Platteville High School

Platteville High School
Location
710 East Madison Street Platteville, Wisconsin, 53818 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Pursuing Excellence
Established	Unknown
School district	Platteville School District
Principal	Jeffrey Jacobson
Faculty	<70 full time
Grades	09-12
Enrollment	489 (as of 2008-2009)[1]
Campus type	Large Rural Community
Color(s)	Cardinal & White
Mascot	Henry Hillmen
Information	608-340-4020
Website	http://www.platteville.k12.wi.us/high/

Platteville High School is the only high school in the Platteville School District in Platteville, Wisconsin. Platteville High School experienced a large enrollment drop over the past decade, from 660 students in the 1996-1997 school year to 489 students in the 2008-2009 school year.^[2]

The principal of Platteville High School is Jeffrey Jacobson.^[3]

Enrollment

Over the past decade, Platteville High School has experienced a drop in enrollment:^[4]

Academics

Grade advancement

Students are placed into classes according to the number of credits earned.

Academic letters

Students are eligible to earn a school letter through academic excellence. In addition, students who maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.850 or better over their first seven semesters are recognized with the Academic Achievement Award.

Athletics

Platteville High School offers these sports:

• Boys' cross country
• Boys' soccer
• Girls' cross country
• Girls' swimming
• Football
• Volleyball
• Boys' basketball
• Boys' swimming
• Girls' basketball
• Gymnastics
• Wrestling
• Baseball
• Boys' golf
• Boys' track and field
• Girls' soccer
• Girls' track and field
• Softball

Since the 2005-2006 school year, Platteville High School has been a member of the Southwest Wisconsin Conference, except for boys' and girls' swimming, who are members of the Southern Lakes Conference.

Southwest Wisconsin Conference Championships

2013-2014

Platteville High School has accumulated more Southwest Wisconsin Conference championships than any other school in the conference.^[5]

State tournament appearances since 2005-2006

Boys' Cross Country 2013-2014-6th place

Notable alumni

• Paul Chryst - head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh^[6]
• Herbert Spencer Gasser - American physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944.^[7]
• Mark David Urness - musician and Associate Professor of Music at Lawrence University.^[8]
• Timothy Matthew Urness - Associate Professor of Computer Science at Drake University. ^[9]

References

External links

• Platteville District website
• Platteville High School website