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{{Infobox school
| name = Greenfield High School
| name = Greenfield High School
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| image = File:Greenfield High School (Wisconsin) exterior.jpg
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| caption =
| caption = Greenfield High School in 2009
| logo =
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| motto = Respect...Live it!
| motto = Respect...Live it!
| established = {{Start date|1958|09|12}}{{efn|Greenfield High School operated while under construction for the 1958{{en dash}}59 academic year. The school was officially dedicated on June 14, 1959.<ref name="fisher"/>}}
| established = September 12, 1958{{cn}}
| closed =
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| type = [[State school#United States|Public]] [[secondary school]]
| type = [[State school#United States|Public]] [[secondary school]]
| status = <!-- leave blank unless closed-->
| status = <!-- leave blank unless closed-->
| superintendent = Todd Willems<ref name="WIAA"/>
| superintendent = Lisa Elliott<ref name="WIAA"/>
| principal = Lisa Elliott<ref name="WIAA"/>
| principal = Todd Willems<ref name="WIAA"/>
| teaching_staff = 72.54 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 79.50 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment = 1,143 (2018-19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=550594000653|title=Greenfield High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
| enrollment = 1,127 (2023{{en dash}}2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=550594000653|title=Greenfield High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 8, 2024}}</ref>
| grades = 9–12<ref name=NCES/>
| grades = 9–12<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 15.76<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 14.18<ref name=NCES/>
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| campus_size = 47 [[acre]]s<ref name="fisher"/>
| streetaddress = 4800 South 60th Street
| city = [[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]]
| streetaddress = 4800 South 60th Street
| state = [[Wisconsin]]
| city = [[Greenfield, Wisconsin|Greenfield]]
| zipcode = 53220
| state = [[Wisconsin]]
| country = United States
| zipcode = 53220
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.9564952|N|87.9885309|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.9564952|N|87.9885309|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| district = [[Greenfield School District]]
| district = [[Greenfield School District]]
| accreditation = [[Cognia]]<ref name="Cognia">{{cite web |title=Cognia - Institution Summary |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=39566 |website=www.advanc-ed.org |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
| accreditation = [[Cognia (education)|Cognia]]<ref name="Cognia">{{cite web |title=Cognia - Institution Summary |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=39566 |website=www.advanc-ed.org |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
| conference = [[Woodland Conference]]<ref name="WIAA">{{cite web |title=School Directory - detail |url=https://schools.wiaawi.org/Directory/School/GetDirectorySchool?orgID=153 |website=schools.wiaawi.org |publisher=WIAA |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
| conference = [[Woodland Conference]]<ref name="WIAA">{{cite web |title=School Directory - detail |url=https://schools.wiaawi.org/Directory/School/GetDirectorySchool?orgID=153 |website=schools.wiaawi.org |publisher=WIAA |access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
| colors = Green and gold<ref name="WIAA"/> {{color box|green}}{{color box|gold}}
| colors = Green and gold{{efn|The exact colors are [[forest green]] and [[Vegas gold]].}}<br />{{color box|#228B22
}} {{color box|#C5B358}}
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| nickname = Hustlin' Hawks<ref name="WIAA"/>
| rival = [[Whitnall High School]]{{cn}}
| team_name = Hustlin' Hawks<ref name="WIAA"/>
| rival = [[Whitnall High School]]{{cn|date=February 2021}}
| yearbook = Spectrum
| newspaper =
| yearbook = Spectrum
| website = {{URL|www.greenfield.k12.wi.us}}
| newspaper =
| us_nces_district_id = 5505940
| website = {{URL|https://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/schools/high/}}
}}
}}


'''Greenfield High School''' is a [[State school#United States|public]] [[High school (North America)|high school]] in [[Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Greenfield, Wisconsin]], United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the [[Greenfield School District]].
'''Greenfield High School''' ('''GHS''') is a [[State school#United States|public]] [[High school (North America)|high school]] in [[Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Greenfield, Wisconsin]]. It serves grades 9-12 for the [[Greenfield School District]].


