La Follette High School
| Madison La Follette High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Chad Wiese |
| Faculty | ~110 |
| Students | 1659 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin, USA |
| Oversight | Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) |
| Colors | Cardinal and Gray |
| Mascot | Lance the Lancer |
| Yearbook | The Statesman |
| Newspaper | The Lance |
| Website | http://lafolletteweb.madison.k12.wi.us |
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.[1]
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[edit] Academics
[edit] Advanced Placement
La Follette holds the distinction of offering the most AP classes
in the MMSD school district. These classes include,
- Math: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Computer Science.
- Science: Chemistry, Environmental Science, Biology (unofficial), Physics (unofficial)
- Social Studies: U.S. History, European History
- English: Language and Composition, Literature and Composition
- World Languages: Spanish, German, French
- Business: Macro Economics, Micro Economics
[edit] Arboretum
La Follette High School has one of the few on-grounds arboretums 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. An A class student named Cody Vieth takes great care of the Arboretum year round.
[edit] Extra-curricular activities
The Science Olympiad 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.
[edit] 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 Boys Golf Individual Sectional Champion, Jacob Feuerstein
-2011 WIAA Division 1 Boys Cross Country Individual State Champion, Chandler Diffee
[edit] 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 Brady Nichols.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Craig Smith (ice hockey) Currently plays in the NHL for the Nashville Predators
- Michael Flowers Former Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball player from 2004-2008
- Kyle Wojta Former Wisconsin Badgers Football Long Snapper from 2008-2011
[edit] References
- ^ P092810PS-0738 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Archived 12 February 2011 at WebCite
[edit] External links
- Wisconsin Science Olympiad website
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction data
- La Follette's Boys Cross Country Team's website
