Madison West High School

Not to be confused with Vel Phillips Memorial High School (the high school located on Madison's far west side) or Sun Prairie West High School.
Madison West High School
Address
Map
30 Ash Street

Madison
,
Wisconsin
53726

United States
Coordinates43°4′7″N 89°25′33″W / 43.06861°N 89.42583°W / 43.06861; -89.42583
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1930
School districtMadison Metropolitan School District
PrincipalDaniel Kigeya[2]
Teaching staff129.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,137 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.46[1]
Color(s)Maize and blue   
Athletics conferenceBig Eight Conference
MascotReggie the Regent (A lion)
TeamsRegents
AccreditationAdvancED
NewspaperThe Regent Review
YearbookWestward Ho
Websitewest.madison.k12.wi.us
[3][4][5]

Madison West High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1930. Its athletics teams compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference.

Madison West serves students from three municipalities: Madison, Shorewood Hills and Fitchburg.

Academics

AP courses

Madison West's advanced placement classes include French Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, German Language and Culture, U.S. Government & Politics, U.S. History, World History, Statistics, Precalculus, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A, Physics 2, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, and Music Theory.

Extracurricular activities

West offers multiple clubs and extracurriculars. Notable examples include: Forensics, Debate Club, Science Olympiad, Mock Trial, and DECA.

Regent Review (newspaper)

Rocket club

Madison West Rocket Club was started in 2003. In 2009, 2012, and 2019 it placed first in the American Rocketry Challenge (TARC) national finals.[6][7][8] In 2020, the club submitted a proposal to the Ken Sousa Memorial Grant Contest to study the effects of space flight on organisms by sending slime molds into suborbital flight.[9] The club completed Project Ariadne, putting slime mold through the stress of going on a suborbital flight and studying its ability to solve mazes and develop pathways competing in the 2020 NASA Student Launch Challenge.[10][11] The club is currently[when?] working on the American Rocketry Challenge and Rockets For Schools, where they have regularly placed at finals.

Science Olympiad

The Madison West Science Olympiad team began in 1985. The West team placed in the top 10 in the national tournament in three consecutive years from 1989 to 1991, placing 2nd in 1989.[12] The team also finished first in the state tournament in 2012 and 2013.[13] From 1989 to 2019 the Madison West team won state 19 times, placed second 15 times, and were invited to the national tournament 24 times.

Math team

The Madison West Math Team took first place in the 2015 state math meet.[14] In 2016, they took first in the state math meet,[15] the Wisconsin Math League,[16] and the International Online "Purple Comet! Math Meet" for Wisconsin (20th in the U.S.).[17]

The Ash Street entrance of Madison West High School

Athletics

Madison West's athletic teams are known as the Regents, and compete in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's Big Eight Conference. The Regents have won a WIAA-record 92 state championships.[18]

State championships
Sport Year(s)
Baseball 1952
Basketball (boys) 1945, 1992
Basketball (girls) 1976, 1982
Cross country (boys) 1947, 1951, 1955, 1963, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016
Football 1977
Golf (boys) 1934–1936, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1960–1962, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1995
Golf (girls) 1972–1976
Gymnastics (girls) 1987
Hockey (boys) 1983
Rugby (boys; Division 3) 2018
Soccer (boys) 1984, 1987, 1988
Soccer (girls) 1988, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2012
Softball 1976
Swimming and diving (boys) 1977–1979, 1982–1985, 1987–1991, 1993, 2018, 2019
Swimming and diving (girls) 1973, 1977, 1980–1983, 1986, 1989, 1990–1992, 1999
Track and field (boys) 1942, 1944, 1948, 1951–1953, 1956, 1964
Track and field (girls) 1974, 1975, 1980–1982, 1985
Volleyball (boys) 1947
Wrestling 1965

Notable incidents

In October 2019, a security assistant was fired after using the n-word by telling a student not to use it. This led to a walkout, and following the walkout the firing was rescinded and he was back at the school.[19]

Notable alumni

References

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  2. ^ "Madison School District undergoes building leadership shuffle as two principals leave". 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Home". West High School. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "West High School". Madison Metropolitan School District. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "Institution Summary". AdvancED. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "2009 Contest Final Results". Team America Rocketry Challenge. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "2012 Contest Final Results". Team America Rocketry Challenge. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  8. ^ DeFour, Matthew (July 12, 2012). "Madison West team will represent US in international rocket competition". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  9. ^ "Going to Space". MadWest Rocketry Club. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  10. ^ Student Launch Challenge
  11. ^ "Project Ariadne: The Effects of Microgravity on the Periodicity of Cytoplasmic Streaming in the Acellular Slime Mold 'Physarum polycephalum'" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  12. ^ "Past Tournament Results". Science Olympiad. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "Madison West High School". Science Olympiad. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "2015 State High School Math Contest Results" (PDF). Wisconsin Mathematics Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "2016 State High School Math Contest Results" (PDF). Wisconsin Mathematics Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "April 2016 High School Score Report Summary" (PDF). Wisconsin Mathematics League. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "2016 Results". Purple Comet! Math Meet. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "State Championships by School". WIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  19. ^ Girard, Scott (November 7, 2019). "'I broke a world record in hugs for one day': Marlon Anderson returns to Madison West". The Cap Times. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "About Tammy". Tammy Baldwin.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  21. ^ Borowski, Greg (October 8, 2006). "Doyle Profile, Part 1: Seeds for race planted early" (ASPX). Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
  22. ^ "Reece Gaines". Basketball Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
  23. ^ "When will Madison's Center for Black Excellence and Culture be built?". madison.com. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  24. ^ Moe, Doug (July 22, 2006). "A Poker Story, A Madison Story". The Capital Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
  25. ^ "Alumni in the News". Columbia College Today. Spring 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  26. ^ Stofflet, John (14 March 2019). "Madison teen will be youngest competitor at U.S. Chess Championship". NBC 15. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Madison South Sider Lands Role in Major Hulu Series". madison365.com. 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "Search Party's John Reynolds wishes he'd studied piano instead of watching Whose Line is It Anyway?". The A.V. Club. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  29. ^ Thomas, Rob (February 9, 2012). "Madison West grad J.D. Walsh brings his politically charged series, 'Battleground', home". Madison.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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