Greendale High School

Greendale High School
Location
6801 Southway Greendale , Wisconsin 53129 United States
Coordinates	42°56′4″N87°59′56″W / 42.93444°N 87.99889°W / 42.93444; -87.99889
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1949
School district	Greendale School District
Principal	Steve Lodes
Teaching staff	60.37 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	909 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.06 [1]
Colors	Kelly green and white    [2]
Nickname	Panthers
Yearbook	Pioneer
Website	www.greendaleschools.org/schools/high/

Greendale High School is a four-year public high school in Greendale, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. Part of the Greendale School District, it serves students in grades 9 through 12.

Extracurricular activities

The Greendale High School marching band has been the Class AA State Champion for 20 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2025, ^{[3] [4]} and was selected to participate in the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City ^[5] as well as the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. ^[6]

The marching band attended the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. ^[7]

Athletic conference affiliation history

• Suburban Conference (1952-1961)
• Braveland Conference (1961-1963)
• Parkland Conference (1963-1985)
• Suburban Park Conference (1985-1993)
• Woodland Conference (1993-present)

Notable alumni

• Joan Fitzgerald – Wisconsin state legislator
• Jim Gruenwald – Greco-Roman wrestler, former US Olympic team member ^[8]
• Dave Smith – AFL player ^[9]
• Jane Kaczmarek – Actress ^[10]
• Stephen D. Burrows – Comedic storyteller, writer, director, actor ^[11]
• Mark Massa – Indiana State Supreme Court Justice

Notes

1. "Greendale High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "Greendale High School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
3. "WSMA State Marching Band Championships" (PDF). wsmamusic. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
4. "Past Seasons". WisconsinMarching.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
5. "Greendale High School Marching Band selected for 2016 Macy's parade". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
6. "The Greendale High School Marching Band will perform in the 2020 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
7. "Macy's 2023 announcement".
8. "Olympian Jim Gruenwald hired as USOEC Assistant Greco-Roman Wrestling Coach". TheMat.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
9. "Dave Smith Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
10. "Wisconsin Facts | Famous Wisconsinites | Jane Kaczmarek". www.authenticwisconsin.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
11. "Steve Burrows : Wisconsin State Journal". www.burrowsofhollywood.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

External links

• Official website