McFarland High School (Wisconsin)

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McFarland High School
Blue Spartan Head
Motto	Pride is the catalyst of accomplishment
Established	1962
Type	Public secondary
Principal	James G. Hickey
Students	670
Grades	9 – 12
Location	McFarland, Wisconsin, USA
District	McFarland School District
Colors	Navy Blue, Columbian Blue, White
Mascot	Spartans
Website	McFarland High School

McFarland High School is a North Central Accredited High School with a tradition for excellence.[1] It is located in McFarland, Wisconsin, in Dane County.

Contents 1 Education 2 Sports 3 Extracurriculars 4 Administration 5 External links

[edit] Education

Today is a beautiful day for learning!

• The McFarland School District operates McFarland High School. It is an accredited North Central High School and has a 2006 enrollment of 620 students. [2]
• McFarland offers a wide variety of classes, including 6 AP (Advanced Placement) classes: AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Psychology, AP Composition, AP U.S. History, and AP European History.[3]
• The school year is broken up into 4 quarters, each approximately 9 weeks long. McFarland High School uses block scheduling with great effectiveness, with the school day consisting of four 90 minute blocks.

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[edit] Sports

McFarland currently competes in the WIAA Badger South Conference, though it will move to the Rock Valley Conference beginning in the 2008-09 school year. The school is said to excel in non-traditional sports, such as Cross-Country and Track under the reputable coaching of Bruce Fischer. Boys Swimming under coach Nick Wiess and girls swimming under coach Heidi Ackley both regularly do very well. Unfortunately, the school often falls behind in the traditional sports such as football and basketball, with the football program posting a 3-6 record for the 2006 season.

McFarland sports include:

Boys	Girls
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross Country
Cross Country	Golf
Football	Poms
Golf	Soccer
Hockey	Softball
Soccer	Swimming
Swimming	Tennis
Tennis	Track & Field
Track & Field	Volleyball

McFarland Sports

[edit] Extracurriculars

At McFarland High School, marching band is a very popular activity. The 2006 marching band is one of the largest in the state with over 240 musicians (about a third of the students attending McFarland High School). The band is directed by Bill Garvey, Dave Heilman, and Brian Vanderblomen. Concert band, jazz band, choir, and vocal jazz are also offered at McFarland.

Clubs at the McFarland High School include[4]:

• Academic Decathlon
• Ambassadors
• Art Studio
• DECA
• Drama
• Model United Nations
• Musical
• National Honor Society
• Newspaper (Spartan Spotlight)
• Driftwood (literary publication)
• Science Olympiad
• Student Council
• T.A.D.A.
• Tech Crew
• Tutoring Program
• Yearbook

[edit] Administration

• Principal: James G. Hickey
• Associate Principal: Asta Sepetys
• Athletic Director: Brad Minter
• School Counselors: John Feldner and Deb Cowie
• District Superintendent: Scott Brown

For a full list of teachers/administrators, click here[5].

[edit] External links

• McFarland School District
• Village of McFarland
• McFarland Chamber of Commerce
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