Menomonie High School
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Menomonie High School is located at 1715 5th St W (44°52′2"N 91°56′6"W) in Menomonie
, Wisconsin
. Menomonie High School (MHS) has a student body of approximately 1,200 students with a staff of over 105. The school serves as the Menomonie School District's (MSD) only high school, and serves students in grades 9-12. MHS's mascot is the Mustangs, as of September 20th, 2011. The old Mascot, Indians, will be formally retired later this year.
for athletics. It currently has teams in football, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, race-walking, interpretive ballet, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, dance, skeet shooting, baseball, softball, and track.
"We are proud to offer a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Our programs are seen as an extension of the classroom. Our desire is that athletics can be an enriching and healthful experience in which physical, mental, and social growth shall be stimulated through interscholastic competition. We encourage each student to participate in extracurriculars as we believe this helps them become connected to their school. We are proud of our students' Achievements."
- Bart Boettcher, Activities Director
and Brookfield Central respectively. They are part of Division II WIAA Football and are coached by Joe Labuda who has been their coach for over 15 years. Menomonie High plays all of its home football games at Don and Nona Williams Stadium
. This stadium is also used by UW-Stout and a semi-pro football team The Menomonie Thunderhawks, who won the Northern Power Football League (NPFL) Championship in 2010.
5 State Championships-1993,1995,1997,1999,2002
. After a contentious school board election
, the new school board members re-instated the Indian as the mascot.
On April 14, 2008, a group of 11 Menomonie Citizens presented a petition to the school board in regards to the Indian logo. They believed that "Schools ought to be teaching humanity along with other subject matters" and "The use of the Indians nickname sends a subliminal message to children that flies in the face of efforts to teach valued humanitarian principles." The goal of the petition was to bring awareness to the issue, and to have the issue of the Indian logo and mascot be discussed at future meetings.
Ultimately, Menomonie decided to retire the Indians nickname and imagery, adopting 'Mustangs' as their nickname. Ironically, 'Mustangs' was the nickname they had adopted after retiring the 'Indians' name before said school board election.
, SAGA
, Forensics
, KEY Club, FCCLA, Science Olympiad
, FFA
, Technology Club, FBLA, Chorus
, Musicale, Orchestra
, Jazz Band
, Student Council
, Academic Decathlon, Fall and Spring Plays and many more.
On April 4 of 2009, the Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team took home the state trophy for the second consecutive year. The state tournament was held at UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The team had a combined score of 46 points, using the National Science Olympiad scoring system. At the National Tournament, the team earned a second, fifth, and sixth place medal in the events Experimental Design, Egg-O-Naut, and Elevated Bridge respectively.
On April 10 of 2010, the Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team tied the Madison West High School Science Olympiad team for the state title.
On April 2 of 2011, Menomonie High School reclaimed the state title, beating out the closest team by 59 points. The team went on to represent Wisconsin at the national competition in Madison, WI on May 21, 2011, at which they took twelfth place overall, earning a third place medal in Towers, a fourth place medal in Optics, a fourth place medal in Mousetrap Vehicle, and a sixth place medal in Mission Possible.
The Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team is coached by Harold Vlcek.
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Two other spellings of the name appear elsewhere, see Menomonee and Menominee. For the town, see Menomonie .Menomonie is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city's population was 16,264 as of the 2010 census...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. Menomonie High School (MHS) has a student body of approximately 1,200 students with a staff of over 105. The school serves as the Menomonie School District's (MSD) only high school, and serves students in grades 9-12. MHS's mascot is the Mustangs, as of September 20th, 2011. The old Mascot, Indians, will be formally retired later this year.
Academics
In May 2009, Menomonie High teacher Susan Turgeson was named 2009 National Teacher of the Year for Secondary-School Food Science Program by the American Association of Family and Consumer Science(AAFCS). This award presented to Susan Turgeson, recognizes teachers who utilize cutting-edge methods, activities and techniques to provide the stimulus for and give visibility to family and consumer sciences secondary and elementary education.Athletics
Menomonie belongs to the Big Rivers ConferenceBig Rivers Conference
The Big Rivers Conference, or BRC, is a high school athletic conference in Western Wisconsin. It participates in the WIAA.-Member schools:Current schools in the Big Rivers Conference are:*Chippewa Falls Cardinals*Eau Claire Memorial Old Abes...
for athletics. It currently has teams in football, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, race-walking, interpretive ballet, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, dance, skeet shooting, baseball, softball, and track.
