Stevens Point Area Senior High (commonly called SPASH) is a high school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District. SPASH serves the Stevens Point area, including Stevens Point, Plover, Whiting, and Park Ridge, as well as several towns and nearby Junction City and part of Milladore. The school mascot is a panther.[2] The school opened in 1972, allowing the district high school to move from P. J. Jacobs which had housed the high school since 1938.[3]
| Stevens Point Area Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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1201 North Point Drive , 54481 | |
| Coordinates | 44°32′25″N 89°34′55″W / 44.54028°N 89.58194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | Jon Vollendorf |
| Faculty | 97.42 (FTE)[1] |
| Number of students | 1,462 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.01[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | Wisconsin Valley |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | www |
Notable alumni
edit- Kathi Bennett, NIU Huskies women's basketball head coach
- Cole Caufield, NHL forward
- Curt Clausen, Olympic race walker
- Rachel A. Graham, Wisconsin state court judge
- Suzy Favor-Hamilton, Olympic long-distance runner[4]
- Joey Hauser, professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz
- Sam Hauser, professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics
- Arthur L. Herman, popular historian
- Kathy Kinney, actress
- Julie Lassa, Wisconsin politician
- Janel McCarville, professional basketball player
- Louis Molepske, Wisconsin politician and judge
- William Murat, Wisconsin politician
- Joe Pavelski, NHL forward and 2010 Olympic silver medalist
- Brandon Peterson, Marvel comic book artist[5]
- Brady Koontz, 2023 Greco-Roman Wrestler World Team Member[6]
- Ben Provisor, Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestler[7]
- Ryan Ramczyk, tackle, New Orleans Saints
- Rick Reichardt, major league baseball player
- Chris Solinsky, long-distance runner, former American record holder in the 10,000m run
- Roisin Willis, American track and field athlete
References
edit- ^ a b c "Stevens Point Area Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Casper, Tim; Lassa, Julie; Rabinowitz, Abe (1999), "Gangs and Youth Violence in Stevens Point", A Conference of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- ^ "P.J. Jacobs turns 80 in Stevens Point". Stevens Point Journal Media. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ USA Track and Field Bio
- ^ X-MEN to AVENGERS
- ^ https://www.themat.com/profiles/brady-koontz
- ^ "Ben Provisor wrestles way to Summer Olympics".
External links
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