Nicolet High School

Public school in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States

43°08′22″N 87°55′01″W / 43.13944°N 87.91687°W / 43.13944; -87.91687InformationTypePublicEstablished1955School districtNicolet Unified School DistrictPrincipalJoe PatekFaculty83.37 (FTE)^[1]Grades9–12Enrollment1090 (2021-22)^[1]Student to teacher ratio13.07^[1]Color(s)White, Baby Blue, BlueAthletics conferenceNorth Shore ConferenceNicknameKnightsRivalHomesteadWebsitewww.nicolet.k12.wi.us

Nicolet High School is a public secondary school located in Glendale, Wisconsin. It is the only school in the Nicolet Unified School District, which serves Glendale, Fox Point, Bayside, and River Hills. Primary schooling is administered by three feeder districts. The Nicolet Unified School district is one of the few school districts in Wisconsin to be made up of only one school. Its main feeder schools are Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Glen Hills Middle School, Maple Dale Middle School, and Bayside Middle School.

Academics

The school offers French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish languages.

Nicolet High School has an advanced placement program that includes calculus (AB and BC), statistics, computer science, physics (B, C: mechanics, and C: electromagnetism), chemistry, biology, environmental science, English language and composition, French language, Spanish language, Spanish literature, German language, music theory, American history, European history, macro-economics, micro-economics, studio art (drawing, 2D, 3D), and American government.

Nicolet offers Microsoft Certification.^{[citation needed]} Students earn college credit for each application they become certified in. Certification are available in 365, Access, Excel, SharePoint, Word and more.

Nicolet High School was named a Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education^[2] and was listed as one of the 50 best schools in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report in 2008.^[3]

Nicolet spends more money per student than other comparable high schools in Wisconsin.^[4]

Athletics

Winter

Boys' basketball
Girls basketball
Girls' gymnastics
Boys' ice hockey (co-op)
Girls' ice hockey (co-op)
Boys' swimming
Boys' skiing
Girls' skiing
Co-ed Winter Musical
Boys' wrestling
Boys' diving

Spring

Girls' softball
Girls' soccer
Girls' lacrosse (co-op)
Boys' lacrosse (co-op)
Boys' rugby – club sport
Boys' golf
Boys' tennis
Boys' track and field
Girls' track and field
Boys' baseball

Notable alumni

Michael Angeli – journalist, screenwriter
Andrew Armacost – Brigadier General USAF Academy ^[5]^[6]
Monte Davidoff – co-creator of Microsoft's first product, Altair BASIC
Randee Drew – professional football player for the CFL Montreal Alouettes
David Einhorn – hedge fund manager, founder and president of Greenlight Capital
Howie Epstein – musician, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Hal Erickson – media historian, author
David Evans – professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University
James Goldstein – "NBA Superfan"
Dan Grunfeld – professional basketball player
Justin Hurwitz – Oscar and Grammy award-winning composer and writer ^[7]
Jalen Johnson – small forward for the Atlanta Hawks
Kato Kaelin – actor and key witness in O.J. Simpson murder trial ^[8]
Phil Katz – creator of PKZIP compression software^[9]
Skip Kendall – professional golfer
Michael Konik – author, television personality
Mark Leno – American politician and first openly gay man to serve on the California State Senate
AzMarie Livingston – fashion model
Bari Lurie – politician
Brian Lynch – Grammy Award-winning jazz musician
Thomas L. Miller - film and television producer, co-founder of Miller-Boyett Productions
Lance Painter – professional baseball pitcher^[10]
Rick Perlstein – author and historian^{[citation needed]}
Jack Rieley – record producer, manager of The Beach Boys
Sonya Robinson – musician and songwriter, 1983 Miss Black America^[11]
Terilyn A. Shropshire – motion picture and television editor^[12]
Tierney Sutton – jazz singer and five-time Grammy Award nominee^[13]
Charlie Sykes – reporter at The Milwaukee Journal and talk radio host at WTMJ (AM)
B.J. Tucker – professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers
Joah Tucker – professional basketball player
Mary Lou E. Van Dreel – Wisconsin State Representative
Garrett Weber-Gale – Olympic two-time Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder in two events
Oprah Winfrey – talk show host (attended her sophomore year; did not graduate)^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Nicolet High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ http://www.nicolet.k12.wi.us/counseling_department/manual.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ [1] Archived December 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lfb/2011-13%20Budget/Governor/2011_03_15_Revenue%20Limit%20Changes.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ BRIGADIER GENERAL ANDREW P. ARMACOST > United States Air Force Academy > Display
^ Nicolet grad picked as next Air Force Academy dean of faculty
^ Nicolet's Justin Hurwitz wins 2 Golden Globes
^ "Shield 1977". Classmates.com. Glendale, Wisconsin: Nicolet High School. 1977. p. 144. Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
^ "1980 Shield". Classmates.com. Glendale, Wisconsin: Nicolet High School. 1980. p. 147. Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
^ Radcliffe, J. R. (April 1, 2021). "These Wisconsin natives played Major League baseball in Milwaukee, with the Brewers or the Braves". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ "Shield 1977". Classmates.com. Glendale, Wisconsin: Nicolet High School. 1977. p. 157. Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
^ "1980 Shield". Classmates.com. Glendale, Wisconsin: Nicolet High School. 1980. p. 159. Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
^ "Shield". Classmates.com. Glendale, Wisconsin: Nicolet High School. 1981. p. 156. Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
^ Jackie Loohauis-Bennett (April 12, 2010). "Milwaukee plays supporting role in Oprah book". JSOnline. Retrieved November 3, 2011.