Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School (RWR) is a

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located at 4965 South 20th Street in the Town of Lake neighborhood of

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. It is a part of

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(MPS). Formerly known as Town of Lake College Preparatory High School, the school changed its name following the death of former President Ronald Reagan in June 2004. The renaming was approved by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors on September 29, 2004, with the official renaming ceremony taking place on June 3, 2005. Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School became an

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(IB) World School. Reagan has an alternating day schedule. The system is known as an A Day and B day system to the students.

History

2004 it had 100 students. By 2010 it had 1,000 students, and so many students applied for admission that the school had a wait list. In the year of 2022, MPS breaks ground on multi-million dollar expansion at Reagan that would be split into three phases the first phase of the project is being funded by $9 million in federal emergency relief funds to help schools move forward from the pandemic. The first phase is also funded by private donors and other fundraising efforts. Phase two funding is currently underway. MPS says the total cost of all three phases is estimated at $22–25 million. Phase 1 New gym, equipped with brand new hardwood flooring, bleachers, sound system, and team locker rooms Lobby, concessions, bathrooms Six outdoor tennis courts. Science wing with STEM labs Phase 2 New fitness center Soccer field Two additional tennis courts Parking lot and storage space Phase 3 Field house and turf athletic field.

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* {{authority control High schools in Milwaukee International Baccalaureate schools in Wisconsin

Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

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