Pewaukee School District
| Pewaukee School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| USA | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Opening the door to each child's future |
| Grades | Early Childhood to 12th grade |
| Established | 1840 |
| Superintendent | JoAnn Sternke |
| Budget | $26.3 million USD[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 2,584[1] |
| Staff | 295[1] |
| Athletic conference | Woodland Conference |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Other information | |
| Schedule | Block schedule |
| Website | Pewaukee School District |
The Pewaukee School District is a school district 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 is the only K-12 school district in Wisconsin to twice receive the Wisconsin Forward Award at the Mastery Level.[2]
Schools
- Pewaukee Lake Elementary School serves students in early childhood through 3rd grade.
- Horizon Elementary serves grades 4 to 6.
- Asa Clark Middle School (ACMS) serves grades 7 and 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, which includes French and Spanish, has plans to expand with Mandarin Chinese in the 2010-2011 school year.[citation needed] Advanced Placement classes are offered.[3]
PHS is a WIAA Division 2 school in all sports except football, which is Division 3. 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. In 2008, the poms team came in first place in state in their division. The wrestling team has been conference champion eight consecutive years.[when?]
In Academic Decathlon, PHS is a Division 2 school. 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. They also placed third in the Super Quiz Oral Relay.[clarification needed]
In 2004, Principal Marty Van Hulle was voted Principal of the Year in Wisconsin.[4]
Notable alumni
- J.J. Watt, former Wisconsin Badgers defensive end and current NFL defensive end for the Houston Texans
References
- ^ a b c Pewaukee School District
- ^ Wisconsin Forward Award Winners. 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.
- ^ 2004 State Principals of the Year. Retrieved 15 March 2010.