Wilmot Union High School is a public secondary school located in Wilmot, Wisconsin, a community in the village of Salem Lakes in Kenosha County. Founded in the 1870s, the high school serves students grades 9 to 12 in the communities of Wilmot, Trevor, Randall, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes, and portions of Salem and Wheatland. Both the school and the community are named after the Wilmot Proviso, by David Wilmot.
| Wilmot Union High School | |
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11112 308th Ave Wilmot, Wisconsin 53192 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°30′56″N 88°11′01″W / 42.51544°N 88.18365°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Home of the Panthers |
| Established | 1870s |
| School district | Union |
| Superintendent | Michael Plourde |
| Principal | Rob Kreil |
| Faculty | 69.30 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 950 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.53[1] |
| Campus type | suburban/rural |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and black [2] |
| Athletics conference | Southern Lakes |
| Sports | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, volleyball, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, wrestling, gymnastics, softball, dance, trap shooting, hockey |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Rival | Westosha Central High School |
| Communities served | Wilmot, Trevor, Randall, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes |
| Feeder schools | Lakewood, Randall, Riverview, Trevor-Wilmot, Wheatland |
| Website | wilmothighschool.com |
The school is the sole member of the Wilmot Union High School District, and is fed by several elementary districts, including Randall School District, Twin Lakes School District, Silver Lake School District, Salem School District, Wheatland School District, and the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District.
Extracurricular activities
editAcademic Decathlon
editIn March 2023 the Wilmot Academic Decathlon team won its tenth consecutive state title, each of which qualified the team to participate in the national competition. The school has won five Division II national championships in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2023. The team was established in 2002
Wilmot Academic Decathletes have earned over $30,000 in combined direct scholarships and the team has been awarded $22,500 for winning state championships.
One-third of all state records compiled for over 40 years are held by Wilmot decathletes. Wilmot holds the team records for highest scores in both Social Science and Literature.
Decathletes from Wilmot have been the overall top individual scorer at state 8 times:
2023- Isaac Keen 8,708
2022-Isaac Keen 8,516.6
2021-Anna Carroll 8,698
2020-Marcus Wolff 8,728 pts.
2019-Sean O’Dowd 8,746.1 pts.
2016-Carl Simmons 8,858 pts.
2015-Carl Simmons 8,780 pts.
2014-Katie O'Brien 8,292 pts.
And have produced the top scorer in Division II at Nationals six times:
2023-Isaac Keen 8,843 pts.
2022- Isaac Keen 8,475 pts.
2019-Marcus Wolff 8,806 pts.
2016-Carl Simmons 8,925 pts.
2015-Carlie Banchi 8,794 pts.
2014-Katie O'Brien 8,606 pts.
The team has been honored by all levels of government from U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Brian Steil, Governor Scott Walker, State Senator Van Wanggaard, State Representative Samantha Kerkman, and by Kenosha County officials and the several local communities that make up the Wilmot Union School District.
Music
edit- The Wilmot Guardsmen Marching Band includes all members of the Wilmot band program.
- The Wind Ensemble is an honors class made up of sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Wilmot band program. Membership is by audition only.
- The Panther Band and Red & White Concert Bands are open to all instrumental music students at Wilmot High School.
- The Jazz Ensemble is open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Wilmot band program who are enrolled in one of the large ensembles.
- String Orchestra is open to all students who play violin, viola, cello or stringed bass.
- Small Pop Ensemble is a contemporary music ensemble made up entirely of students. The students create the music, rehearse and perform as a working band. The mission of the class is to offer college entrance level music theory to the students of Wilmot High School. The students then put that knowledge into practice to create the band. Small Pop Ensemble performs for the Wilmot Student Body, at the dinner concert "SENSATION" and tours the area grade schools.
On June 11, 2011, a student-led pop group won a statewide WSMA Battle Of The Bands competition, "The Les Paul Launchpad Competition", and earned the school's band program $5,000. The music department used the money to purchase four Yamaha electric pianos, and has obtained approval from the school board to create The Chase Promenade Midi and Piano Laboratory to house these instruments. The Laboratory will be used for classes such as Small Pop Ensemble.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wilmot High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Wilmot Union High School". Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Darren Hillock, "Wilmot UHS dedicates Chase Promenade Midi Laboratory", West of the I, November 17, 2011.