Madison West High School Explained

Madison West High School
Established:1930
Type:Public secondary
Grades:9–12
Students:2,228 (2018–19)[1]
Faculty:137.10 (FTE)
Ratio:17:1
Streetaddress:30 Ash Street
Zipcode:53726
Coordinates:43.0686°N -89.4258°W
Principal:Daniel Kigeya[2]
Mascot:Reggie the Regent (A lion)
Teams:Regents
Colors:Maize and blue
Yearbook:Westward Ho
Newspaper:The Regent Review
Footnotes:[3] [4] [5]

Madison West High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 1930. Its athletics teams compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference.

Madison West serves students from three municipalities: Madison, Shorewood Hills and Fitchburg.

Academics

AP Courses

Madison West's advanced placement classes include French Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, German Language and Culture, U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History, World History, Statistics, Precalculus, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A, Physics 2, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, and Music Theory.

Extracurricular activities

West offers Forensics, Debate Club, Mock Trial, and DECA.

Rocket club

Madison West Rocket Club was started in 2003. In 2009, 2012, and 2019 it placed first in the American Rocketry Challenge (TARC) national finals.[6] [7] [8] In 2020, the club submitted a proposal to the Ken Sousa Memorial Grant Contest to study the effects of space flight on organisms by sending slime molds into suborbital flight.[9] The club completed Project Ariadne, putting slime mold through the stress of going on a suborbital flight and studying its ability to solve mazes and develop pathways competing in the 2020 NASA Student Launch Challenge.[10] The club is currently working on the American Rocketry Challenge and Rockets For Schools (R4S), where they have regularly placed at finals.

Science Olympiad

The Madison West Science Olympiad team began in 1985. The West team placed in the top 10 in the national tournament in three consecutive years from 1989 to 1991, placing 2nd in 1989.[11] The team also finished first in the state tournament in 2012 and 2013.[12] From 1989 to 2019 the Madison West team won state 19 times, placed second 15 times, and were invited to the national tournament 24 times.

Math team

The Madison West Math Team took first place in the 2015 state math meet.[13] In 2016, they took first in the state math meet,[14] the Wisconsin Math League,[15] and the International Online "Purple Comet! Math Meet" for Wisconsin (20th in the U.S.).[16]

Athletics

Madison West's athletic teams are known as the Regents, and compete in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's Big Eight Conference. The Regents have won a WIAA-record 92 state championships.[17]

State Championships!Sport!Year(s)
Baseball1952
Basketball (boys)1945, 1992
Basketball (girls)1976, 1982
Cross country (boys)1947, 1951, 1955, 1963, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016
Football1977
Golf (boys)1934–1936, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1960–1962, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1995
Golf (girls)1972–1976
Gymnastics (girls)1987
Hockey (boys)1983
Rugby (boys; Division 3)2018
Soccer (boys)1984, 1987, 1988
Soccer (girls)1988, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2012
Softball1976
Swimming and Diving (boys)1977–1979, 1982–1985, 1987–1991, 1993, 2018, 2019
Swimming and Diving (girls)1973, 1977, 1980–1983, 1986, 1989, 1990–1992, 1999
Track and field (boys)1942, 1944, 1948, 1951–1953, 1956, 1964
Track and field (girls)1974, 1975, 1980–1982, 1985
Volleyball (boys)1947
Wrestling1965