"We are proud to offer a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Our programs are seen as an extension of the classroom. Our desire is that athletics can be an enriching and healthful experience in which physical, mental, and social growth shall be stimulated through interscholastic competition. We encourage each student to participate in extracurriculars as we believe this helps them become connected to their school. We are proud of our students' Achievements."
- Bart Boettcher, Activities Director
Football
Menomonie is a 5-time Wisconsin State Champion in football having made 8 appearances in the State Championship. Menomonie made appearances in '85,93,'94,'95,'97,'99,'02,'03 and won it in '93,'95,'97,'99, and '02. The Indians went undefeated with records of 14-0 in 1997 and 2002 beating GermantownGermantown
- Places :in the United States* Germantown, California, former name of Artois, California* Germantown, Connecticut* Germantown, Illinois* Germantown, Decatur County, Indiana...
and Brookfield Central respectively. They are part of Division II WIAA Football and are coached by Joe Labuda who has been their coach for over 15 years. Menomonie High plays all of its home football games at Don and Nona Williams Stadium
Don and Nona Williams Stadium
Don and Nona Williams Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The stadium is home to the UW–Stout Blue Devils, the Menomonie High School Indians, plus other high school games, as well as other sports at UW–Stout...
. This stadium is also used by UW-Stout and a semi-pro football team The Menomonie Thunderhawks, who won the Northern Power Football League (NPFL) Championship in 2010.
5 State Championships-1993,1995,1997,1999,2002
Mascot controversy
In the late 1990s, the school eliminated the use of the 'Indian' mascotNative American mascot controversy
The propriety of using Native American mascots and images in sports has been a topic of debate in the United States and Canada since the 1960s.Americans have had a history of drawing inspiration from native peoples and "playing Indian" that dates back at least to the 18th century...
. After a contentious school board election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
, the new school board members re-instated the Indian as the mascot.
On April 14, 2008, a group of 11 Menomonie Citizens presented a petition to the school board in regards to the Indian logo. They believed that "Schools ought to be teaching humanity along with other subject matters" and "The use of the Indians nickname sends a subliminal message to children that flies in the face of efforts to teach valued humanitarian principles." The goal of the petition was to bring awareness to the issue, and to have the issue of the Indian logo and mascot be discussed at future meetings.
Ultimately, Menomonie decided to retire the Indians nickname and imagery, adopting 'Mustangs' as their nickname. Ironically, 'Mustangs' was the nickname they had adopted after retiring the 'Indians' name before said school board election.
Extra curriculars
Menomonie High School has many clubs and extra curriculars the students can participate in. These include DECADECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
, SAGA
SAGA
SAGA or "Simple API for Grid Aapplications" is the name of a family of related standards specified by the Open Grid Forum to define an application programming interface , for common distributed computing functionality....
, Forensics
Forensics
Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
, KEY Club, FCCLA, Science Olympiad
Science 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...
, FFA
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
, Technology Club, FBLA, Chorus
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, Musicale, Orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, Jazz Band
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
, Student Council
Student council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
, Academic Decathlon, Fall and Spring Plays and many more.
Science Olympiad
The Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team won the State Championship and represented the state of Wisconsin at the national competition in Washington DC on May 30-31st, 2008. They were subsequently awarded the Division C Team Spirit Award.On April 4 of 2009, the Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team took home the state trophy for the second consecutive year. The state tournament was held at UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The team had a combined score of 46 points, using the National Science Olympiad scoring system. At the National Tournament, the team earned a second, fifth, and sixth place medal in the events Experimental Design, Egg-O-Naut, and Elevated Bridge respectively.
On April 10 of 2010, the Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team tied the Madison West High School Science Olympiad team for the state title.
On April 2 of 2011, Menomonie High School reclaimed the state title, beating out the closest team by 59 points. The team went on to represent Wisconsin at the national competition in Madison, WI on May 21, 2011, at which they took twelfth place overall, earning a third place medal in Towers, a fourth place medal in Optics, a fourth place medal in Mousetrap Vehicle, and a sixth place medal in Mission Possible.
The Menomonie High School Science Olympiad team is coached by Harold Vlcek.
Alumni
- Richard ShoemakerRichard ShoemakerRichard Shoemaker is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.-Biography:Shoemaker was born on June 11, 1951 in Beloit, Wisconsin. He graduated from Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Stout...
, Wisconsin State Senator - Ben Peterson, keyboard player for Sing it LoudSing it Loud-History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....
- Mike "Bigfun" Hanson, philanthropist