University School of Milwaukee
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The University School of Milwaukee (USM) is a private pre-kindergarten through secondary
preparatory school
located on 123 acre (0.49776378 km²) in River Hills
and Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. It has a reputation for being the most prestigious and academically rigorous school in the state and one of the best in the country.
and William Frankfurth. The Academy offered classes that taught German language and literature, as well as English. In 1891, the academy moved to the German-English Academy Building
in downtown Milwaukee. The institution changed its name in 1917 to Milwaukee University School because of anti-German sentiment that occurred during World War I
.
In 1964, the Milwaukee University School, the Milwaukee Country Day School
and Milwaukee-Downer Seminary
merged to become the University School of Milwaukee.
A new science wing, funded through donations to the school's "Our Next Generation" campaign, is now being used by students.\
USM students lead the state in SAT scores, with a 2031 average score (vs. WI average 1778). See http://www.usmk12.org/academicachievement for more academic achievement information.
Racial composition:
Over the past years, more than 90% of USM's students have been accepted at their first or second choice college or university.
The school has recently undergone a Phase 2 renovation, adding a new gym, air conditioning, larger rooms, as well as a new Commons and Study Hall room.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
located on 123 acre (0.49776378 km²) in River Hills
River Hills, Wisconsin
River Hills is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,631.-Geography:River Hills is located at ....
and Milwaukee, 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...
. It has a reputation for being the most prestigious and academically rigorous school in the state and one of the best in the country.
History
The school was founded in 1851 as the German-English Academy by a group of Milwaukee German Americans that included Peter EngelmannPeter Engelmann
Peter Engelmann was a German American educationist, writer and founder of the German-English Academy , today University School of Milwaukee).- Biography :...
and William Frankfurth. The Academy offered classes that taught German language and literature, as well as English. In 1891, the academy moved to the German-English Academy Building
German-English Academy Building
The German-English Academy Building is a structure built in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1891 to house the German-English Academy, which later became the University School of Milwaukee...
in downtown Milwaukee. The institution changed its name in 1917 to Milwaukee University School because of anti-German sentiment that occurred during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
In 1964, the Milwaukee University School, the Milwaukee Country Day School
Milwaukee Country Day School
Milwaukee Country Day School was a country day school in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, under the headmastership of A. Gledden Santer , who had been operating a smaller school called St. Bernard's School since 1911; the school was begun in 1917, "incorporated by leading citizens."...
and Milwaukee-Downer Seminary
Milwaukee-Downer Seminary
Milwaukee-Downer Seminary was a private girls' junior high and high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was separated from Milwaukee-Downer College in 1910 ; and added seventh and eighth grades in 1917, although a separate corporation was not obtained until 1933.In 1959, MDS purchased land on Fairy...
merged to become the University School of Milwaukee.
A new science wing, funded through donations to the school's "Our Next Generation" campaign, is now being used by students.\
Academic Achievement
USM students make up less than 1% of the total number of students enrolled within Milwaukee County, yet in 2011 they account for nearly one-third of all National Merit Semi-Finalists in the County.USM students lead the state in SAT scores, with a 2031 average score (vs. WI average 1778). See http://www.usmk12.org/academicachievement for more academic achievement information.
Enrollment
There are 15 grade levels at USM serving 1,046 students:- 394 Lower school (Pre-K-grade 4)
- 299 Middle school (grade 5-8)
- 353 Upper school (grade 9-12)
Demographics
Residence of students:- North shore suburbs - 31%
- MequonMequon, WisconsinMequon is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. It had a population of 21,823 at the 2000 census, and an estimated population of 23,739 in July 2009...
- 38% - City of Milwaukee - 13%
- Other Ozaukee County - 6%
- Western suburbs - 4%
Racial composition:
- Caucasian - 85%
- African American - 5%
- East Indian/Pakistani - 4%
- Asian American - 3%
- Hispanic - .5%
Over the past years, more than 90% of USM's students have been accepted at their first or second choice college or university.
