| Definition of Terms |
Whitefish Bay High School |
| School Level |
High school |
|
| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
|
| County |
Milwaukee County, WI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Students |
913 students |
|
| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
|
| Total Classroom Teachers |
59 teachers |
|
| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 221 students | | Grade 10 - 224 students | | Grade 11 - 235 students | | Grade 12 - 233 students |
|
|
|
| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:15 |
|
|
|
|
| Students by Ethnicity |
|
| % American Indian |
n/a |
2% |
| % Asian |
6% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
4% |
| % Black |
13% |
12% |
| % White |
79% |
78% |
|
|
|
|
| Additional Student Information |
|
| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
n/a |
|
| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
|
|
|
|
(WI) Statewide Testing Performance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| School District Name |
Whitefish Bay School District |
|
|
|
| Number of Schools Managed |
4 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
2,691 students |
1,143 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$32,535,000 |
$13,015,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$31,833,000 |
$12,516,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$12,090 |
$11,387 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$11,829 |
$10,950 |
| District Graduation Rates |
99% |
95% |
|
|
|
|
|
| View all past news stories |
|
|
- Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Approximately 950 students attend the school from September through June, in grades 9 through 12. The high school's principal is William Henkle. The school has a 97-98% graduation rate annually, as well as placing well over 90% of its senior classes into four-year post-secondary institutions.
- The school newspaper is called the Tower Times, and the school yearbook The Tower, both referring to the school building's five-story tower and facade that rise over the main entrance and dominate the skyline. The school colors are blue and gray. Sports teams are known as the Blue Dukes and participate in the North Shore Conference.
- Extra-curricular activities
-
A large percentage of the student body participates in extracurricular activities such as student government, forensics, AHANA, Amnesty International and others. There is usually a student activity fair held in September to display each of the different clubs and activities.
- Generally, there is a fall play, winter musical and a spring play.
- There are five major school dances held throughout the year, three in the first semester and two in the second. Homecoming is typically semi-formal and is usually held the first weekend of October in the school's Memorial Gym. During the last weekend of October or the first weekend of November there is usually a Halloween Dance (commonly called the Monster Ball) held in the field house at which students dress up in costume. The recently revived Winter Dance (commonly referred to as the Snow Ball) is held in December and is the only major non-formal dance. Sadie's is a formal dance that usually takes place in mid-March at a swanky venue, usually in Milwaukee's popular Historic Third Ward. This dance is also called "Turnabout" and is different because girls ask boys out for the dance. Finally, there is a Junior-Senior Prom planned by the junior class officers in mid-May. It's held at varying locations; recent venues include the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Primate Center at the Milwaukee County Zoo. After the dinner and dance portion of Prom, there is a Post-Prom held in the field house that includes free food and carnival-like attractions. The Post-Prom is sponsored by the parents' association.
- Athletics
-
The school sports program offers the following sports:
- Boys: football, cross country, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, skiing, hockey, basketball, track and field, tennis, baseball, swimming and diving, golf
- Girls: cross country, soccer, volleyball, skiing, basketball, golf, track and field, tennis, softball, swimming and diving, gymnastics
- The school participates in the North Shore Conference. Whitefish Bay has rivalries with fellow North Shore high schools, Nicolet and Homestead, and Whitefish Bay Dominican.
- The football team recently installed a $1.5 million "stadium" behind the field house. The project has replaced the old wooden bleachers with new metal ones. The field was refurbished with artificial turf and widened to accommodate the soccer teams that previously played home matches at Uihlein Soccer Park. There are plans to finish the project by building a brick wall with a section of wrought-iron fence around the perimeter of the football field.
- In the fall of 2005, the boys' cross country team won the WIAA Division I state title. This squad set a state record in the 4x800 meter relay at the WIAA Division I State Meet during the spring of 2006.
- The 2008 Men's golf team won the North Shore Conference Championship, Regional Championship, and Sectional Championship.
- In the fall of 2008, the girls' cross country team won the WIAA State title.
- The 2008-2009 varsity boys' basketball team won the North Shore Conference championship.
- The '09 varsity baseball team were runners-up in the Whitefish Bay Sectional, losing to Homestead.
- In addition, the boys' swim team ('08-'09) went undefeated in dual meets, placed second in the North Shore Conference and at the WIAA Division 2 State Meet, and won their WIAA Division 2 Sectional.
- Notable alumni
- Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991) - actress
- Craig Counsell (b. 1970) - athlete
- Bernardine Dohrn (b. 1942) - law school professor
- Matthea Harvey - National Book Award-nominated poet
- Jeffrey Hunter (1926-1969) - actor
- Kristen Johnston (b. 1967) - Emmy Award-winning actress
- Dennis Kois - museum director
- Joann Kealiinohomoku (b. 1930) - anthropologist
- Samuel Page (b. 1976) - actor
- Ruth Shalit (b. 1971) - former reporter, accused of plagiarism at The New Republic
- Wendy Shalit (b. 1975) - author of A Return to Modesty
- Daniel Stein (b. 1952) - mime
- Chip Zien (b. 1947) - actor
- External links
- Whitefish Bay High School website
- School District of Whitefish Bay
- Village of Whitefish Bay
- Whitefish Bay High School Alumni Web Site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
-
Add/edit information about this school (e.g., awards, news stories, notable alumni, fun facts)
|
| |
|
| About This Zip Code (53217) |
|
| Population (Approximate) |
29,479 people |
5,159,713 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
69% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
42 years old
|
35 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
|
2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$74,572
|
$42,598 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.5 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
55 years old |
47 years old |
|
 View current housing listings in this area |
Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (53217)
What's a Zindex?
Subject to Zillow Terms of Use | |
| % Owning / % Renting |
80% / 20% |
63% / 37% |
|
Tip: Zoom in/out using the slider below. View aerial photos using the Satellite or Hybrid buttons.
Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).
Find your graduating class at Classmates.com
Review school: 
