New Berlin West High School
| New Berlin West Middle/High School | |
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| Address | |
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18695 W. Cleveland Avenue , , 53146 | |
| Coordinates | 42°59′24″N 88°08′47″W / 42.989862°N 88.146260°WCoordinates: 42°59′24″N 88°08′47″W / 42.989862°N 88.146260°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | School District of New Berlin |
| Superintendent | Joe Garza [1] |
| Principal | Michael Fesenmaier |
| Teaching staff | 68.93 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,083 (2018-19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.71[2] |
| Hours in school day | 7:25am - 2:40 pm |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | New Berlin West Fight Song (modification of MSU Fight Song) |
| Athletics conference | Woodland |
| Mascot | Vern the Viking |
| Nickname | NBW |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Rival | New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School |
| Newspaper | Norse Code |
| Yearbook | Witan |
| Website | www |
New Berlin West High School is a public high school located in New Berlin, Wisconsin. It is a part of the School District of New Berlin. Although it shares a building with New Berlin West Middle School, it is a separate entity with its own administration. The high school serves grades 9 through 12. The school colors are blue and gold, and the school mascot is the Viking.
From 2001 through 2007, the school underwent major construction,[3] including a new theater, a new fieldhouse with an indoor track and tennis courts, an upgraded and relocated library, and a new 10-classroom wing.[3] Renovations were also made to the bathrooms and workout facilities. The class of 2007 was the first to host graduation in the new fieldhouse.
Athletics[]
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West has a rivalry with the other New Berlin public high school, Eisenhower.
New Berlin West's 2010 baseball team made it to the state tournament for the first time.[citation needed] The school's 2013 baseball team won the state tournament for the first time.
State championships[]
- 1984 - Girls' volleyball
- 2000 - Boys' basketball
- 2013 - Boys' baseball
- 2016 - Girls' softball
- 2018 - Girls’ Pom and Dance
2018 Anti-Semitic allegations[]
In 2018, New Berlin West halted its yearbook distribution after the school learned that a senior student chose a yearbook quote referring to the Holocaust. His quote read, "There will always be one true Final Solution." A spokesman of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation was on record as finding the quote "very disturbing and upsetting".[4]
References[]
- ^ http://www.nbexcellence.org/faculty/garzaj/
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Berlin Middle/High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b School District of New Berlin: A Look at Our Past
- ^ https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/new-berlin-west-student-writes-anti-semitic-senior-quote-in-yearbook/
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