Athletics
University School of Milwaukee is home to a number of athletic teams. All follow the school's no-cut athletic policy, which allows every student to participate in any sport. The athletic program begins in fifth grade, when students become eligible for a number of teams, including basketball, track and field, and several intramural sports. Beginning in seventh grade, soccer, football, tennis, and field hockey are offered as fall term sports, as is baseball in the spring. Despite the broad participation in middle school sports, most of University School of Milwaukee's athletic attention is focused on the high school, which is home to 17 varsity teams. At some point in their high school career, 90% of USM students participate in the athletic program.Fall
- Boys' cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Girls' cross country
- 7th grade field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- 8th grade field hockey
- 7th & 8th grade boys' footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- 7th & 8th grade boys' soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
- 7th & 8th grade girls' volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
Spring
- 7th & 8th grade baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- 7th & 8th grade girls' soccer
- 7th & 8th grade coeducational tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Middle school outdoor track
Fall
- Boys' cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- Girls' cross country
- Field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- Boys' soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
- Girls' volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Girls' tennis
- Girls' swimming
Winter
- Boys' basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Girls' basketball
- Boys' ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
- Girls' ice hockey
- Boys' swimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
Spring
- Boys' lacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- Girls' soccer
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- Boys' tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Outdoor track
Club sports
- Boys' chessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
& bughouseBughouseBughouse can refer to several things:* A psychiatric hospital* Bughouse chess* Operation Bughouse, an alternate name for the fictional Battle of Klendathu in Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers... - Boys' and girls' table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Facilities
A large portion of University School's acreage is used by the athletic fields on campus. Facilities include:- Upper school gymnasium
- Middle school gymnasium
- Auxiliary gymnasium (renovated 2006)
- Lower school gymnasium (added summer 2010)
- Fitness center (new 2006)
- Ice rink (renovated 2006)
- Track (new 2006)
- 2 Soccer fields
- 2 Field hockey fields
- Multi-use stadium
- Cross country course
- 8 Hard tennis courts (new 2005)
- Baseball field
The school has recently undergone a Phase 2 renovation, adding a new gym, air conditioning, larger rooms, as well as a new Commons and Study Hall room.
Notable alumni
- Jeff DyeJeff DyeJeff Dye is an American comedian, actor and television host who has hosted two series for MTV—Numbnuts and Money From Strangers. Dye performed at the TBS Comedy Festival in Chicago and Comedy Central's Live At Gotham before starring in his own half-hour comedy special titled Comedy Central Presents...
, comedian - RP EddyRP EddyRandolph Post “R.P.” Eddy is an American businessman, venture investor, former US government official, and former United Nations diplomat. Currently, he is the CEO of Ergo, an emerging markets strategy and geopolitical intelligence firm headquartered in New York...
, Director at the White House National Security Council, United Nations Diplomat, CEO of Ergo - Carl HoltyCarl HoltyCarl Robert Holty was a German-born American abstract painter. Raised in Wisconsin, he was the first major abstract painter to gain notoriety from the state. Harold Rosenberg described Holty as "a figure of our art history," known for his use of color, shape and form.-Personal life and...
, painter - William KasikWilliam KasikWilliam R. Kasik was a Wisconsin businessman and insurance agent who served one term as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 19th Milwaukee County district.- Background :...
, businessman and member of the Wisconsin State AssemblyWisconsin State AssemblyThe Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.... - Robert KoehlerRobert KoehlerRobert Koehler was a German-born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in the United States of America.-Biography:...
, artist and teacher - Lane MacDonaldLane MacDonaldB. Lane MacDonald is a retired ice hockey player. Born in Tulsa as the son of former NHL player Lowell MacDonald, Lane was a prep star at the University School of Milwaukee, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, hockey player - Henry Reuss, member of Congress (who later attended MCDS)
- Mark RylanceMark RylanceMark Rylance is an English actor, theatre director and playwright.As an actor, Rylance found success on stage and screen. For his work in theatre he has won Olivier and Tony Awards among others, and a BAFTA TV Award...
, actor, director - August UihleinAugust UihleinAugust Uihlein was a German-American brewer and business executive.He was born in Wertheim am Main, Baden, Germany, where his family had for years kept the Gasthaus Zur Krone inn. In 1850, the Tauber River had flooded, filling the inn's basement...
, brewer and later owner of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyJoseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyThe Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the world. Its namesake beer, Schlitz, was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was famously advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz,... - Neal UlevichNeal UlevichNeal Hirsh Ulevich is an American photographer, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize.-Life:A native of Milwaukee, Ulevich attended public and private schools before enrolling at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he graduated in 1968 with a BA degree in Journalism...
, photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
External links
- Official University School of Milwaukee website.
- http://www.usmk12.org/display/router.aspx?DocID=1693.
- http://www.usmk12.org/display/USM_at_a_glance.nws.
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