Mukwonago High School is located in

Mukwonago Mukwonago is a village in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 8,262 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is located mostly within the Mukwonago (town), Wisconsin, Town of Mukwonago in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, ...

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, United States. It is part of the Mukwonago Area School District. Approximately 1700 students attend the school, which has over 150 staff members. The original building at 308 Washington Avenue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1994, but was delisted on May 12, 2009. The current building, erected in the 1970s, is at 605 W. School Road (Hwy NN) in Mukwonago. The Mukwonago School District serves the villages of Big Bend and

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, and

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, part of the village of North Prairie, and part of the city of Muskego.

Extracurricular activities

The 2004 Mukwonago Indians football team had an undefeated season ending with a victory over the Marshfield Tigers in the state championship. Other team state championships include girls' swimming (2011, 2012, 2013), girls' cross country (1994), boys' cross country (1964, 1966), boys' track (1964), as well as titles in debate and dance team. MHS formerly had a competitive

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, the women's-only "Starstruck", as well as the noncompetitive mixed-gender "Guys and Dolls".

Mascot controversy

During the 2009-2010 school year, a Mukwonago High School senior filed a complaint with the

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claiming that the Indians mascot and logo were racially discriminatory against Native Americans. The school fought the accusations, but on October 8, 2010, the department stripped the school of the nickname and logo. It called the mascot "unambiguously race-based". The case was then appealed by the School. The High School won the appeal, allowing it to keep both the name and mascot.

Notable alumni

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, U.S. Representative * Scott Jensen, former Assembly majority leader *

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, Olympian in speed skating, 2002 and 2010 Winter Games *

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, Olympian in the modern pentathlon *

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, convicted of the

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References

External links

Mukwonago High School home page
{{authority control Public high schools in Wisconsin Schools in Waukesha County, Wisconsin