Fond du Lac High School

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Fond du Lac High School
FondDuLacHighSchoolEntrance.jpg
Fond du Lac High School front
Address
Fond du Lac High School
801 Campus Drive

Fond du Lac
,
Fond du Lac County
,
Wisconsin
54935

United States
Coordinates 43°47′42″N88°25′00″W / 43.7950904°N 88.4166493°W / 43.7950904; -88.4166493
Information
Opened2001
School district Fond du Lac School District
NCES District ID5504680
SuperintendentJeffrey Fleig
CEEB code 500668
NCES School ID550468000498
PrincipalDave Michalkiewicz
Staff129.73 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,008 [1]  (2019–2020)
Student to teacher ratio15.48 [1]
Color(s) Maroon and White   
Mascot Cardinal
Nickname Fondy High
NewspaperCardinal Columns
YearbookThe Cardinal
Feeder schoolsSabish Middle School, Woodworth Middle School, Theisen Middle School, STEM Institute
WIAA Conference Fox Valley Association
Website School page

Fond du Lac High School ("Fondy High") is a comprehensive public high school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin administered by the Fond du Lac School District. Opened in 2001, the school replaced the former Goodrich High School, which was the city's high school from 1922 to 2001. Fond du Lac High School has an enrollment of approximately 2000 students. Fond du Lac High School's athletic teams are known as the Cardinals.

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Design

The educational wing of the school is shaped like an "H". [2] The school is surrounded by retaining ponds, which are fitted with geothermal heat pumps that regulate the temperature of the school during the year. This is saving the school thousands each year in heating and cooling costs. [3]

Academics

Advanced placement (AP) classes offered at Fond du Lac High School include calculus, chemistry, physics, psychology, U.S. politics and government, biology, U.S History, statistics, computer science, music theory, language and composition, and literature and composition. A few CAPP (Cooperative Academic Partnership Programs) and other concurrent enrollment options are offered by the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. [4]

Athletics

The school competes in the Fox Valley Association conference in all sports except football, which is in the Valley Football Association. 24 sports are currently offered: [5]

FallWinterSpring
Girls' Swimming and DivingBoys' BasketballBaseball
Girls' Cross CountryGirls' BasketballSoftball
Boys' Cross CountryGirls' HockeyGirls' Track
Boys' VolleyballBoys' HockeyBoys' Track
Girls' VolleyballWrestlingGirls' Soccer
Girls' TennisBoys' Swimming and DivingBoys' Golf
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Golf
Football
Dance
Cheer

The football team is notable for having ended two of the longest winning streaks in Wisconsin high school history. On October 31, 1987, the Cardinals ended the then-record 48-game winning streak of Manitowoc Lincoln Ships with a 27-15 victory at Fruth Field in Fond du Lac in the sectional final (quarterfinals) of the WIAA playoffs. [6] On August 17, 2018, the Cardinals again snapped a record winning streak, this one the 70-game winning streak of the Kimberly Papermakers, with a 31-28 victory in Kimberly. [7]

Controversy

In 2014, following publication of an article in the school newspaper about the rape culture in the school, the principal announced that all articles written for the school paper would require his approval before publication. [8] [9] The change in the school's policy led to a petition to reverse the policy change, [10] a student sit-in, and national media attention. [11] The principal resigned at the end of the 2014 school year. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fond du Lac High". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "fond du lac high school - Google Maps".
  3. ↑ "Project spotlight". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cooperative Academic Partnership Program". UW Oshkosh. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "MasterListofAthleticHeadCoaches" (PDF). www.fonddulac.k12.wi.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fond du Lac football looking awful lot like 1987 headlining, streak-killing team | Column".
  7. ↑ "Fond du Lac snaps Kimberly's 70-game win streak". www.wbay.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ Andrew Phillips. "Fond du Lac High School student's 'rape culture' article sparks free-speech debate".
  9. ↑ "Wisconsin NOW".
  10. ↑ "Petition · Reverse School Guidelines Determined by the Principal regarding Student Publications- FDLSD Board Policy 9.1052 · Change.org". Change.org.
  11. ↑ "Fond du Lac High School censorship rule under fire". The Washington Times.
  12. ↑ Rob Meiksins (May 13, 2014). "Follow-Up: Censorship of Student Journalists in Fond du Lac ends in Resignation of Principal".
  13. ↑ Zhao, Lily (February 27, 2020). "Fond du Lac's Robert Windsor looking to make his NFL dream a reality". WFRV . Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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