Westosha Central High School

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Westosha Central High School
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Address
Westosha Central High School
24617 75th Street

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Kenosha
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53168

United States
Coordinates 42°34′02″N88°06′26″W / 42.56728°N 88.10715°W / 42.56728; -88.10715 Coordinates: 42°34′02″N88°06′26″W / 42.56728°N 88.10715°W / 42.56728; -88.10715
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Type Public, coeducational high school
Established1952
School districtWestosha
SuperintendentJohn Gendron
PrincipalKevin Kitslaar
StaffTotal staff - 124
Faculty80 (2019)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,099 (2019-20)
Average class size18
Color(s) Maroon and silver   
Song"Go You Falcons!"
Athletics conferenceSouthern Lakes
SportsBaseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, volleyball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, softball, dance, trap shooting, hockey, bowling
MascotFalcon
Team nameFalcons
Rival Wilmot Union High School
National ranking3,173
School fees$55 plus class materials depending on course
Communities servedWheatland, Salem, Brighton, Paris, Bristol, Paddock Lake, and Trevor and open enrollment students from Kenosha and Racine
Feeder schoolsWheatland, 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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History

Westosha Central High School was originally named Salem Central High School. The name was changed to Westosha Central High School in the early 1980s, "Westosha" referring to the fact that the school was west of Kenosha as well as differentiating it from Walter Reuther Central High School, a special curriculum high school in nearby Kenosha. Westosha Central High School is usually referred to as "Central", whereas Walter Reuther Central High School is often called simply "Reuther."

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References

  1. Westosha Central High School website
  2. "Ben Rothwell UFC Bio" . Retrieved 2014-01-01.