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Greenfield High School (Wisconsin) in 1972.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.35|The Greenfield High School campus in 1972]]
{{refimprove section}}
Construction began on the original Greenfield High School on December 16, 1957, shortly after the City of Greenfield was incorporated. The 47-acre site on the corner of Layton Avenue and South 60th Street was purchased for $65,000. Though construction continued, it opened for the first day of school September 12, 1958 with an assembly in the unfinished cafeteria. The school was officially dedicated on June 14, 1959.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fisher |first=Esther L. |date=1975 |title=A Brief History of the City of Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |publisher=[[Greenfield Historical Society]] |asin=B000723CII }}</ref>
Construction began on the original Greenfield High School on December 16, 1957, shortly after the City of Greenfield was incorporated. The 47-acre site on the corner of Layton Avenue and South 60th Street was purchased for $65,000. Though construction continued, it opened for the first day of school September 12, 1958 with an assembly in the unfinished cafeteria. The school was officially dedicated on June 14, 1959.<ref name="fisher">{{cite book |last=Fisher |first=Esther L. |date=1975 |title=A Brief History of the City of Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |publisher=Greenfield Historical Society |asin=B000723CII }}</ref>


===''Boucher v. Greenfield''===
In 2010, a new high school was built at a cost of $41 million. The school includes a school store, a remodeled cafeteria, and a fitness center. An academic wing was built to replace the wing from the original school. In addition, a new gymnasium was built to supplement the existing "Hawk Dome". The natatorium had its ribbon cutting on January 8, 2010. Athletic facilities include a track, tennis courts, and baseball, soccer, and football fields.{{cn}}
In 1997, an article circulated in an [[Underground press|underground]] [[Student publication|student newspaper]] including lay instructions on how to bypass security measures on GHS computers. After administrators identified the author as student Justin Boucher, he was unanimously expelled by the school board for one year.<ref name="splc">{{cite web |title=Hacker instructions result in expulsion |url=https://splc.org/1998/05/hacker-instructions-result-in-expulsion/ |access-date=December 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Student Press Law Center]] |date=May 1, 1998}}</ref>

Represented by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU), Boucher sued on [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] grounds and on September 19 was granted a preliminary [[injunction]] against his expulsion by a [[United States district court|U.S. district court]] judge. Although a costly investigation did not tie any computer damage to Boucher or his article, Greenfield superintendent Bill Larkin argued that the article "allowed information to students that could have destroyed the computer system" and the school district filed their appeal on September 22.<ref name="splc2">{{cite web |title=Student hacker wins first round |url=https://splc.org/1997/12/student-hacker-wins-first-round/ |access-date=December 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Student Press Law Center]] |date=December 1, 1997}}</ref>

In 1998, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] sided with the school board, stating that "outlin[ing] procedures for accessing restricted information, which could lead to tampering with that information, and potential damage to the school’s computer network," was not protected speech under the First Amendment.<ref name="splc3">{{cite web |title=Court labels ‘hacking’ article disruptive |url=https://splc.org/1999/05/court-labels-hacking-article-disruptive/ |access-date=December 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Student Press Law Center]] |date=May 1, 1999}}</ref><ref name="boucher">{{cite court|litigants=Boucher v. Greenfield|vol=134|reporter=[[Federal Reporter|F.3d]]|opinion=821|pinpoint=|court=[[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit|7th Cir.]]|date=1998|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17783862545132757255}}</ref> The court also rejected that the article was off-campus speech, because although Boucher prepared it at home, he had intended it for publication in the underground newspaper which is distributed on school grounds.<ref name="boucher"/>{{rp|828-829}}

===2007{{en dash}}10 expansions===
[[File:Greenfield High School Natatorium.jpg|thumb|The swimming pool facility approved in 2008 and opened in 2010]]
In February 2007, [[Referendum|referenda]] issuing $37.8 million to renovate the high school and $4.35 million to construct a new auditorium were authorized by voters. An additional referendum, allotting $6 million for a new swimming pool, was also approved in April 2008.<ref name="scott">{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Stefanie |title=School days won’t mean building delays |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/32594954.html/ |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=August 28, 2008}}</ref>

