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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

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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

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

Athletics

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Nelsen, Brian. "Welcome to Ashwaubenon High School". Ashwaubenon School District. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  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 June 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ashwaubenon High Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Year-by-Year Results - Ashwaubenon Jaguars Football (Green Bay, WI)". MaxPreps. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Softball - History". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ashwaubenon Jaguars to march in New York's St. Patrick's Day parade | WLUK". Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Schuller, Kris (December 2016). "New Ashwaubenon PAC to offer year-round programming". WFRV. Retrieved June 5, 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 (July 6, 2016). "Why One Woman Pretended to Be a High-School Cheerleader". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 11, 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 September 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Segarra, Lisa Marie. "Star Wars Day: Darth Vader Costume Causes School Evacuation". Time. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  20. ^ Warren Gerds (December 17, 2007). "'MST3K' guys are starting another chapter with more movies to spoof". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved January 31, 2008. [dead link‍]
  21. ^ "Adam Koch Real GM profile" (Press release). RealGM.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  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 January 31, 2008.
  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 January 31, 2008.
  25. ^ "CHRISTIAN WOLANIN". undsports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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