Pewaukee School District

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Pewaukee School District
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Location
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
United States
District information
Type Public
MottoOpening the door to each child's future
Grades Early Childhood to 12th grade
Established1840
SuperintendentMike Cady, Ph.D
Budget$40 million USD [1]
Students and staff
Students2,584 [1]
Athletic conference Woodland Conference
Colors Red and Black
Other information
Schedule Block schedule
Website www.pewaukeeschools.org

The Pewaukee School District is located in central Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The district serves the village and city of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The district has 2,584 students. Faculty and staff number 450.[ citation needed ] It twice received the Wisconsin Forward Award at the mastery level. [2]

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Schools

Pewaukee High School

The school has a network of computers, smartboards, and projectors. The school has some online classes, such as introductory C++, Java, and AP Computer Science. The foreign languages department included French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. [3] Advanced Placement classes are offered. [4]

PHS is a WIAA Division 2 school in all sports except football, in which it is a Division 3 school, and in track and field, cross country, tennis, and boys volleyball in which it is a Division 1 school. The school has two softball fields, two football fields, a track, and two soccer fields. The Pewaukee Pirates compete in the Woodland Conference. The football team made the playoffs from 2005 to 2008. In 2021, the Pewaukee Pirates won the WIAA Division 3 state football championship against Rice Lake with a final score of 15–6. [5] The boys' basketball team won three successive Division 2 State Titles from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023, was the WIAA Division 2 State Runner-Up in 2000–2001, and has won 15 conference championships (1926, 1931, 1961, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). In 2008, 2012, and 2013 the dance team came in first place in state in their division. The girls' cross country team won the state meet in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2015. The boys' cross country team won the state meet in 2015. The wrestling team has been conference champion eight consecutive years.[ when? ]

In Academic Decathlon, PHS is a Division 2 school. In the 2017–2018 school year, the Pewaukee High School Academic Decathlon team took third overall in the state-wide competition. The team also came first in their division, and took the state title for Division 2. Due to this success, the team had the opportunity to advance on to the national competition where the competing members were able to place third overall in their division country-wide. The 2017–2018 school year was the most successful year for the Pewaukee High School Academic Decathlon team to date. The theme for the 2017–2018 school year was Africa and focused on the history, literature, science, social science, economics, music, and art of the greater region. [6] In the 2006–2007 school year, the team placed sixth in the state. At the 2007 state competition, the Pewaukee Academic Decathlon team ranked eighth in Wisconsin and took the state title for Division 2. In the 2007–2008 school year, when the topic was the Civil War, the team placed third overall at the state competition, winning the state division title. It also placed third in the Super Quiz Oral Relay.[ clarification needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pewaukee School District [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Forward Award Winners Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine . The Award was received in 2009 and 2007. 2009. Retrieved 15-03-2010.
  3. ↑ "World Languages / World Languages Homepage". wi01819897.schoolwires.net. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Continuous Improvement Report. Fall 2009: pp. 2–4. Note: This is an internal survey and/or self-reported data. Retrieved 15-03-2010.
  5. ↑ "Pewaukee wins WIAA Division 3 state football championship, 15–6, over Rice Lake – Pewaukee WI Unofficial Website" . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "State/Wisconsin/2018 – AcaDec Scores and Information Center".
  7. ↑ Hoehn, Jim (26 October 2013). "J. J. Watt has jersey retired at halftime of Pewaukee's victory". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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