Port Washington High School
| Port Washington High School | |
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| Coordinates | 43°23′24″N 87°52′40″W / 43.3901°N 87.8777°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Home of the Pirates" "The School That Maher Built" |
| School district | Port Washington-Saukville School District |
| Superintendent | Mel Nettesheim |
| Principal | Rachel Biertzer |
| Faculty | 53.44 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 823 (2021–22)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.40[1] |
| Color(s) | Green, Black, and White |
| Athletics conference | North Shore Conference |
| Nickname | Pirates |
| Website | www.pwssd.k12.wi.us |
Port Washington High School is a public secondary high school in the city of Port Washington, Wisconsin and a part of the Port Washington-Saukville School District. The enrollment during the 2022–2023 school year was 825.
Eric Burke served as the principal until February 2020. In March 2020 Thad Gabrielse became the principal.[2]
Athletics[edit]
Port Washington High School participates in the North Shore Conference. PWHS won state championships in boys' cross country in 1933, 1956, 1957 and 1960, and in boys’ basketball in 1936. [3]
Alumni[edit]
- A. Manette Ansay, author
- Ray Buivid, former NFL football player and college football All-American
- John DeMerit, former MLB baseball player and World Series champion
- Alex Dieringer, state champion wrestler; NCAA champion while at Oklahoma State University;[4][5] 2016 Dan Hodge Trophy Winner[6]
- Josh Gasser, Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year;[7] Big Ten All–Defensive team (2012, 2014, 2015)[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Port Washington High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "District makes quick work of hiring new PWHS principal". Ozaukee Press. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ 2019 State Cross Country Meet Souvenir Program. Wisconsin Rapids, WI: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. November 2, 2019. p. 25.
- ^ "Alex D. OSU Bio".
- ^ "Multiple Time NCAA Champs - D1 College Wrestling". www.d1collegewrestling.net. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ "Dieringer presented 2016 Dan Hodge Trophy". WIN Magazine: Wrestling News. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ sports, Madison com. "UW recruit Gasser named Gatorade state Player of the Year". madison.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference All-Defensive Winner". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
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