Platteville High School

Platteville High School
Address
710 East Madison Street Platteville , Wisconsin 53818 United States
Coordinates	42°44′30″N 90°27′49″W / 42.74161°N 90.4637°W / 42.74161; -90.4637Coordinates: 42°44′30″N 90°27′49″W / 42.74161°N 90.4637°W / 42.74161; -90.4637
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Pursuing Excellence
Established	Unknown
School district	Platteville School District
Principal	Tim Engh
Faculty	<70 full time
Grades	09–12
Enrollment	489 (as of 2008–2009)[1]
Campus type	Large Rural Community
Color(s)	Cardinal & White
Mascot	Henry Hillmen
Website	http://www.platteville.k12.wi.us/high/

Platteville High School is the only high school in the Platteville School District in Platteville, Wisconsin. Platteville High School experienced a large enrollment drop over the past decade, from 660 students in the 1996–1997 school year to 489 students in the 2008–2009 school year.^[2]

The principal of Platteville High School is Tim Engh.^[3]

Contents

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  1 Enrollment
  


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  2 Academics
  
  
  
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    2.1 Grade advancement
    
  
  
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    2.2 Academic letters
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Athletics
  
  
  
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    3.1 Southwest Wisconsin Conference Championships
    
  
  
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    3.2 State tournament appearances since 2005–2006
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Notable alumni
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

Enrollment

Over the past decade, Platteville High School has experienced a drop in enrollment:^[4]

School Year	Enrollment
2000–01	612
2001–02	582
2002–03	586
2003–04	556
2004–05	535
2005–06	511
2006–07	496
2007–08	480
2008–09	489

Academics

Grade advancement

Students are placed into classes according to the number of credits earned.

Credits Earned	Grade Level
Fewer than 5.5	Freshman
Fewer than 11.0	Sophomore
Fewer than 17.0	Junior
17.0 or More	Senior

Academic letters

Students are eligible to earn a school letter through academic excellence. In addition, students who maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.850 or better over their first seven semesters are recognized with the Academic Achievement Award.

Athletics

Platteville High School offers these sports:

• Boys' cross country


• Boys' soccer


• Girls' cross country


• Girls' swimming


• Football


• Volleyball


• Boys' basketball


• Boys' swimming


• Girls' basketball


• Gymnastics


• Wrestling


• Baseball


• Boys' golf


• Boys' track and field


• Girls' soccer


• Girls' track and field


• Softball

Since the 2005–2006 school year, Platteville High School has been a member of the Southwest Wisconsin Conference, except for boys' and girls' swimming, who are members of the Southern Lakes Conference.

Southwest Wisconsin Conference Championships

Sport	School year
Girls' soccer	2005–2006
Golf	2005–2006
Boys' track and field	2005–2006
Girls' track and field	2005–2006
Football	2006–2007
Boys' soccer	2006–2007
Boys' track and field	2006–2007
Girls' track and field	2006–2007
Golf	2006–2007
Girls' soccer	2006–2007
Boys' soccer	2007–2008
Football	2007–2008
Boys' track and field	2007–2008
Girls' track and field	2007–2008
Golf	2007–2008
Girls' soccer	2007–2008
Boys' cross country	2008–2009
Boys' soccer	2008–2009
Boys' track and field	2008–2009
Girls' track and field	2008–2009
Girls' soccer	2008–2009
Boys' cross country	2009–2010
Girls' gymnastics	2009–2010
Boys' track and field	2009–2010
Girls' track and field	2009–2010
Boys' golf	2009–2010
Girls' soccer	2009–2010
Girls' gymnastics	2010–2011
Girls' soccer	2010–2011
Boys' track and field	2010–2011
Girls' track and field	2010–2011
Girls' basketball	2012–2013
Boys' cross country and soccer	2013–2014

Platteville High School has accumulated more Southwest Wisconsin Conference championships than any other school in the conference.^[5]

State tournament appearances since 2005–2006

Type	Sport	School year
Team	Girls' cross country	2005–2006
Team	Boys' soccer	2006–2007
Team	Golf	2006–2007
Team	Baseball	2006–2007
Team	Boys' cross country	2008–2009
Team	Girls' gymnastics	2009–2010
Team	Girls' gymnastics	2010–2011

Team
Boys' cross country
2013–2014

Notable alumni

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  Paul Chryst, head football coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison^[6]
  


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  Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944.^[7]
  


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  Robert S. Travis, Jr., Wisconsin State Assemblyman^[8]
  

References

1. 
   ^ School Enrollment - WI DPI
   


2. 
   ^ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Enrollment Totals for Platteville High School
   


3. 
   ^ Staff Directory
   


4. 
   ^ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Enrollment Totals for Platteville High School
   


5. 
   ^ Southwest Wisconsin Conference
   


6. 
   ^ John Rezell (November 13, 1983). "Plattville captures state football title". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. p. 25 – via Google News..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


7. 
   ^ Herbert S. Gasser
   


8. 
   ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1986-1986, Biographical Sketch of Robert S. Travis, Jr., p. 55
   

External links

• Platteville District website


• Platteville High School website

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