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Fort Atkinson High School
Fort Atkinson High School
Address
	925 Lexington Blvd.; Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538-1092
Coordinates	42°56′37″N 88°51′28″W / 42.9436°N 88.8579°W
Information
School district	Fort Atkinson School District
Superintendent	Rob Abbott
Principal	Leigh Ann Scheuerell
Staff	65.15 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	960 (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio	14.74
Color(s)
Mascot	Blackhawk
Website	www.fortschools.org

Fort Atkinson High School is a public high school in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.^[3] It is part of the Fort Atkinson School District.

History

Fort Atkinson High School was founded in 1866, and its first principal was John Purdy. The original school building was destroyed in a fire in 1888.^[4]^[5] The high school has been housed in a number of buildings since.^[5]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Source:^[6]

Boys' and girls' cross country
Boys' and girls' track
Boys' and girls' soccer
Boys' and girls' tennis
Boys' and girls' swim
Boys' and girls' basketball
Boys' and girls' volleyball
Boys' and girls' golf
Baseball
Softball
Wrestling
Football
Cheerleading/spirit squad
Esports League

Clubs and organizations

Source:^[7]

Student clubs and organizations include:

Archery
Art league
Chess club
FFA
Fort Atkinson chapter of the National Speech and Debate Association^[8]
Forensics
French club
FBLA
German club
History club
Math club
NHS
Spanish club
VICA

Fort Atkinson has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender South High Street Singers and the women's-only Lexington Singers.^[9] The school also hosts its own competition, the Fort Atkinson Showcase.^[10]

The Fort Atkinson Debate Team is led by English teacher Dan Hansen in the high school, the team competes from October to late January every year, but practice starts in September. The team was founded in 2016 and has seven members as of 2021.

References

^ "Fort Atkinson High School". high-schools.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fort Atkinson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
^ "Fort Atkinson School District". Fort Atkinson School District. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ "First High School". Hoard Historical Museum. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Thayer, Crawford Beecher (1986). "Happy 150th birthday, Fort Atkinson". Daily Jefferson County Union: 26–30. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ "Fort Atkinson High School Athletics". Fort Atkinson High School Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ "Clubs and Organizations". Fort Atkinson High School. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ "Debate". Fort Atkinson High school Activities. Fort Atkninson Highschool. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ "SCC: Viewing School - Fort Atkinson High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
^ "25th Annual Fort Show Choir Showcase Invitational to dazzle, delight this Friday, Saturday at Fort High". Daily Jefferson County Union. February 5, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.