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 7, 2020. April 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425054701/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5508520&SchoolPageNum=4&ID=550852000967. live.
  2. Web site: Madison School District undergoes building leadership shuffle as two principals leave. September 10, 2022. September 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220911033120/https://madison.com/news/local/education/madison-school-district-undergoes-building-leadership-shuffle-as-two-principals-leave/article_0a24b985-5cb6-5eda-a0fa-b33edf8d4e30.html#:~:text=Among%20the%20changes%20announced%20recently,West%20High%20School%20principal%3B%20Gompers. live.
  3. Web site: Home . West High School . https://web.archive.org/web/20110119180429/http://westweb.madison.k12.wi.us/ . dead . January 19, 2011 .
  4. Web site: West High School . Madison Metropolitan School District . December 18, 2012 . July 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723100956/https://westweb.madison.k12.wi.us/ . live .
  5. Web site: Institution Summary . AdvancED . July 8, 2012 . December 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141215070635/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=31405 . live .
  6. Web site: 2009 Contest Final Results . Team America Rocketry Challenge . April 27, 2018 . January 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112102418/http://rocketcontest.org/competition-results/2009-results/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2012 Contest Final Results . Team America Rocketry Challenge . April 27, 2018 . June 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180611020702/http://rocketcontest.org/competition-results/2012-results/ . live .
  8. News: Madison West team will represent US in international rocket competition . DeFour . Matthew . July 12, 2012 . . October 19, 2012.
  9. Web site: Going to Space. 2020-11-20. MadWest Rocketry Club. en. 2023-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304035623/https://westrocketry.com/www-test/index.php/space/. live.
  10. Web site: Project Ariadne: The Effects of Microgravity on the Periodicity of Cytoplasmic Streaming in the Acellular Slime Mold 'Physarum polycephalum'. 2022-03-21. 2023-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304035621/http://westrocketry.com/sli2020/KSGProposalPublicRelease.pdf. live.
  11. Web site: Past Tournament Results . Science Olympiad . April 27, 2018 . August 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160802150819/https://www.soinc.org/past_tournament_results . live .
  12. Web site: Madison West High School . Science Olympiad . November 6, 2020 . October 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005030415/http://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Madison_West_High_School . live .
  13. Web site: 2015 State High School Math Contest Results . Wisconsin Mathematics Council . October 21, 2019 . June 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622195145/http://www.wismath.org/Resources/Documents/Contest/2015%20%20State%20High%20School%20Math%20Contest%20Results.pdf . live .
  14. Web site: 2016 State High School Math Contest Results . Wisconsin Mathematics Council . April 7, 2017 . April 4, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404211222/http://wismath.org/resources/Documents/2016%20%20State%20HS%20Math%20Contest%20Results.pdf . live .
  15. Web site: April 2016 High School Score Report Summary . Wisconsin Mathematics League . April 27, 2018 . February 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206053313/http://mathleague.com/downloads/hs1516/wi-hs6-1516.pdf . live .
  16. Web site: 2016 Results . Purple Comet! Math Meet . April 27, 2018 . April 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093559/https://purplecomet.org/result/results/2016 . live .
  17. Web site: State Championships by School. WIAA. 2020-04-19. 2013-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119225351/http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/statechampsbyschool.htm. live.
  18. Web site: About Tammy . Tammy Baldwin.com . November 6, 2012 . November 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105143113/http://www.tammybaldwin.com/about/ . live.
  19. News: Doyle Profile, Part 1: Seeds for race planted early . Borowski . Greg . . October 8, 2006 . December 6, 2006 . ASPX . September 29, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131131/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=510656 . live.
  20. Web site: Reece Gaines. Basketball Reference.com. December 6, 2006. April 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110415065957/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gainere01.html. live.
  21. News: When will Madison's Center for Black Excellence and Culture be built? . madison.com . 2023-10-25 . 2024-04-21.
  22. News: Moe . Doug . A Poker Story, A Madison Story . . July 22, 2006 . December 7, 2006 . March 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304035625/https://madison.newspapers.com/?xid=1673 . live.
  23. Web site: Spring 2017. Alumni in the News. August 21, 2021. Columbia College Today.
  24. Web site: Madison teen will be youngest competitor at U.S. Chess Championship . Stofflet . John . 14 March 2019 . NBC 15 . 22 December 2020 . 21 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210821101325/https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/madisonteenheadstouschesschampionships-507178131.html . live.
  25. Web site: Madison South Sider Lands Role in Major Hulu Series . madison365.com . February 21, 2021 . November 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126224640/https://madison365.com/madison-south-sider-lands-role-in-major-hulu-series/ . live.
  26. Web site: Search Party's John Reynolds wishes he'd studied piano instead of watching Whose Line is It Anyway?. The A.V. Club. 2 November 2017. 24 January 2022. 24 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124174150/https://www.avclub.com/search-party-s-john-reynolds-wishes-he-d-studied-piano-1819982855. live.
  27. Web site: Madison West grad J.D. Walsh brings his politically charged series, 'Battleground', home . Rob . Thomas . February 9, 2012 . Madison.com . April 27, 2018 . April 28, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093554/http://host.madison.com/entertainment/television/madison-west-grad-j-d-walsh-brings-his-politically-charged/article_f1b05904-528e-11e1-9b9d-001871e3ce6c.html . live .

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