Joseph A. Craig High School Explained
| Joseph A. Craig High School |
| Established: | 1954 |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Enrollment: | 1,522 (2022–23)[1] |
| Faculty: | 112.40 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 13.54 |
| Address: | 401 S Randall St |
| City: | Janesville |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Country: | United States |
| Oversight: | Janesville School District |
| Principal: | Alison Bjoin |
| Team Name: | Cougars |
| Nickname: | Big Blue |
| Colors: | Blue & White |
| Athletic Conference: | WIAA Big Eight Conference |
| Rival: | George S. Parker High School |
| Yearbook: | The Phoenix |
| Newspaper: | The Criterion |
| Website: | Craig High School |
Joseph A. Craig High School is a public high school located in the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. Craig, a part of the School District of Janesville, has a student enrollment of approximately 1,800. Located on the east side of Janesville, it is named after Joseph A. Craig, who was instrumental in attracting the General Motors Janesville Assembly Plant to the city.
History
The original building, simply known as Janesville High School, was opened in 1955. The school was later renamed Joseph A. Craig High School in 1967 with the opening of George S. Parker High School on the west side of Janesville.
Athletics
The school sports teams compete in the Big Eight Conference. State level competition is governed by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA).
State championships
- Baseball: 1983, 1984, 1998, 2015
- Cross country (girls): 1991
as Janesville High School
- Cross country (boys):[2] 1950, 1961, 1962
- Golf (boys): 1951, 1953, 1963
- Swimming & diving (boys): 1955, 1961
- Wrestling: 1955 (co-state champion with Madison East)
Performing arts
Craig has a varsity-level competitive show choirs, the "Spotlighters". The choir also hosts their own competition, the Spotlight Spectacular.[3] Spotlighters have a history of placing well at competitions, even winning some championships.[4]
Notable alumni
- Keeanu Benton, NFL nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers[5]
- Edward Creutz, physicist
- Russ Feingold, United States Senator (1993–2011)
- Tucker Fredricks, speed skater
- Israel Hanukoglu, biochemist[6]
- Tom Klawitter, professional baseball player[7]
- Tad Kubler, lead guitarist for rock band The Hold Steady
- Kerwin Mathews, actor
- Max Maxfield, Wyoming State Auditor (1999–2007) and 20th Secretary of State of Wyoming (2007–2015)
- Andrew Poppas, General, Army
- Manilla Powers, actress, vaudevillian
- Paul Ryan, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2015–2019) and U.S. Representative (1999–2019)
- Bob Strampe, professional baseball player[8]
- Bryan Steil, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2019 to present)
- Clay Weatherly, Indy car driver
References
- Web site: Craig High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 16, 2024.
- Book: 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program . November 2, 2019 . . Wisconsin Rapids, WI . 25.
- Web site: Show choirs compete at Craig High School . GazetteXtra . June 18, 2019.
- Web site: Rindfleisch . Terry . Viterbo 101 features top high school show choirs . . June 18, 2019.
- Web site: Barry . John . January 27, 2020 . Craig graduate Keeanu Benton bucked the odds and played key role as a true freshman at Wisconsin . September 14, 2022 . Janesville Gazette.
- Israel Hanukoglu. Curriculum Vitae
- News: UW-L players named to all-district team . October 28, 2022 . . May 23, 1980 . 18.
- News: Lindstrom . Don . Minimums Go Higher . October 28, 2022 . . June 3, 1972 . 4.
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