La Follette High School

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La Follette High School
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Address
La Follette High School
702 Pflaum Road

Madison
,
Wisconsin

United States
Coordinates 43°03′48.3″N89°19′10.9″W / 43.063417°N 89.319694°W / 43.063417; -89.319694
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1963
Oversight Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD)
PrincipalMathew Thompson
Faculty94.43 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,482 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.69 [1]
Color(s)Cardinal and Gray   
MascotLance the Lancer
Accreditation AdvancED [2]
NewspaperThe Lance
YearbookThe Statesman
Website https://lafollette.madison.k12.wi.us/

Robert M. La Follette High School is a public high school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving the city's far east side with its attendance boundaries including parts of the City of Madison, City of Fitchburg, Town of Blooming Grove, and Town of Burke, teaching students in grades 9-12. Founded in the fall of 1963, it is a part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, and is named after former lawmaker and 1924 presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

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Renovations

A 2020 referendum approved extensive renovations to the school. Renovation planning occurred in 2021, with construction scheduled to last from May 2022 to August 2024. [3]

The renovations to the athletic spaces include a new gym and weight room, and renovated locker rooms that can each be separated into two smaller rooms. The existing spectator gym, separated from the rest of the athletic facilities, is being turned into classroom space. The stadium was remodeled. [4]

Academics

La Follette offers diverse academic opportunities, drawing upon its 14 academic departments and more than 150 faculty offering instruction in more than 250 courses in 100 different fields of study. Courses are taught in a variety of academic settings, from traditional classrooms to community-based service experiences. Additional opportunities for growth and leadership are offered through involvement in numerous student organizations. [5] The school began offering American sign language as a foreign language in 1998, and other schools have modeled their programs after La Follette's. [6]

Honors and advanced classes are part of the curriculum. Advanced Placement (AP) courses include Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, Statistics, French Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, Music Theory, Psychology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Modern European History, Computer Science Principles, and Computer Science A. Courses are available in advanced physics, advanced chemistry, anatomy, literature, composition, creative writing, and computer programming. [7]

Academic departments

Extra-curricular activities

Clubs

La Follette offers nearly four dozen extra-curricular clubs, spanning a wide variety of student interests, including academic, athletic, social, fine arts, science, health and others, such as gaming clubs. [8]

Club sports include basketball, rugby, bowling, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball.

Athletics

La Follette is part of WIAA Big 8 Conference. La Follette athletics include girls' volleyball, boys' volleyball, girls' soccer, boys' soccer, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, wrestling, boys' track & field, girls' track & field, football, girls' swim, boys' swim, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, dance, cheer, hockey, girls' golf, boys' golf, baseball, softball, girls' tennis, boys' tennis.

WIAA State Championship Teams [9]
SportYear(s)
Basketball (boys)1977, 1982, 2002
Cross country (boys)2006, 2007
Dance (jazz) Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches (non-WIAA)1992, 1994 [10]
Golf (boys)2003
Track and field (boys)1969, 2002
Track and field (girls wheelchair)2017, 2018

Other activities and events

President Obama visits La Follette in 2010 Obama visit to La Follette High School.JPG
President Obama visits La Follette in 2010

Arboretum

La Follette has one of the few on-ground arboretums in the state. It was designed to have three ecosystems, including prairie, woodland and pond.

Board of visitors

La Follette's board of visitors serves as an advocate for the school, and is the only school in the Madison area, and possibly the state, which has such a board. Drawing upon experiences and resources of alumni, parents and other patrons, the board's mission is to empower students and faculty while building community. The board assists in fundraising, business, community outreach, public affairs, student support and teacher support. [11]

Business

In 2011, Summit Credit Union began operations at La Follette High School. In ensuing years, branches were opened at other Madison-area high schools. The branch is staffed by interns from the La Follette career internship class and is open during the lunch hour. [12] [13]

Presidential visit

On September 28, 2010, the school was visited by President Barack Obama, who made an unannounced stop ahead of a late-afternoon rally on the UW-Madison campus. [14]

Publications

The Lance is the student newspaper for La Follette; its yearbook is known as The Statesman; The Lancer Legend is the parent newsletter. [15]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "LaFollette High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  3. ↑ "La Follette High School - Referendum 2020". Madison Metropolitan School District. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Girard, Scott (May 1, 2023). "La Follette referendum improvements 'what the kids deserve'". The Cap Times. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ↑ LHS, Academics, retrieved May 26, 2020
  6. ↑ 120 incoming Greendale freshmen pick ASL as their world language — a first for southeastern Wisconsin, by Clara Hatcher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 27, 2018, retrieved September 8, 2020
  7. ↑ https://lafollette.madison.k12.wi.us/students/la-follette-high-school-course-catalog/course-catalog-article/all-courses?post_category_id=
  8. ↑ LHS website, Clubs, retrieved May 26, 2020
  9. ↑ "WIAA State Championship". WIAA. WIAA.
  10. ↑ "Cheer and Dance Archives: 1990s". Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ↑ La Follette board of visitors website, retrieved May 26, 2020
  12. ↑ Summit Credit Union website, retrieved May 26, 2020
  13. ↑ Credit unions partner with local high schools for education, hands-on experience, by Pamela Cotant, Madison.com, November 6, 2017, retrieved May 26, 2020
  14. ↑ Obama’s surprise stop at La Follette ‘amazing’ and ‘surreal,’ by Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal, September 30, 2010, retrieved May 27, 2020
  15. ↑ LHS Lancer Legend website

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction data

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