Marquette University High School (MUHS) is a private, all-male,

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school located in

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. It is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED, and is a member of both the National Catholic Educational Association and the

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History

Founded as St. Aloysius Academy in 1857 on 2nd and Michigan St, the institution was renamed to St. Gall's Academy and moved location in 1864. The institution became Marquette College in 1881 when a new school was opened on 10th and State St, on the top of a hill. The hilltop location gave rise to the nickname and mascot: the Hilltoppers. In 1907 Marquette College became

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and formally separated from Marquette Academy. In 1922 Marquette Academy became Marquette University High School, and the campus at its current location was completed in 1925.

Campus

Marquette University High School is located at 3401 W. Wisconsin Avenue in the Merrill Park Neighborhood on Milwaukee's west side. It is a four-story building built in the early 20th century. In 1961, the gym and cafeteria addition was added. The Gordon Henke Center was completed in 1994 which included a new main entrance on W. Michigan St. In 2008, the attached Jesuit residence was demolished to make way for a 1 story administrative and fine arts addition. Another 2 stories was built on top in 2016 creating 3 stories adjacent to the original 1925 building. In addition to the new classrooms, an atrium and expansion to the Henke entrance was added. The Hilltoppers' home field for soccer and track is Quad/Park, located a few blocks away adjacent to Merrill Park. It was donated by former MUHS graduate Harry Quadracci ('54), in 1998. The site was formerly occupied by

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, which opened in 1924 and was demolished in 1976.

Athletics

Nicknamed the "Hilltoppers", MUHS teams compete in the

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of the

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(WIAA) for most sports. Prior to 1999, MUHS competed in the now defunct Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletics Association (WISAA). The school fields teams in

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, and

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. MUHS teams have won 28 WIAA state titles in soccer, volleyball, tennis, baseball, and football, as well as the lacrosse team's 2010 and 2013 WLF state championships. In the summers of 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 the Hilltoppers were ranked #1 in the state for overall boys' athletics by the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''. In the program's history, the Hilltoppers have won over 130 State Championships.

Basketball

The basketball team was 84–29 in five seasons from 1997 to 2002. The team won the 1999 Greater Metro Conference and WISAA Division I State Boys Basketball Championships, when the Hilltoppers went 21–3 and defeated Dominican High School in the championship game. The basketball team also won Greater Metro conference championships in the 1997–98 and 1999–2000 seasons. In 2010, the Hilltopper basketball team made it to the WIAA Division I state semifinals, before losing to eventual champion

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. In 2016, The Hilltoppers made another run in the post season, eventually being defeated to Muskego in the WIAA Division I state semifinals.

Cross country

The MUHS cross country team has won the Greater Metro Conference meet 8 of the last 9 years, and took third at both the 2007 and 2008 WIAA state meets, as well as second in 2009, 2010, and 2020.

Football

Marquette has a football team that dates back to 1907, playing in over 1,000 games. Over that time, Marquette has won 701 games, 40 conference titles and 9 state titles. Their most successful coach, Dick Basham, coached Marquette for 38 seasons and 42% of its 1,000 games. In 2009 (his last season), the Hilltoppers went 14-0 to win their most recent WIAA Division 1 state title. The team currently has a partnership with ESPN Milwaukee Radio for all home and away games. Marquette football is the most winningest high school football program in the state, with more than 140 more wins than the second place team.

Lacrosse

The MUHS lacrosse team has competed in the state tournament five times since its creation in Spring 2003 and won its first state title in 2010, which completed an undefeated season in Wisconsin. The lacrosse team annually competes against other Jesuit schools from around the United States, traveling to Indianapolis every spring where Jesuit teams from across the Midwest compete. In 2013, the MUHS lacrosse team won its second state title, with another undefeated season in Wisconsin.

Soccer

Since 1973, the soccer program has won 24 state championships and tied a national record of 10 straight state championships from 1994 to 2003. The Hilltoppers were ranked #1 in the country by the

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in 1999 and in 2003. The 2011 soccer team finished the season with an undefeated record of 24–0–1 and were ranked 4th in the US by the NSCAA and 3rd by ESPN. In 1996 and 2011 the soccer coach, Bob Spielmann and Steve Lawrence, respectively, were selected as National High School Coach of the Year. In 2012, the Hilltoppers won the state championship, defeating

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, 2–1. In 2014, the Hilltoppers once again won a state title by beating Menomonee Falls 4–1. Throughout the 2010's, they won 8 out of 10 possible state championships. The two years they did not win came in 2013 and 2019. The loss in 2019 broke a streak of 5 straight state championships. The state title has gone on to be won in 2020 and 2021.

Co-Curriculars

FIRST Robotics

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- Hilltopper Robotics was founded in 2006 under the leadership of John Wanninger, who was a recipient of the

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Award in 2008. The team is

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, welcoming students from

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. A total of 7 regionals have been won by the team, with regional wins in 2022, 2017, 2014, 2013, and 2010. The Chairman's Award, the most prestigious award in FIRST was won 2 times, in 2012 and 2014. The team qualified for the

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11 times, with championship division playoffs reached several times.

Science Olympiad

Started in 2015, the

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program won the state tournament in 2021 and 2022, and placed 1st in the region 4 times in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022. At the national tournament in 2022, the team ranked 4th nationwide.

Notable alumni and faculty

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, Associate Professor of Political Science at the

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and inductee in the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame * James Fenelon, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Gary George, former member of the

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* Scott Klement, computer scientist *

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Major General *

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References

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