De Pere High School

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De Pere High School
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DPHS in 2020
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De Pere High School
1700 Chicago Street

De Pere
,
Wisconsin
54115

United States
Coordinates 44°26′26″N88°02′34″W / 44.44052°N 88.04282°W / 44.44052; -88.04282 Coordinates: 44°26′26″N88°02′34″W / 44.44052°N 88.04282°W / 44.44052; -88.04282
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto"It's A Great Day to be a Redbird!"
Established1870;153 years ago (1870)
OversightUnified School District of De Pere
PrincipalNick Joseph
Teaching staff88.24 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,386 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.71 [1]
Color(s)Cardinal and white
Athletics conference Fox River Classic Conference
MascotRowdy Redbird
Rival West De Pere
NewspaperCrimson Aviator
YearbookThe Fox
Feeder schoolsDe Pere Middle School
Website De Pere High School

De Pere High School (DPHS) is a public high school located in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in 1870, it serves students in grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Unified School District of De Pere.

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History

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De Pere High School, 2004

Until 1870, schooling for all grades in De Pere, Wisconsin was held in one building; starting in 1870, a high school was located in a stone building on the corner of James Street and Wisconsin Street. [2] During the back half of the 1890s, plans were made for a new high school at the corner of Chicago Street and Broadway. A fire ravaged the stone school on February 20, 1900; it was demolished in 1906 after sitting dormant. [2] After spending the rest of the term at the local German Benevolent Society Hall, the school located at Chicago and Broadway opened in fall 1900. It was quickly nicknamed the "Castle School" or "Castle on the Hill" due to its architecture and topographic situation. [3] In 1978, the current high school was built at 1700 Chicago Street. It underwent major expansion in 2001, with the addition of a gymnasium and several classrooms. In January 2007, more classrooms were added. In 2017, De Pere High School underwent another small expansion. De Pere High School's mascot is the Redbird.

In 2005, the school received a cease-and-desist order on the grounds that its mascot was copyrighted material of Illinois State University. The school eventually redesigned the logo so as to not violate the copyright. [4]

In 2016, Newsweek included DPHS on its list of best high schools for low-income students. [5]

Demographics

The school is 90 percent white, three percent Hispanic, two percent black, two percent Asian, and one percent American Indian. [6]

Extracurricular activities

FIRST Robotics

De Pere High school is home to FIRST robotics Team 1716. The team, which has been in existence since 2006, offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge in STEM fields. [7]

During the 2006 season Team 1716 had a win-lose-tie record of 6-7-1. [8] In the 2007–09 seasons, Team 1716 had records of 3-6-0, [9] 1-6-1 [10] and 1-7-0. [11] In the 2010 season, Team 1716 had a 7-4-1 record in Breakaway. [12] The team had a 7-5-1 record [13] in the 2011 season. The 2012 Season (Rebound Rumble) was the best in Team 1716 history, with a record of 6-5-0. They finished as the #4 seed, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Team 1716 also received the Judge's Award.[ citation needed ] In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Redbird Robotics did not make it to the elimination rounds. In 2014, the team participated in more than one regional for the first time since the team's inception.

Athletics

De Pere High School is a member of the Fox River Classic Conference, and its athletic teams are nicknamed the Redbirds. Redbird athletic teams had been a member of the Bay Conference. De Pere's last season in the Bay was 2006-2007. [14] The girls swimming team absorbs swimmers from the smaller, crosstown West De Pere High School while still competing under the De Pere Redbirds banner. [15] The school contributes to the ten-school cooperative Bay Area Ice Bears girls hockey team, which plays in the Eastern Shores Conference. [16]

In 2014, the school announced a new synthetic turf football field, a new baseball diamond and soccer field, and upgrades to the existing softball diamond. [17] In late 2019, the school revealed plans for a $3 million renovation of its football stadium, which would add 600 seats to the home grandstand and establish a permanent 500-seat visitors grandstand. [18]

State Championships [19]
YearDivision/ClassSport
2023Divison 1Boys basketball [20]
2023Girls hockey*
2014Girls hockey*
2012Division 1Girls basketball
2005Division 1Girls basketball
1993Division 2Boys soccer
1992Division 3Football
1990Class BGymnastics
1989Class BGymnastics
1988Class BGymnastics
1987Class BGymnastics
1986Class BGymnastics
1983Class AGirls basketball
1934Class BBoys basketball
* denotes championship was part of a cooperative team

Performing arts

The school fields two show choirs, Chicago Street Singers and Jam Session. [21] In 2020, the school hosted a show choir competition, "Destination De Pere: Let's Jam!", and while event organizers claimed it was the first one hosted at De Pere, [22] the school hosted a competition named "Big Jam" from 1996 to 1999. [23] The school also offers a musical and plays through its Drama Club.

Notable alumni

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