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West Allis Central High School

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School type
  
Public Secondary

Academic Dean
  
Kent Kleinowski

Age
  
14-15 to 17-18

Phone
  
+1 414-604-3100

Mascot
  
Bulldogs

Superintendent
  
Paul Strobel

Grades
  
9-12

Color(s)
  
Maroon and gold

Principal
  
Amy Van Deuren

Address
  
8516 W Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI 53227, USA

District
  
West Allis – West Milwaukee School District

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West allis central high school


West Allis Central High School is a public high school in West Allis, Wisconsin, located on West Lincoln Avenue and South 84th Street. The school boundaries are the City of West Allis, Village of West Milwaukee and portions of New Berlin and Greenfield. Central's cross-town rival is the Nathan Hale Huskies.

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Programs

Central offers a wide variety or programs to garner academic success such as AVID, Project Lead the Way, and PBIS.

History

First built and opened in 1920 as West Allis High School, the school's name was changed to West Allis Central in 1941. The original building was closed in 1973, when the school moved to its present location on West Lincoln Ave.

Sports

Girls Athletics are softball, basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, pom pons, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, strength and conditioning, wrestling and volleyball. Boys Athletics are basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, strength and conditioning, volleyball, baseball, football, golf, and wrestling.

Student organizations

There are a wide variety of student organizations, including Book Club, Bulldog Buddies, Chess Club, Conservation Club, Debate, Foreign Language Club, Forensics, French Honor Society, Gay-Straight Alliance, German Honor Society, Helping Hands, HOSA, Invisible Children Council, Math Team, Musical/Play, National Honor Society, Orchestra, SADD, Skills USA, Spanish Honor Society, Student Council, and WAC Yearbook.

Notable alumni

  • Gary J. Barczak, politician
  • Allen Busby, educator and politician (graduate who later taught at WACHS)
  • Jerry Golsteyn, former NFL quarterback from 1977–1984
  • Robert T. Huber, politician
  • Jeff Jagodzinski, former football head coach at Boston College; current head coach of the Omaha Nighthawks
  • Dan Jansen, Olympic speed skater
  • Rocky Krsnich, Major League Baseball player 1949-1953
  • James Melka, former NFL linebacker in 1987
  • Chellsie Memmel, Olympic and former World Champion gymnast
  • Bill Miklich, former NFL player from 1947–1948
  • Chris Witty, Olympic speed skater
  • References

    West Allis Central High School Wikipedia