Whitnall High School is a comprehensive secondary school in

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous cou ...

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Whitnall School District Whitnall School District is a school district located in southwestern Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, which serves portions of the cities of Franklin, Greenfield, plus all of the village of Hales Corners.Charles B. Whitnall, the first Socialist City Treasurer of Milwaukee and the architect of Milwaukee County's system of public parks.

Administration

Whitnall High School has three administrators. Charles Tollefsen is the principal, Russell Tillmann is the assistant principal, and Elizabeth Purse is the dean of students as of 2019.

Academic reputation

According to the school's own records, the average ACT composite score for the 2007-08 school year was 23.2, which is slightly higher than the state average of 22.3. The ACT examination is a nationally administered college entrance examination. A score of 23.2 falls in the 69th percentile nationwide. The most recent results from the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination of 10th graders at Whitnall High School indicate that 83% of students score at the proficient or advanced level in reading. 86% of student score at the proficient or advanced level in science, and 83% of students score at the proficient or advanced level in mathematics.http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/wsas/schoolWkce.asp Whitnall High School's results can be found here for a variety of grade levels.

Sports

WHS is a member of the Woodland-East Conference. Schools in that conference include Brown Deer, Cudahy, Greenfield, Milwaukee Lutheran, South Milwaukee, and Shorewood. During the 2015-2016 school year, the school's varsity football program tied as Woodland East Conference champions, the 4th championship in school history. Sports offered at WHS: *Boys Cross Country *Girls Cross Country *Boys Volleyball *Girls Volleyball *Boys Soccer *Girls Soccer *Football *Girls Tennis *Boys Tennis *Girls Swimming *Boys Swimming *Boys Basketball *Girls Basketball *Wrestling *Boys Golf *Boys Track *Girls Track *Baseball *Softball

Notable alumni

Lisa Brescia Lisa Brescia (born May 12, 1970, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American musical theatre actress who has performed as lead and understudy in several Broadway shows. Raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she went on to pursue acting and graduated fr ...

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Tyler Herro Tyler Christopher Herro ( ; born January 20, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one year with the Kentucky Wildcats. After bein ...

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Jeana Keough Jeana Ellen Keough (née Myers; formerly Tomasino; born September 18, 1955) is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated from Whitnall High School located in Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1972. When she was yo ...

, actress * Joel Stave, football player

References

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