Joseph A. Craig High School
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Joseph A. Craig High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Janesville, Wisconsin. Constructed in 1954 as Janesville High School, it was renamed Craig High School in 1967, when George S. Parker High School was built on the west side of the city. Craig currently has a population of approximately 1,800 students.
Located on the east side of Janesville, it is named after Joseph A. Craig, who was instrumental in attracting the General Motors Janesville Assembly plant to the city.
Currently, the television program "Made" of the Music Television Network is shooting footage of two students at Craig High School.
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[edit] Recent Improvements
In the summer of 2004 the gym floor, locker rooms, and weight rooms were renovated, which included the replacement of deteriorating weight-lifting equipment.
In 2006, a referendum was passed that will that included the following:
- renovations to classrooms
- the addition of one art room.
- a larger cafeteria.
- a new ventilation system.
- a field-house.
[edit] School snapshot
Craig High School
Principal: Dr. Michael Kuehne
- Charter school: No
- Coeducational: Yes
- Grade levels: Freshman (9) through Senior (12)
- Magnet school: N/A
- Mascot: The Craig Cougar
- Motto: "Way to Be!"
- Newspaper name: The Criterion- Adviser Jessica Southworth Bates
- School colors: Cougar Blue and White
- School district: Janesville School District (JSD)
- Year opened: 1954
- Year-round school: No
- Yearbook name: Phoenix - Adviser Ed Stried
[edit] Notable alumni
- Russ Feingold - U. S. Senator (D-WI)
- Max Maxfield - Wyoming State Auditor (1999-2007) and Secretary of State-elect (2007-)
- Paul Ryan - U. S. Represenative (R-WI)
- Tucker Fredricks - Olympic Speedskater
- Ryan Johnson - Pro Lax Goalie.
- Tad Kubler - Lead Guitarist for rock and roll band the Hold Steady
[edit] External links
- Craig High School home page
- School District of Janesville
- City of Janesville
- Technorati Tag: Craig High School
- Janesville Gazette
- Search Wisconsin teacher salaries, school administrator salaries
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