Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School

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Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
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Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
17511 Main Street

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54630

United States
Coordinates 44°05′38″N91°20′35″W / 44.093794°N 91.343179°W / 44.093794; -91.343179
Information
Type Public secondary school
Established1902
StatusIn session
ClosedSummer months(depends)
School districtGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District
PrincipalTroy White
Teaching staff29.24 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment520 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.84 [1]
Color(s)  
AthleticsTrack, Trap, Band, and Choir
Athletics conference Coulee Conference
MascotRed hawk
Nickname Red Hawks
RivalBlair
Website getsd.org/high-school/

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School (abbreviated as G-E-T, and formerly Galesville High School and Gale-Ettrick High School) is a public high school in Galesville, Wisconsin. It educates students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.

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History

A high school in the city of Galesville, Wisconsin opened in 1902. [2] Trempealeau County government ordered the creation of a joint school district covering Galesville, Ettrick, Gale, the town of Ettrick and the town of Trempealeau at the beginning of 1949, to take effect on June 30, 1949. [3] An influx of new students created an overcrowding condition at the school; a 1951 referendum for a new building failed. [4] A 1952 referendum passed. [5] Construction for the then-Gale-Ettrick High School commenced in September 1953. [6] In 1971, Healy Memorial High School in Trempealeau was consolidated into the Gale-Ettrick, and the school was renamed Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. [7]

The school went away from its Redmen nickname for athletic teams in May 2010; a new name of Red Hawks was later chosen. [8]

Academics

Advanced Placement classes are offered at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau. [9]

Athletics

The Red Hawk athletic teams compete in the Coulee Conference. The boys golf team won a Division Two state championship in 1994. [10]

Performing arts

G-E-T has two competitive a cappella groups, "Vocal Point" and "Out of the Blue." [11] Vocal Point took third place in the 2017 International Championship of High School A Cappella Finals. [12]

Notable alumni

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