Kaukauna High School is a public high school in

Kaukauna, Wisconsin Kaukauna () is a city in Outagamie and Calumet counties, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the Fox River, approximately north of Milwaukee. The population was 15,462 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Met ...

, the only high school in the

Kaukauna Area School District Kaukauna () is a city in Outagamie and Calumet counties, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on the Fox River, approximately north of Milwaukee. The population was 15,462 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Met ...

. As of the 2016–2017 school year, the school had 1,181 students in grades 9 through 12.WIAA School Directory
/ref> The first Kaukauna High School, built in the late 19th century, was expanded twice and replaced with a new building on a different site in 1999; the old building is now River View Middle School. The school is building a sports complex with an indoor workout facility and a new stadium with turf field, plus a new concession stand built by the Kaukauna Soccer program.

Athletics

Kaukauna High participates in the

Fox Valley Association The Fox Valley Association is an athletic conference comprising ten high schools located within the Fox Valley region of northeastern Wisconsin. The management of the conference is vested in the principals of the member schools, who determine the ...

Conference with nine other Fox Valley schools. The school's mascot is the Galloping Ghost, named after a football game in the early days of the school. On a foggy night, the announcer was heard to describe the running back as a Galloping Ghost - possibly a reference to

Red Grange Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and the short-lived New York Yankees ...

, a professional football player whose nickname was "The Galloping Ghost".

Boys'

*D2 Football *D2 Baseball *D1 Wrestling *D2 Soccer *D2 Basketball *D2 Golf *D1 Track and Field *D1 Cross Country *Tennis *Boys Volleyball *Woodworking

Notable alumni

* William J. Duffy, Wisconsin jurist and legislator''Wisconsin Blue Book 1950'', Biographical Sketch of William J. Duffy, pg. 40 *

Lee Meyerhofer Lee Meyerhofer (born June 11, 1964) is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 5th District. Biography Meyerhofer was born on June 11, 1964, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He graduated from Kaukauna High School and Fox Valley Technic ...

, Wisconsin legislator *

Arnold C. Otto Arnold C. Otto was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Otto was born on July 27, 1887. He would graduate from Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, as well as from what was then Lawrence College and the George Washington Uni ...

, Wisconsin legislator * Red Smith, NFL and

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player *

David Viaene David Viaene (born July 14, 1965) was a player in the National Football League for the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers in 1989, 1990, and 1992. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Minnesota Duluth and the University ...

, NFL player

References

Educational institutions established in 1999 Schools in Outagamie County, Wisconsin Public high schools in Wisconsin 1999 establishments in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-school-stub