Wauwatosa West High School

Infobox School
name = Wauwatosa West High School

motto =
established = 1960
type = Public high school
grades = 9–12
enrollment = 1,033 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 67.3 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 15.3
city = Wauwatosa
state = Wisconsin
country = USA
district = Wauwatosa School District
principal = Pat Luebke
nickname = Trojans
colors = Green & White
conference = Woodland
yearbook = "Olympian"
newspaper = "West Side Stories"
website = [http://west.wauwatosa.k12.wi.us/ School website]

Wauwatosa West High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA. West opened in 1960 as a sister-school to Wauwatosa East High School; together they are part of the Wauwatosa School District.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,033 students and 67.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.3. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5515990&ID=551599002091 West High] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 30, 2007.]

The school is notable for having its own planetarium. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31726725_ITM "Planetarium program is truly elementary: Student used second-graders' input to craft popular project"] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 17 2006, "Accessed December 30, 2007".]

chool shooting

Associate principal Dale Breitlow was shot and killed in the school on December 1, 1993. Leonard McDowell, 21, who had been ejected from the school by Breitlow, shot him three times with a .44-caliber Taurus revolver in a second-floor hallway. McDowell was found guilty of the murder and sane at the time of the shooting. [Hull, Jon D. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979846,00.html?iid=chix-sphere "'Have We Gone Mad?'"] , "Time (magazine)", December 20, 1993. Accessed December 30, 2007.] [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB828121A22112C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Breitlow called `gentle giant'"] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 2, 1993] [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=506749 "One in many shootings"] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 29, 2006] His life sentence was upheld by the state Court of Appeals in April 1997. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-6535186.html "Tosa West killer fails in his appeal"] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 30, 1997]

Athletics

The school won the Wisconsin State Boys Volleyball Championship in 1964, defeating Antigo High School in a pool of 70 participating schools. [ [http://www.wiaawi.org/volleyballboys/teamchamps.pdf State Boys Volleyball Champions (thru 2006)] , Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.]

The boys swimming team won the 1971 State Championship, defeating runner-up Waukesha High School in a field of 77 participating schools. The school has had 20 individual state swimming champions, tied for 10th of all high schools statewide. [ [http://www.wiaawi.org/swimmingboys/teamchamps.pdf Boys Swimming & Diving Team Champions] , Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 6, 2007.]

The Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball team sectional champs 1994.

The Wauwatosa West football team went 17-112 under previous head coach Ben Viet in 16 seasons, including 0-1 in the playoffs.

The city on June 4, 2002 gave Wauwatosa West the go-ahead to begin construction on a $1.5 million upgrade of its athletic facilities. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F3F93B7658CEBA7&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Tosa gives thumbs up to school upgrade"] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 5, 2002, Accessed December 30, 2007.]

Production controversy

The school performed a scene from Jim Grimsley's play "A Bird of Prey" on October 22 2004 despite widespread parental concerns over indecency. [ [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=268951 "Wauwatosa West troupe taking controversial scene to competition; student defends content"] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 22 2004]

Notable students

Tom Miller scored a perfect 1,600 on the Scholastic Assessment Test in 1998. There were just 453 students in the country who achieved this. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB82BF7981FF672&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Wauwatosa West High School senior gets perfect score on SAT] , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 24, 1998. "Accessed December 30, 2007".]

In 1999, student Anne Blackfield was selected as one of 141 students recognized by the Presidential Scholars Program, one of only two students selected from the state of Wisconsin. [Rummler, Gary. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB82CF265E5CEF5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Teen named Presidential Scholar: Tosa West's Blackfield is one of two in state, 141 in nation to win award"] , "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel", July 28, 1999. Accessed July 6, 2007.]

Scott Bergold a 1982 Wauwatosa West graduate attended the University of Wisconsin where he was a two year starter and participated in the 1984 Senior Bowl. Bergold was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 NFL Draft in the 2nd round (51st overall), but his career lasted just the one season. [ [http://www.armchairgm.com/Scott_Bergold "Scott Bergold"] , ArmchaiGM, Accessed June 3, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://west.wauwatosa.k12.wi.us// Official site]