De Pere High School

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De Pere High School
Established	1930
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Annette Brace
Students	1,199 (2007-2008)
Grades	9–12
Location	De Pere, Wisconsin, USA
Oversight	Unified School District of De Pere
Colors	Maroon and White
Mascot	Redbird
Yearbook	The Fox
Newspaper	Crimson Aviator
Website	http://www.depere.k12.wi.us/hs/index.html

De Pere High School is one 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 estimated at 1,199 students for the 2007-2008 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. De Pere High School was made a Green School recently by the schools' environmental club.

De Pere High School, 2004

1 Athletics
2 Mascot Controversy
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Athletics

De Pere High School's mascot is the Redbird. 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 De Pere High School. The stated reason for being blocked was that the material accessed on Wikipedia was potentially harassing and threatening to students and staff.^{[citation needed]}