| Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart | |
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| Address | |
| 2219 Monroe Street Madison, Wisconsin, (Dane County), 53711 United States |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1881 |
| Oversight | Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa |
| President | Judd Schemmel |
| Principal | Robert Growney |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 650 (2010-11) |
| Average class size | 19 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1 to 13 |
| Classes offered | 132 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Slogan | A Motivating Educational Experience in a Caring Dominican Catholic Community |
| Athletics conference | Badger |
| Mascot | Eddie Edgewood |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] Independent Schools Association of the Central States [2] |
| Average ACT scores | 25.4 |
| Newspaper | 'The Envoy' |
| Endowment | Approximately $5 million |
| Athletic Director | Chris J. Zwettler |
| Website | www.edgewoodhs.org |
Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic high school located in Madison, Wisconsin. Edgewood has been sponsored since its inception by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, WI. Edgewood's mission is to educate the whole student for a life of learning, service and personal responsibility through a rigorous academic curriculum embracing the Sinsinawa Dominican values of Truth, Compassion, Justice, Partnership and Community.[3] In the 2010-11 school year, it enrolled approximately 650 students. In recent years enrollment has been on the rise. Also on the Edgewood campus are Edgewood College and Edgewood Campus School, an elementary and middle school.
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Celebrating its 130th anniversary, Edgewood has history dating back to Samuel Mazzuchelli. The school began in 1871 as Saint Regina Academy, an all-girls boarding school. Governor Cadwallader Washburn donated his official residence, "Edgewood Villa", after losing a bid for re-election. Saint Regina Academy continued to operate until a fire in 1895 destroyed the original building. Less than a year after the fire the school re-opened as the Academy of the Sacred Heart. In 1927, the original building was completed according to the design of architect Albert Kelsey, son-in-law of Governor Cadwallader Washburn, under the name Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart. A large addition of a new classroom wing, gymnasium, swimming pool and Commons was completed in 1967. In the 1990s the school added another gym and a science center, which is used cooperatively by three Edgewood schools on the campus.
The Edgewood curriculum encompasses 132 credit-eligible courses across twelve departments. [4] The school also teaches 12 AP (Advanced Placement) courses, including English, Calculus, 2nd Year Calculus Honors, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, European History, U.S. History, Spanish, French & Latin. The school's student literary magazine, musical productions, remote environmental science field course and Latin oratory are all award-winning programs. About 1/3 of juniors and 1/2 of seniors take at least one AP course.[5] Edgewood also has programs for students with learing disabilities and challenges, which serve about 1/4 of its students.[6] More than 95% of Edgewood's graduates go on to college -- over 325 colleges from 2006 to 2010.
Edgewood athletics moved to the WIAA and the Badger South Conference over ten years ago.
The girls' golf team has won the state title for nine consecutive years (2001–2010), winning Division 1 twice and Division 2 seven times, following the split into two divisions in 2003. This leads all schools in number of team championships in that sport. [7] It is also the longest consecutive championship streak for any girls' sport in state history.
The football team has made the playoffs in all but one year since joining the WIAA, including advancing to the third round in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons.
The boys' basketball team won the state title in 2002 and won back-to-back Badger Conference titles in 2003 and 2004. In 2009, the Crusaders tied with Monroe for the Badger South conference championship. The girls' basketball team won the Badger South championship in the 2005-6 and 2008-9 seasons, tying with Monroe both times.
The baseball team won the state championship in 2004 and in 2009.
The hockey team advanced to the state title game in 2008, finishing as a runner-up to Eau Claire Memorial High School.
The boys' swimming team went undefeated in the Badger South conference in dual meets in the 2008-2009 season the team, but took runner-up at the conference meet. The team also finished second in its sectional.
The boys' golf team won the 2009 and 2010 WIAA division 2 state championships.
The girls' soccer team won the 2009 state championship, defeating Catholic Memorial High School 1-0 in overtime.
The boys' tennis team went to its sixth consecutive state tournament, finishing runner up to University School of Milwaukee 6-1.
The girl's alpine ski racing team has competed at state for the past three years (2009-2011), and had two individuals place in the top four at conference this past season (2011).