Chippewa Falls High School
Chippewa Falls Senior High School | |
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Address | |
735 Terrill St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729-1907 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Chippewa County United States | |
Coordinates | 44°56′6″N 91°24′43″W / 44.93500°N 91.41194°W |
Information | |
School type | Public, high school |
Principal | Ms. Becky Davis |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1521 [1] |
Color(s) |
Red, white, and black |
Mascot | Cardinals |
Website | Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District |
Chippewa Falls Senior High School is a public high school located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It is sometimes referred to as "Chi-Hi". The school belongs to the Big Rivers Conference of the WIAA. The school mascot is the Cardinal.
Extracurricular activities
Clubs
During the Lunch and Learn period freshmen are required to attend one club for half the period. The clubs available for everyone, including freshmen include;
Book Club, Computer Study Lab, Intramural Basketball, Film Club, Open Art Studio, Science Resource Center (SRC), Open Graphics Lab, Orchestra Practice, American Club, National English Honor Society (NEHS), Flag Football, Dodgeball Club, Guitar Club, Spanish Club, French Club, National Honor Society (Seniors only), Anime Club, Big Bang Theory Club, Earth Science Club, Team Trivia, Youth Connecting Communities (YCC), HOSA, Psychology Club, Math Lab, Ecology Club, Chemistry Club, Chess Club, Dirty Jobs Fridays, Forensics, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Glee Club, Horse/Pony Club, Science Olympiad, Star Wars Enthusiasts, Thespians, Senior Class Officers, Athena, Apollo.
Most of the clubs listed above are only available on certain dates.
Music
Every two years the music department makes a trip to perform in a major city in the United States. Music ensembles include:
- Marching band
- Two concert bands
- Wind Ensemble
- Orchestra ensembles (strings)
- Wire Choir
- Jazz bands
- Concert choir
- Show choir (harmonics)
- Vocal jazz
- Madrigal singers
- Varsity Women's choir
- Men's choir
- Choristers
Theatre
The theatre group begins the year with the fall play. In winter the annual musical is performed, and in the spring, the children's spring play.
Athletics
Chi-Hi competes in the Big Rivers Conference.
WIAA State Tournament appearances (Div. I):
- Baseball - 1971 (WIAA state runner-up), 1986, 1996, 1998
- Basketball (Boys) - 1933, 1941
- Basketball (Girls) - 2005
- Cross Country (Girls) - 1988 (WIAA state runner-up), 1989 (WIAA State Runner-up), 1990 (4th), 1991 (10th), 1992 (11th)
- Football -
- Hockey (Boys) - 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1999
- Hockey (Girls) - 2007 (WIAA state runner-up), 2008
- Soccer (Boys) - 2005, 2011
- Softball - 1979, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006 (WIAA state runner-up), 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 (WIAA state champion) 2012
- Swimming- 2001-2013
Big Rivers Conference championships:
- Basketball (Boys) - 1979-80, 1982-83, 1988-89
- Football - 1987, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008
- Cross country (Boys) - 1987, 1989, 1996
- Wrestling - 1993-1994, 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2011-2012
- Baseball - 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998
- Track & field (Boys) - 1990, 1991, 2000, 2001
- Cross country (Girls) - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
- Volleyball (Girls) - 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012
- Basketball (Girls) - 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2011-2012
- Soccer (Girls)- 2009
- Softball - 1979, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Track & field (Girls) - 1990, 1991, 1992
Notable alumni
- Edward Ackley (1906), Wisconsin State Senator from 1903 to 1906.
- Chad Cascadden (1990), former National Football League linebacker for the New York Jets and New England Patriots from 1995–1999. He also played for the Wisconsin Badgers and was a member of the 1994 Rose Bowl team.
- Seymour Cray (1943), electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who founded the company Cray Research.
- Nate DeLong (1944), former National Basketball Association center for the Milwaukee Hawks.
- Gus Dorais (1910), former quarterback and kicker for the University of Notre Dame. A consensus All-America pick at in 1913, the first-ever at Notre Dame. Coached from 1914 until 1942, and was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954. Was head coach of the Detroit Lions from 1943-1947.
- Joe Vavra (1978), former player in Los Angeles Dodgers organization and current hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins.
- Alexander Wiley (1902/03?), United States Senator for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963.