Westosha Central High School | |
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Address | |
24617 75th Street , Kenosha , 53168 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°34′02″N88°06′26″W / 42.56728°N 88.10715°W |
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Type | Public, coeducational high school |
Established | 1952 |
School district | Westosha |
Superintendent | John Gendron |
Principal | Kevin Kitslaar |
Staff | Total staff - 124 |
Faculty | 80 (2019) |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,099 (2019-20) |
Average class size | 18 |
Color(s) | Maroon and silver |
Song | "Go You Falcons!" |
Athletics conference | Southern Lakes |
Sports | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, volleyball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, softball, dance, trap shooting, hockey, bowling |
Mascot | Falcon |
Team name | Falcons |
Rival | Wilmot Union High School |
National ranking | 3,173 |
School fees | $55 plus class materials depending on course |
Communities served | Wheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Bristol, Paddock Lake, and Trevor and open enrollment students from Kenosha and Racine |
Feeder schools | Wheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Bristol |
Website | http://www.westosha.k12.wi.us |
Westosha Central High School is a public high school located in the village of Paddock Lake, Wisconsin, United States, near the border of the village of Salem Lakes. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 in the communities of Wheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Paddock Lake, Trevor, and Bristol, and open enrollment students from Kenosha and Racine. Parts of Trevor, Wheatland, and Salem are split between Central and neighboring Wilmot Union High School. The school was founded in 1952.
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