Sun Prairie West High School

Sun Prairie West High School (SPWHS) will be a high school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States. It will be the second high school in the Sun Prairie Area School District, the other being Sun Prairie High School, which will be renamed Sun Prairie East High School. It is scheduled to open in time for the 2022–2023 school year.

Sun Prairie West High School
Address
2850 Ironwood Drive

Sun Prairie
,
Wisconsin

United States
Coordinates43.185962°N 89.269255°W / 43.185962; -89.269255
Information
TypePublic secondary
OversightSun Prairie Area School District
Grades9–12
Athletics conferenceBig Eight Conference
NicknameWolves

History

On April 2, 2019, voters approved a $164 million loan for a second high school in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.[1] A similar 2006 referendum failed.[2]

On October 28, 2019, the second high school's name was revealed to be Sun Prairie West; correspondingly, what was known as Sun Prairie High School will be known as Sun Prairie East High School beginning in 2022.[3] On May 13, 2020, construction started on SPWHS.[4]

Athletics

SPWHS will compete in the Big Eight Conference for the majority of sports.[5] A plan submitted to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association by the Sun Prairie Area School District in June 2020 calls for SPWHS to compete in the large division of the Badger Conference for football; it is currently pending.[6]

References
  1. Rickert, Chris (April 3, 2019). "Sun Prairie to get second high school; DeForest approves huge building and maintenance plan". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. Rickert, Chris (March 17, 2019). "Sun Prairie to vote on becoming a two-high school town". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. Rickert, Chris (October 29, 2019). "Sun Prairie selects new school names, mascots". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. "District holds virtual groundbreaking for Sun Prairie West High School". HNG News. May 15, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. Kabelowsky, Art (April 11, 2020). "Big 8 Conference votes unanimously to admit new Sun Prairie West in 2022". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. Wilson, Travis (June 15, 2020). "Sun Prairie schools to propose move to Badger Conference for football-only when new high school opens in 2022". WisSports. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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