Colby High School (Wisconsin)

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Colby High School
Address
705 N 2nd Street

Colby
,
Wisconsin

United States
Coordinates44°55′13″N 90°19′07″W / 44.920141°N 90.318711°W / 44.920141; -90.318711Coordinates: 44°55′13″N 90°19′07″W / 44.920141°N 90.318711°W / 44.920141; -90.318711
Information
TypePublic High School
School districtColby School District
PrincipalMarcia Diedrich
Teaching staff17.42 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment281 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.13[1]
Color(s)   Green and gold
Athletics conferenceCloverbelt Conference
MascotHornet
Websitewww.colby.k12.wi.us/index.cfm/Colby

Colby High School is a public school located in Colby, Wisconsin. It is located on the Clark County border with Marathon County, and CHS serves about 300 students from both Clark and Marathon counties.

Academics[]

Colby High School offers Advanced Placement courses, of which approximately a quarter of the student body takes part in.[2]

Demographics[]

CHS is 81 percent white, 17 percent Hispanic, and one percent Native American.[3]

Athletics[]

The Colby athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and compete in the Cloverbelt Conference.[4] Hornet football teams won Division 5 state titles in 1998, 2008 and 2011.[5]

Performing arts[]

Colby has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Coalition and the women's-only Hornettes.[6] The choirs also host the annual Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular competition, which was named the best regional competition in America in 2018.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Colby High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Colby". Wissports. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ Massoglia, Mark. "Colby football coach retires after 36 years". Marshfield News-Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Colby High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. ^ Caldwell, Sean. "Central Wis. Show Choir Spectacular marks 15 years of musical competition". WSAW-TV. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

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