- New Lisbon High School
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New Lisbon High School Motto Nothing Less Than the Best Established 1877 Type Public Secondary Principal Scott Uppena Faculty 19 Students 200 Grades 9-12 Location New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA Colors Royal blue and white Mascot Rockets Website www.newlisbon.k12.wi.us New Lisbon High School (or NLHS) is part of the School District of New Lisbon and is located in New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The district serves students residing in the City of New Lisbon, Village of Hustler, and the towns of Clearfield, Cutler, Fountain, Germantown, Lisbon, Orange, Clifton, and Oakdale. It is a member of the Scenic Bluff Conference and the mascot is the Rockets.
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Administration
Scott Uppena, Principal, and Dennis Birr, District Administrator
Campus
New Lisbon High School is located at 500 S. Forest Street, in the city of New Lisbon, Wisconsin. The Arbin York Athletic Field is one block south of the high school, which supports a football field, baseball and softball diamonds, track and field areas and one of the few circular tracks remaining in the United States. The New Lisbon Elementary and Junior High Schools are connected to the high school.
Faculty and students
There are nineteen teachers in the high school. There are two support staff personnel and one secretary. Two hundred students are enrolled in the New Lisbon High School. About 650 students are enrolled district-wide.
History
NLHS was accredited by the state in 1877. The first class to graduate was in 1878 with two students. The first school was built in 1858, and the first frame building was built in 1860. Students moved into a red brick building in 1901, and then the building burned down in 1907. A new high school building was rebuilt in 1908, which also housed the Juneau County Teachers College (Juneau County Normal School). The teachers college dissolved in the 1960s. The current building was erected in the early 1970s with additions to the building completed in 1989 and 2000.
Sports
NLHS is a member of the Scenic Bluff Conference. The NLHS Rocket Booster Club strongly supports the athletic program. NLHS offers a variety of sports which includes about 35% of student participation. Sports include football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, baseball, softball, and track and field.
During the 1930s, annual turkey races were held each spring behind the school on the athletic field. Winner of the quarter mile run would take home the prize turkey, second place won a chicken, third place won a duck, and last place was the lucky booby prize of the Egg. Boxing also occurred during the 1930s and golf was an active sport until 1985.
Notable alumni
- Marc Andreessen class of 1989, co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation and Mosaic (web browser)
- Linda Balgord, class of 1978, Broadway actress, Cats (Grizabella)
- Truman Lowe, class of 1962, sculptor
Other notable New Lisbonites
- Kurtwood Smith, actor, That '70s Show (Red Forman)
- Jarrod Washburn, pitcher, Seattle Mariners
Sources
- Historic New Lisbon, by: Jayne M. Turner, O'Brien Publishing, Portage, WI, 2004
- Wa-du-Shuda Yearbooks 1929 & 1936
- New Lisbon Centennial, City of New Lisbon, 1954
- Juneau County: The First Years, Juneau County Historical Society and New Past Press, 1988
External links
- School District of New Lisbon
- New Lisbon Chamber of Commerce
- City of New Lisbon
- Juneau County
- New Lisbon Alumni Website
Categories:- High schools in Wisconsin
- Education in Juneau County, Wisconsin
- Educational institutions established in 1877
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