
External links
- Wisconsin Science Olympiad website
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction data
- La Follette's Boys Cross Country Team's website
- La Follette's Boys Golf Team's FB page
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- High schools in Madison, Wisconsin
- Educational institutions established in 1963
- Public high schools in Wisconsin
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