Wauwatosa East High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wauwatosa School District. The school was originally known as Wauwatosa Senior High School until the opening of Wauwatosa West High School in September 1960. The first graduating class of Wauwatosa East High School was in June 1962. Today, the school is often colloquially referred to as Tosa East.
History
The first high school in Wauwatosa opened at the site of the current Wauwatosa East in 1871.[3]
Originally known as Wauwatosa High School, the school's name was changed to Wauwatosa East High School in September, 1961 after a rival high school was built on the west side of the city.
Much of the current structure was built in the second half of the 20th century. This resulted in substantial alterations to the original design of the building, including the removal of its tower and the closing of the school's third floor around 1973, which remains closed due to the presence of asbestos, which is now used by the district for storage. A restoration project in the early 2000s uncovered several Works Progress Administration murals on the walls of what was formerly the school's main entrance; the murals had been painted in 1934 during the New Deal era and subsequently covered up.
The sports teams are named the Red Raiders. They were once represented by a logo of a cartoon Native American brave in warpaint and a mascot dressed as a Native American. In 2006 this came under protest, which led to the logo being changed to a shield with the letters 'TE' on the front and crossed spears behind and the mascot becoming changed to a pirate.[4]
Athletics
The school has varsity level sports teams for both men and women, including volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, soccer, football, golf, wrestling, tennis, swimming and diving, cross country, track and field, and the Poms dance squad.
Intramural sports include Ultimate Frisbee, IBA (basketball), and skiing.
State championships
1937: Boys' golf
1940: Boys' swimming and diving
1943: Boys' track and field
1944: Boys' swimming and diving
1945: Boys' swimming and diving
1946: Boys' golf, boys' swimming and diving, boys' cross country[5]
1947: Boys' tennis, boys' swimming and diving
1948: Boys' basketball
1949: Boys' swimming and diving
1950: Boys' swimming and diving
1951: Boys' swimming and diving
1954: Boys' golf
1955: Boys' tennis
1956: Boys' tennis, boys' swimming and diving
1972: Boys' track and field, Class A
1974: Girls' volleyball, Class A
1975: Girls' volleyball, Class A
1980: Girls' volleyball, Class A
1981: Girls' basketball, Class A
1985: Girls' volleyball, Class A
1989: Boys' basketball, Class A; boys' volleyball, Class A
^Witrado, Anthony. "Tosa East gives Harris, Smith high honor", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 12, 2007. Accessed December 30, 2007. "But before Harris played basketball at the University of Wisconsin or for the Dallas Mavericks, he wowed fans, coaches and even opposing players at Wauwatosa East.... And before Tony Smith was recognized as a coach and high school basketball commentator, he and his full head of curls starred at the same high school before playing at Marquette and for six NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers."
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