Pewaukee School District
The Pewaukee School District is located in central Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The district serves the village and city of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The district has 2,584 students. Faculty and staff number 295. It twice received the Wisconsin Forward Award at the mastery level.[2]
Pewaukee School District | |
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Location | |
Pewaukee, WI United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Opening the door to each child's future |
Grades | Early Childhood to 12th grade |
Established | 1840 |
Superintendent | Dr. Michael Cady |
Budget | $26.3 million USD[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 2,584[1] |
Athletic conference | Woodland Conference |
Colors | Red and Black |
Other information | |
Schedule | Block schedule |
Website | www |
Schools
- Pewaukee Lake Elementary School serves students in early childhood through 2nd grade.
- Horizon Elementary serves grades 3 to 5.
- Asa Clark Middle School (ACMS) serves grades 6 to 8. Asa Clark's sports include volleyball, basketball, football, a dance squad, wrestling, cross country, and track and field. The school's extra-curricular opportunities include Art Club, Drama Club, Forensics, Math Counts, LEGOS/Robotics, Honors Choir, and River Keepers.
Pewaukee High School
The school has a network of computers, smartboards, and projectors. The school has some online classes, such as introductory C++, Java, and AP Computer Science. The foreign languages department included French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese in the 2010–2011 school year. Advanced Placement classes are offered.[3]
PHS is a WIAA Division 2 school in all sports except football, which is Division 3, track and field and cross country, which are Division 1. The Pewaukee Pirates compete in the Woodland Conference. The school has two softball fields, two football field, and a soccer field. The football team made the playoffs from 2005 to 2008. The boys' basketball team was the WIAA Division 2 State Runner-Up in 2000–01, and has won 11 conference championships (1926, 1931, 1961, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018). In 2008, 2012, and 2013 the dance team came in first place in state in their division. The girls' cross country team won the state meet in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2015. The boys' cross country team won the state meet in 2015. The wrestling team has been conference champion eight consecutive years.
In Academic Decathlon, PHS is a Division 2 school. In the 2017–2018 school year, the Pewaukee High School Academic Decathlon team took third overall in the state-wide competition. The team also came first in their division, and took the state title for Division 2. Due to this success, the team had the opportunity to advance on to the national competition where the competing members were able to place third overall in their division country-wide. The 2017–2018 school year was the most successful year for the Pewaukee High School Academic Decathlon team to the date. The theme for the 2017–2018 school year was Africa and focused on the history, literature, science, social science, economics, music, and art of the greater region.[4] In the 2006–2007 school year, the team placed sixth in the state. At the 2007 state competition, Pewaukee Acadec ranked eighth in Wisconsin and took the state title for Division 2. In the 2007–2008 school year, when the topic was the Civil War, the team placed third overall at the state competition, winning the state division title. It also placed third in the Super Quiz Oral Relay.
Notable alumni
- Mel Eslyn, film producer
- Chris McIntosh, former offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
- Derek Watt, NFL Fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- J. J. Watt, NFL Defensive end for the Houston Texans[5]
- T. J. Watt, NFL Linebacker for Pittsburgh Steelers
References
- Pewaukee School District
- Wisconsin Forward Award Winners Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. The Award was received in 2009 and 2007. 2009. Retrieved 15-03-2010.
- Continuous Improvement Report. Fall 2009: pp. 2-4. Note: This is an internal survey and/or self-reported data. Retrieved 15-03-2010.
- https://acadecscores.gilslotd.com/wiki/State/Wisconsin/2018
- Hoehn, Jim (26 October 2013). "J. J. Watt has jersey retired at halftime of Pewaukee's victory". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 21 August 2014.