Big Foot High School (BFHS) is a comprehensive four-year public high
school located in Wisconsin's South Central
Walworth County in the Village of
Walworth
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. A union high school, BFHS operates as a grade
9-12 district with students coming from four K-8 districts. BFHS is
governed by a separate, elected five-member board of education. The
BFHS union district serves families from the villages of Fontana,
Sharon and Walworth; and the townships of Walworth, Delavan, Linn and
Sharon.
BFHS is named after the
Potawatomi
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leader
Big Foot
(Maumksuck) who had 6 toes and lived along the banks of
Geneva Lake
Geneva Lake ( Potawatomi: ''Kishwauketoe'' 'Clear Water') is a body of freshwater in Walworth County in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. On its shores are the city of Lake Geneva, and the villages of Fontana-on-Geneva- ...
(originally
known as Big Foot Lake) until his tribe was forcibly relocated by the United
States government in 1836.
Extracurricular activities
Big Foot's football team went to the Division 4 state championship game at Camp Randall Stadium in 2008, but lost to Wautoma High School by a score of 20–0. In 2009, the team played in the championship game the second consecutive year, this time facing Kewaunee High School. Big Foot won by a score of 42–13, making it the first State Football title in school history.
Statistics
*Enrollment: 468 (2021–22)
*District Administrator: Mr. Doug Parker
*Principal: Mr. Jeremy Andersen
*Assistant Principals: Ms. Bailey Racky and Mr. Mike Welden
*Coeducational: Yes
*Colors: Scarlet and Silver
Notable alumni
*
Tyler August
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, Speaker pro tempore of the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
*
Travis Frederick
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,
Center
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for the
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References
External links
Big Foot High School websiteBig Foot High School Band Website
1959 establishments in Wisconsin
Educational institutions established in 1959
Public high schools in Wisconsin
Schools in Walworth County, Wisconsin
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