Waterford Union High School
Waterford Union High School | |
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Be prepared. Be responsible. Be respectful. | |
Address | |
100 Field Drive Waterford, Wisconsin 53185 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°45′47″N 88°13′6″W / 42.76306°N 88.21833°WCoordinates: 42°45′47″N 88°13′6″W / 42.76306°N 88.21833°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1904 |
Superintendent | Keith Brandstetter |
Principal | Daniel Foster |
Enrollment | 1100 (2012-13 school year) |
Campus | Rural |
Color(s) | Green and White |
Athletics conference | Southern Lakes Conference |
Mascot | Wally |
Nickname | Wolverines |
Yearbook | Emerald |
Website | School website |
Waterford Union High School, more commonly known as Waterford High School, is a comprehensive public high school located in Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin approximately 25 miles from downtown Milwaukee. Enrollment during the 2012-13 school year was 1100 students. [1]
Academics
A full range of courses from college prep to remedial is available. Waterford offers fifteen Advanced Placement courses and nine Honors/Advanced courses. Waterford Union High School has been educating students since 1904 and has undergone two recent major building projects, creating a low student-to-teacher ratio and broad-based curriculum to meet the individual needs of all students. Waterford students place above the state and national average in recent ACT test scores. The graduation rate is 95%, with about 75% of graduates pursuing some type of education after high school.[2]
Athletics
Waterford Union High School offers twenty different sports with a total of 48 teams in various sports such as basketball, cross-country, football, gymnastics, soccer and tennis. The school's athletic teams compete in the Southern Lakes Conference. [3]
Extracurricular activities
Clubs
- AFS
- Band
- CHASE - Community Helpers and Student Educators
- Choir
- Creative Writing Club
- Cross-Age Tutors
- Diversity Club
- Emerald - Yearbook
- FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America
- FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, formerly FHA
- FFA - Future Farmers of America
- Forensics
- French Club
- Intramural basketball
- Library Club
- Mock Trial
- Model UN
- NHS - National Honor Society
- Peer Listeners & Mediators
- SADD - Students Against Destructive Decisions
- Science Team
- Ski Club
- Spanish Club
- Student Council
- Theater Guild
- Tri-M Music Honor Society
- WIZ Kids
- W-Club
Notable alumni
- Scott Gunderson - State politician
External links
References
- ↑ Staff. "Waterford Union High School" (PDF). Waterford Union High School. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.waterford-wi.org/waterfordarea_schools.html
- ↑ Southern Lakes Conference