Madison West High School
| Madison West High School | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1930 |
| Oversight | Madison Metropolitan School District |
| Principal | David Anderson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2,107 (2005-2006) |
| Color(s) | Maize and Blue |
| Mascot | Philleppe The Otter (A lion) |
| Website | Madison West High School |
Madison West High School is one of four comprehensive four-year high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. It was established in 1930. Its mascot is the "Reggie the Regent," a lion. Athletics compete in the area's Big Eight Conference.
Administration
- Principal: David Anderson
- Assistant Principals: Chris Botts, Alex Brodsky, ¿John Koerners?, Jacob Wolbert
Advanced Placement
| Advanced Placement courses at Madison West High School include: | ||
| World Languages | History | Mathematics |
| Spanish Language | United States Government | Statistics |
| French Language | AB Calculus | |
| BC Calculus | ||
| Computer Science A | ||
| Computer Science AB |
The reason given for the lack of AP classes at West is that they are simply not needed because of the other electives West offers
Students
Madison West High School's students come form various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; however, the majority are from business and professional families.[citation needed] West's student population is 39% non-white, compared to 10% for Madison as a whole. [1] Students at West come from Cherokee, Hamilton, and Wright Middle Schools.
Trivia
- Over 90% of all students take a World Language class annually; the offerings include Spanish, French, Japanese, German, and Latin.
- The emo group Jimmy Eat World filmed the music video for their song, "Work," at West High in 2005.
- The Madison West Boys Cross Country team, led by seniors Andrew Han, Robert Joynt, Eric Lewandowski, Benjamin Swimm, and David Yu, won the team's 1st State Cross Country Championship under head coach Tom Kaufman in 2005. The team placed 5th at the 2006 meet, led by Corey Watts (Sr.), William Bradley (Sr.), James Marsh (Sr.) Andrei Baiu (Jr.), Brett Kelly (Fr.), Scott Klasek (Jr.), and Birken Schimpf (Fr.).
- Since its inception in 1983, competing every year, the Madison West Science Olympiad team has placed no worse than second in the Wisconsin State Science Olympiad Tournament (Division C). The West team has placed first in Wisconsin for the past 7 years in a row, including at the most recent competition on April 22, 2006. The West team has also had success at the national tournament by placing in the top 10 in 3 consecutive years from 1989 to 1991 including 2nd in 1989.
- The band Locksley was conceived in Madison, WI by West High school friends: Jesse Laz (rhythm guitar), Aaron Collins (bass guitar), Kai Kennedy (lead guitar)who replaced Justin or Josh something and Sam Bair (drums). In the fall of 2003, they relocated to New York City.
- Tyler Fassnacht, the strongest man in the world, is currently a freshman at West.
Notable alumni
- Tammy Baldwin - U.S. Representative (D-WI)
- Jim Doyle - 44th Governor of Wisconsin (2003-?)
- Erich Eichman - Editor, Wall Street Journal
- Reece Gaines - Orlando Magic (2003-2004), Houston Rockets (2004-2005), Milwaukee Bucks (2004-2006)
- Beth Heiden - Olympian, 1980 Winter Olympic Games, and professional cyclist
- Eric Heiden - Olympian, 1980 Winter Olympic Games, and professional cyclist, 1986 Tour de France
- Phil Helmuth - professional poker player
- Donnel Thompson - Pittsburgh Steelers (2000), Indianapolis Colts (2002)
- Stu Voigt - Minnesota Vikings (1970-1980)
- Kelly Williams - 69-time winner of People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" competition
External links
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