Menasha High School

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Menasha High School
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Menasha High School
Menasha Public High School, Wisconsin, from 1880 book History of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and early history of the Northwest.jpg
The First Menasha High School
Address
Menasha High School
420 7th St

Menasha
,
Wisconsin
54952

United States
Coordinates 44°12′40″N88°26′51″W / 44.21111°N 88.44750°W / 44.21111; -88.44750
Information
School type Public High School
Established1875
School districtMenasha Joint School District
SuperintendentMatthew Zimmerman
PrincipalAdam Baier
Faculty62.11 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9 through 12
Enrollment910 (2020-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.89 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Bay Conference
MascotBlue Jay
Rival Neenah High School
YearbookThe Nicolet
Website www.mjsd.k12.wi.us/high-school/home

Menasha High School is a public high school located in Menasha, Wisconsin, formally organized in 1875. [2]

Contents

History

The current Menasha High School was built between 1936 and 1938. It was completed in 1938 in a Colonial Revival style with Georgian influences following the design by the Green Bay firm of Foeller, Schober, and Berners. [3]

The Menasha High School fire on March 21, 1936. Menasha High School Fire of 1936.jpg
The Menasha High School fire on March 21, 1936.

In 2014, at a cost of 30 million dollars, the outdated, undersized, and inflexible circa 1930s building went under renovation and expansion. The Architect/Engineer of that project was Eppstein Uhen Architects. Great care was taken to preserve the historical features of the building. [4]

Menasha High School previously occupied two other buildings. The first, built in 1871, was razed in 1896 to expand. The second building was built in 1896 and was completely destroyed by a fire on March 21, 1936.

Athletics

Menasha's athletic teams are known as the Blue Jays, and compete in the Bay Conference. For many years, they held a football rivalry with nearby Neenah High School, first playing in 1896. [5]

In 2014, Menasha won their first WIAA Division 2 Football Championship by a score of 37–17 against Waukesha West. [6] Their football program is currently Division 3.

Menasha's hockey program is split among two different collaborations with different high schools in the area, with the boys' collaboration being with Neenah, Hortonville, and Shiocton called the NHM Rockets. NHM participate in the Badgerland Conference and took 2nd place in the WIAA 2019 State Championship. [7] The girls' collaboration is with the Fox Cities Stars, a program consisting of 17 high schools in the area. They won back-to-back WIAA Championships in 2019 and 2020. [8]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Menasha High". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Nicolet, 1939". The Menasha High School annual. 1939.
  3. ↑ "420 7TH ST | Property Record". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 1, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Menasha High School". miron-construction.com/. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rivalries". Wisconsin High School Sports | Wisconsin Sports Network | WisSports.net. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Woods, Mike. "Menasha Bluejays win first state title". The Post-Crescent. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boys and Girls State Hockey Champions Crowned". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fox Cities Stars eye WIAA girls' state hockey title". Kaukauna Community News. March 3, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.


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