Other additions to the school included a second gym complete with new locker rooms and a fitness center, a new two-story academic wing,<ref name="scott"/> a concession stand,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ford-Stewart |first1=James |title=$68,000 concession stand prompts review in Greenfield |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/newswatch/180188831.html?newsWatchDate=2-2-2013 |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> and a new street entrance.<ref name="scott"/> The cafeteria was also completely remodeled.<ref name="scott"/>

Construction continued while the school was in use,<ref name="scott"/> and was completed when the natatorium had its ribbon cutting in January 2010.<ref name="hetzner">{{cite web |last1=Hetzner|first1=Amy |title=Greenfield High School holding open house for pool |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/newswatch/81018802.html |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=January 8, 2010}}</ref>

==Academics==
Greenfield is accredited by [[Cognia (education)|Cognia]].<ref name = "Cognia"/>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Greenfield's Hustlin' Hawks are members of the [[Woodland Conference]]. School colors are forest green and Vegas gold. The following [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (WIAA) sports are offered:<ref name="WIAA"/>
GHS is a member of the [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association|WIAA]] and the [[Woodland Conference]] for athletics, and offers 10 boys' sports and 9 girls' sports.
{{div col|colwidth=27em}}
*Baseball (boys)
*Basketball (girls and boys)
*Cross country (girls and boys)
*Football (boys)
*Golf (boys)
*Soccer (girls and boys)
*Softball (girls)
*Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
*Tennis (girls and boys)
*Track and field (girls and boys)
*Volleyball (girls and boys)
*Wrestling (boys)
{{div col end}}


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
[[File:Matt Turk high school.jpg|thumb|Matt Turk (#82) playing for the Hawks against [[Oak Creek High School|Oak Creek]] in 1985]]
* [[Alan Kulwicki]], [[NASCAR]] champion
* [[Dan Nimmer]], pianist for [[Wynton Marsalis]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Jim |title=Wynton Marsalis concert a homecoming for pianist Dan Nimmer, a Greenfield grad |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/musicandnightlife/wynton-marsalis-concert-a-homecoming-for-pianist-dan-nimmer-a-greenfield-grad-b99398320z1-284113101.html |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=November 27, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Pro Wrestling Report#Hosts|Dameon Nelson]], creator, executive producer, and host of [[Pro Wrestling Report]]
* [[Matt Turk]], [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[Punter (football)|punter]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGinn |first1=Bob |title=Turk offers cold logic to Kapinos |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/35644964.html |access-date=February 22, 2021 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=December 6, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Maggie Rodriguez]], substitute anchor for the [[CBS Evening News]]
* [[Bob Wieland]], [[Vietnam War]] veteran, double leg amputee [[marathon]]er, NFL strength coach<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rech|first1=John |title=Wieland's spirit shines on rainy day |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/preps/124671603.html/ |access-date=December 15, 2024 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Matt Turk]], [[NFL]] punter
<!-- Dan Jansen and Alan Kulwicki did not attend GHS -->
* [[Bob Wieland]], [[Vietnam War]] veteran

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/schools/high/}}
{{Education in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin}}
{{authority control}}
{{authority control}}


Latest revision as of 07:10, 16 December 2024

Greenfield High School
Greenfield High School in 2009
Address
Map
4800 South 60th Street

Greenfield
,
Wisconsin
53220

United States
Coordinates42°57′23″N 87°59′19″W / 42.9564952°N 87.9885309°W / 42.9564952; -87.9885309
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoRespect...Live it!
EstablishedSeptember 12, 1958 (1958-09-12)[a]
School districtGreenfield School District
NCES District ID5505940
SuperintendentLisa Elliott[2]
PrincipalTodd Willems[2]
Teaching staff79.50 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12[3]
Enrollment1,127 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio14.18[3]
Campus size47 acres[1]
Color(s)Green and gold[b]
   
Athletics conferenceWoodland Conference[2]
Team nameHustlin' Hawks[2]
RivalWhitnall High School[citation needed]
AccreditationCognia[4]
YearbookSpectrum
Websitewww.greenfield.k12.wi.us/schools/high/

Greenfield High School (GHS) is a public high school in Greenfield, Wisconsin. It serves grades 9-12 for the Greenfield School District.

