Wauwatosa East High School

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Wauwatosa East High School
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Wauwatosa East High School
7500 Milwaukee Ave

Wauwatosa
,
Wisconsin 53213-2206

United States
Coordinates 43°03′12″N88°00′23″W / 43.05327°N 88.00632°W / 43.05327; -88.00632
Information
Type Public high school
Establishedas Wauwatosa Senior High School, 1897; as Wauwatosa East, 1960
School district Wauwatosa School District
PrincipalStephen Plank
Teaching staff68.85 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,041 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.12 [1]
Color(s)Red and white    [2]
Athletics conference WIAA Greater Metro Conference
MascotCaptain Red
Nickname Red Raiders
RivalWauwatosa West High School
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Website Wauwatosa East High School Homepage
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Wauwatosa East High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wauwatosa School District. The school was originally known as Wauwatosa Senior High School until the opening of Wauwatosa West High School in September 1960. The first graduating class of Wauwatosa East High School was in June 1962. Today, the school is often colloquially referred to as Tosa East.

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History

The first high school in Wauwatosa opened at the site of the current Wauwatosa East building in 1871. [3] Originally known as Wauwatosa High School, the school's name was changed to Wauwatosa East High School in September, 1961 after a rival high school was built on the west side of the city. The older half of the current structure started being built in 1928, construction resumed in 1930 for it to be completed in 1931. The auditorium and original gymnasium were then completed in 1940. An underground tunnel was built to connect the high school to a middle school across the street, the middle school was built in 1906 but it originally served as Wauwatosa High until 1931. The tunnel allowed students of wauwatosa high to go to the middle school across the street to use it for activities, the tunnel was decommissioned in 1958 when the middle school was torn down to be replaced with an addition for Lincoln Elementary.

The newer half of the current structure was built from 1973 to 1975. This resulted in substantial alterations to the original design of the building such as the closing of the school's third floor, small fourth floor, and basement lunch room in 1974, they were closed and replaced with the addition to modernize the building. The tower that stood on top of the original front entrance was removed in 1974. The Art Deco lobby below the tower contained tiled walls and New Deal era paintings, the paintings were painted in 1934 by Myron Nutting for the Public Works Administration. The murals, tile, and trophy cases were covered with plaster board which was added to make the historic lobby match the newer addition. The walls and paintings remained covered until the early 2000s where they were restored, the trophy cases are now used to display Tosa High School memorabilia and historical information about the building.

The sports teams are named the Red Raiders. They were once represented by a logo of a cartoon Native American brave in warpaint and a mascot dressed as a Native American. In 2006 this came under protest, which led to the logo being changed to a shield with the letters 'TE' on the front and crossed spears behind and the mascot being changed to a pirate known as Captain Red. [4]

Athletics

The school has varsity level sports teams for both men and women, including volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, soccer, football, golf, wrestling, tennis, swimming and diving, cross country, track and field, and the Poms dance squad.

Intramural sports include Ultimate Frisbee, IBA (basketball), and skiing.

State championships

Conference affiliation history

Awards

In 2008, Wauwatosa East was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School. [6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "East High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wauwatosa East High School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "City of Wauwatosa, WI - About Wauwatosa". www.wauwatosa.net. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010.
  4. ↑ High school mascot
  5. ↑ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 25.
  6. ↑ "Wauwatosa School District (2021-22) | Milwaukee, WI".
  7. ↑ Witrado, Anthony. "Tosa East gives Harris, Smith high honor", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , February 12, 2007. Accessed December 30, 2007. "But before Harris played basketball at the University of Wisconsin or for the Dallas Mavericks, he wowed fans, coaches and even opposing players at Wauwatosa East.... And before Tony Smith was recognized as a coach and high school basketball commentator, he and his full head of curls starred at the same high school before playing at Marquette and for six NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers."
  8. ↑ Wauwatosa East lineman Marcus Mbow commits to Arizona State, coach Herm Edwards
  9. ↑ Stingl, Jim (March 16, 2007). "To believe or not to believe, it's your choice". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . p. 1B. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
  10. ↑ Minske, Rachel (June 7, 2016). "Wauwatosa West looks to honor alumni through new 'Wall of Recognition'". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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