De Pere High School

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De Pere High School, 2004

De Pere High School is of two public high schools located in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in 1930, it holds classes for students in the 9th to the 12th grade. Its enrollment is gradually increasing with the estimated enrollment being 1,400 students for the 2006-07 school year. The first high school was built in 1930 at 650 South Michigan Street in De Pere. In 1935, its gymnasium was one of the largest in the state. In 1978, the current high school was built at 1700 Chicago Street in De Pere. Since then, it has undergone major expansion in 2001 adding a new gymnasium and several classrooms. In January, 2007, another addition was completed, adding more classrooms.

1 Athletics
2 Mascot Controversy
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Athletics

De Pere High School's mascot is the Redbird. The school is part of the Bay Conference along with Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, West De Pere, New London, Seymour, Shawano, Pulaski, and Marinette High Schools. As of January of 2006, a conference realignment plan was approved, putting De Pere, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port and Pulaski High Schools into the current Fox River Valley Conference. Green Bay East, Green Bay West, Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay Preble High School, Green Bay Notre Dame, Sheboygan South, Sheboygan North, and Manitowoc Lincoln High Schools are currently in that conference. In 2005, the Girls Basketball team beat rival Ashwaubenon, 43-37, in a Sectional Final game to advance to the State Tournament. They beat Chippewa Falls, DeForest and Waukesha South to win the Division 1 State Tournament. It was the Girls Basketball program's first trip to the State Tournament since winning it in 1983. De Pere High School has also won state championships in Boys Basketball (1934), Boys Soccer (1993), Football (1994), and Gymnastics (1986-1990).

[edit] Mascot Controversy

In 2005, De Pere High School received a cease-and-desist order on the grounds that its mascot, the Redbird, was copyrighted. The school eventually redesigned the logo so as to not fall under the copyright.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Trivia

Wikipedia.org was banned from access on March 2 of 2007 at Depere High School. The stated reason for being blocked was that the material accessed on Wikipedia was potentially harassing and threatening to students and staff.[1]