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Pewaukee School District

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Type
  
Public

Superintendent
  
JoAnne Sternke

Schedule
  
Block scheduling

Number of students
  
2,584

Established
  
1840

Budget
  
$26.3 million USD

Phone
  
+1 262-691-2100

Colors
  
Red, Black

Motto
  
Opening the door to each child's future

Grades
  
Early Childhood to 12th grade

Address
  
404 Lake St, Pewaukee, WI 53072, USA

Pewaukee school district volunteer program


The Pewaukee School District is a school district in central Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The district serves the village and city of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The district has 2,584 students. Faculty and staff number 295. It is the only K-12 school district in Wisconsin to twice receive the Wisconsin Forward Award at the Mastery Level.

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Pewaukee school district strategic planning


Schools

  • Pewaukee Lake Elementary School serves students in early childhood through 3rd grade.
  • Horizon Elementary serves grades 4 to 6.
  • Asa Clark Middle School (ACMS) serves grades 7 and 8. Asa Clark's sports include volleyball, basketball, football, a dance squad, wrestling, cross country, and track and field. The school's extra-curricular opportunities include Art Club, Drama Club, Forensics, Math Counts, LEGOS/Robotics, Honors Choir, and River Keepers.
  • Pewaukee High School

    The school has a network of computers, smartboards, and projectors. The school has some online classes, such as introductory C++, Java, and AP Computer Science. The foreign languages department, which includes French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese in the 2010-2011 school year. Advanced Placement classes are offered.

    PHS is a WIAA Division 2 school in all sports except football, which is Division 3, track and field, which is Division 1, and Cross Country, which is also Division 1. The Pewaukee Pirates compete in the Woodland Conference. The school has two softball fields, two football field, and a soccer field. The football team made the playoffs from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, 2012, & 2013 the Dance Team came in first place in state in their division. The cross country team for both boys and girls are regulars to the WIAA State Meet. The girls cross country team won the state meet in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2015. The boys cross country team also won the state meet in 2015. The wrestling team has been conference champion eight consecutive years.

    In Academic Decathlon, PHS is a Division 2 school. In the 2006-2007 school year, the team placed sixth in the state. At the 2007 state competition, Pewaukee Acadec ranked eighth in Wisconsin and took the state title for Division 2. In the 2007-2008 school year, when the topic was the Civil War, the team placed third overall at the state competition, winning the state division title. They also placed third in the Super Quiz Oral Relay.

    In 2004, Principal Marty Van Hulle was voted Principal of the Year in Wisconsin.

    Notable alumni

  • Derek Watt, NFL fullback for the San Diego Chargers
  • Mel Eslyn, film producer
  • Chris McIntosh, former offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
  • T. J. Watt, Linebacker for Wisconsin Badgers football
  • J.J. Watt, NFL defensive end for the Houston Texans
  • References

    Pewaukee School District Wikipedia