Madison West High School

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Madison West High School^[1]
Established	1930
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Ed Holmes
Students	approx. 2,300 (2006-2007)
Grades	9–12
Location	Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Oversight	Madison Metropolitan School District
Colors	Maize and Blue
Mascot	Reggie the Regent (A lion)
Newspaper	'Regent Review'
Website	http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/west/

Madison West High School is one of four comprehensive four-year high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. It was established in 1930. Its mascot is the "Reggie the Regent," a lion, and its school colors are maize and blue. Athletics compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference.

1 Administration
2 Advanced Placement
3 Students
4 Trivia
5 Notable alumni
6 References

Administration

Principal: Ed Holmes
Assistant Principals: Lee Callaway, Theresa Calderon, Beth Tompson, Mitch McGrath

Advanced Placement

Madison West features Advanced Placement classes such as:

World Languages: French Language, Spanish Language, Latin Language
History: American Government & Politics
Mathematics: Statistics, AB Calculus, BC Calculus, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB

Students

Madison West High School's students come from various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds; however, the majority are from business and professional families. West's student population is 39% non-white, compared to 10% for Madison as a whole. Students at West come from Cherokee, Hamilton, and Wright Middle Schools, in addition to various other schools across the district.

Trivia

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The emo band Jimmy Eat World filmed the music video for their song, "Work," at West High in 2005.
The Madison West Boys Cross Country team, led by seniors Andrew Han, Robert Joynt, Eric Lewandowski, Benjamin Swimm, and David Yu, won the team's first State Cross Country Championship under head coach Tom Kaufman in 2005. The team placed 5th at the 2006 meet, led by Corey Watts (Sr.), William Bradley (Sr.), James Marsh (Sr.) Andrei Baiu (Jr.), Brett Kelly (Fr.), Scott Klasek (Jr.), and Birken Schimpf (Fr.).
Since its inception in 1983, competing every year, the Madison West Science Olympiad team has placed no worse than second in the Wisconsin State Science Olympiad Tournament (Division C). The West team had placed first in Wisconsin for 8 years in a row, until 2008, when they were defeated due to disqualification in the Ecology event. The West team has also had success at the national tournament by placing in the top 10 in 3 consecutive years from 1989 to 1991 including 2nd in 1989.

Notable alumni

Tammy Baldwin - U.S. Representative (D-WI)^[2]
Blake Becker - professional triathlete^[3]
Jim Doyle - 44th Governor of Wisconsin (2003-?)^[4]
Erich Eichman - Editor, Wall Street Journal^{[citation needed]}
Reece Gaines - Orlando Magic (2003-2004), Houston Rockets (2004-2005), Milwaukee Bucks (2004-2006)^[5]
Beth Heiden - Olympian, 1980 Winter Olympic Games, and professional cyclist
Eric Heiden - Olympian, 1980 Winter Olympic Games, and professional cyclist, 1986 Tour de France
Phil Hellmuth - professional poker player^[6]
Peter Koechley - Managing Editor, The Onion ^[7]
Cyrus Nowrasteh filmmaker
Donnel Thompson - Pittsburgh Steelers (2000), Indianapolis Colts (2002)
Stu Voigt - Minnesota Vikings (1970-1980)
Ben Wikler - Former producer for Al Franken on Air America Radio ^[7]
Jesse Laz-Hirsch - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar for Locksley
Kai Kennedy - Lead guitar for Locksley
Aaron Collins - Bass guitar for Locksley
Sam Bair - Drums for Locksley
Leo Sidran - Musician
David Richard - Prominent Chef Specializing In Fresh Ground Pepper
Chris Tallman - Actor