Madison LaFollette High School
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La Follette High School is a public school located in Madison, Wisconsin
, teaching students grades 9-12. It is a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District
. One of five Madison public high schools, it is commonly known as "La Follette". The school is named after former lawmaker and 1924 presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
.
La Follette is one of a small number of schools in the state using the block system. Each class is an hour and a half, with four classes per day. Most classes are completed in one semester. A new set of four classes begins in the spring semester for a total of eight classes per year per student. Students seem to prefer the four block schedule to traditional high school schedules because the day feels faster and homework is more manageable, as well as it gives teachers more time with students.
On September 28 2010, the school was visited by President Barack Obama
during an unannounced stop.
s in the state. Although relatively small, it has three ecosystems, including prairie, woodland, and pond. Student management of the arboretum is one of its multiple uses in the science department.
Team at La Follette High School has three second place finishes, a sixth place, and a twelfth place in the last five years at the state meet.
The La Follette Quiz Bowl team, founded in 2006, won the Wisconsin State Tournament twice, in both the Fall and Spring. The team went to Nationals in Chicago
.
Club sports at La Follette include La Crosse, and Rugby
Lafollette Lancers Athletics State Championships and accomplishments
-1969 WIAA Boys Track and Field State Champions
-1977 WIAA Class A Boys Basketball State Champions
-1982 WIAA Class A Boys Basketball State Champions
-1987 WIAA Boys Volleyball State Champions
-1989 WIAA Boys Volleyball State Champions
-1993 WIAA Division 1 Wrestling Individual State Champion, Chad Powell
-2002 WIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Champions
-2002 WIAA Division 1 Boys State Track and Field State Champions
-2003 WIAA Division I Boys Tennis Individual State Champion, Pete Amundson
-2006 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country State Champions
-2007 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country State Champions
-2010 WIAA Division 1 State Baseball Runner Ups
-2010 Girls Volleyball State Qualifiers
-2011 Competition Cheer State Champions
-2011 Girls Fast Pitch Softball State Qualifiers
-2011 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country Individual State Champion, Chandler Diffee
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Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, teaching students grades 9-12. It is a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District
Madison Metropolitan School District
Madison Metropolitan School District is a public school district headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. It serves the cities of Madison and Fitchburg, the villages of Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff, and the towns of Blooming Grove, Burke, and Madison. It includes four regular high schools, one...
. One of five Madison public high schools, it is commonly known as "La Follette". The school is named after former lawmaker and 1924 presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin...
.
La Follette is one of a small number of schools in the state using the block system. Each class is an hour and a half, with four classes per day. Most classes are completed in one semester. A new set of four classes begins in the spring semester for a total of eight classes per year per student. Students seem to prefer the four block schedule to traditional high school schedules because the day feels faster and homework is more manageable, as well as it gives teachers more time with students.
On September 28 2010, the school was visited by President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
during an unannounced stop.
Advanced placement
- Math: Calculus I, Calculus II,Calculus III, Statistics, Computer science
- Science: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotech
- Social studies: U.S. history, European history
- English: Language and composition, Literature and composition
- World languages: Spanish, German, French
- Business: Economics
- Foods: Cooking in a Recession
- Cultural Studies: African American Culture
Arboretum
La Follette High School has one of the few on-grounds arboretumArboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
s in the state. Although relatively small, it has three ecosystems, including prairie, woodland, and pond. Student management of the arboretum is one of its multiple uses in the science department.
Extra-curricular activities
The Science OlympiadScience Olympiad
Science Olympiad is an American elementary, middle, or high school team competition which tests knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. Over 6,200 teams from 49 U.S. states compete each year. Most teams compete in three levels of competition: regionals, states, and nationals...
Team at La Follette High School has three second place finishes, a sixth place, and a twelfth place in the last five years at the state meet.
The La Follette Quiz Bowl team, founded in 2006, won the Wisconsin State Tournament twice, in both the Fall and Spring. The team went to Nationals in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Athletics
La Follette athletics include baseball, fast-pitch softball, track and field, hockey, swimming, wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, cheerleading, poms, cross country, football, soccer, volleyball, golf, and tennis.Club sports at La Follette include La Crosse, and Rugby
Lafollette Lancers Athletics State Championships and accomplishments
-1969 WIAA Boys Track and Field State Champions
-1977 WIAA Class A Boys Basketball State Champions
-1982 WIAA Class A Boys Basketball State Champions
-1987 WIAA Boys Volleyball State Champions
-1989 WIAA Boys Volleyball State Champions
-1993 WIAA Division 1 Wrestling Individual State Champion, Chad Powell
-2002 WIAA Division I Boys Basketball State Champions
-2002 WIAA Division 1 Boys State Track and Field State Champions
-2003 WIAA Division I Boys Tennis Individual State Champion, Pete Amundson
-2006 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country State Champions
-2007 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country State Champions
-2010 WIAA Division 1 State Baseball Runner Ups
-2010 Girls Volleyball State Qualifiers
-2011 Competition Cheer State Champions
-2011 Girls Fast Pitch Softball State Qualifiers
-2011 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country Individual State Champion, Chandler Diffee
2006 and 2007 Cross Country State Champions.
Composed of Andy Buchanan, Garrett Eklof, Hayden Lamb, Alex Brill, John Prusynski, Trevor Scharnke and Brently Bohn, the Lancer Distance Crew set the state record for largest margin of victory in 2007. The team was/is led by Head Coach Cody Vieth.Summit Credit Union
In Winter of 2010-2011 a branch of Summit Credit Union was opened within La Follette High School. The branch is staffed by interns from the La Follette career internship class. The branch is open during lunch hour only.Notable Alumni
- Craig Smith (ice hockey)Craig Smith (ice hockey)Craig Smith is an American ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Nashville Predators in the NHL. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 4th round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft....
Currently plays in the NHL for the Nashville PredatorsNashville PredatorsThe Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, was drafted 98th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft2009 NHL Entry DraftThe 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...
. Also played 2 years for the Wisconsin BadgersWisconsin BadgersThe Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
Hockey Team.
- Michael Flowers Former Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball player from 2004-2008
External links
- Wisconsin Science Olympiad website
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction data
- La Follette's Boys Cross Country Team's website
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