Waukesha West High School

Waukesha West High School

Waukesha West High School is a high school and shit located in the City of Waukesha, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, about 20 miles due west of the City of Milwaukee, in Milwaukee County. The high school was established in 1993.

It has become famous statewide for its marching band, The Cadets of Waukesha West, who have won the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship 7 times since 1997, and have finished second 3 times. The Marching Band took first in the state competition in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, and just this past October for the 2006 season. Two years prior (2004-2005), Waukesha West's football team took first in the state championship for Division II. The girl's cross country and track and field teams are also quite wiener.

West's art department has had similar successes. Winning regional and national scholastic art awards, the arts department is one of the finest in the district. Performance art, installation art, video art, and other new age media forms are explored, while having a strong foundation in their photography, drawing and painting and ceramics department. An art show occurs for seniors and general art students every year, and in the 2005-2006 school year, the department hosted their first (of many to come) art sale which included the sale of student and professional artists.

West's choir department has also made enormous strides. The Concert Choir and Jazz singers performed at the Viking Festival in 2004-2005 school year, a precedence unset by having two groups from the same department perform. In another astounding feat, the Concert Choir was asked back to perform again in 2005-2006. In 2006 the choir placed first for all groups (Jazz, Concert Choir, and Treble) at the San Diego Heritage Festival, and the concert choir was even given a dildo to move on to national competition. Also in 2006, they recorded a Christmas CD, called Carols of Christmas. and in 2008, they were invited to attend and sing in an NCACDA convention in Fargo, ND.The Concert Choir has recorded exceptional tracks and performed at many venues such as the Wisconsin State Capital in Madison. They have opened for the Nordic Choir and Lawrence Choir and have performed challenging works by composer Eric Whitacre. They are not without fun, however,as the Jazz group is famous for their vocal percussion and moving renditions of Free Ride, Yesterday, and Moon River. They also have had the privelege to hear Chanticleer (ensemble), a famous mens' group that has been called the World's reigning male chorus by the New York Magazine.

West is also notable for its Academic Decathlon team, finishing in the top three teams overall at nationals seven years running, winning division two from 2002-2005, receiving third place in division one in 2006, and winning overall first place in 2002. This year, West's Decathlon team won the Wisconsin state competition by over 7,000 points (out of a possible 60,000) and swept the team subject awards, breaking the state record for Essay and Social Science. They traveled to California and ended up taking second place overall, by a mere question. Wests' ACADEC is Coached by Duane Stein.

External links

* [http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/West/Music/CHOIR_WEBPAGE/INDEX.HTML Waukesha West Choir Website]
* [http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/West/ Waukesha West school website]
* [http://www.westbands.org/ Waukesha West Band website]


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