Rhinelander High School
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Rhinelander High School is a high school in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, a small city located in Oneida County. Rhinelander High School has a student population of approximately 800 as of 2007. The student population has been diminishing due to the increasing number of students who are attending the local Charter School and the decline in new families moving to the area.
The school shares its mascot, the Hodag, a mythological creature, with the city. Sports teams at the school have uniforms in the school colors of kelly green, white, and black.
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[edit] School Administration
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael S. Werbowsky | Principal |
| Kristen Sturm | Associate Principal |
| David Ditzler | Associate Principal |
| Justin Szews | Activities Director |
| Kerri Schmidt | School Nurse |
| Kathy Ehlers | Food Service Supervisor |
[edit] Courses & Activities
Being one of the largest high schools in the Northwoods, Rhinelander High School has a diverse range of courses including three foreign languages - Spanish, French, and German. The school is notorious for its record of the most consecutive wins in Mock Trial, a nation-wide high school extra curricular activity where students study a court case selected by the state and then break down the case in a simulated court-of-law setting. Mock Trial at RHS is led by Ms. Kathy Vick-Martini.
[edit] Sports
Rhinelander High School participates in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and sports teams play in the Wisconsin Valley Conference (WVC). Rhinelander teams participate in Division-I, with the exception of football, which at the state level is moved down to Dvision-II. There are 8 other member schools including Antigo, Merrill, DC Everest, Wausau West, Wausau East, Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Rapids. Starting the 2008-2009 school year, Antigo and Merrill will leave the conference and join the Great Northern Conference, making Rhinelander the smallest school in the WVC in terms of enrollment. Rhinelander sports of notable success include boys basketball, girls gymnastics, boys and girls swimming, co-ed wrestling, and boys soccer.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Mike Webster,Hall of Fame Center, Pittsburgh Steelers--1974-1987, Kansas City Chiefs--1988-1990
- Michael M Knetter, Dean, University of Wisconsin School of Business
- Lauralynn Norton, Miss Oklahoma USA--1990
- Jason Doering, Free Safety, Wisconsin Badgers--1997-2001
