Arcadia High School is a

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Arcadia, Wisconsin Arcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 3,737 at the 2020 census. Arcadia is a Latino-majority city and the largest city in Trempealeau county. History Arcadia was founde ...

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. The school is in a very

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area, and the Arcadia School District covers approximately , drawing students from both Trempealeau and Buffalo counties. Small townships that attend Arcadia High School include the communities of Pine Creek, North Creek,

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. The high school is located on the southern edge of the city and neighbors Memorial Park. Arcadia High School was built in 1998 and houses

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s 9–12. The school also offers learning opportunities for

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students in the afternoon. Arcadia High School's enrollment is consistently less than 310. The school offers opportunities for the growing

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population and holds a foreign exchange student program.

Courses

Courses taught at Arcadia High School include Agriculture, Anatomy, Genetics, Biology, Accounting, Information Processing, and Introduction to Business.

Athletics

Arcadia High School men's sports include cross country,

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. Women's sports programs include cheer, cross country,

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, golf,

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, basketball, dance team,

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, and track. The school competes in the Division 3 section of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) in most sports. The football program competes in Division 5 and the track, wrestling and gymnastics programs compete in Division 2. Arcadia High School-3

Activities and Clubs

Arcadia High School offers a variety of different clubs. Such clubs include FFA, Computer Club, Librarian's club, A-Club, FBLA, FCCLA, NHS, and Masquers. The school also offers activities to keep the students engaged in school. These activities include Forensics and various wood shop activities.

References

External links

Arcadia School District
{{authority control Public high schools in Wisconsin Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Wisconsin Education in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin