Altoona High School

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Altoona High School
Address
711 7th Street West

Altoona
,
Wisconsin
54720

United States
Coordinates 44°48′07″N91°26′31″W / 44.802039°N 91.441892°W / 44.802039; -91.441892 Coordinates: 44°48′07″N91°26′31″W / 44.802039°N 91.441892°W / 44.802039; -91.441892
Information
Type Public secondary school
Established1913
School districtAltoona School District
PrincipalJim Reif
Teaching staff31.67 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment436 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.77 [1]
Color(s)        
Athletics conference Cloverbelt Conference
Nickname Railroaders
Website Official website

Altoona High School is a public high school located in Altoona, Wisconsin. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Altoona School District.

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History

Although elementary education had been provided for Altoona residents since the late nineteenth century, a public high school was not opened until October 1913. The original building burned down in 1951, and a successful February 1952 referendum authorized a new building, which opened in October of that year. A 1981 referendum to address overcrowding by building a new high school failed, but a 1986 referendum for a new building passed. [2]

Demographics

The school's student population is 86 percent white, five percent Hispanic, two percent Asian, and two percent black. Four percent of students identify as a part of two or more races. 28 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. [3]

Academics

Advanced Placement classes are offered at Altoona; just under half of students take an AP class. [4]

Athletics

AHS athletic teams are known as the Railroaders and compete in the Cloverbelt Conference. [5] In the fall of 2019, a new sports complex with artificial turf opened, housing contests for the football, soccer, and track and field. [6] The football field is named after former Green Bay Packers player Fuzzy Thurston, a graduate of the school. [7]

State Championships [8]
YearDivision/ClassSport
2018Girls hockey*
2011Division 3Girls basketball
2001Division 2Softball
1939Class CBoys basketball
1934Class CBoys track and field
* denotes championship was part of a cooperative team

Performing arts

Altoona High has a competitive show choir. The group was originally named "Northland Singers", but is now known as "Locomotion". At times, the school also had a jayvee-level group, "Enginuity". [9] The school has hosted its own competition, "Locopalooza", annually since 2000. [10]

Notable alumni

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  3. ↑ "Altoona High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Altoona High School Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Cloverbelt Conference Member Schools". Cloverbelt Conference. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ Pautsch, Mary (August 30, 2019). "Altoona High School unveils new sports complex". WQOW. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ Junewicz, Nikki (January 29, 2015). "Altoona honors Packers legend "Fuzzy" Thurston with his own week". City of Altoona. WEAU. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ "State Team Championships". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Altoona High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Clark, Judy (January 21, 2020). "NOON INTERVIEW: Locopalooza Show Choir Competition". WEAU. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Representative Tod Ohnstad". Wisconsin State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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