Ashwaubenon High School

Ashwaubenon High School
Address
Map
2391 S. Ridge Rd.

Ashwaubenon
,
Wisconsin

US
Coordinates44°29′19″N 88°4′30″W / 44.48861°N 88.07500°W / 44.48861; -88.07500
Information
TypePublic secondary
MottoBig enough to serve you-small enough to know you[1]
Established1965
School districtAshwaubenon School District
PrincipalDirk Ribbens[2]
Teaching staff63.42 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,004 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.83[3]
Color(s)   
Green and yellow
Athletics conferenceFox River Classic Conference
MascotJaguar
RivalBay Port High School
YearbookThe Paw
WebsiteAshwaubenon School District

Ashwaubenon High School is a public high school located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, United States. A community pool and performing arts center are also housed within the school.

Demographics

AHS is[when?] 79% white, 6% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 3% black, and 2% Asian. 6% of students identify as two or more races.[4]

Academics

Ashwaubenon High School offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes, which about a third of students take.[5]

Athletics

The Ashwaubenon Jaguar football team won the WIAA Division 2 state championship in 1996, 2000, 2001, and 2006.[6]

The softball team won Division 1 state championships in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2006.[7]

Extracurricular activities

The AHS marching band performed at the 2001 Tournament of Roses Parade and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York.[8]

A referendum-funded $8 million performing arts center at the high school opened in the fall of 2016, hosting music and drama events from the school as well as other community performances.[9]

The Jaguaress dance team claimed a Division 1 kick championship in 2018, Division 2 kick and pom championships in 2019, a Division 2 pom championship in 2021, and a Division 2 kick championship in 2023.[10][11][12]

Ashwaubenon's Nordic skiing team won the 2020 state championship.[13]

AHS has a competitive show choir, "Encore".[14]

Incidents

In 2008, the school made national and international headlines after it was discovered that a 33-year-old mother of two named Wendy Anne Brown had disguised herself as her teenage daughter and enrolled as a sophomore, attending classes for one day and being admitted to the cheerleading program before being caught by the police and charged with identity theft.[15][16] Diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder and paranoid personality disorder, the court found her “not guilty by reason of mental disease.” [17] The story was later adapted into a 2019 Lifetime movie entitled Identity Theft of a Cheerleader, starring Maiara Walsh, Karis Cameron, Jesse Irving, Naika Toussaint, Chiara Guzzo, Matty Finochio, Bzhaun Rhoden, and Gail O'Grady.[18]

In 2017, the school again made national headlines after a parent who thought a student dressed as a stormtrooper from Star Wars for May the Fourth (Star Wars Day) was a threat to the school, resulting in an evacuation. A nearby middle school and community center were also placed on lockdown during the incident.[19]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ Boneske, Kevin (May 31, 2019). "Ashwaubenon principal Nelsen preparing to retire". The Press Times. Multi Media Channels. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Ashwaubenon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ashwaubenon High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Ashwaubenon High Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Year-by-Year Results - Ashwaubenon Jaguars Football (Green Bay, WI)". MaxPreps. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Softball - History". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Ashwaubenon Jaguars to march in New York's St. Patrick's Day parade | WLUK". Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  9. ^ Schuller, Kris (December 2016). "New Ashwaubenon PAC to offer year-round programming". WFRV. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. ^ "2018 State Dance Awards held in La Crosse". WLUK. February 4, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Gleffe, Murray (February 10, 2019). "Ashwaubenon dance team wins two state titles". The Press Times. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Pom and Dance". Ashwaubenon High School. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  13. ^ Putman, Cathy (February 13, 2020). "Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team wins state championship". The Press Times. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Ashwaubenon High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Rushton, Bruce (September 23, 2008). "Cass County familiar with mom, 33, who posed as high school student". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  16. ^ Maysh, Jeffrey (6 July 2016). "Why One Woman Pretended to Be a High-School Cheerleader". The Atlantic. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  17. ^ "State v. Brown". CaseText. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  18. ^ Curry Reyes, Traciy. "'Identity Theft Of A Cheerleader': Lifetime Movie Based On What True Story?—Wendy Brown Cheerleading Mom Scandal". TV News. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  19. ^ Segarra, Lisa Marie. "Star Wars Day: Darth Vader Costume Causes School Evacuation". Time. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  20. ^ Warren Gerds (December 17, 2007). "'MST3K' guys are starting another chapter with more movies to spoof". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-01-31. [dead link‍]
  21. ^ "Adam Koch Real GM profile" (Press release). RealGM.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  22. ^ Venci, Scott (February 5, 2020). "Showcasing his skills: Ashwaubenon's Morgan could be next local star to play in NFL". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Gannett. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  23. ^ Ernest Hooper (May 23, 2000). "Stecker's trek may end at NFL". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  24. ^ "Four Members of the Green Bay Packers Bid for NFL Europe" (Press release). Green Bay Packers. June 8, 2000. Archived from the original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  25. ^ "CHRISTIAN WOLANIN". undsports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.