Beloit Memorial High School

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Beloit Memorial High School
Established 1868
Type Public Secondary
Principal Carlton Jenkins
Asst. Principal Mr. Tom Johnson
Mr. Tony Bosco
Mr. Sean Leavy
Ms. Charan Cal
Athletic Director  Mr. Stan Zweifel
Faculty 150 (2007-2008)
Students 2,135 (2007-2008)
Grades 9-12
Location 1225 Fourth Street,
Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
Oversight School District of Beloit
Colors Purple & White
Athletics WIAA Big Eight Conference
Mascot Purple Knight
Yearbook 'The Beloiter'
Newspaper 'The Increscent'
Schedule Type 4-Block System
Website http://www.sdb.k12.wi.us/memorial

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Beloit Memorial High School is a public, four year comprehensive high school located in Beloit, Wisconsin. The average class size is 24 students with an enrollment of 2,135 students, a Senior Class of 460, and 150 full-time certified staff.[1] 80% of the graduating students continue their education once leaving Beloit Memorial High School. Beloit Memorial High School operates on a 4-block system which consists of 4 Terms per year, with 4 90-minute class periods per day. The school offers eleven advanced placement (AP) courses. Memorial competes in the WIAA Big Eight Conference in athletics. The school's nickname is the Purple Knights. The school has an extensive Charter School complex across the river named the Eclipse Educational Facility. It enrolls over 200 students and in addition to an online learning facility, it includes an auto body shop, cafeteria and a planned culinary arts restaurant run by the students. Also located at the Eclipse Center is the "Roy Chapman Andrews Academy", a project based charter school serving grades 9 through 12.

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Beloit Memorial offers 23 Varsity sports: Basketball M/F, Football, Swimming M/F , Soccer M/F, Volleyball M/F, Wrestling, Hockey M/F, Track M/F, Cross Country M/F, Baseball, Softball, Tennis M/F, Spirit Squad, Golf M/F.

State Championships
High School Basketball 1973, 1969, 1947, 1937, 1934, 1933, 1932[citation needed]
High School Baseball 1965[citation needed]
High School Football 1972[citation needed]
High School Hockey 1999[citation needed]
High School Golf 1945, 1932[citation needed]
High School Swimming 1976, 1975 Runner-up 1927[citation needed]
High School Track & Field 1991,1977,1949[citation needed]
American Legion Baseball 2000, 1973[2], 1966, 1961, 1949[citation needed]
American Jr. Legion Baseball 2007, 1998[citation needed]
  • Note: The American Legion and Jr. Legion baseball teams were composed of students from Beloit Memorial, Beloit Catholic, Beloit Turner, and Clinton high schools.

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • Eugene Lee (designer) Tony Award Winning Stage Designer-Saturday Night Live, Wicked
  • Colin Mulligan- Carroll College Baseball Player. Well know for his proclivity of wearing sports jerserys everyday accompanied by gray sweat pants.
  • Tracy Silverman- Professional Violinist
  • Kyle Weaver- Washington State Basketball Player
  • Becky Tibbetts- Former WNBA Basketball Player
  • Tony Scaldwell- Vegas trumpet player who has performed with Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Elvis, and Stan Kenton
  • Sean Wiles - University of Alaska-Anchorage Hockey Player, Former Player of the Tri-City Storm
  • Jimmy Caldwell - Assistant Head Coach-Indianapolis Colts, in the year of their Super Bowl Championship (2006)
  • Bill Hanzlick - Former NBA Player and Coach
  • Stephanie Klett - Former Miss Wisconsin
  • Franklin Clarke - Former NFL Player Cowboys, Browns
  • Jerry Kenny - Former MLB Player Yankees
  • Dr. Annette Calude - Former Broadway Actress
  • PJ Connelly - Dodgers Minor System
  • Tony Brizzolara - Former MLB Alanta Braves
  • Aaron Lampshire - Active volunteer for the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Black Earth, WI.
  • Michael Ramsdail - Motivational Speaker and pastor
  • Hugh R. Jones - Supervising Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, current President of the National Association of State Charity Officials, Director Hawaii State Bar Association.

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