Not to be confused with Altoona Area High School.
Altoona High School
Public secondary school
Established1913
PrincipalJim Reif
Head labelSecond Master
Head name 2Assistant Headmaster
Teaching staff34.90 (FTE)[1]
Ratio16.16[1]
Enrollment564 (2022-2023)[1]
Grades9-12
Address711 7th Street West
CityAltoona
StateWisconsin
Zipcode54720
CountryUnited States
Coordinates44.802039°N 91.441892°W
DistrictAltoona School District
WebsiteOfficial website
Athletic conferenceCloverbelt Conference

Altoona High School is a public high school located in Altoona, Wisconsin. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Altoona School District.

History

Although elementary education had been provided for Altoona residents since the late nineteenth century, a public high school was not opened until October 1913. The original building burned down in 1951, and a successful February 1952 referendum authorized a new building, which opened in October of that year. A 1981 referendum to address overcrowding by building a new high school failed, but a 1986 referendum for a new building passed.[2]

Demographics

The school's student population is 86 percent white, five percent Hispanic, two percent Asian, and two percent black. Four percent of students identify as a part of two or more races. 28 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.[3]

Academics

Advanced Placement classes are offered at Altoona; just under half of students take an AP class.[4]

Athletics

AHS athletic teams are known as the Railroaders and compete in the Cloverbelt Conference.[5] In the fall of 2019, a new sports complex with artificial turf opened, housing contests for the football, soccer, and track and field.[6] The football field is named after former Green Bay Packers player Fuzzy Thurston, a graduate of the school.[7]

State Championships[8]
YearDivision/ClassSport
2018Girls hockey*
2011Division 3Girls basketball
2001Division 2Softball
1939Class CBoys basketball
1934Class CBoys track and field
  • denotes championship was part of a cooperative team

Athletic conference affiliation history

Performing arts

Altoona High has a competitive show choir. The group was originally named "Northland Singers", but is now known as "Locomotion". At times, the school also had a jayvee-level group, "Enginuity".[9] The school has hosted its own competition, "Locopalooza", annually since 2000.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Altoona High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Hagen, Gerald A. (1987). A History of Altoona. Altoona, Wis.
  3. ^ "Altoona High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Altoona High School Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cloverbelt Conference Member Schools". Cloverbelt Conference. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Pautsch, Mary (August 30, 2019). "Altoona High School unveils new sports complex". WQOW. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Junewicz, Nikki (January 29, 2015). "Altoona honors Packers legend "Fuzzy" Thurston with his own week". City of Altoona. WEAU. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Team Championships". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Altoona High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ^ Clark, Judy (January 21, 2020). "NOON INTERVIEW: Locopalooza Show Choir Competition". WEAU. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Graduates of Altoona High School from 1915 through 1940". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "Representative Tod Ohnstad". Wisconsin State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "Fred "Fuzzy" Thurston". Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 14, 2020.