McFarland High School (Wisconsin)

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McFarland High School
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McFarland High School (Wisconsin)
5103 Farewell Street

McFarland, Wisconsin 53558

United States
Coordinates 43°00′40″N89°17′43″W / 43.011111°N 89.295278°W / 43.011111; -89.295278
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TypePublic secondary
MottoPride is the catalyst of accomplishment
Established1962
School district McFarland School District
PrincipalJeff Finstad
Teaching staff51.09 (FTE) [1]
Grades9 – 12
Enrollment729 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.27 [1]
Color(s)   
MascotSparty the Spartan
Website McFarland High School

McFarland High School is a high school located in McFarland, in Dane County, Wisconsin. It is administered by the McFarland School District. The school's colors are Columbia blue, navy blue, and white and the mascot is the Spartan.

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Academics

McFarland High School offers twelve AP (Advanced Placement) classes: calculus AB, calculus BC, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, composition, literature, U.S. history, U.S. government, economics, and European history.

The school year is divided into two semesters, each about eighteen weeks long. McFarland High School uses block scheduling, with the school day consisting of four 85 minute blocks. The schedule was changed for the 2014-2015 school year to an AB schedule. The AB schedule is similar to the block schedule. However, instead four quarters of four classes each, it was split up into two semesters of eight classes each with four classes on A-day and four classes on B-day.

In 2016, a referendum to fund facility improvements was approved by voters. The referendum includes, a new baseball complex, auditorium, track, aquatic pool, and artificial turf for the football field. The football field, track, and baseball complex were completed in 2018. A new pool and auditorium were completed in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs at the McFarland High School include: [2]

The 2007 marching band was composed of more than 200 musicians. Concert band, jazz band, choir, and vocal jazz are also offered at McFarland.

Athletics

Since the 2008-09 school year, McFarland teams have competed in the WIAA Rock Valley Conference. The swim team is an exception because the Rock Valley Conference has no swimming program.

Sports offered at McFarland include:
BoysGirls
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross country Golf
Football Poms
Golf Soccer
Hockey Softball
Soccer Swimming
Swimming Tennis
Tennis Track and field
Track and field Volleyball
Hockey

In 2008-2009, the McFarland football team had a 9-0 record and won the Rock Valley Conference. The girls' tennis team and both cross country teams also won their respective Rock Valley Conference titles that season. The boys' swimming team has won seven Division II state titles, with six coming consecutively from 2007 to 2012, and another coming in 2024. The boys' swimming team was also the Division II runner-up in 2003, 2014, and 2023. The boys' golf team earned the state title once and runner-up twice for five years.[ when? ] The team has been in the state tournament the last nine years, and won the sectional tournament three years in a row.[ when? ] Girls' soccer took a second-place finish in the 2007 state games. The McFarland boys' track team won the WIAA Division 2 regionals. Boys' soccer lost in the state semi-finals in 2013, the McFarland boys' first state appearance in school history. In 2018, McFarland’s Boys Soccer team went to the Division 3 State Championship, but lost to Pius XI Catholic from Milwaukee.

State Titles Won by McFarland
SportYear
Boys' basketball1973
Boys' basketball1974
Boys' track & field1977
Girls' basketball1983
Boys' cross country1996
Girls' basketball1999
Boys' basketball1999
Girls' track & field2001
Boys' cross country2002
Boys' golf2004
Boys' swimming2007
Boys' swimming2008
Boys' swimming2009
Boys' swimming2010
Boys' swimming2011
Boys' swimming2012
Boys' soccer2020
Girls' soccer2021
Boys' swimming2024

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "McFarland High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Clubs". McFarland High School. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. ↑ "McFarland School District - Clubs".
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