Brillion High School

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Brillion High School
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Location
Brillion High School
W1101 Cty HR

Brillion
,
Wisconsin
54110-1200
Coordinates 44°11′18.0″N88°05′50.9″W / 44.188333°N 88.097472°W / 44.188333; -88.097472
Information
School type Public
School districtBrillion School District
PrincipalPeter Kittel
Teaching staff24.78 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrolment315 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.71 [1]
Color  
Athletics conference Eastern Wisconsin Conference
MascotLion
Nickname Lions
Website https://www.brillionsd.org/o/bhs

Brillion High School is a public secondary school located in Brillion, Wisconsin, approximately 20 miles south of Green Bay. Enrollment is for grades 9 through 12 with approximately 320 students.

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Demographics

BHS is 91 percent white, six percent Hispanic, and all other races make up the remaining three percent. Approximately a quarter of Brillion students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. [2]

Academics

Brillion students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement classes. About a quarter of students take AP classes. [3]

In 2007, local company Ariens gave BHS $1.5 million to make a larger STEM area in the school. [4]

In March 2018, the school announced a decision to change from semester scheduling to trimester scheduling for the 2018–2019 school year. [5]

Extracurriculars

BHS has worked with Special Olympics to bring a chapter of Project Unify to the school, which helps special needs students socially. [6]

Performing arts

Brillion had a competitive show choir in the 1990s; [7] the program lived on as a noncompetitive swing choir in the 2000s and early 2010s. A 600-seat theater, the Endries Performing Arts Center, is located on the BHS campus. [8]

Athletics

Brillion's athletic teams are called the Lions, and they have belonged to the Eastern Wisconsin Conference since 2015.

Athletic conference affiliation history

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brillon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Brillion High in Brillion, WI: Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brillion High in Brillion, WI: Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Schneider, Christian. "The 'Fab Lab': The Ariens Co. breaks new ground with Brillion High's exemplary technology and engineering program" (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Nordby, David. "Brillion High School switching to trimester scheduling". The Brillion News. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Making a Difference: Brillion High School's Project Unify". Special Olympics Wisconsin . Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Brillion High School". www.showchoir.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Endries Performing Arts Center". www.endriespac.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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