History

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The Greenfield High School campus in 1972

Construction began on the original Greenfield High School on December 16, 1957, shortly after the City of Greenfield was incorporated. The 47-acre site on the corner of Layton Avenue and South 60th Street was purchased for $65,000. Though construction continued, it opened for the first day of school September 12, 1958 with an assembly in the unfinished cafeteria. The school was officially dedicated on June 14, 1959.[1]

Boucher v. Greenfield

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In 1997, an article circulated in an underground student newspaper including lay instructions on how to bypass security measures on GHS computers. After administrators identified the author as student Justin Boucher, he was unanimously expelled by the school board for one year.[5]

Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Boucher sued on First Amendment grounds and on September 19 was granted a preliminary injunction against his expulsion by a U.S. district court judge. Although a costly investigation did not tie any computer damage to Boucher or his article, Greenfield superintendent Bill Larkin argued that the article "allowed information to students that could have destroyed the computer system" and the school district filed their appeal on September 22.[6]

In 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit sided with the school board, stating that "outlin[ing] procedures for accessing restricted information, which could lead to tampering with that information, and potential damage to the school’s computer network," was not protected speech under the First Amendment.[7][8] The court also rejected that the article was off-campus speech, because although Boucher prepared it at home, he had intended it for publication in the underground newspaper which is distributed on school grounds.[8]: 828–829 

2007–10 expansions

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The swimming pool facility approved in 2008 and opened in 2010

In February 2007, referenda issuing $37.8 million to renovate the high school and $4.35 million to construct a new auditorium were authorized by voters. An additional referendum, allotting $6 million for a new swimming pool, was also approved in April 2008.[9]

Other additions to the school included a second gym complete with new locker rooms and a fitness center, a new two-story academic wing,[9] a concession stand,[10] and a new street entrance.[9] The cafeteria was also completely remodeled.[9]

Construction continued while the school was in use,[9] and was completed when the natatorium had its ribbon cutting in January 2010.[11]

Academics

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Greenfield is accredited by Cognia.[4]

Athletics

[edit]

Greenfield's Hustlin' Hawks are members of the Woodland Conference. School colors are forest green and Vegas gold. The following Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) sports are offered:[2]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (boys)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)
  • Track and field (girls and boys)
  • Volleyball (girls and boys)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

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Matt Turk (#82) playing for the Hawks against Oak Creek in 1985

Notes

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  1. ^ Greenfield High School operated while under construction for the 1958–59 academic year. The school was officially dedicated on June 14, 1959.[1]
  2. ^ The exact colors are forest green and Vegas gold.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fisher, Esther L. (1975). A Brief History of the City of Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Greenfield Historical Society. ASIN B000723CII.
  2. ^ a b c d e "School Directory - detail". schools.wiaawi.org. WIAA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Greenfield High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Cognia - Institution Summary". www.advanc-ed.org. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hacker instructions result in expulsion". Student Press Law Center. May 1, 1998. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Student hacker wins first round". Student Press Law Center. December 1, 1997. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Court labels 'hacking' article disruptive". Student Press Law Center. May 1, 1999. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Boucher v. Greenfield, 134 F.3d 821 (7th Cir. 1998).
  9. ^ a b c d e Scott, Stefanie (August 28, 2008). "School days won't mean building delays". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Ford-Stewart, James (November 20, 2012). "$68,000 concession stand prompts review in Greenfield". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Hetzner, Amy (January 8, 2010). "Greenfield High School holding open house for pool". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Higgins, Jim (November 27, 2014). "Wynton Marsalis concert a homecoming for pianist Dan Nimmer, a Greenfield grad". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  13. ^ McGinn, Bob (December 6, 2008). "Turk offers cold logic to Kapinos". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  14. ^ Rech, John (June 28, 2011). "Wieland's spirit shines on rainy day". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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