Kaukauna High School
This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2018) |
Kaukauna High School | |
---|---|
Address | |
1701 County Road CE , Wisconsin 54130 United States | |
Information | |
Type | public secondary |
School district | Kaukauna Area School District |
Principal | Christopher McDaniel |
Staff | 79.27 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,261 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.91[1] |
Color(s) | Orange and Black |
Mascot | Galloping Ghost |
Website | www.kaukauna.k12.wi.us/schools/high/ |
Kaukauna High School is a public high school in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, the only high school in the Kaukauna Area School District. As of the 2016–2017 school year, the school had 1,181 students in grades 9 through 12.[2]
The first Kaukauna High School, built in the late 19th century, was expanded twice and replaced with a new building on a different site in 1999; the old building is now River View Middle School. The school has a sports complex with an indoor workout facility, a stadium with turf field, and a concession stand built by the Kaukauna Soccer program.
Athletics
[edit]Kaukauna High participates in the Fox Valley Association Conference with ten other Fox Valley schools. The school's mascot is the Galloping Ghost, named after a football game in the early days of the school. According to the legend, in 1940 a student who had cloaked him and his horse ran onto the football field to deliver a football to the referee.[3][4]
Boys'
[edit]- D2 Football
- D2 Baseball
- D1 Wrestling
- D2 Soccer
- D2 Basketball
- D2 Golf
- D1 Track and Field
- D1 Cross Country
- Tennis
- Boys Volleyball
- Woodworking
Notable alumni
[edit]- William J. Duffy, Wisconsin jurist and legislator[5]
- Lee Meyerhofer, Wisconsin legislator
- Arnold C. Otto, Wisconsin legislator
- Red Smith, NFL and MLB player
- David Viaene, NFL player
- Jordan McCabe Assistant coach for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kaukauna High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ WIAA School Directory
- ^ "Unusual Nicknames: Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts". www.nfhs.org. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Origin Of Kaukauna High School Mascot, The "Galloping Ghost" – Kaukauna Public Library". kaukaunalibrary.org. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1950, Biographical Sketch of William J. Duffy, pg. 40
44°15′27″N 88°15′26″W / 44.2574°N 88.2571°W