Sun Prairie High School
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Lisa Hiepp |
| Students | 2500 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Location | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA |
| Oversight | Sun Prairie Area School District |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Yearbook | The Cardinal |
| Newspaper | Cardinal Courier |
| Website | http://www.sunprairie.k12.wi.us/construct_new_hs.cfm |
Sun Prairie High School (SPHS) is a comprehensive secondary school located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The school is administered by the Sun Prairie Area School District. In 2008-2009, there were 146 teachers and 1,802 students at Sun Prairie High School. SPHS is a WIAA Division 1 school. Sun Prairie High School is a member of the Big Eight athletic conference.[1]
In the summer of 2010 the school transitioned to a new building in the southern part of town. The old school was changed into a combined 8th and 9th grade upper middle school. The new high school opened in fall 2010; it can accommodate 2000 students. The new high school included a state-of-the-art gym which will seat 2,100 spectators for basketball games and also includes an indoor track. [2]
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[edit] Athletic championships
[edit] Hockey
- 1989 State champion
- 1997 State champion[3]
[edit] Baseball
- 1974 State champion
- 1994 State champion
- 1997 State champion
- 2005 State champion
- 2006 State champion
[edit] Football
- 1995 State champion
- (Football team) Sun Prairie Cardinals
[edit] Cheerleading
- UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, FL
- 2004 Nationals - 10th Place (first team from WI to make Finals at the National HS Cheerleading Championship)
- 2005 Nationals - 5th Place
- 2006 Nationals - 8th Place
- 2007 Nationals- 3rd Place
- 2008 National Champions - First High School Cheer Team in Midwest to Win UCA Nationals
- 2009 Nationals- 2nd Place
- 2010 Nationals- 2nd Place
- 2011 Nationals - 2nd Place
- Many more state, regional, and national awards, including UPA National Champions 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002; JAMFest SuperNationals 2003 National Champion)
[edit] Organization & Activity Accomplishments
[edit] SkillsUSA
- 2007 3d Visualization & Animation- State Bronze
- 2007 Engineering Challenge- State Silver
- 2008 3d Visualization & Animation- State Gold
- 2009 3d Visualization & Animation- State Gold, Silver, & Bronze
- 2009 Community Service- State Gold
- 2009 Engineering Challenge- State Silver
- 2009 Two members elected into State Office (Secretary & District 4 Vice President)
- 2009 Home Construction Sustainable Design Methods presented by students at National SkillsUSA Conference
- 2010 National recognition in the SkillsUSA Publication "Champions" for the Homes for Our Troops project
- 2010 3d Visualization & Animation- State Gold & Bronze
- 2010 Chapter Business Procedures- State Silver
- 2010 Chapter Display- State Gold
- 2010 Community Service- State Gold
- 2010 Criminal Justice- State Gold
- 2010 Culinary Arts (in a collaboration with FCCLA)- State Gold
- 2010 Engineering Challenge- State Gold
- 2010 Extemporaneous Speaking- State Silver & Bronze
- 2010 Job Skill Demonstration A- State Bronze
- 2010 Outstanding Chapter- State Gold
- 2010 Plumbing- State Gold
- 2010 Two members elected into State Office (President & District 4 Vice President)
- 2010 Wisconsin Advisor of the Year (Christopher Neff)
- 2010 Engineering Technology- National Silver
- 2011 3d Visualization & Animation- State Bronze
- 2011 Chapter Business Procedures- State Bronze
- 2011 Chapter Display- State Gold
- 2011 Culinary Arts (in a collaboration with FCCLA)- State Bronze
- 2011 Extemporaneous Speaking- State Silver
- 2011 Job Skill Demonstration Open- State Bronze
- 2011 Outstanding Chapter- State Gold
- 2011 Opening & Closing Ceremonies- State Silver
- 2011 Prepared Speech- State Silver
- 2011 One member elected into State Office (District 4 Vice President)
[edit] Jazz Ensemble
- 1998 Jazz at Lincoln Center "Essentially Ellington" National Finalist - New York - placed third
- 1998 Performed with Wynton Marsalis at Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic - Chicago, Illinois
- 2000 Jazz at Lincoln Center "Essentially Ellington" National Finalist - New York
- 2000 Performed program of Duke Ellington music at Wisconsin State Music Convention with legendary Ellington alumni, Clark Terry
- 2001 Jazz at Lincoln Center "Essentially Ellington" National Finalist - New York
- 2004 Jazz at Lincoln Center "Essentially Ellington" National Finalist - New York - placed third
- 2008 Jazz at Lincoln Center "Essentially Ellington" National Finalist - New York - placed third
- Outstanding Trumpet Section
- 2011 Jazz at Lincoln Center "Essentially Ellington" National Finalist - New York
- Outstanding Trumpet Section
[edit] Notable alumni
- Andrew Cain, Professional Bowlers Association champion[4]
- Kevyn Feiner, member of the Dayton Dragons (2009)[5]
- John A. List, University of Chicago economist
- Andy Thompson, member of the Toronto Blue Jays (2000)[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Big 8 Conference". http://www.big8conference.net/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=186. 2011
- ^ [1] - SPHS Gym - May 2, 2011
- ^ "The Hockey database listing of Sun Prairie Alumni" (SHTML). http://www.wiaawi.org/hockeyboys/teamchamps.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ PBA.com - Live Scoring
- ^ a b "The Baseball Cube database listing of Sun Prairie alumni" (SHTML). http://www.thebaseballcube.com/high-schools/sun-prairie-7885.shtml. Retrieved 2006-12-06.[dead link]
[edit] External links
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